Question

Why do people drink too much, eat too much, smoke cigarettes or take drugs? What’s to blame for all the bad behavior? Most people would say that, while these self-destructive acts can have many root causes, they all have one obvious thing in common: they are all examples of failures of self-control, lacking the will power to resist them.
According to a recent study, however, if you really think about it, something about that simple answer doesn’t quite make sense. In fact, it turns out that sometimes it’s having will power that really gets you into trouble.
Think back to the time you took your very first sip (啜飲) of beer. Disgusting, wasn’t it? When my father gave me my first taste of beer as a teenager, I wondered why anyone would voluntarily drink it. And smoking? No one enjoys their first cigarette — it tastes awful. So even though smoking, and drinking alcohol or coffee, can become temptation (誘惑) you need will power to resist, they never, ever start out that way.
Just getting past those first horrible experiences actually requires a lot of self-control. Ironically (諷刺的是), only those who can control themselves well, rather than give in to them, can ever come to someday develop a “taste” for Budweiser beer, Marlboro cigarettes, or dark-roasted Starbucks coffee. We do it for social acceptance. We force ourselves to consume alcohol, cigarettes, coffee and even illegal drugs, in order to seem experienced, grown-up, and cool.
These bad habits aren’t self-control failures — far from it. They are voluntary choices, and they are in fact self-control successes. Self-control is simply a tool to be put to some use, helpful or harmful. To live happy and productive lives, we need to develop not only our self-control, but also the wisdom to make good decisions about when and where to apply it.
【小題1】What do most people think causes bad behavior?

A．Being forced by others.	B．Not having enough will power.
C．Enjoying their first experiences.	D．Following the examples of their friends.

【小題2】The author mentions his experience in the third paragraph to prove ____.

A．will power helps develop bad habits sometimes

B．drinking beer is harmful to the health of teenagers

C．self-control should be developed when one is young

D．everyone can be challenged by different temptations

【小題3】In the last paragraph, the author stresses that ____.

A．without self-control, no one can succeed

B．bad habits don’t always lead to bad results

C．applying self-control correctly is important

D．people can develop wisdom from bad behavior

【小題4】What would be the best title for the passage?

A．My First Sip of Beer	B．Do You Have Will Power ?
C．Does Will Power Benefit Us?	D．Dark Side of Self-control

Answer 1

【小題1】B
【小題2】A
【小題3】C
【小題4】D

解析試題分析：
【小題1】B 細節題。根據第一段3,4行they all have one obvious thing in common: they are all examples of failures of self-control, lacking the will power to resist them.說明他們認為缺少意志力是他們這樣做得原因，故B正確。
【小題2】A 推理題。答案在第四段We do it for social acceptance. We force ourselves to consume alcohol, cigarettes, coffee and even illegal drugs, in order to seem experienced, grown-up, and cool.說明很多時候恰恰是我們的意志力讓我們去接觸這些事物。故A正確。
【小題3】C 細節題。根據最后一段1,2行These bad habits aren’t self-control failures — far from it. They are voluntary choices, and they are in fact self-control successes說明我們要適當的運用我們的意志力，故C正確。
【小題4】D 主旨大意題。本文講述了人們中存在很多的不良習慣，這些不良習慣在開始的時候是很難形成的，而正是我們的意志力讓我們養成了這些惡習。故D說法正確。
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點評：本文講述了人們中存在很多的不良習慣，這些不良習慣在開始的時候是很難形成的，而正是我們的意志力讓我們養成了這些惡習。本文屬于議論文，要求考生要抓住每一段的主題句，明確每一段的觀點，根據題目要求，仔細辨析。