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 taste of beer. Feeling sick, wasn’t it? When my father gave me my first try 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 (attraction) that you need your 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 such experiences, can ever someday come to 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, just 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 (強調) 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 Taste of Beer	B．Do You Have Will Power?
C．Will Power Benefits 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 推理題。根據第一段最后2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.說明很多人認為人們染上不好的習慣是因為意志力不夠，不能夠抵御誘惑。故B正確。
【小題2】.A 推理題。根據第三段內容尤其是最后三行So even though smoking, and drinking alcohol or coffee, can become temptation (attraction) that you need your will power to resist, they never, ever start out that way.說明煙酒，咖啡的味道是很不好的，但是很多人為什么會染上這樣的習慣？正是因為他們有足夠的意志力讓自己抵御這些不好的味道，最終喜歡上這些東西，故A正確。
【小題3】C 推理題。根據文章最后兩行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.說明人們的意志力很重要，我們需要正確地運用自己的意志力，我需要自我控制，我們更需要正確第運用自己的意志力。故C正確。
【小題4】D 主旨大意題。文章通過為什么人們會染上一些壞的習慣來說明正是因為人們的意志力，才最終讓人們染上了這樣的惡習。講述的是自我控制力的不好的一方面。教育我們要正確第運用自己的自我控制力。故D正確。
考點：考查議論文短文閱讀
點評：文章通過為什么人們會染上一些壞的習慣來說明正是因為人們的意志力，才最終讓人們染上了這樣的惡習。講述的是自我控制力的不好的一方面。教育我們要正確第運用自己的自我控制力。本文以推理題的考查為主，根據詞義關系推斷具體細節。