高考英语二轮复习强化练：四4完形填空.docVIP

第一部分　　(2014·南京市、盐城市二模) Mark Twain said that “habit is habit, and not to be flung(扔) out the window by anyone, but coaxed(劝诱) downstairs a step at a time.” The chances of successfully changing negative behavior __1__ when you make gradual changes that give you time to __2__ negative patterns for positive ones. On any given day, countless numbers of us get out of bed and__3__ to begin to change a given behavior “today”. Whether it be exercising more, drinking less, managing time__4__ or some other change in a negative behavior, we start out with high __5__. In a short time, however, a vast majority of people fail and are soon doing __6__ it was they thought they shouldnt be doing. After considerable research, some researchers believe that behavior changes usually do not __7__ if they start with the change itself. __8__， they believe that we must__9__ a series of “stages” to adequately prepare ourselves for that __10__ change. Once you have analyzed all the factors that __11__ what you do, you must decide which behavior-change technique will work best for you. According to the psychologist Albert Ellis, most __12__ problems and related behaviors arise from irrational(不理性的) statements that people make to__13__ when events in their lives are different from what they would like them to be. For example, suppose after doing __14__ on an exam, you say to yourself，“I cant believe I failed that easy exam. Im so stupid.” By changing this irrational “catastrophic” self-talk into rational，__15__ statements about what is really going on, you can increase the __16__ that positive behaviors will occur. Positive self-talk might be __17__ as follows: “I really didnt study enough for the exam. I just need to prepare for the next __18__.” Such self-talk will help you to recover quickly from__19__ and take positive steps to correct the situation. Some other technique like purposefully __20__ or stopping negative thoughts and refusing to dwell on(沉湎于) negative ima