Whenever my dog, Barney, es into the house after having been for a ride in the car, he runs to the pen(围栏) we have set up for him by the back door. It’s not something we intentionally trained him to do. The habit came simply because my husband tended to put him in his pen whenever they came in. After doing it a few times, Barney just figures that’s what you do when you e inside after a car ride.
It’s the same with your thinking. You get into the habit of thinking a certain way and then you’ll rarely question it after that.
This is especially true when you were growing up. You developed habits that just made things easier for you. You probably didn’t even think about them. That’s just the way it was and that’s what you did. Just like Barney thinks he has to go into his pen, you do things automatically as well.
For example, when you were a kid, you may have been told not to “talk back” and to just keep quiet about things that were bothering you. These are habits that might have worked to keep you safe and out of trouble when you were young.
Now that you're grown up, you may be finding that these previous strategies are actually causing you problems. In a relationship, not municating isn't going to work as your partner can’t read your mind. What works when you're a child may not work when you bee an adult.
When you decide you need to change your thoughts, your brain may at first feel that it's not a safe thing to do. Lots of practice and years of experience says it’s not. Also, you don’t know to question the thought. It’s a truth for you. The trick is to look at your results and see if your thoughts are the cause. Be willing to question your thinking and ask yourself if there are thoughts that are hindering (妨碍) you. As you are now in a different phase of your life, different strategies may be needed.
【小题1】As with the dog Barney, people .A．think in a habitual wayB．enjoy having a car rideC．usually behave in a friendly wayD．have a good memory【小题2】According to the passage, as a kid, one tends to .A．be afraid to make mistakesB．have the experience of playing with a dogC．learn much from adults like his/her parentsD．form a habit which can keep his/her out of trouble【小题3】In the writer’s opinion, adults should .A．not“talk back”B．avoid causing any problemC．change the habit which will bring troublesD．value their habits formed in their childhood【小题4】It can be concluded from the passage that .A．the author’s husband must be good at training dogsB．childhood is the best time for developing good habitsC．one can change his/her life by changing his/her thoughtsD．you should change all your childhood habits when you grow upA
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(答案→)A
解析：本文讲述了在人生的不同阶段要养成好的习惯，以及习惯对我们的生活的影响。
【小题1】A 推理题。根据文章第一段前4行Whenever my dog, Barney, es into the house after having been for a ride in the car, he runs to the pen(围栏) we have set up for him by the back door. It’s not something we intentionally trained him to do. The habit came simply because my husband tended to put him in his pen whenever they came in说明我们已经把这当成是一个习惯的事情了。故A正确。
【小题2】D 推理题。根据文章第二段1,2行This is especially true when you were growing up. You developed habits that just made things easier for you.说明D正确。
【小题3】C 推理题。根据These are habits that might have worked to keep you safe and out of trouble when you were young. 说明我们要养成一些让我们安全没有麻烦的好的习惯，故C正确。
【小题4】C 推断题。根据文章最后一段When you decide you need to change your thoughts, your brain may at first feel that it's not a safe thing to do.说明我们可以通过改变自己的想法来改变自己的生活习惯，故C项正确。