Let's say you want to hit the gym more regularly this year. How do you make that happen? Consider putting the habit loop to use.
Here's how it works:
A habit is a 3-step process. First, there's a cue, something that tells your brain to operate automatically. Then there's a routine. And finally, a reward, which helps your brain learn to desire the behavior. It's what you can use to create-or break-habits of your own.
Here's how to apply it:
Choose a cue, like leaving your running shoes by the door, then pick. a reward-say, a piece of chocolate when you get home from the gym. That way, the cue and the reward become interconnected. Finally, when you see the shoes, your brain will start longing for the reward, which will make it easier to work out day after day. The best part? In a couple of weeks, you won't need the chocolate at all. Your brain will come to see the workout itself as the reward. Which is the whole point, right?
小題1:Which of the following best fits in the box with a “?” in THE HABIT LOOP?
A.Pick a new cue.B.Form a new habit.
C.Choose a new reward.D.Design a new resolution.
小題2:According to THE HABIT LOOP, you can stick to your plan most effectively by______.
A.changing the routineB.trying it for a week
C.a(chǎn)djusting your goalD.writing it down
小題3:What's the purpose of putting the habit loop to use?
A.To test out different kinds of cues.
B.To do something as a habit even without rewards.
C.To work out the best New Year's resolution.
D.To motivate yourself with satisfactory rewards.
小題4:“This year when I see the Harry Potter poster, I will read 30 pages of an English novel or an English newspaper in order to watch TV for half an hour." What is the cue in this resolution?
A.The Harry Potter poster.
B.Reading 30 pages of an English novel.
C.An English newspaper.
D.Watching TV for half an hour.

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:A

試題分析:文章用圖文并茂的形式教讀者怎樣在新的一年制定一個新的決心,從線索到實施到獎勵,最終要做到?jīng)]有獎勵也能將它變成習(xí)慣。
小題1:推理題:根據(jù)文章圖表里面內(nèi)容的句子:可知如果對這個獎勵不滿意,可以選擇一個新的獎勵,Choose a new reward最適合The Habit Loop里面的有問號的方框,所以選C。
小題2:細節(jié)題:根據(jù)文章圖表的下方左邊的方框:可知根據(jù)The Habit Loop所說,你可以通過將計劃寫下來從而更有效的堅持這個計劃,所以選D。
小題3:細節(jié)題:根據(jù)文章最后一段的句子:In a couple of weeks, you won't need the chocolate at all. Your brain will come to see the workout itself as the reward.可知使用The Habit Loop的目的是甚至沒有回報都可以將一些事情當成習(xí)慣做,所以選B
小題4:推理題:根據(jù)文章的內(nèi)容,A habit is a 3-step process. First, there's a cue, something that tells your brain to operate automatically. Then there's a routine. And finally, a reward,可知在新年里面下新的決心,先要有線索,然后是常規(guī)做法,最后是獎勵,這里看見哈利波特的海報屬于線索,所以選A
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