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2016年考研英语阅读新题型最新模拟题—原题Habitsareafunnything.Wereachforthemmindlessly,settingourbrainsonauto-pilotandrelaxingintotheunconsciouscomfortoffamiliarroutine.“Notchoice,buthabitrulestheunreflectingherd,”WilliamWordsworthsaidinthe19thcentury.Intheever-changing21stcentury,eventheword“habit”carriesanegativeconnotation.Soitseemsparadoxicaltotalkabouthabitsinthesamecontextascreativityandinnovation.Butbrainresearchershavediscoveredthatwhenweconsciouslydevelopnewhabits,wecanevencreateentirelynewbraincellsthatcanjumpourtrainsofthoughtontonew,innovativetracks.41_____________________________Allofusworkthroughproblemsinwaysofwhichwe'reunaware,saysDawnaMarkova,authorof“TheOpenMind”.Researchersinthelate1960sdiscoveredthathumansarebornwiththecapacitytoapproachchallengesinfourprimaryways:analytically,procedurally,relationally(orcollaboratively)andinnovatively.42________________________Thecurrentemphasisonstandardizedtestinghighlightsanalysisandprocedure,meaningthatfewofusinherentlyuseourinnovativeandcollaborativemodesofthought.43__________________Thisemphasisclearlyleadstoordinaryperformance.Onthecontrary,knowingwhatyou'regoodatanddoingevenmoreofitcreatesexcellence.44________________________Figureoutwhathasworkedforyouwhenyou'velearnedinthepast,andyoucandrawyourownmapfordevelopingadditionalskillsandbehaviorsforthefuture.Ms.Ryansays,“Ifyouhaveapathwaytolearning,useitbecausethat'sgoingtobeeasierthancreatinganentirelynewpathwayinyourbrain.”Ms.RyanandMs.Markovahavefoundwhattheycallthreezonesofexistence:comfort,stretchandstress.Comfortistherealmofexistinghabit.Stressoccurswhenachallengeissofarbeyondcurrentexperienceastobeoverwhelming.It'sthatstretchzoneinthemiddle—activitiesthatfeelabitawkwardandunfamiliar—wheretruechangeoccurs.Gettingintothestretchzoneisgoodforyou,accordingtoMs.Ryan.Ithelpskeepyourbrainhealthy.Itturnsoutthatunlesswecontinuetolearnnewthings,whichchallengesourbrainstocreatenewpathways,theyliterallybegintoweaken,whichmayresultinbraindiseases.Sherecommendspracticingatechniquecalledkaizen,whichcallsfortiny,continuousimprovements.45__________________________Thatcanbefatalinbusiness,particularlyforexecutiveswhosurroundthemselveswithlike-thinkers.Ifseniorityandpromotionarebasedonsimilaritytothoseatthetop,chancesarestrongthatthecompanylacksintellectualdiversity.[A]Thisiswheredevelopingnewhabitscomesin.Ifyou'reananalyticalorproceduralthinker,youlearnindifferentwaysthansomeonewhoisinherentlyinnovativeorcollaborative.[B]Ratherthandismissingourselvesasunchangeablecreaturesofhabit,wecaninsteaddirectourownchangebyconsciouslydevelopingnewhabits.Infact,themorenewthingswetry—themorewestepoutsideourcomfortzone—themoreinherentlycreativewebecome,bothintheworkplaceandinourpersonallives.[C]Aftertheconfusion,thebrainbeginsorganizingthenewinput,ultimatelycreatingnewsynapticconnectionsiftheprocessisrepeatedenough.[D]“ThisbreaksthemajorruleintheAmericanbeliefsystem—thatanyonecandoanything,”explainsM.J.Ryan,authorofthe2006book“ThisYearIWill...”[E]Butif,duringcreationofthatnewhabit,the“GreatDecider”stepsintoprotestagainsttakingtheunfamiliarpath,peoplemaykeepdoingthesamethingoverandoveragain.[F]Atteenageyears,however,thebrainshutsdownhalfofthatcapacity,preservingonlythosemodesofthoughtthathaveseemedmostvaluableduringthefirstdecadeorsooflife.[G]Simultaneously,takealookathowcolleaguesapproachchallenges,Ms.Markovasuggests.Wetendtobelievethatthosewhothinkthewaywedoaresmarterthanthosewhodon't.PartB一、文章体裁结构分析这是一篇有关人们开发新习惯进而引发创新的说明文。文章第一、二段引出习惯这一话题，并说明了开发新的习惯可以带来创新。第三、四、五段解释了新习惯是如何产生的；后面剩余几段说明了人在拉伸区容易发生新的变化进而促进人的大脑健康。二、试题解析【参考答案】41.B42.F43.D44.A45.G41.【正确答案】B【解答过程】从文中给出的内容我们粗略地知道文章谈论的是有关开发新习惯引发创新的话题。本题缺失内容位于第二段的段尾，因此我们要回到空前的内容去寻找答题线索。前面提到如果我们有意识地去开发新的习惯，就能让思维跳到创新的轨道上，由此，我们可以推测选填的内容可能会进一步解释这两者的关系。查看选项，B中“wecandirectourchangebyconsciouslydevelopingnewhabits”刚好涉及这一内容，而且“Ratherthandismissingourselvesasunchangeablecreaturesofhabit”刚好是对前面“consciously”这个词的回应和解释，因此本题答案为E。42.【正确答案】F【解答过程】本题缺失内容是第三段的段尾。我们可以根据上下文来判断合理的选项，空前的内容提及“我们都以我们意识不到的方式来处理问题”；第四段的句首又提到“我们之中很少有人生来就能运用我们的创造性和合作思维模式”，据此我们可以推断正确的选项应该与部分能力未被开发有关，查看选项，只有F提到人们在青少年的时候有一半也就是两种能力关闭了，这正好与空后的内容相一致。故答案为C。43.【正确答案】D【解答过程】本题缺失内容在第四段的中间，而中间的内容必然会起到衔接上下的作用，因此我们需要参考该空的前后来寻找线索。空前的内容谈到“我们之中很少有人生来就能运用我们的创造性和合作性思维模式”；空后的内容谈到“这种强调很明显导致了平庸表现”，这说明缺失的内容应该是有人进行了这种强调，查看选项，D正好与此有关，而且选项开头的“this”刚好能指代前面的“我们之中很少有人生来就能运用我们的创造性和合作性思维模式”，故答案为A。44.【正确答案】A【解答过程】本题缺失内容是第五段的段首句。同样我们需要在其上下文找线索。空前的内容(第四段最后)反对由于缺乏创新导致的平庸表现，故此处应该引出新的东西；而且空后提到“找出你过去学习的有用的东西，你可以画出未来可以开发的附加技巧和行为图”,这显然与人的分析或者学习东西的能力有关，参看选项，A刚好就是与这个有关，故答案为A。45.【正确答案】G【解答过程】本题缺失内容是段首句，我们应根据前后文来确定答案。空前内容(上一段)提到Ryan建议人们进行kaizen的技巧练习，那么我们可以推测接下来应该还有别的方法参考；而且空后提到“这对商业具有致命的打击，对那些身边充斥着只会附和的员工的老板们来说尤其如此。”这说明有一种想法或倾向是致命的，查看选项，G中的发“simultaneous”刚好可以引入别的方法，而其中的“我们总是相信那些做法和我们一致的人要比那些做法和我们不一致的人聪明得多”这句话刚好和“附和”是一个意思，而且是一种有害的主观倾向，刚好能满足这一空的要求，因此答案是G。【干扰项分析】干扰项C，提到“Aftertheconfusion”，说明前面必然要提到混乱、困惑状态下的状况，而这在文章中根本找不到对应内容，故排除；干扰项E项中首次出现了“the“GreatDecider”，文中只字未提该短语或做出任何相关的解释，如果选择会很突兀，故排除掉。全文翻译：习惯是一个很有趣的事情。我们漫不经心地触及它，让我们的大脑处于自动巡航状态，放松地进入熟悉的日常工作的无意识舒适之中。威廉.华兹华斯在19世纪说：“不是选择，而是习惯驾驭了轻率的兽群”。在21世纪，