The current emphasis on standardized testing highlights analysis and procedure, meaning that few of us use our innovative and collaborative ways of thought. “This breaks the major rule in the American belief system—that anyone can do anything, ” explains M. J. Ryan, author of the 2006 book This Year I Will...and Ms. Markova's business partner. “That's a lie that we have preserved，and it fosters commonness. Knowing what you're good at and doing even more of it creates excellence. ”This is where developing new habits comes in.

　　本文论述了创新思维与有意识培养新习惯之间的关系。

　　17．Brain researchers have discovered that ________.

　　A. the forming of new habits can be guided

　　B. the development of habits can be predicted

　　C. the regulation of old habits can be transformed

　　D. the track of new habits can be created unconsciously

　　答案：A。事实细节题。由第三段首句“Rather than dismissing ourselves as unchangeable creatures of habit, we can instead direct our own change by consciously developing new habits.”可知A项正确。

　　18．The underlined word “ruts” in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ________.

　　A. zones

　　B. connections

　　C. situations

　　D. tracks

　　答案：D。词义猜测题。由画线词所在的第四段中的信息词pathway(路，径)和road(路，道路)可推测出D项正确。track路，路径，轨迹。

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