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(2016·河北省衡水中学高三一调考试)

Laziness is a state of inaction. It is something that you do, not something that you are. Being lazy means you have no __1__ to do anything.Many people are __2__ themselves to be someone who is lazy. In this article, I am going to __3__ with you something that will help you see this state of inaction in a(n) __4__ way.

Lazy people are often seen as useless. __5__， are they really being lazy or are they acting lazy?Acting lazy is suggesting that your laziness is __6__. But being lazy suggests that it lasts long. Many people are not really lazy; they __7__ are people who are temporarily acting that way.

So what __8__ a person to be inactive? The answer is a lack of goals. If you give someone a good enough __9__ to do something, he will do it. People who don't __10__ to do anything just haven't found a good enough reason to do it. __11__ students don't study because they don't see the __12__ in studying. If you give them a reason, a strong enough reason, they will take __13__. For example, if you are too lazy to go to the gym, would you go if someone __14__ you a million dollars to go? If you are too lazy to clean out the garage, would someone __15__ a gun to your head help you take action? The reason can be positive or negative __16__ it's strong enough to induce (引起) action.

The bottom line of knowing how to __17__ laziness comes down to finding enough reasons to take action. Action will __18__ success while inaction will result in __19__. To motivate someone who is lazy, what you need to do is to help him find enough __20__ to work towards a certain goal.

1.A.courage　　　　　　B.question

C.time D.motivation

2.A.agreeing B.denying

C.considering D.refusing

3.A.argue B.share

C.compete D.compare

4.A.different B.interesting

C.ordinary D.primary

5.A.Otherwise B.Besides

C.However D.Therefore

6.A.correct B.false

C.temporary D.inspirational

7.A.simply B.occasionally

C.often D.hardly

8.A.stops B.causes

C.discourages D.demands

9.A.worry B.gift

C.fear D.purpose

10.A.want B.devote

C.take D.come

11.A.Hardworking B.Lazy

C.Young D.Confused

12.A.point B.success

C.situation D.difficulty

13.A.part B.place

C.action D.control

14.A.lent B.owed

C.borrowed D.offered

15.A.firing B.pointing

C.shooting D.hiding

16.A.so that B.as soon as

C.in spite of D.as long as

$来&源：17.A.win B.fight

C.overcome D.ban

18.A.result from B.fight for

C.ask for D.lead to

19.A.influence B.failure

C.pressure D.happiness

20.A.reasons B.money

C.energy D.confidence