冲刺新高考英语阅读理解七选五20天集训Word版Day9A___1__Whilethesecompulsive(无法控制的)actionsmayappeartobeirrationalorpointless,andmayevenresultinnegativeconsequences,theindividualexperiencingthecompulsionfeelsunabletostophimorherself.Thecompulsivebehaviorcanbeaphysicalact,likehandwashing,oramentalactivity,likecountingobjects.Whenanotherwiseharmlessbehaviorbecomessoconsumingthatitnegativelyimpactsoneselforothers,itmaybeasymptomofobsessive-compulsivedisorder(OCD)(强迫症).___2___Theformerisanoverwhelmingdesiretodosomething,whileanaddictionisaphysicalorchemicaldependenceonasubstanceorbehavior.Peoplewithaddictionswillcontinuetheiraddictivebehavior,evenwhentheyunderstandthatdoingsoisharmfultothemselvesandothers.___3___Unlikecompulsionsandaddictions,whichareactedoutuncontrollably,habitsareactionsthatarerepeatedregularlyandautomatically.Habitstypicallydevelopovertimethroughanaturalprocesscalled“habituation,”duringwhichrepetitiveactionsthatmustbeconsciouslyinitiatedeventuallybecomesubconsciousandarecarriedouthabitually.Whiletherearegoodhabitsandbad,unhealthyhabits,anyhabitcanbecomeacompulsionorevenanaddiction.___4___Forexample,thegoodhabitofexercisingregularlycanbecomeanunhealthycompulsionoraddictionwhendonetoexcess.Commonhabitsoftendevelopintoaddictionswhentheyresultinachemicaldependency,asinthecasesofsmoking.Thehabitofhavingaglassofbeerwithdinner,forexample,becomesanaddictionwhenthedesiretodrinkturnsintoaphysicaloremotionalneedtodrink.___5___Whilewecanchoosetoaddgood,healthyhabitstoourroutines,wecanalsochoosetobreakoldharmfulhabits.A.Acompulsionisdifferentfromanaddiction.B.Itcurrentlyaffectsabout1in40adultsand1in100childrenintheU.S.C.Someofthesebehaviorsarevisibleactionswhileothersarementalbehaviors.D.Inotherwords,youreallycanhave“toomuchofagoodthing.”E.Compulsivebehaviorsareactionsthatapersonfeels“compelled”ordriventodooverandoveragain.F.Alcoholism,smoking,andgamblingareperhapsthemostcommonexamplesofaddictions.G.Ofcourse,thekeydifferencebetweenacompulsivebehaviorandahabitistheabilitytochoosetodothemornot.BWhatwillmanbelikeinthefuture—in5000oreven50,000yearsfromnow?Wecanonlymakeguesses,ofcourse,butwecanbesurethathewillbedifferentfromwhatheistoday,formanisslowlychangingallthetime.___1___Man,evenfivehundredyearsago,wasshorterthanheistoday.Now,onaverage,menareaboutthreeinchestaller.Fivehundredyearsisalyshortperiodoftime,sowemayassumethatmanwillcontinuetogrowtaller.Again,inthemodernworldweuseourbrainsagreatdeal.Evenso,westillmakeuseofonlyabout20%ofthebrain’scapacity.Astimegoeson,however,weshallhavetouseourbrainsmoreandmore,andeventuallyweshallneedlargerones!Thisislikelytobringaboutaphysicalchangetoo:thehead,inparticulartheforehead,willgrowlarger.___2___Infact,weusethemsomuchthatveryoftentheybecomeweakerandwehavetowearglasses.Butoveraverylongperiodoftimeitislikelythatman’seyeswillgrowstronger.Ontheotherhand,wetendtomakelessuseofourarmsandlegs.___3___Atthesametime,however,ourfingerswillgrowmoresensitivebecausetheyareusedagreatdealinmodernlife.Butwhatabouthair?Thiswillprobablydisappearfromthebodyaltogetherincourseoftimebecauseitdoesnotserveausefulpurposeanylonger.___4___Perhapsallthisgivestheimpressionthatfuturemanwillnotbeaveryattractivecreaturetolookat!___5___Allthesame,inspiteofallthesechanges,futuremanwillstillhavealotincommonwithus.Hewillstillbeahumanbeing,withthoughtsa...