2018考研英语一text3解析

Habits are a funny thing. We reach for them mindlessly, setting our brains on auto-pilot and

relaxing into the unconscious comfort of familiar routine. “Not choice, but habit rules the

unreflecting herd,” William Wordsworth said in the 19th century. In the ever-changing 21st

century, even the word “habit” carries a negative connotation.

习惯是件有趣的事情。我们无意识间养成了一些习惯，我们的大脑是自动运转的，轻松进入熟知套路所带来的不自觉舒适状态。“这并非选择，而是习惯控制了那些没有思想的人”，这是威廉·华兹华斯（William Wordsworth）19世纪时说的话。在现在这个日新月异的21世纪，甚至习惯这个词本身也带有负面涵义。

So it seems paradoxical to talk about habits in the same context as creativity and innovation.

But brain researchers have discovered that when we consciously develop new habits, we create

parallel paths, and even entirely new brain cells, that can jump our trains of thought onto new,

innovative tracks.

因此，在创造和革新的背景下来谈论习惯，似乎显得有点矛盾。但大脑研究人员发现，当我们有意识地培养新的习惯的时候，我们创建了平行路径，甚至是全新的脑细胞，可以让我们的思路跳转到新的创新轨道上来。

1. The apples come together

（BusinessWeek Feb 5, 2007）

The 30-year legal battle between the two companies known as Apple—the California maker

of computers and iPods, and the London guardian of the musical legacy of the Beatles—has come

to a close.

Having fought intermittently over the appropriate way to divide the rights to the Apple name

on each of its products, the two companies say they have reached an amicable settlement that will

assign all trademarks to Apple Inc. (AAPL). The deal calls for certain trademarks to be licensed

back to Apple Corps for continued use. Financial terms were not disclosed, but the two companies

say each will pay its own legal fees, which have amounted to around $6 million.

Rumors have been flying in recent weeks that a settlement of their latest legal spat may pave

the way for the arrival of the Beatles’ musical catalog on Apple’s iTunes Store, but no details were

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2009 text1

习惯是一个有趣的现象。我们机械的按习惯行事：将大脑设定为自动导航，放松的进入由常规惯例带来的无意识的舒适状态。威廉·华兹华斯在19世纪曾说过：“不是选择，而是习惯支配着那些不善于思考的人们。”在不断变化的21世纪，甚至“习惯”一次都带有贬义色彩。

The Habit is a interesting phenomenon. We do our business mechanical just as our own habits:

making our minds auto- , relaxing into the unconscious state of constant conventional . “not

choices,but habits control the people who are not goog at thinking” somebody said in the 19th

centruy . In the 21th centruy, even the word “habit” has been a negetive one.

Habits are a funny thing. We reach for them mindlessly, setting our brain on auto-pilot and

2004年

Text 2

①Over the past century, all kinds of unfairness and discrimination have been

condemned or made illegal. ②But one insidious form continues to thrive:

alphabetism. ③This, for those as yet unaware of such a disadvantage, refers to

discrimination against those whose surnames begin with a letter in the lower half of

the alphabet.

①在过去的一个世纪里，各种各样的不平等和歧视已经受到人们的谴责或被视为违法。②但是，一种隐蔽的不公平和歧视却继续盛行：按字母排序。③对于那些还没有意识到这种不利条件的人，可以这么向他们解释：它指的是歧视那些姓氏字母在字母表中排得靠后的人。

①It has long been known that a taxi firm called AAAA cars has a big advantage over

Zodiac cars when customers thumb through their phone directories. ②Less well

known is the advantage that Adam Abbott has in life over Zoë Zysman. ③English

names are fairly evenly spread between the halves of the alphabet. ④Yet a

suspiciously large number of top people have surnames beginning with letters