Think back to the time you took your very first sip(啜饮)of beer. Disgusting, wasn’t it? When my father gave me my first taste of beer as a teenager, I wondered why anyone would voluntarily drink it. And smoking? No one enjoys their first cigarette – it tastes awful. So even though smoking, and drinking alcohol or coffee, can become temptation(诱惑)you need will power to resist, they never, ever start out that way.
Just getting past those first horrible experiences actually requires a lot of self-control. Ironically(讽刺的是), only those who can control themselves well, rather than give in to them, can ever come to someday develop a “taste” for Budweiser beer, Marlboro cigarettes, or dark-roasted Starbucks coffee. We do it for social acceptance. We force ourselves to consume alcohol, cigarettes, coffee and even illegal drugs, in order to seem experienced, grown-up, and cool.
These bad habits aren’t self-control failures – far from it. They are voluntary choices, and they are in fact self-control successes. Self-control is simply a tool to be put to some use, helpful or harmful. To live happy and productive lives, we need to develop not only our self-control, but also the wisdom to make good decisions about when and where to apply it.
56. What do most people think causes bad behavior?
A. Being forced by others. B. Not having enough will power.
C. Enjoying their first experience. D. Following the examples of their friends.
57. The author mentions his experience in the third paragraph to prove ______.
A. will power helps develop bad habits sometimes
B. drinking beer is harmful to the health of teenagers
C. self-control should be developed when one is young
D. everyone can be challenged by different temptations
58. In the last paragraph, the author stresses(强调)that ______.
A. without self-control, no one can succeed
B. bad habits don’t always lead to bad results
C. applying self-control correctly is important
D. people can develop wisdom from bad behavior
59. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. My First Sip of Beer B. Do You Have Will Power
C. Will Power Benefits Us D. Dark Side of Self-control
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