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  3. It’s part of the new year ritual—an annual attempt to start afresh and turn over a new leaf. But making resolutions is a near po

It’s part of the new year ritual—an annual attempt to start afresh and turn over a new leaf. But making resolutions is a near po

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问题     It’s part of the new year ritual—an annual attempt to start afresh and turn over a new leaf. But making resolutions is a near pointless exercise, psychologists say.
   【C1】______than a quarter of those asked for a university study had managed to【C2】______to their resolutions. Of those who【C3】______, many had followed the silly【C4】______of self-help experts—which almost【C5】______disaster.
    Richard Wiseman, a psychologist who【C6】______the analysis, said his team had asked 700 people about their【C7】______for achieving new year resolutions. Their goals【C8】______from losing weight or giving【C9】______smoking to gaining a qualification or【C10】______a better relationship.
    Of the 78% who failed, many had focused on the downside of not achieving the goals; they had controlled their strong desires, fantasised about being successful, and adopted a role model or 【C11】______willpower alone.
    On the other hand, people who kept their resolutions tended to have【C12】______their goal into smaller steps and【C13】______themselves when they achieved one of these. They also told their friends about their goals, focused on the benefits of success and【C14】______a diary of their progress.
    Making new year resolutions at the【C15】______minute can backfire(适得其反), Wiseman warned,【C16】______such decisions tend to be less【C17】______motivated. "If you do it on the【C18】______of the moment, it probably doesn’t mean that much to you and you won’t give it your all. Failing to achieve your【C19】______is often psychologically harmful because it can rob people of a【C20】______of self control."
【C13】
选项 A、awarded
B、rewarded
C、offered
D、granted
答案B
解析 考查动词辨析。四个选项中除了offer“提供”外，其他三个都有“奖赏”之义。award“授予(奖品、奖金等)”，很多情况下是用在比赛或评选中的奖励；reward“奖励，奖赏”，指的是人通过努力而得到的回报；grant“准予(补助)，授予(权利)”。此句是在讲人实现一个小目标后会犒赏自己，最恰当的是rewarded。
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