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For the past several years, I have been immersed in the study of friendship, and among the many things I have learned, one idea

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问题     For the past several years, I have been immersed in the study of friendship, and among the many things I have learned, one idea stands out: If you truly want to change some aspect of your life, developing friendships with people who aspire to the same goals as you do can lead to more successful endeavors than embarking on solitary efforts.
    Shortly after we make a decision to change our behavior, we often sense a softening of what at first felt like ironclad conviction. We blame ourselves for our inability to summon motivation and return to the poor habits we’re trying to break to comfort us, actively undenrdning our goals. What a disheartening cycle. But research shows that having friends with the same goal can interrupt that cycle.
    Researchers James Fowler and Nicholas Christakis have demonstrated that weight loss (and gain) spreads through friend groups, most likely via a process of altered norms. It’s not that you’ll necessarily adopt your friend’s new habits right away, but the seed will be planted. If you want to continue to feel close to her, you might even start adjusting your own routines (perhaps unconsciously) to align them more with hers.
    Friends can help you reinforce individual willpower. In The Power of Habit, Charles Duhigg recommends replacing the cues that trigger, and the rewards that follow, bad behaviors with new, healthier ones. The cue and reward of a real person knocking on your door for a joint jog, and a stimulating talk over coffee afterwards, is a particularly alluring replacement for whatever previously sucked you into sedentary TV watching.
    In a recent New York Times column, "How People Change," David Brooks noted that, "There’s a research suggesting that it’s best to tackle negative behaviors indirectly, by redirecting attention toward different, positive ones." Investing in fulfilling friendships with those who have the values and habits you admire will lift you up to those friends’ level more easily.
    The desire to be with, be like, and be liked by friends is primal. We’re all built to seek out strong bonds with friends on whom our very survival might have once been dependent. While we don’t necessarily need friends to help hunt or fight off predators these days, most of us probably still feel like we can’t live without them. Tap into that deep-down social motivation and you’ll not only be primed for success, you’ll take pleasure in the proverbial journey.
Researchers have indicated that change of weight spreads among friends probably through ________.
选项 A、adopting the habits of friends
B、altering the behavioral norms
C、planting the seeds with friends
D、changing original routines
答案B
解析 根据题干中的关键词change of weight可定位到文章第三段。该段第一句表明两位研究者已经证明体重的减轻(或增加)会在朋友圈中扩散，这其中最大的可能性在于行为规范的改变(altered norms)。根据这一句，选择B项，即改变行为规范。第三段第二句中提到，这并不表示你必须立即采用和朋友一样的新习惯，A项的说法过于生硬。与原文不符。第二句后半部分说“但(这种习惯)会像种子一样生根发芽”，此处是比喻手法，表示朋友之间习惯潜移默化的影响，C项望文生义，直接理解为播种，只重复了字面含义，没有领会原文真正的含义。D项曲解了文意，该段第三句说的是adjusting “调整以适应”，D项说的changing“改变”与此为两码事。
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