Some bad habits can actually turn out to be helpful. Through they may cause trouble most the time, yet, there are those examples when they seem to fit the situation perfectly. Some people have had bad habits of pointing out others’ mistakes. They are always telling their friends or family members what they are doing wrong. It gets annoying for the person being picked on. Quite a bit of anger can be build up over this. However, they may come a time when they will actually point out the bad habit you have not realize before. They may stop you from making a huge mistake. You may be glad you hear their criticism, however. If you complain too much, people will tell you that you have too many “bad habits”. It does create a negative environment when someone is always seeing the worst in everything. However sometimes the only times you can get anything done are when you complain. Working too hard is generally a bad habit. It is bad for your relationship and it is bad for your health. You feel that you will not succeed unless you put in overtime. Mostly, it is not true. Yet, there are times when the extra work can pay off. This is true especially if you allow yourself to indulge this bad habit for the period of a short project. Breaking the rules almost always involves bad habits. On the other hand, some of the world’s greatest scientists have broken the laws of the established scientific tradition. They did it against the rules they thought wrong or questionable. The world would be a different place if these people had seen afraid of having these “bad habits”. That is why not all habits can be strictly labeled bad or good. It has to go by the situation.
【金标尺解析】词意猜测题。A 项“责备,谴责”;B 项“赞扬,称赞”;C 项“忽 视,不理睬”;D 项“震惊,使惊吓”,根据上下文可知,此处 pick on 指“批评,指责” 的意思,故本题答案为 A。