Question

Why is setting goals important? Because goals can help you do, be, and experience everything you want in life. Instead of just letting life happen to you, goals allow you to make your life happen.

Successful people how their life should be and set lots of goals. By setting goals you are taking control of your life. It’s like having a to show you where you want to go. Think of it this way. There are drivers. One has a destination（目的地）in mind (her goal) which can be found on a map. She can drive straight there without any wasted time or wrong turns. The other driver has no goals or destination or map. She starts off at the same time from the same place as the first driver, she drives aimlessly around, never getting anywhere, just using up gas (汽油). Which driver do you want to be?

Winners in life set goals and follow through on them. They decide what they want in life and then get there by making and setting goals. people just let life happen by accident. Goals aren’t difficult to set—and they aren’t difficult to reach. It’s up to you to find out what your goals really are. You are the one who must what to achieve and in what direction to aim your life.

Research tells us that when we write a goal down, we are more to achieve it. Written goals can be regularly, and have more power. Like a contract（契約） with yourself, they are harder to forget. Also you write your goals in a particular way, you are able to make yourself continuously aware of situations that will bring you nearer to your goal.

1.A. imagineB. discussC. experienceD. show

2.A. guideB. friendC. mapD. sign

3.A. twoB. suchC. someD. both

4.A. orB. andC. butD. so

5.A. plansB. moneyC. friendsD. maps

6.A. LuckyB. YoungC. CommonD. Unsuccessful

7.A. practiseB. changeC. acceptD. decide

8.A. willingB. stressedC. likelyD. worried

9.A. improvedB. reviewedC. provedD. reached

10.A. althoughB. untilC. whenD. before

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.A

6.D

7.D

8.C

9.B

10.C

【解析】

試題分析：短文大意：本文主要說了確定目標(biāo)的重要性。通過設(shè)定目標(biāo)，你可以控制自己的生活。這就像有一張地圖告訴你你想去的地方。成功者設(shè)定目標(biāo)，他們決定自己想要什么樣的生活，然后通過制定計劃實現(xiàn)目標(biāo)。

1.成功的人會設(shè)想他們的生活是什么樣并且確定很多目標(biāo)。 Imagine想象；discuss討論；experience經(jīng)歷；show展示。根據(jù)句意可知選 A。

2.這就像有一幅地圖告訴你想去的地方。 Guide向?qū)В?/span>friend朋友；map地圖；sign 標(biāo)志。根據(jù)常識可知該選C。

3.數(shù)詞及語境理解。句意：這樣想吧。有兩位司機。 Two二；such如此；some一些； both兩者都。根據(jù)下文One has a destination（目的地）in mind (her goal) which can be found on a map. She can drive straight there without any wasted time or wrong turns. The other driver has no goals or destination or map.可推知該選 A

4.連詞及語境理解。句意：第一位司機在同一時間從同一個地方開始，但開車漫無目的，哪里也去不了，只是用了汽油和氣。 or或者；and和；but 但是；so所以。根據(jù)前后分句意思可知該選C。

5.他們決定自己想要什么樣的生活，然后設(shè)計到達那里的計劃并確定目標(biāo)。 Plans計劃；money錢；friends朋友；maps地圖。根據(jù)并列成分and setting goals就可推知該選 A。

6.形容詞及語境理解。句意：不成功的人只是讓生活發(fā)生意外。 Lucky幸運的；Young年輕的；Common普通的；Unsuccessful不成功的。根據(jù)后文let life happen by accident 可知該選D。

7.動詞及語境理解。句意：你必須決定要達到什么目的和人生方向。practise練習(xí)change改變；accept接受；decide決定。根據(jù)上文They decide what they want in life and then get there by making and setting goals可推知該選 D。

8.形容詞及語境理解。句意：當(dāng)我們寫下一個目標(biāo)，我們更有希望實現(xiàn)它。 willing adj.樂意的，愿意的; 自愿的，心甘情愿的; stressed有壓力的；likely adj.可能的; 適合的; 有希望的; adv.可能; 或許; 大概; 多半; worried擔(dān)憂的。根據(jù)句意可知該選C。

9.動詞及語境理解。句意：寫下來的目標(biāo)可以定期檢查，并有更多的力量。 improved改善；reviewed復(fù)習(xí)；proved提供；reached 到達。故選B。

10.連詞及語境理解。句意：你在一個特定的方式寫下你的目標(biāo)，你就會讓你自己不斷的意識到將帶你更接近你的目標(biāo)。Although雖然，盡管；until直到； when當(dāng)……的時候；before 在……之前。所以選C。

考點：日常生活類短文。