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（契约） 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.A

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.A

6.D

7.D

8.C

9.B

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：本文主要说了确定目标的重要性。通过设定目标，你可以控制自己的生活。这就像有一张地图告诉你你想去的地方。成功者设定目标，他们决定自己想要什么样的生活，然后通过制定计划实现目标。

1.成功的人会设想他们的生活是什么样并且确定很多目标。 Imagine想象；discuss讨论；experience经历；show展示。根据句意可知选 A。

2.这就像有一幅地图告诉你想去的地方。 Guide向导；friend朋友；map地图；sign 标志。根据常识可知该选C。

3.数词及语境理解。句意：这样想吧。有两位司机。 Two二；such如此；some一些； both两者都。根据下文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.可推知该选 A

4.连词及语境理解。句意：第一位司机在同一时间从同一个地方开始，但开车漫无目的，哪里也去不了，只是用了汽油和气。 or或者；and和；but 但是；so所以。根据前后分句意思可知该选C。

5.他们决定自己想要什么样的生活，然后设计到达那里的计划并确定目标。 Plans计划；money钱；friends朋友；maps地图。根据并列成分and setting goals就可推知该选 A。

6.形容词及语境理解。句意：不成功的人只是让生活发生意外。 Lucky幸运的；Young年轻的；Common普通的；Unsuccessful不成功的。根据后文let life happen by accident 可知该选D。

7.动词及语境理解。句意：你必须决定要达到什么目的和人生方向。practise练习change改变；accept接受；decide决定。根据上文They decide what they want in life and then get there by making and setting goals可推知该选 D。

8.形容词及语境理解。句意：当我们写下一个目标，我们更有希望实现它。 willing adj.乐意的，愿意的; 自愿的，心甘情愿的; stressed有压力的；likely adj.可能的; 适合的; 有希望的; adv.可能; 或许; 大概; 多半; worried担忧的。根据句意可知该选C。

9.动词及语境理解。句意：写下来的目标可以定期检查，并有更多的力量。 improved改善；reviewed复习；proved提供；reached 到达。故选B。

10.连词及语境理解。句意：你在一个特定的方式写下你的目标，你就会让你自己不断的意识到将带你更接近你的目标。Although虽然，尽管；until直到； when当……的时候；before 在……之前。所以选C。

考点：日常生活类短文。