Goal setting is a powerful process for thinking about your ideal future, and for motivating（激发）yourself to turn this vision（梦想）of the future into reality．The process of setting goals helps you choose where you want to go in life．By knowing precisely what you want to achieve, you know where you have to concentrate your efforts．You’ll also quickly spot the distractions（分心）that would otherwise keep you off your course．
More than this, properly-set goals can be incredibly motivating, and as you get into the habit of setting and achieving goals, you’ll find that your self-confidence builds fast．
Goal setting techniques are used by top level athletes, successful business-people and achievers in all fields．They give you long-term vision and short-term motivation．They focus your learning of knowledge and help you to organize your time and your resources so that you can make the very most of your life．
By setting sharp, clearly-defined（详细说明的）goals, you can measure and take pride in the achievement of those goals．You can see forward progress in what might previously have seemed a long pointless grind（苦差事）．By setting goals, you will also raise your self-confidence, as you recognize your ability and competence in achieving the goals that you have set．
Goals are set on a number of different levels: First you create your “big picture” of what you want to do with your life, and decide what large-scale goals you want to achieve．Second, you break these down into the smaller and smaller targets that you must hit so that you reach your lifetime goals．Finally, once you have your plan, you start working down to the things you can do today．Start moving towards them so that you can achieve your goal step by step．
1.What can’t be inferred about goal setting?
A．It can inspire you to realize your dream．
B．It can help choose the destination in life．
C．It can focus your mind on your aims．
D．It cannot give you long vision．
2.What’s the advantage of arranging your time and resources?
A．To make good use of your life．
B．To ensure you to learn more．
C．To become a top sportsman or businessman．
D．To master the skills of success．
3.In order to feel a sense of achievement, you should ．
A．take effective measures to avoid making mistakes
B．form a good habit of building self-confidence
C．make rapid progress every day
D．set specific goals and manage to reach them
4.What is the last paragraph mainly about?
A．The new levels of creating future．
B．The targets of achieving personal goals．
C．The process of setting personal goals．
D．The visions of motivating goals．
If you don’t want people to know too much about you, then you had better keep your fridge contents secret according to a British market research document released last week．
Researchers peered （凝视） into the fridges of 400 people in Britain and compared the contents with the owners’ lifestyles．They claim to be able to classify the nation’s people by fridge contents．
They say those people can be divided into five categories: “nutrition nerds”, “food faddies”, “martyr mums”, “fast food fanatics” and “restaurant regulars”．
“Nutrition nerds” care much about what they put into their bodies．Their fridges are stocked with fruit, vegetables and healthy meat．People in this category tend to be highly organized and usually work in law or accountancy．The vast majority are single, but if they have a partner, that person will be similar．
A fridge full of vitamins — enriched juices implies its owner works in media or fashion．They tend not to eat the foods they buy．Known as the “food faddies”, they just want to be seen as buying the latest important things．
A fridge filled with everything from steak to frozen fish suggests the “martyr mum”．Her fridge tends to be stocked with every kind of product, except what she herself would want．This fridge hints at difficulty balancing family and work life．
“Fast food fanatics” always buy mineral water for soda pop （汽水）; the nearest they will get to fresh fruit is tomato sauce．Their fridges hint at someone who works hard and plays hard．Also, someone who is not into long term planning．
Finally, a fridge filled with nothing more than a bottle of white wine and some sparkling mineral water implies an owner who is single, lives in a big city and enjoys the finer things in life．The fridge is empty because this person regularly eats in restaurants．
1.We can know from the first two paragraphs that _________________．
A．some researchers are fond of staring at other people’s fridges
B．people don’t want others to know about their secrets
C．the food you put in the fridge has something to do with your personality
D．there are mainly five kinds of lifestyles among British people
2.According to the passage, people who belong to “food faddies” ____________．
A．don’t care much about money when buying things
B．will try their best to stay healthy
C．often stay up late to finish their job
D．prefer to ask others about what to do next
3.What will those who often dine out put in the fridge?
A．All kinds of food they like． B．Only something to drink．
C．Fruit, vegetables and meat． D．Food rich in vitamins．
4.What might be the most suitable title for the text?
A．Keep your fridge a secret B．You are what’s in your fridge
C．What to put in the fridge? D．Be careful about your fridge
As late as 1800, women's only place was in the home．The idea of women in the business world was unthinkable．Men were certain that no woman could do a good job outside her home．This was such a widely accepted idea that when the well-known Bronte sisters began writing books in 1864, they had to sign their books with men's names instead．
Teaching was the first profession （职业） open to women soon after 1800．But even that was not an easy profession for women to enter because most schools and colleges were open only to men．Oberlin College in Ohio was the first college in America to accept women．
Hospital nursing became respectable work for women only after Nightingale became famous．Seeing that she was not only a nurse but also a rich and well-educated woman, people began to believe it was possible for women to nurse the sick and still be “ladies”．Miss Nightingale opened England's first training school for nurses in 1860．
The invention of the typewriter （打字机） in 1867 helped to bring women out of the home and into the business world．By 1900, thousands of women were working at real jobs in schools, hospitals, and offices in both England and America．Some women even managed to become doctors or lawyers．The idea that women could work in the business world had been accepted．
1.Why couldn't women become teachers easily? Because_______．
A．the first profession open to them was writing
B．most schools and colleges were open only to men
C．they wanted to be nurses instead
D．they didn’t want to be teachers
2.The article is mainly about_______．
A．women in the business world B．the famous Bronte sisters
C．schools and colleges in America D．rights for American women
3.Which fact does the article lead you to believe?
A．The Bronte sisters thought that they were men．
B．England's first training school for nurses was in Ohio．
C．There are more men than women in professional jobs．
D．Women find it necessary to work harder than before．
4.Which of the following is TRUE？
A．The typewriter was made in the 1970's．
B．Most Englanders are doctors or lawyers．
C．People's ideas about women's work have changed．
D．The 18th century saw a changing world for women．
There once was a very honest shopkeeper whose business was to provide goods to the local people．He would open his shop at 8:00 a．m．after having his breakfast and at 1:00 p．m．he would go for lunch．In the evening at 8:30 p．m．he closed his shop to complete his daily routine．
However, to get time for lunch was really difficult because he didn’t have anybody to help him at that time．Therefore, it was his daily practice that whichever customer was shopping at 1:00 p．m．would be asked to oversee （看管） the shop until the shopkeeper returned from lunch．
One day, a group of four thieves planned to steal from his shop while he was gone for lunch．One of the thieves went at 1:00 p．m．to be the customer that would be asked to oversee the shop．
The thief, pretending to be a customer, went in at 1:00 p．m．and started buying several items．As planned, the shop-keeper asked the thief to sit on his chair for thirty minutes until he returned from lunch．
Then, the other three thieves quickly came and told the pretend customer to help, but something had changed within him and he knew deeply in his heart that if he was given responsibility for the shop, he should not perform any dishonest acts during that time．His friends did not agree．As the now honest man tried to stop them, they resisted and a fight started．And at the same time the shopkeeper returned and asked why there was a fighting．The now honest man explained the entire plan．
The shopkeeper had been searching for an honest man who could take ownership of the shop and run it．The shop-keeper felt that he had found the right man．
1.What is the problem for the shopkeeper?
A．Nobody could prepare lunch for him every day．
B．He had nobody to keep the shop when he went for lunch．
C．He was too busy to have lunch every day．
D．He couldn’t find a person to work at the shop．
2.Why did the thief go to the shop at 1:00 p．m．?
A．Because he thought he would be asked to keep the shop．
B．Because the shopkeeper invited him to lunch then．
C．Because the shop was closed at that time．
D．Because he thought he could buy cheap things then．
3.When the shopkeeper returned from lunch, he found _______．
A．everything in his shop was stolen
B．the thief became the new owner of the shop
C．there was a fighting in his shop
D．the thief helped his fellows steal things from his shop
4.From the passage, we can infer that _______．
A．once a thief, he will always be a thief
B．an honest man will be responsible for his action
C．you can’t believe in a dishonest man forever
D．trust can change a thief into an honest man
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
With golden sunshine and a gentle breeze, autumn is the most beautiful season in the year．This is a great time to go outside and have 1．Go to a valley to see red maple trees, go and pick fruit in an orchard （果园） or find an open field to fly your kite in．
2, for many high school students, these great activities may be just a/an 3．With plenty of work to do, they spend all their hours indoors, 4for a high mark in their exams．
5, study is one of the most important things for teenagers．6life is definitely much more than that．
Sometimes we may be so 7with our studies that we forget how to make 8wonderful．In doing so, we lose the 9purpose of life—to be a valuable and happy person．
To 10just how great it is to be alive, we have to 11our books and pens and look around us．Students, take some exercise to 12your health, talk with your parents and friends for understanding and walk around outside your house to refresh your body and mind．
Going out and enjoying the beautiful countryside often helps our creativity in our work．Chinese craftsman Lu Ban created a saw to help woodworkers．But 13he hadn’t walked 14, he would not have been 15by a kind of toothed grass．We could also suppose if Newton hadn’t rested under that apple tree, then he wouldn’t have been 16by an apple, and his great theories would not have come out．
Going out is not only a/an 17from hard work, but a chance to 18to life experience．
So 19, give your brain a good rest．Step out of the books and get our bag ready for an autumn outing．We are sure you will get much more than 20from the exciting journey．
1.A．food B．sunlight C．fun D．air
2.A．Also B．Besides C．However D．Therefore
3.A．aim B．dream C．chance D．effort
4.A．asking B．putting C．calling D．struggling
5.A．In fact B．As a result C．In turn D．Of course
6.A．So B．But C．Because D．And
7.A．pleased B．satisfied C．busy D．content
8.A．clothes B．heart C．face D．life
9.A．practical B．foolish C．real D．only
10.A．possess B．enjoy C．exploit D．discover
11.A．take up B．burn out C．put down D．sell out
12.A．raise B．increase C．improve D．recover
13.A．whether B．if C．since D．until
14.A．inside B．home C．outside D．backward
15.A．touched B．invited C．inspired D．suggested
16.A．met B．hit C．admitted D．touched
17.A．break B．absence C．movement D．experience
18.A．refer B．turn C．stick D．add
19.A．come on B．go on C．step on D．walk on
20.A．achievements B．progress C．courage D．knowledge
He took pity on the people in the flooded-areas and ______ his clothes and quilts to them．
A．gave away B．gave out
C．gave off D．gave in
