Question

How to Set Goals

Whether you have small dreams or high expectations,setting goals allows you to plan how you want to move through life.Some achievements can take a lifetime to attain,while others can be completed in a day.1.

●Determine your life goals.Ask yourself some important questions about what you want for your life.What do you want to achieve: today,in a year,in your lifetime?The answers to this question can be as general as "I want to be happy,"or "I want to help people."2.

●Set specific goals.Be specific and realistic about what it is that you want to achieve.Research shows that setting a specific goal makes you more likely to achieve it.3.For example,"Be healthier"is too big and vague to be a helpful goal."I want to eat more vegetables,and I want to run a marathon."is better.

●Write out your goals.Be detailed,be clear,and include your steps.4.Keep your list in a place where you can get informed frequently.This will help keep you motivated.

●5.You may find yourself set in your ways concerning broad life goals,but take the time to re-evaluate your smaller goals.Are you accomplishing them according to your timeline?Are they still necessary to keep you on track towards your larger life goals?Allow yourself the flexibility to make some small changes to your goal.

A.Adjust your goals.

B.Track and measure your progress.

C.Having deadlines will keep you motivated.

D.Consider what you hope to achieve in 10,15,or 20 years.

E.Here are some important ideas that you may find helpful.

F.Writing them down tends to make them feel a little more real.

G.Remember that you may need to break large goals into smaller goals.

Answer

1.E

2.D

3.G

4.F

5.A

【解析】一些成绩可以用一辈子去实现，而其他人可以用一天完成。本文主要从四个方面介绍了如何设定目标：确定你的人生目标、设定具体的目标、把你的目标写下来、调整你的目标。

1.第一段是总领部分，下面分成了四点分别详细说明，起总领作用的只有E. Here are some important ideas that you may find helpful.这里有一些重要的想法，你会觉得很有帮助。故选E。

2.Determine your life goals. Ask yourself some important questions about what you want for your life.确定你的人生目标。问自己一些重要的问题：你想要什么？。D. Consider what you hope to achieve inl0, 15, or 20 years.想想你未来的10年、15年、20年想要达到什么。与本段开头相一致，故选D。

3.For example, “Be healthier” is too big and vague to be a helpful goal. “I want to eat more vegetables, and I want to run a marathon.” is better.比如，“保持健康”是个太大、太模糊而没效的目标。“我要吃更多的蔬菜，跑马拉松”会更好。保持健康是个大的目标，吃更多的蔬菜、跑马拉松是小目标。G. Remember that you may need to break large goals into smaller goals.记住，你可能需要把大的目标分成更小的目标。正好与之相符，故选G。

4.由下文Keep your list in a place where you can get informed frequently.可知：把清单放在一个你能经常被提醒的地方，所以上文肯定也提到了清单。只有F. Writing them down tends to make them feel a little more real.把它们写下来往往会让它们感觉更真实一点。，故选F。

5.由下文Are they still necessary to keep you on track towards your larger life goals? Allow yourself the flexibility to make some small changes to your goal.可知要灵活调整、改变你的目标，与A. Adjust your goals.调整你的目标相符。故选A。

【名师点睛】由于七选五空出的是整个句子，而这些句子与句子之间，必然有一种联系，因此我们可以通过选项中某个名词或动词跟空前或空后的一致性或者相关性来确定这两个句子之间有一种关联性，从而选择正确的答案。

比如第五小题，因为该句位于句首，所以肯定是统领全文的中心句，而且根据上面段落的格式可知是祈使句。在根据后文 Allow yourself the flexibility to make some small changes to your goal.强调了要改变你的目标。 “changes”是中心词，与此有关的只有A. Adjust your goals.调整你的目标相符。故选A。