Question

    If you are like millions of people around the world, the New Year brings with it new goals. But you get busy. Yet, your goal remains important. 1.

♦ Identify specific goals.

As you identify your goals, be specific. If a goal is too general, it may be hard to pursue, let alone achieve it. 2. That's a fine idea. Yet psychologists might say as a goal, it is too general. To make the goal more specific, you could sign up for a regular exercise class.

♦3.

Experts say writing down your goals is important. It gets the goals out of your brain and into the real world. Some psychologists suggest that writing a goal on paper is better than typing it on a device or saying it into your phone. Your brain receives information differently when it comes from handwriting. Writing has another benefit: You can post your goals somewhere as a reminder.

♦ Break down big goals into small ones.

4. Some can be quite big. And for those bigger goals, experts suggest breaking them down into smaller ones. Say you want to work for yourself. You decide to start your own comp any that supplies food for special events. That is a very big goal. But it is made up of many smaller goals. So, identify them, write them down and set for yourself time limits.

♦Tell a friend.

Telling someone your goals is also helpful. If someone else knows about your goals, you are held responsible for any pregress or lack of progress. You feel the pressure of your friend ‘s op inion of you. That can be a big pressure! 5.

A. Write your goals down.

B. Not all goals are created equal.

C. Keep your life goals as a reminder.

D. Say your goal is to get in better physical shape.

E. You are bound to achieve your goals if you are detennined.

F. So how can we find time to work on these larger life goals?

G. Many people do not want to let others down, especially friends and family.

Answer

1.F

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.G

【解析】

本文为说明文。主要叙述了实现目标的方法。即如果你想实现某个目标，首先要确立一个具体的目标；写下你的目标；分解你的目标；把你目标告知朋友等，这些建议都有助于你的目标实现。

1.考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。根据上文“你的目标很重要”及下文的4个小标题，可知，小标题告诉我们如何才能实现这些远大的目标。分析选项可知F项（我们如何找到实现远大人生目标的时间呢？）符合题意，故选F。

2.考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。本段的中心为“确定具体的目标”。分析选项，D项（说你的目标是想要更好的身材）与本段意义一致。再结合空后的“That's a fine idea. Yet psychologists might say as a goal, it is too general.”可知想法不错，但目标也该笼统了，D项（说你的目标是想要更好的身材）的目标就是过于笼统了，D项符合题意，故选D。

3.考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。本空是下面一段的主旨。根据空后的“Experts say writing down your goals is important（写下目标是非常重要的一步。）”及下文的“when it comes from handwriting”和 “Writing things down”可知，本段与写下目标有关系。分析选项可知A项（写下你的目标）与本段内容一致。且有词的复现，如“Write your goals down”在本段中反复出现，因此A项符合题意，故选A。

4.考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。本段的小标题为“将大目标分解成小目标”。结合空后的内容“有些目标可能很大。就这些大目标而言，专家建议将它们分解成小目标…非常大的目标是由许多较小的目标组成的。”由此可知，不是所有的目标都是一样的。分析选项可知B项符合题意，故选B。

5.考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。本小题所在的小标题为“告诉一个朋友”。结合空前的内容“你感觉到了压力——这种压力来自你朋友对你的看法。这可能会成为巨大的压力”，因此许多人就不想让别人失望，尤其是朋友和家人。分析选项可知G项（许多人不想让别人失望，尤其是朋友和家人。）与此段意义一致，故选G。

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