Question

    Now it is the time to set your resolutions. As you head into almost a whole year, your first step is to believe you can do it. Here’s how to prepare yourself effectively.

1.

Eating better and exercising more are all nice ideas, but they’re too general and don’t give you a plan of action. People often lack motivation when the problem is really a lack of clarity. If you want to eat better, be specific: Resolve to add a fruit or vegetable to your lunch every day, limit fast food to once per week, or have dessert once a week.

Make it possible

2.. To eat better, put that bowl of fruit right next to your lunch bag, so you grab an apple or orange every day. To exercise more, you might want to run more. But if you’re a night person, don’t make it harder on yourself by trying to run every morning before work.3.

Allow yourself to fail

Everyone has occasional slips.4.. 71% of successful resolvers say their first failure strengthened their efforts. Learn to refuse something annoying under high pressure. Even people who don’t like apple pie still eat it when offered politely. Instead, say “No, thanks.” If you do slip, focus on getting back on track, not the slip.

Set yourself up for success

Do you try to stay off your phone? Get it out of your bedroom by using a standard alarm clock. One alarm clock only costs $6 now. If you want to limit sweets, get them out of your house. Do you want to reduce breaks?5..

A.Speak it to your friends

B.Make it as specific as possible

C.Stay away from your work’s rest room

D.Instead, do it after you finish your work

E.But don’t let the occasions occupy your track

F.Prove it to yourself with small wins over time

G.Avoid resolutions that sound great but are unattainable

Answer

1.B

2.G

3.D

4.E

5.C

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。介绍了如何帮助人们制定并实现自己的“新年愿望”。

1.分析该文结构，可知该空应填写的是一个小标题，即总领下面段落的一句话。根据下面段落的“People often lack motivation when the problem is really a lack of clarity”（当问题缺少清晰性，人们通常会动机不足）所以该段落强调制定计划要清晰具体些。故B选项“尽可能具体”切题。故选B项。

2.该空所在段落小标题是Make it possible（使它能够变为可能），即强调目标的可行性，而不是高不可攀。在备选项中，G项“避免那些听起来很好但是无法实现的决心”切题。故选 G项。

3.该空前面的语句，即“But if you’re a night person, don’t make it harder on yourself by trying to run every morning before work.”（但如果你是一个夜猫子，就不要强迫自己在上班前的早上跑步），该句提醒读者不要这样做，按照逻辑可以推测下文应该给出怎么避免此类事情发生的解决方法，D项“相反，在你完成工作后再做”切题。故选D项。

4.该空前面提及“Everyone has occasional slips”（每个人都会犯错/失误）以及后文的“focus on getting back on track, not the slip”（专注于你要回到轨道上，而不是错误）。可以判断该段落强调的是我们要允许自己有失败，但是更要学会解决这些问题，找出症结，不要让这些失败扰乱我们的“正途”。故E选项“如果你失败了，不要专注于错误，要马上回归正轨”故选E项。

5.根据该空前面的“Do you want to reduce breaks?”（你想缩减休息时间么？）该句是一个问句，那后文应该给出相应的回答，即如何压缩自己的休息时间，备选项当中C项“远离你工作的休息室”切题。故选C项。