Question

The quest for success always begins with a target. As Berra once said , ＂you get to be very careful if you don＇t know where you＇re going, because you might not get there.＂

Too many people wander through life like sleepwalkers. Each day they follow familiar routines, never asking, ＂What am I doing with my life?＂and they don＇t know what they＇re doing because they lack goals.

Goal-setting is a focus of the will to move in a certain direction. Begin with a clear conception of what you want. Write down your goals and date them---putting them into words clarifies them. Rather than concentrating on objects to acquire and possess, focus on fulfilling your desires to do, to produce, to contribute to goal-setting that yields the true sense of satisfaction we all need.

It’s important to visualize(想象)yourself accomplishing your goal. While losers visualize the penalties(不利) of failure, winners visualize the rewards of success. I’ve seen it among athletes, statistics contrasting air and highway safety, but it made no difference. I had read too many articles describing crash scenes and imagined these scenes vividly. I had programmed myself, without realizing it ,to stay off planes.

Then one summer I had the opportunity to fly on a private plane with friends to a resort; I didn’t want to miss out on a great vacation. So I spent two weeks imagining a smooth flight on a beautiful sunny day and an easy landing.

When the day arrived, I was eager to go . To everyone＇s surprise, I got on the plane and I loved every minute of it , and I still use the techniques I employed that day.

1.According to the passage, if you want to be successful ,the first thing for you to do is to         .

A．find the right methods                   B．be careful about everything

C．know your ability                        D．have a clear goal

2.The problem with the author before he overcame his fear of air travel is that        .

A．he didn’t know air travel is safer than highway travel

B．he couldn’t imagine himself accomplishing his goal

C．he read too much about plane crashes and tried to avoid flying

D．he wanted to take a private plane instead of a public one

3.What would be the best title for this passage?

A．Defining Your Goal                      B．Visualizing Reward of Success

C．Overcoming the Fear of Air Travel           D．Sleepwalking Through life

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.C

3.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述的是如果要想獲得成功，我們要設(shè)立具體可行的人生目標(biāo)，并在這個(gè)目標(biāo)的指引下為之努力，做適當(dāng)?shù)南胂髞?lái)鼓勵(lì)自我。

1.B 推理題。根據(jù)文章1,2行As Berra once said , ＂you get to be very careful if you don＇t know where you＇re going, because you might not get there.＂說(shuō)明我們要注意一切，因?yàn)槲覀儾恢�道究竟去那里，所以要關(guān)注一切。故B正確。

2.C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第3段倒數(shù)2,3行I had read too many articles describing crash scenes and imagined these scenes vividly.看了太多描述這樣情況的書(shū)讓我不敢做飛機(jī)。說(shuō)明C正確。

3.A 主旨大意題。通讀全文可知文章是關(guān)于確定一個(gè)自己清晰的個(gè)人目標(biāo)的問(wèn)題，我們要給自己設(shè)立一個(gè)可以實(shí)現(xiàn)的目標(biāo)，然后向之努力。

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