In 2013, China chose “中國夢,”which means “Chinese dream,” as the Character of the Year to symbolize the overall feeling of the past 366 days. It’s easy to see why the word “dream” would be chosen as so many Chinese dreams have been recently realized: space exploration, a China-made aircraft carrier and a Nobel Prize-winning author.

Finishing national dreams makes us proud, but realizing personal dreams makes us worthy in our own eyes. Though the media would try to convince you, there is no set of “approved” dreams that we should all go after. Some may strive for money, fame and power, but others have more humble dreams that are just as important: learn English, study abroad, achieve inner peace, and be of service to humanity. It’s normal for people to create lofty New Year’s resolutions and just as normal to start strong and give up a few weeks later on our goals. How do we make sure that we achieve our dreams? Make your resolutions SMART and they’ll come true.
S — specific, detailed goals are easier to accomplish.
M— measurable goals enable you to complete a fixed amount of something.
A— achievable goals are possible, not ones that would take magic or miracles to accomplish.
R— relevant goals are meaningful to you.
T— time bound goals have an ending date. They’re not infinite. You know when you’re done.
Trip Bethel, a local college professor suggests that all goals should be positive and future-focused. “You can’t make a goal about being perfect. You’ll always disappoint yourself. But you can make a goal about perfecting your process. Then, you’re always on the way to a better life.”
Trip says many people write endless lists, but he just writes his resolutions once. He states them simply on a piece of paper and then puts the paper away for a year. “Often, when I look at the paper a year later, I’ve accomplished everything, or gotten close. There is something about writing things down that makes goals real and the opportunities to achieve them will come into your life.”
【小題1】In 2013, China chose “__________” as the Character of the Year?

A.dream B.smart
C.future D.Chinese dream
【小題2】What if you finish our national dreams? We will feel___________.
A.worried B.proud C.worthy D.excited
【小題3】What does “SMART” means? It means Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and ____.
A.Together B.Today C.Time D.Tomorrow
【小題4】What is the best title for the passage?
A.Dreaming in 2013 B.Dreaming Big in 2013
C.Dreaming Big in 2012 D.Dreaming in 2012


【小題1】D
【小題2】B
【小題3】C
【小題4】B

解析試題分析:短文大意:閱讀短文可知,這篇短文主要談到了中國夢的問題,告訴我們實(shí)現(xiàn)夢想對于自己和國家的意義。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段In 2013, China chose “中國夢,”which means “Chinese dream,” as the Character of the Year to symbolize the overall feeling of the past 366 days. 描述,可知在2013年,中國以中國夢做為中國的特色。故選D。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Finishing national dreams makes us proud,描述,可知實(shí)現(xiàn)國家的夢想能讓我們感到驕傲。故選B。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)S —……T—描述,可知這意味著特定的目標(biāo),可衡量的目標(biāo),可實(shí)現(xiàn)的目標(biāo),相關(guān)的目標(biāo)和有時(shí)間限制的目標(biāo)。故選C。
【小題4】標(biāo)題歸納題。閱讀短文可知,這篇短文主要講述了2013年的夢想問題。故選B。
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