The quest for success always begins with a target. As Berra once said, “You got 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 focusing 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—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．
小題1:According to the passage, if you want to be successful, the first thing for you to do is   ________．
A．find the right methodsB．be careful about everything
C．know your abilityD．have a clear goal
小題2:If you have a target, you will ________．
A．wander like a sleepwalker
B．know well what you are doing
C．do the same work every day
D．put it into words
小題3: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
小題4:What would be the best title for this passage?
A．Define Your Coal
B．Visualize Rewards of Success
C．Overcome the Fear of Air Travel
D．Sleepwalking Through Life

小題1:D
小題2:B.
小題3:C.
小題4:A.

試題分析：本文論述了一個(gè)人追求成功的話總是由設(shè)定一個(gè)目標(biāo)開始的，有了人生追求的目標(biāo)，你才會(huì)迷失前進(jìn)的方向。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。文章第一段第一句說追求成功總是由設(shè)定一個(gè)目標(biāo)開始的。選D
小題2:推理判斷題。文章第二段第二句話許多人不知道自己在做什么是因?yàn)闆]有目標(biāo)，反之可推斷一個(gè)人有了自己的目標(biāo)之后，他就會(huì)清楚自己在做什么。選B.
小題3:判斷理解題。由第四段倒數(shù)第二句可知答案。是C.
小題4:主旨大意題。全文作者在論述人的一生中應(yīng)該有明確的目標(biāo)，這樣你才不至于迷失方向而碌碌無為。選A.
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文主要考查細(xì)節(jié)題和主旨大意題，要求考生抓住第一段的內(nèi)容，和每段的段落大意，再根據(jù)文章的細(xì)節(jié)部分合理的推測。
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Have you read the book "The Wolf Totem'' 《狼圖騰》by a famous writer Jiang Rong, which tells the story of the relationship between wolves and human beings? Have you ever 51 the wolves' world? If you had, you would __52__ the wolves. In the book, wolves are heroes on the large grassland. They know more about __53__ than humans. They can attack sheep without disturbing their mothers. They also know how to __54__ full use of the shape of land to __55__ sheep. I believe that if wolves were humans, they would be __56__ at fighting.
The wolf is a kind of special creature that can deeply understand __57__. Each wolf serves its group with its heart and soul. A __58__ wolf has little power, but a group of wolves __59__ nothing. All the wolves obey the rules. __60__ they are beaten, they run away together. It is their teamwork __61__ makes wolves powerful.
The wolves also have great self-preservation and won't __62__ to anyone. The writer, who wrote the book “The Wolf Totem”, __63__ stole a one - month - old baby wolf and raised it very carefully. To his __64__, he found the little wolf still wanted to go back with __65__ wolves. The little wolf bit through the iron chain that limited it. The wolf was __66__ and never gave up fighting __67__ its death. It seemed that the little wolf died as a glorious fighter.
I was shocked by this kind of __68__ wolves which are one of the most respected creature on the  earth. I want everyone to look at wolves in a __69__ way. They are our teachers. They show us how to survive and __70__ this not simple but dangerous world. Please honor the wolves, please honor all these heroes of nature!
小題1:
A．talked aboutB．walked intoC．thought aboutD．cared for
小題2:
A．huntB．watchC．drawD．a(chǎn)dmire
小題3:
A．survivalB．lifeC．foodD．plant
小題4:
A．getB．makeC．haveD．take
小題5:
A．trapB．a(chǎn)voidC．fightD．discover
小題6:
A．considerateB．imaginativeC．creativeD．expert
小題7:
A．processB．lifestyleC．teamworkD．control
小題8:
A．braveB．singleC．lonelyD．fair
小題9:
A．fightB．struggleC．failD．fear
小題10:
A．Even ifB．As thoughC．Even soD．As for
小題11:
A．whatB．thatC．whichD．one
小題12:
A．turn inB．break inC．take inD．give in
小題13:
A．justB．onceC．soonD．only
小題14:
A．satisfactionB．sadnessC．disappointmentD．pleasure
小題15:
A．restB．the otherC．a(chǎn)notherD．others
小題16:
A．willingB．worriedC．proud.D．eager
小題17:
A．a(chǎn)lthoughB．untilC．beforeD．unless
小題18:
A．selflessnessB．self-confidenceC．self-protection D．self-respect
小題19:
A．differentB．curiousC．strangeD．humorous
小題20:
A．step outB．set upC．succeed inD．get into

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