8．If you have failed in the past to try to make big changes in life，try again now，one tiny step at a time．
Every year it's the same．As December comes to an end，you think about the new year and all the ways you want to improve your life．But as you start to write down your hopes for the new year，you think about the last year．You excitedly write down all the changes you are going to make，but by the end of January those ideas get lost in your busy life．
Here's a suggestion：Forget the too big，hard-to-achieve goals and just think about the small ones．"We often think that we have to do everything in big steps．even though it's so hard for us to reach it，"said Robert Maurer，who recently wrote the book One Small Step Can Change Your Life．"What we try to do is to begin with such a small step that we can't find any excuse not to do it．"
"Kaizen"，a Japanese word，is used to mean to change behavior and attitudes．During World WarⅡ，American factory managers were able to increase productivity by trying small，continuous improvements instead of sudden changes．After the war，the idea was brought to a rebuilding Japan．It made Japan develop fast．The Japanese called it"kaizen"，which means"improvement"．
Maurer studied the idea and did some experiments with it："Kaizen"could possibly help people succeed in doing everything．
61．At the end of December，people usuallyC．
A．fail to make big changes
B．plan for the last year
C．think about the new year
D．try to lose their ideas
62．Robert Maurer wrote a book to tell usB．
A．we should do everything in big steps
B．how to change one's life with one small step
C．we should try a lot of sudden changes
D．how to find a small step without any excuse
63．The underlined part"increase productivity"in the passage means"A"．
A．提高生产率
B．增加成本
C．增加出口量
D．提高待遇
64．The writer of the passage suggests we shouldD．
A．make changes at the end of the year
B．do few experiments with"kaizen"
C．do things with hard-to-achieve goals
D．take a tiny step to achieve big goals
65．Which of the following is TRUE from the passage？B
A．You can achieve your goals if you are not too busy．
B．Robert Maurer studied"kaizen"and found it helpful．
C．You can't find any excuse not to reach a big goal．
D．"Kaizen"was brought to Japan during World WarⅡ．
分析 本文主要讲述了应忘记太大的、难以实现的目标，只想想小的目标，一步步地去实现它．
解答 61-65：CBADB
61题答案：C细节理解题．根据第二段As December comes to an end，you think about the new year可知：当十二月月末的时候，你想一下关于新年的事可知，本题选C．
62题答案：B细节理解题．根据第三段who recently wrote the book One Small Step Can Change Your Life可知最近写了一本书《一小步可以改变你的生活》可知，本题选B．
63题答案：A词汇题．根据第四段During World WarⅡ，American factory managers were able to increase productivity by trying small，continuous improvements instead of sudden changes．在二战期间美国的厂长们能够增加他们的产值通过尝试小的，持经营方法改善续的改进而不是突然的改变．增加产值，应该也就是提高生产率，本题选A．
64题答案：D细节理解题．根据第三段Forget the too big，hard-to-achieve goals and just think about the small ones（忘记太大的、难以实现的目标，只想想小的）可知，本题选D．
65题答案：B细节理解题．根据第五段Maurer studied the idea and did some experiments with it（莫勒学习了这个主意，然后做了一些实验）可知，本题选B．
点评 本文是一篇日常生活类阅读，题目涉及多道细节理解题，做题时结合原文和题目有针对 性找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确的答案．
