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   Why is setting goals important? Because goals can help you do, be, and experience everything you want in life. __71  just letting life happen to you, goals allow you

to make your life happen.

Successful people __72  how their life should be and set lots of  goals. By setting goals you are __73  your life. It's like having a__74  to show you where you want to go. Think of it this way. There are __75  drivers. One has a destination (目的地) in mind (her goal) which can be found on a map. She can drive straight there without any __76  time or wrong turns. The other driver has no goal or destination or map. She starts off at the same time from the same place as the first driver, __77   she drives aimlessly around, never getting anywhere, just __78  gas. Which driver do you want to be?

Winners in life set goals and follow through on them. They decide what they want in life and then get there by making __79   and setting goals. __80  people just let life happen by accident. Goals aren't difficult to set—and they aren't difficult to reach. It's up to you to find out what your goals really are. You are the one who must __81  what to achieve and in what direction to aim your life.

Research tells us that when we write a goal down we are more __82  to achieve it. Written goals can be __83 regularly, and have more power. Like a contract(合同) with yourself, they are harder to neglect or forget. Also __84   you write your goals in a particular way you are able to make yourself continuously __85  situations that will bring you nearer to your goal.

71. A. Because of      B. Instead of      C. In spite of       D. In addition to

72. A. imagine         B. discuss         C. experience        D. show

73. A. going on with                      B. taking control of

C. getting along with                 D. taking advantage of 

74. A. guide           B. friend          C. map               D. sign

75. A. two             B. such            C. some              D. goal

76. A. free            B. dull            C. fixed             D. wasted

77. A. or              B. for            C. but                D. so

78. A. thinking of     B. using up       C. turning off        D. paying for

79. A. plans           B. money          C. friends            D. maps

80. A. Lucky           B. Young          C. Ordinary           D. Unsuccessful

81. A. practise        B. change         C. admit              D. decide

82. A. willing         B. anxious        C. likely             D. clever

83. A. improved        B. achieved       C. set                D. reached

84. A. although        B. until          C. when               D. unless

85. A. aware of        B. worried about    C. familiar with        D. accustomed to

Answer 1

71--85   BABCA   DCBAD   DCBCA  

解析:

71.制定目标，生活就不会那样漫无目的了。因此要填Instead of(代替)。A项表示“原因；C项表示“尽量”；D项表示“除了”。答案为B。 

72.imagine在这里的意思是“设想”。成功者总是根据设想自己的生活应是什么样的而设立一些目标。本题考查固定词组：“imagine+从句”表示“假设/设想/想像某事”。答案为A。 

73.B项表示“控制”；通过设立目标而控制自己的生活。A表示“继续某人的生活”；C项表示“与人相处”；D项表示“利用”。答案为B。 

74.目标的设立使自己感觉有一张地图在告诉自己应该到哪儿去。答案为C。

75.从下文所举的例子可知，应是两个司机。此题根据下文可找答案。答案为A。

76.由于第一个司机制定了自己的目的地，所以她不会浪费自己的时间。答案为D。 

77.   因为是例举的两个相反的例子，所以是转折关系。答案为C。 

78.using up 的意思是“使用完”。由于第二个司机漫无目的地开车，最终的结果只能是耗尽汽油。A表示“想出”；C表示“关掉”；D表示“为……而付钱”。答案为B。 

79.成功者为了达到自己的目的，他们制定计划和目标。答案为A。 

80.与成功者对比的是不成功者。答案为D。 

81.一个人必须决定自己在哪些方面可以取得成功。A表示“练习”；B表示“改变”；C表示“承认”。答案为D。 

82.likely的意思是“很可能”。一旦制定了目标，就可能会成功。构成词组“be likely to do sth”。答案为C。 

83.书面的目标可以容易地达到。“set the goals”文章第一句就出现此词组。答案为B。 

84.这是一个时间状语从句。当以特殊的方式写出自己的目标时……。答案为C。 

85.aware of的意思是“知道”。当以特殊的方式写出自己的目标时，知道自己距离目标的位置。B表示“忧虑”；C表示“熟悉”；D表示“习惯于……”。答案为A。