12．Why is setting goals important？（36）FInstead of just letting life happen to you，goals allow you to make your life happen．
Successful people imagine how their life should be and set lots of goals．（37）E It's like havinga map to show you where you want to go．Think of it this way．There are two drivers．One has a destination in mind which can be found on a map．She can drive straight there surely without any wasted time of 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，but she drives aimlessly around，never getting anywhere，just using up gas．Which driver do you want to be？
（38）AThey decide what they want in life and then get there by making plans and setting goals．Unsuccessful people usually just let life happen by accident．Goals aren't difficult to set and they aren't difficult to reach．（39）CYou are the one who must decide what to achieve and in what direction to aim your life．
（40）BWritten goals can be reviewed regularly，and have more power．Like a contrat with yourself，they are harder to neglect or forget．Also when you write your goals in a particular way，you are able to make yourself continuously aware of situations that will bring you nearer to your goal．
A．Winners in life set goals and follow them through．
B．Research tells us that when we write a goal down we are more likely to achieve it．
C．It's up to you to find out what your goals really are．
D．It's difficult for a driver to reach his destination without a map．
E．By setting goals you are taking control of your life．
F．Because goals can help you do，be，and experience everything you want in life．
G．Because everybody should have a goal in his mind．
分析 短文大意：本文主要说了确定目标的重要性．通过设定目标，你可以控制自己的生活．这就像有一张地图告诉你你想去的地方．成功者设定目标，他们决定自己想要什么样的生活，然后通过制定计划实现目标．
解答 FEACB
36．F 上下文语境．根据前面的问句Why is setting goals important？可知，下句要给出答案，即答案为F．
37．E 细节题．通过后句It's like havinga map to show you where you want to go就像有地图一样带领你去你想去的地方，此处是把目标当做地图，故选E．
38．A 细节题．通过后句They decide what they want in life and then get there by making plans and setting goals可知，他们决定了生活中想要什么，通过制定计划和设定目标，所以得知成功的人都是通过设定目标并坚持到对，故答案为A．
39．C 细节题．根据You are the one who must decide what to achieve and in what direction to aim your life．是你自己决定你要取得什么，生活的目标是什么．故选C．
40．B 概括题．根据Written goals can be reviewed regularly，and have more power可知，书面的计划更容易定期看，有更大的力量，故答案为B．
点评 考察学生的推理判断能力和联系上下文的能力，在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．此类的填空题一定要联系上下文，根据上下文的内容加上自己的理解，再作出正确的判断．
