3.Experts have been advising for years that sharing your goals with other people increases your commitment to them.When you do,you feel accountable.You feel as if you're on your way to success.But it turns out we got it all wrong.
Some psychologists have found that by telling someone your goal,you are actually less likely to achieve them.By giving voice to your goal,you feel like you've taken a huge step forward.Unfortunately,this feeling-called"social reality"-is just a feeling.You haven't actually achieved anything yet.
Saying your goal out loud widens the gap between what you intend to do and what you actually do.It keeps your goals away from your actions.However,by keeping your goals secret,you maintain the drive to keep moving forward.You feel like there's still a lot of work to do.
Telling others your goals is an unhealthy way to seek approval,according to Dr.Robert Anthony."By announcing your goals,you will lose lots of valuable energy needed to achieve them,as well as get negative opinions from those who wish to control you.They dislike seeing anyone laving more or doing better than they do,"he explains.
Saying your goals usually shows that you are fantasizing success.Another study found that merely fantasizing about a positive future might reduce your ability to find problems and make good plans.Don't get fantasizing about success and expecting success mixed up.When you fantasize,there's not always a basis in reality.When you expecting success,you are confident in the result based on the actions and skills you've developed so far.
Thus,you know what to do the next time you feel like opening your mouth about your exciting new ideas or goals.Meanwhile,Michael Hyatt,a psychologist,points out that,while this probably works well for a single person,it may not be the best advice for organizations.If a leader's role is to inspire the organization to work towards some aims,secrecy doesn't seem to be productive.
28.What do we know about"social reality"?C
A.It is a real situation existing in life.
B.It refers to some facts happening in society.
C.It doesn't help you reach your goals.
D.It means you have done something successfully.
29.Why is telling others your goals not a good way to seek approval?B
A.Because it wasters your energy and time.
B.Because not all people wish you to become successful.
C.Because you are likely to change your goals easily.
D.Because nobody will pay attention to your goals.
30.The difference between fantasizing success and expecting success lies inA.
A.whether there is a basis in reality or not
B.whether you are confident or not
C.whether the goal is shared or not
D.whether there are good plans or not
31.What is Michael Hyatt's suggestion for a team leader?D
A.Keeping the team's goal a secret.
B.Making the team's goal known to the public.
C.Preventing the team members from fantasizing success.
D.Sharing the team's goal among the team members.
分析 短文主要讲了告诉别人你的目标是否能让你获得成功.
解答 28.C,推理判断题,根据句子is just a feeling.You haven't actually achieved anything yet可知,social reality不会帮你实现你的目标,只是一种感觉,故答案为C.
29.B,细节理解题,根据句子 get negative opinions from those who wish to control you.They dislike seeing anyone laving more or doing better than they do可知,告诉别人你的目标并不是获得赞同的好方法,因为并不是所有的人都想你成功,故答案为B.
30.A,细节理解题,根据句子When you fantasize,there's not always a basis in reality.When you expecting success,you are confident in the result based on the actions and skills you've developed so far可知想象成功和期待成功的区别就是在现实中是否有基础,故答案为A.
31.D,推理判断题,根据句子If a leader's role is to inspire the organization to work towards some aims,secrecy doesn't seem to be productive可知,如果是领导的话就要跟小组成员分享小组的目标,故答案为D.
点评 解答任务型阅读理解题,首先对原文材料迅速浏览,掌握全文的主旨大意.因为阅读理解题一般没有标题,所以,速读全文,抓住中心主旨很有必要,在速读的过程中,应尽可能多地捕获信息材料.其次,细读题材,各个击破.掌握全文的大意之后,细细阅读每篇材料后的问题,弄清每题要求后,带着问题,再回到原文中去寻找、捕获有关信息.最后,要善于抓住每段的主题句,阅读时,要有较强的针对性.对于捕获到的信息,要做认真分析,仔细推敲,理解透彻,只有这样,针对题目要求,才能做到稳、准.