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．

【小题1】According to the passage，if you want to be successful，the first thing for you to do is          .

       A．find the right methods                       B．be careful about everything

       C．know your ability                               D．have a clear goal

【小题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

【小题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

【小题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

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．

1.According to the passage, if you want to be successful, the first thing for you to do is   ________．

A．find the right methods                   B．be careful about everything

C．know your ability                        D．have a clear goal

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

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

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

 

Competition between international universities is heating up, as China grows as one of the largest exporters of students aiming to study abroad. “Lots of universities are becoming more and more aggressive to attract Chinese students. Every day I receive contacts from universities in the US expressing the desire to come to China to recruit students,” said Frank Joseph, a commercial officer from embassy of the United States.

One key reason why more Chinese students are able to study abroad is the economy: With China’s boom within the past decade, more families have the financial wherewithal (资金) to send their children to international universities. There will be a total of 200,000 family-funded Chinese students studying overseas in 2011, up 20 percent from last year, said Wu Zaofeng, deputy secretary general of China Education Association for International Exchange.

International institutions, Joseph said, are also facing increasingly tough financial situation with a shortage of domestic students and a drop in government subsidies (补贴). Students, especially in the US are paying high tuition fees and living expenses. Chinese students with money to spend, according to experts, can fill up the gap. Students on average spend 150,000 yuan to 200,000 yuan every year studying in US, according to statistics from the US Institute of International Education. During 2009-2010, there were approximately 81,000 Chinese students studying in the US, up 19.8 percent from 2008.

Representatives from approximately 60 universities from the United States are planning to arrive in Beijing this weekend to attract more Chinese students at this year’s fair. Besides the US, many other countries are also vying (竞争) to enroll Chinese students.

Post-study work visa put out by British government allows all international students completing a UK degree qualification to apply for a visa to stay on and look for work in UK for up to 2 years. Being the third most popular destination for international students next to the US and the UK, France has set up two types of scholarships and has handed out an increase of 26 percent in scholarship funds to Chinese students in recent years.

1.The reason for heating up competition between international universities is __________.

A．that China has become one of the largest exporters of the students aiming to study abroad

B．China’s boom, the students’ desire and foreign universities’ commercial motive

C．that the students in China are becoming richer and richer

D．that the students in foreign countries do not want to go to universities

2.Why are more Chinese students able to study abroad?

A．Because their families have enough money to send them to international universities.

B．Because they can’t go to the best universities at home.

C．Because they want to win the scholarship of foreign universities

D．Because the Chinese students enjoy following others and they want to be independent.

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．In 2011 there will be 200,000 Chinese students studying in the US.

B．Chinese students are able to study abroad for their relatives overseas.

C．In 2011 there will be 200,000 state-funded Chinese students studying overseas.

D．There are fewer family-funded Chinese students studying abroad in 2010 than in 2011.

4.From the passage we can learn that __________.

A．the number of foreign students is becoming smaller and smaller

B．the international universities are short of money

C．there were approximately 81,000 foreign students studying in the US during 2009-2010

D．the Chinese students spend more money than the American students

 

    For more than six million American children, coming home after school means coming home to an empty house. Some deal with the situation by watching TV. Some may hide. But all of them have something in common. They spend part of each day alone. They’re called latchkey children. They’re children who look after themselves while their parents work and their bad condition has become a subject of concern（关心）。

    Lynette Long was once the principal（校长）of an elementary school. Said, “We had a school rule against wearing jewelry. A lot of the kids had chains around their necks with keys attached（附带）。 I was often telling them to put them inside their shirts. There were so many keys that it never came to my mind what they meant.” Slowly, she learned they were house keys.

    She and her husband began talking to the children who had them. They learned of the effect working couples and single parents had on their children Fear is the biggest problem faced by children at home alone. One in each three latchkey children the Longs talked to reported being scared（害怕）.Many had nightmares and were worried about their own safety.

    The most common way latchkey children deal with their fears is by hiding. It might be in a shower stall, under a bed, in a closet. The second is TV. They’ll often play it high volume.

     It’s hard to get statistics（统计数字）on latchkey children, the Longs learned. Most parents are slow to admit they leave their children alone.

The main idea about “latchkey” children is that they ______.

are growing in numbers

are also found in middle-class neighborhoods

watch too much TV during the day

suffer problems from being left alone

Which sentence in the second paragraph is the topic sentence?

We had a school rule against wearing jewelry.

A lot of kids had chains around their necks.

I was often telling them to put them inside their shirts.

She learned they were house keys.

The main feeling these children have when they are at home by themselves is ______.

   A. tiredness     B. freedom     C. loneliness     D. fear

The word “nightmare” in the third paragraph probably means______.

   A. night suit                                  B. night habit

   C. terrible dream at night          D. staying up at night

We may draw a conclusion that_______.

latchkey children enjoy having such a large amount of time alone

latchkey children try to hide their feeling

latchkey children often watch TV with their parents

it’s difficult to find out how many latchkey children there are

Competition between international universities is heating up, as China grows as one of the largest exporters of students aiming to study abroad. “Lots of universities are becoming more and more aggressive to attract Chinese students. Every day I receive contacts from universities in the US expressing the desire to come to China to recruit students,” said Frank Joseph, a commercial officer from embassy of the United States.
One key reason why more Chinese students are able to study abroad is the economy: With China’s boom within the past decade, more families have the financial wherewithal(资金) to send their children to international universities. There will be a total of 200,000 family-funded Chinese students studying overseas in 2009, up 20 percent from last year, said Wu Zaofeng, deputy secretary general of China Education Association for International Exchange.
International institutions, Joseph said, are also facing increasingly tough financial situation with a shortage of domestic students and a drop in government subsidies(补贴). Students, especially in the US are paying high tuition fees and living expenses. Chinese students with money to spend, according to experts, can fill up the gap. Students on average spend 150,000 yuan to 200,000 yuan every year studying in US, according to statistics from the US Institute of International Education. During 2007-2008, there were approximately 81,000 Chinese students studying in the US, up 19.8 percent from 2006.
Representatives from approximately 60 universities from the United States are planning to arrive in Beijing this weekend to attract more Chinese students at this year’s fair. Besides the US, many other countries are also vying(竞争) to enroll Chinese students.
Post-study work visa put out by British government allows all international students completing a UK degree qualification to apply for a visa to stay on and look for work in UK for up to 2 years. Being the third most popular destination for international students next to the US and the UK, France has set up two types of scholarships and has handed out an increase of 26 percent in scholarship funds to Chinese students in recent years.
【小题1】The reason for heating up competition between international universities is ___.

A．that China has become one of the largest exporters of the students aiming to study abroad

B．that the students in China are becoming richer and richer

C．China’s boom, the students’ desire and foreign universities’ commercial motive

D．that the students in foreign countries do not want to go to universities

【小题2】Why are more Chinese students able to study abroad?

A．Because they can’t go to the best universities at home.

B．Because their families have enough money to send them to international universities.

C．Because they want to win the scholarship of foreign universities

D．Because the Chinese students enjoy following others and they want to be independent.

【小题3】Which of the following statements is true?

A．There are fewer family-funded Chinese students studying abroad in 2008 than in 2009.

B．Chinese students are able to study abroad for their relatives overseas.

C．In 2009 there will be 200,000 state-funded Chinese students studying overseas.

D．In 2009 there will be 200,000 Chinese students studying in the US.

【小题4】From the passage we can learn that _____.

A．the number of foreign students is becoming smaller and smaller

B．there were approximately 81,000 foreign students studying in the US during 2007-2008

C．the international universities are short of money

D．the Chinese students are richer than the American students

【小题5】What does the UK do to attract the international students?

A．Setting up two types of scholarships.

B．Handing out an increase of 26 percent in scholarship funds to Chinese students in recent years.

C．Allowing to look for work in their spare time in the UK for up to 2 years.

D．Permitting students to have a visa to stay on and look for work for 2 years after completing the degree.