There are many reasons that goals go unfulfilled. For many, goal setting is a never ending circle that starts, stops, and begins again. To help us succeed in reaching our goals, let’s examine the reasons why many people fail at reaching them. Here are 7 Reasons That You Won’t Reach Your Goals:
1. You Don’t Have Any Goals
Too many people are afraid to “set” their goals. Afraid of failing. Afraid of disappointment. Well, you definitely won’t plete them if you don’t try. Make a choice and set your goals. Otherwise you will end up wherever life takes you.
2. You Don’t Start
OK, so you have a goal. What have you done about it? Have you started it yet? What are you waiting for? Procrastination is responsible for the failure of many goals.
3. You Aren’t Willing to “Buy” Your Goals
Yes, you have to buy your goals. Why? Because every goal has a price. It has a cost. Time. Money. Sweat. Sacrifice. You will have to “pay” for your goals in some manner.
4. Your Goals Are Unrealistic.
Make sure that your goals are possible and that you set an adequate time frame for success.
5. You Won’t Stick With It
Over half of goals will be given up within 30 days. You set your goals .You started them. And then...you gave up. Are you using life’s daily happenings as excuses? Goals are not reached through one effort. Rather, they are made in small steps over time.
6. You Will Fail...And You Won’t Get Back Up!
No one succeeds immediately. Those who appear to have effortlessly succeeded have usually put in years of preparation and practice. You have to fall down many times before you will succeed. Skill is learned by doing.
7. You Quit Before The Finish Line
Too many people stop...right before the finish line. It’s almost like they are afraid of succeeding. Often a life event is used as the reason for not finishing. Something always es up before you finish.
Are you reaching your goals? Which of these is keeping you from succeeding? Set your goals. Stay the course. Always get back up when you fail. And make sure you cross the finish line.
【小题1】What’s the author’s purpose of writing this passage?A．To remind people of the importance of setting life goals.B．To convince people of keeping to their life goals. C．To clarify the reasons leading to the failure of achieving goals.D．To persuade people to have big life goals.【小题2】What’s the probable meaning of the underlined word “procrastination” in the second tip?A．hesitationB．delayC．importanceD．contradiction【小题3】According to the passage, you will not reach you goals, if you .A．are not willing to spend money seeking helping hands.B．do not take time to make plans for them.C．do not let life take you where it goes.D．are not afraid of succeeding.【小题4】What can be learned from the sixth tip?A．He who has hope has everything.B．Two heads are better than one.C．Practice makes perfect.D．Keeping up contributes to success.C
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(答案→)C
解析：有许多原因可以用来解释目标的未能达成。目标设定是一个有小及大的积累过程，只有完成一个个阶段性的小目标，才能最终达成终极目标。文章还总结了七个导致目标未能达成的原因。
【小题1】根据第一段“let’s examine the reasons why many people fail at reaching them. Here are 7 Reasons That You Won’t Reach Your Goals”可知，文章主要讲的是造成目标未能达到的原因，故选C。
【小题2】根据“You Don’t Start ...What are you waiting for? Procrastination is responsible for the failure of many goals.”可知，迟迟没有开始，没有付诸行动，也是未能达到目标的原因之一，根据段意可推知划线词的意思是“推迟，拖延”，故选B。
【小题3】根据“You will have to “pay” for your goals in some manner.”排除A项；根据“Make a choice and set your goals. Otherwise you will end up wherever life takes you.”排除C项；根据“Too many people are afraid to “set” their goals. Afraid of failing.”排除D项；根据“Make a choice and set your goals. Otherwise you will end up wherever life takes you.”可知，你应该花时间做出选择，定下目标，好好计划一下未来，否则，你将止步于现状，不会有什么成就，故选B。
【小题4】根据第六个标题和“have usually put in years of preparation and practice. ...You have to fall down many times before you will succeed.”可知，本段讲的是，要承受住失败的打击，不轻言放弃，通往成功的道路不会是平坦的，需要你做好心理准备，故选D。