The quest for success always begins with a target. As Berra once said , ＂you get 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 focus 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 to goal-setting that yields the true sense of satisfaction we all need.
It’s important to visualize(想象)yourself acplishing 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 to .A．find the right methodsB．be careful about everythingC．know your abilityD．have a clear goal【小题2】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 travelB．he couldn’t imagine himself acplishing his goalC．he read too much about plane crashes and tried to avoid flyingD．he wanted to take a private plane instead of a public one【小题3】What would be the best title for this passage?A．Defining Your GoalB．Visualizing Reward of SuccessC．Overing the Fear of Air TravelD．Sleepwalking Through lifeB
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(答案→)B
解析：本文讲述的是如果要想获得成功，我们要设立具体可行的人生目标，并在这个目标的指引下为之努力，做适当的想象来鼓励自我。
【小题1】B 推理题。根据文章1,2行As Berra once said , ＂you get to be very careful if you don＇t know where you＇re going, because you might not get there.＂说明我们要注意一切，因为我们不知道究竟去那里，所以要关注一切。故B正确。
【小题2】C 细节题。根据第3段倒数2,3行I had read too many articles describing crash scenes and imagined these scenes vividly.看了太多描述这样情况的书让我不敢做飞机。说明C正确。
【小题3】A 主旨大意题。通读全文可知文章是关于确定一个自己清晰的个人目标的问题，我们要给自己设立一个可以实现的目标，然后向之努力。