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What do you want to be in the future? How to make resolutions easy for us to keep? Here are some ideas.
Specific goals work best. When it comes to making a change, the successful people are those who set specific goals. “I’m going to recycle(回收) all my bottles, books and magazines at school.” is a better goal than “I’m going to do more for the school.” And that makes it easier to go on.
It will take a few months before some changes—like getting up half an hour earlier to exercise—become a part of your life. That’s because you need time to get used to it.
Say your goal out loud each morning to remind(提醒) yourself of what you want and what you’re working for. Every time you remind yourself of your goal, you’re likely(可能的) to make it happen.
The key to making any change a part of your life is that you want it, not someone else wants you to. It will be harder to keep on if you’re doing something without interest.
Difficulty is always there. It may take a few tries to reach a goal, but that’s OK—it’s normal to give up a few times when trying to make a change. But just remind yourself to get back and keep going.
()1. How many ways of setting goals does the writer mention(提到)?
A. Two.
B. Three.
C. Four.
D. Five.
()2. What does the underlined word “Specific” mean in Chinese?
A. 明确的
B. 困难的
C. 远大的
D. 美好的
()3. What should we do if we meet some difficulties in the process of reaching a goal?
A. Turn around and run away.
B. Remind ourselves to get back and keep going.
C. Give up when trying to make a change.
D. Be sad and do nothing.
()4. What can we learn from the passage?
A. “I’m going to do more for the school.” is a specific goal.
B. Interest helps to reach your goal.
C. It’s less likely to make it happen if you always remind yourself of your goal.
D. It’s necessary to give up when trying to make a change.
()5. Who is the passage written for?
A. Students.
B. Teachers.
C. Parents.
D. Designers.

1. C
2. A
3. B
4. B
5. A

1. 文中提到了设置“Specific goals”；需要几个月形成习惯；每天早晨大声说出目标；目标要是自己想要的，共四个设置目标的方式。
2. “Specific”所在句子将“I’m going to recycle all my bottles, books and magazines at school.”和“I’m going to do more for the school.”进行对比，前一句是更明确的目标，所以“Specific”意思是“明确的”。
3. 根据“But just remind yourself to get back and keep going.”可知遇到困难时应提醒自己回来并继续前进。
4. A选项：“I’m going to do more for the school.”不是具体目标，A错误；B选项：根据“The key to making any change a part of your life is that you want it, not someone else wants you to. It will be harder to keep on if you’re doing something without interest.”可知兴趣有助于实现目标，B正确；C选项：每次提醒自己目标更可能实现，C错误；D选项：尝试改变时放弃几次是正常的，但不是有必要放弃，D错误。
5. 文章以如何制定和实现目标展开，结合开头“How to make resolutions easy for us to keep?”以及整体内容适合学生群体，所以文章是给学生写的。




翻译:
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未来你想成为什么样的人？如何让决心更容易坚持？这里有一些方法。
明确的目标效果最好。当涉及到做出改变时，成功的人是那些设定明确目标的人。“我要在学校回收我所有的瓶子、书籍和杂志。”比“我要为学校做更多事情。”是一个更好的目标。而且这会让坚持下去更容易。
一些改变，比如早起半小时锻炼，需要几个月才能成为你生活的一部分。那是因为你需要时间来适应它。
每天早上大声说出你的目标，以提醒自己想要什么以及为之努力的方向。每次你提醒自己目标时，你就更有可能实现它。
让任何改变成为你生活一部分的关键是你自己想要它，而不是别人希望你去做。如果你做某事没有兴趣，就会更难坚持下去。
困难总是存在的。实现一个目标可能需要几次尝试，但这没关系——在尝试做出改变时放弃几次是正常的。但只要提醒自己回来并继续前进。
（ ）1. 作者提到了多少种设定目标的方法？
A. 两种。
B. 三种。
C. 四种。
D. 五种。
（ ）2. 划线单词“Specific”的中文意思是什么？
A. 明确的
B. 困难的
C. 远大的
D. 美好的
（ ）3. 如果我们在实现目标的过程中遇到一些困难，我们应该怎么做？
A. 转身逃跑。
B. 提醒自己回来并继续前进。
C. 在尝试做出改变时放弃。
D. 难过且什么都不做。
（ ）4. 我们能从这篇文章中学到什么？
A. “我要为学校做更多事情。”是一个明确的目标。
B. 兴趣有助于实现你的目标。
C. 如果你总是提醒自己目标，就更不可能实现它。
D. 在尝试做出改变时放弃是必要的。
（ ）5. 这篇文章是写给谁的？
A. 学生。
B. 教师。
C. 家长。
D. 设计师。