17.My husband hates going to the gym in January.  Not because he doesn't want to take exercise after the Christmas break,but because of the amount of new people there.Without fail,every January brings eager new gym members filled with  excitement over their New Year's resolution(決定):Join a gym.
His frustration(沮喪)is short-lived though;within a matter of weeks only a few new comers are still there.In fact,research suggests that only about 8%of them remain.That's the amount of the 40%of people who set resolutions who actually keep them.
Why is it so hard to keep new year resolutions?I believe it is because we make them difficult to keep.They're too specific.Look at the resolution:join a gym.What's the problem with it?Maybe your schedule makes it difficult to get to the gym regularly or you don't like the atmosphere.It's all too easy to fail at goal-setting when you focus on a specific goal.
So what do you do instead?This year,I want you to focus on feelings and experiences instead of goals.Why do you sign up for a gym membership?Because you want to feel healthy,get fit and feel energized.There are lots of ways besides the gym to get these results:eating better,walking more,taking a dance class.If you don't like one thing,move onto the next.You need not feel like you failed because you are still looking for the feeling.
By focusing on feelings you stay open to opportunities around you.Instead of blindly following only one way that may or may not work,you can explore a variety of  options.This year,instead of a list of resolutions,make a list of things you want to feel and experience.You can't fail

51.The author's husband hates going to the gym in January becauseD.
A.he is too busy to take exercise
B.he doesn't want to take exercise
C.he is too tired after Christmas
D.the gym becomes too crowded
52.What can we learn from the second paragraph?C
A.The gym was short-lived because only 8%of the members remain
B.About 40%of the people who set resolutions actually keep them.
C.About 92%of the new gym members never come again after some time.
D.Research shows that most people set resolutions in the new year.
53.Which of the following is the writer most likely to agree with?B
A.Resolutions are difficult to keep.
B.We'd better not make goals too specific.
C.The gym is the best choice to keep healthy.
D.We should focus on goals instead of feelings.
54.The underlined word in the last paragraph is closest in meaning toA.
A.choices    B.exercises    C.feelings    D.gyms
55.What is the author's purpose in writing the passage?D
A.To tell us her husband hates going to the gym in January.
B.To encourage readers to sign up for a gym membership.
C.To tell readers many people fail to keep their resolutions,
D.To offer readers advice on how to set goals successfully.

分析 文章的目的是通過作者丈夫不愿意去體育館來勸說人們不要盲目地下決心,要成功地實(shí)現(xiàn)自己的目標(biāo).

解答 DCBAD
51   D   細(xì)節(jié)題.  根據(jù)文章第一句"My husband hates going to the gym in January.Not because he doesn't want to take exercise after the Christmas break,but because of the amount of new people there."可得知丈夫不愿意去體育館的原因是體育館非常擁擠,故選D.
52  C   細(xì)節(jié)題.根據(jù)第二段In fact,research suggests that only about 8%of them remain.可知,在新年決定去體育館的新增人員最后真正堅(jiān)持的也就是8%的人口.
53  B    細(xì)節(jié)題. 根據(jù)文章第三段It's all too easy to fail at goal-setting when you focus on a specific goal.可知作者同意不能把目標(biāo)定得太具體,故選B.
54 A    猜測詞義題. 根據(jù)文章最后一段This year,instead of a list of resolutions,make a list of things you want to feel and experience.可知不要盲目地跟隨可能會起作用或不起作用的方式,你可以探索很多選擇.option n.選擇權(quán);選擇自由;選擇
55 D    主旨大意題.  這篇文章的目的是勸說人們不要盲目地下決心,要成功地實(shí)現(xiàn)自己的目標(biāo).

點(diǎn)評 做閱讀理解時(shí)要快速的瀏覽全文,把握文章主旨大意,帶著問題回到原文,尋找細(xì)節(jié)或概括相應(yīng)的答案,最后要理清作者寫作思路.

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