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 complete 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 comes 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.
小題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.
小題2:What’s the probable meaning of the underlined word “procrastination” in the second tip?
A．hesitationB．delayC．importanceD．contradiction
小題3:According to the passage, you will not reach you goals, if you _______.
A．a(chǎn)re 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．a(chǎn)re not afraid of succeeding.
小題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.

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:B
小題4:D

試題分析：有許多原因可以用來(lái)解釋目標(biāo)的未能達(dá)成。目標(biāo)設(shè)定是一個(gè)有小及大的積累過(guò)程，只有完成一個(gè)個(gè)階段性的小目標(biāo)，才能最終達(dá)成終極目標(biāo)。文章還總結(jié)了七個(gè)導(dǎo)致目標(biāo)未能達(dá)成的原因。
小題1:根據(jù)第一段“l(fā)et’s examine the reasons why many people fail at reaching them. Here are 7 Reasons That You Won’t Reach Your Goals”可知，文章主要講的是造成目標(biāo)未能達(dá)到的原因，故選C。
小題2:根據(jù)“You Don’t Start ...What are you waiting for? Procrastination is responsible for the failure of many goals.”可知，遲遲沒(méi)有開(kāi)始，沒(méi)有付諸行動(dòng)，也是未能達(dá)到目標(biāo)的原因之一，根據(jù)段意可推知?jiǎng)澗�(xiàn)詞的意思是“推遲，拖延”，故選B。
小題3:根據(jù)“You will have to “pay” for your goals in some manner.”排除A項(xiàng)；根據(jù)“Make a choice and set your goals. Otherwise you will end up wherever life takes you.”排除C項(xiàng)；根據(jù)“Too many people are afraid to “set” their goals. Afraid of failing.”排除D項(xiàng)；根據(jù)“Make a choice and set your goals. Otherwise you will end up wherever life takes you.”可知，你應(yīng)該花時(shí)間做出選擇，定下目標(biāo)，好好計(jì)劃一下未來(lái)，否則，你將止步于現(xiàn)狀，不會(huì)有什么成就，故選B。
小題4:根據(jù)第六個(gè)標(biāo)題和“have usually put in years of preparation and practice. ...You have to fall down many times before you will succeed.”可知，本段講的是，要承受住失敗的打擊，不輕言放棄，通往成功的道路不會(huì)是平坦的，需要你做好心理準(zhǔn)備，故選D。
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