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There are three kinds of goals:short-term,medium-range and long-termgoals.Short-range goals are those that usually deal with current activities,whichwe can apply on a daily basis.Such goals can be achieved in a week or less,or two weeks,or possible months.It should be remembered that just as a buildingis no stronger than its foundation,out long-term goals cannot amount to verymunch without the achievement of solid short-term goals.Upon completing ourshort-term goals,we should date the occasion and then add new short-term goalsthat will build on those that have been completed.The intermediate goals bukld on the foundation of the short-range goals.Theymight deal with just one term of school or the entire school year,or they couldeven extend for several years.Any time you move a step at a time,you shouldnever allow yourself to become discouraged or overwhelmed.As you complete eachstep,you will enforce the belief in your ability to grow adn succeed.And as yourlist of completion dates grow,your motivation and desire will increase.Long-range goals may be related to our dreams of the future.They might coverfive years or more.Life is not a static thing.W e should never allow a long-termgoal to limit us or our course of action.1.Our long-term goals mean a lot_.a.if we complete our short-range goalsb.if we cannot reach solid short-term goalsc.if we write down the datesd.if we put forward some plans2.N ew short-term goals are bulid upon_.a.two yearsb.long-term goalsc.current activitiesd.the goals that have been completed3.W hen we complete each step of our goals,a.we will win final successb.we are overwhelmedc.we should build up confidence of successd.we should strong desire for setting new goals4.Once our goals are drawn up,_.a.we should stick to them until we complete themb.we may change our goals as we have new ideas and opportunitiesc.we had better wait for the exciting news of successd.we have made great decision5.It is implied but not stated in the passage that _.a.those who habe long-term goals will succeedb.writing down the dates may discourage youc.the goal is only a guide for us to reach our desinationd.every should have a goal第 1篇答案：adcbc第 2 篇The economy of the U nited states after 1952 was the econnomy of awell-fed,almost fully employed people.Despit occasional alarms,the countryescaped any postwar depression and lived in a state of boom.A n economic surveyof the year 1955,a typical year of the 1950 s,may be typical as illustratingthe rapid economic growth of the decade.The national output was value at 10percent above that of 1954(1955 output was estimated at 392 billion dollars).The production of manufacturers was about 40 percent more than it had averagedin the years immediately following World War 2.The country,s business spentabout 30billion dollars for new factories and machinery.National incomeavailable for spending was almost a third greater than it had been it had beenin 1950.Consumers spent about 256 billion dollars;that is about 700 milliondollars a day,or about twenty-five million dollars every hour,all round theclock.Sixty-five mi Ilion people held jobs and only a little more than two millionwanted jobs but could not find them.Only agriculture complained that it wasnot sharing in the room.To some observers this was an ominous echo of themid-1920 s.As farmer?s shre of their products declined,marketing costsrose.But there were,among the observers of the national economy,a few whowere not as confident as the majority.Those few seemed to fear that the boomcould not last and would eventually lead to the oppsite-depression.1.What is the best title of the passage?a.The Agriculatural Trends of 1950 sb.The U nemployment Rate of 1950 sc.U.S.Economy in the 50 sd.The F ederal Budget of 19522.In Line 4,the word“boom”could best be replaced by_.a.nearby explosionb.thunderous noisec.general public supportd.rapid economic growth3.It can be inferred the national from the passage that most people in theU nited States in 1955 viewed the national economy with an air of.a.confidenceb.confusionc.disappointmentd.suspicion4.Which of the following were LEAST satisfied with the national economyin the 1950,s?a.Economistsb.F rmaersc.Politiciansd.Steelworkers5.The passage states that incom available for spending in the U.S.wasgreater in 1955 than in 1950.How much was it?a.60%b.50%c.33%d.90%第2篇答案：cdabcWomen are also underrepresented in the administration and this is becausethere are so few women full professors.In 1985,Regent Beryl Milburn produceda report blasting the U niversity of Texas System adniinitration for notencouraging women.The U niversity was rated among the lowest for the system.Ina 1987 update,Milburn coinmended the progress that was made and called for evenmore improvement.One of the positive results from her study was a System-wide program to informwomen of available administrative jobs.College of Communication Associate Dean Patrica Witherspoon,said it isimportant that woman be flexible when it comesto relocating if they want to risein the ranks.Although a woman may face a chilly climate on campus,many times in orderfor her to succeed,she must rise above the problems around her and concentrateon her work.Until women make up a greater percentage of the senior positions in theUniversity and all academia,inequities will exist.“W om en need to spend their energies and time doing scholarly activities thatare important here at the University.Spirduso said,If they do that will besuccessful in this system.If they spend their time in little groups mourningthe sexual discrimination that they think exists here,they are wasting valuablestudy time.1.According to Spirduso,women need to _.a.produce a report on sexual discriminationb.call for further improvement in their working conditionsc.spend their energies and time fighting against sexualdiscriminationd.spend more time and energy doing scholarly activities2.From this passage,we know that.a.there are many women full professors in the University of Texasb.women play an important part in adminitrating the Universityc.the weather on the campus is chillyd.women make up a small percentage of the senior positions in theUniversity3.Which of the following statements is true?a.the number of women professors in the University in 1987 was greaterthan that of 1985b.the number of women professors in the University in 1987 was smallerthan that of 1985c.the number of women professors was the same as that of 1985d.more and more women professors thought that sexual discriminationdid exit in the University4.One of the positive results from Milburn，s study was that_.a.women were told to con centrate on teir workb.women were given information about available administrative jobsc.women were encouraged to take on all the administrative jobs inthe Unversityd.women were encouraged to do more scholarly activities5.The title for this passage should be _a.The University of Texasb.Milburns Reportc.Women Professorsd.Sexual Discrimination in Academia第3篇答案：ddabd第四篇Today,as in every other day of the year,more than 3000 U.S.adlescentswill smoke their first cigarette on their way to becoming regular smokers asadults.During their lifetime,it can be expected that of these 3000 about 23will be murdered,30 will die in traffic accidents,and nearly 750 will be killedby a smoking-related disease.The number of deaths attributed to cigarettesmoking outweithts all other factors,whether voluntary or involuntary,as acause of death.Since the late 1970s,when daily smoking among high school seniors reached30 precent,smoking rates among youth have declined.While the decline isimpressive,several important issues must be raised.First,in the past several years,smoking rates among youth have declinedvery little.Second,in the late 1970s,smoking among male high school seniorsexceeded that among female by nearly 10 percent.The statistic isreversing.Third,several recent studies have indicate high school dropouts haveexcessively high smoking rates,as much as 75 percent.Finally,thouth significant declines in adolescent smoking have occurredin the past decade,no definite reasons for the decline exist.Within thiscontext,the Naional Cancer Instiute(NCI)began its current effort to determinethe most effecive measures to reduce smoking levesl among youth.1.According to the author,the deaths among youth are mainly caused bya.traffic accidentsb.smoking-related deseasec.murderd.all of these2.Every day there are over high school strdents who will become regularsmoker.a.75 b.23 c.30 d.30003.By dropout the author m e a n s,a.students who failed the examinationb.students who left schoolc.students who lost their wayd.students who were driven out of school4.The reason for declining adolescent smoking is that.a.NCI has taken effective measuresb.smoking is prevented among high school seniorsc.there are many smokers who have died of cancerd.none of these5.What is implied but not stated by the author is that.a.smoking rates among youth have declined very littleb.there are now more female than male smokers among high schoolseniorsc.high smoking rates are due to the incease in wealthd.smoking at high school are from low socio-economic backgrounds第4篇答案：bdbdbThe food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health.Although sciencehas made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat,it has,at the sametime,made many foods unfit to eat.Some research has shown that perhaps eightypercent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of canceris related to the diet as well,especially cancer of the colon.Different culturesare more likely to cause certain different illnesses because of the food thatis characteristic in these cultures.That food is related to illness is nto anew discovery.In 1945,about 35 years ago,government researchers realized thatnitrates,commonly used to preserve color in meats,and other foodadditivies,caused cancer.Yet,these carcinogenic additives remain in our food,and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which things on the packaginglabels of processed food are helpful or harmful.The additives which we eat arenot all so direct.Farmers often give penicillin to beef and living animals,and because of this,penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cow.Sometimes similar drugs are given to animals not for medical purposes,but forfinancial reasons.The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in orderto obtain a higher price on the market.Although the Food and DrugAdministration(FDA)has tried repeatedly to control these procedures,thepractices continue.1.What is the best possible title of the passage?a.Drug and Foodb.Cancer and Healthc.Food and Healthd.Health and Drug2.Which of the following statements is N O T ture?a.Drugs are always given to animals for medical reasonsb.Some of the additives in our food are added to the food itself andsome are given to the living animalsc.Researchers have known about the potential dangers of foodadditives for over thirty-five years.d.Food may cause forty percent of cancer in world.3.H ow has science done something harmful to mankind?a.Because of science,diseases caused by polluted food haven beenvirtually eliminated.b.It has caused a lack of information concerning the value of food.c.Because of the application of science,some potentially harmfulsubstances have been added to food.d.The scientists have preserved the color of meats,but not ofvegetables.4.What are nitrates used for?a.They preserve flavor in packaged foods.b.They preserve the color of meats.c.They are the objects of research.d.They cause the animals to become fatter.5.The word carcinogenic most nearly means a.trouble-makingb.color-retainingc.money-makingd.cancer-causing第5篇答案：cacbd第6篇As the pace of life continues to increase,we are fast losing the art ofrelaxation.Once you are in the habit of rushing through lift,being on the gofrom morning till night,it is hard to slow down.But relaxation is essentialfor a healthy mind and body.Stress is an natural part of everyday lift and there is no way to avoid it.In fact,it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be.A certain amountof stress is vital to provide motivation adn give purpose to life.It is onlywhen the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance andill health.The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on theindividual.Some people are not afraid of stress,and such characters areobviously prime material for managerial responsibilities.Others lose heart atthe first signs of unusual difficulties.When exposed to stress,in whateverform,we react both chemically and physically.In fact we make choice between“fight or flight,and in more primitive days the choice made the differencebetween life or death.The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme,buthowever little the stress,it involves the same response.It is when such areaction lasts long,through continued exposure to stress,that health becomesendangered.Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease haveestablished links with stress.Since we cannot remove stress from our lives(itwould be unwise to do so even if we could),we need to find ways to deal withit.1.People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because_,a.they do not know how to enjoy themselvesb.they do not believe that relaxation is important for healthc.they are travelling fast all the timed.they are becoming busier with their work2.According to the writer,the most important character for a good manageris his.a.not fearing stressb.knowing the art of relaxationc.high sense of responsibilityd.having control over performance3.Which of the foilwing statements is ture?a.We can find some ways to avoid stressb.Stress is always harmful to peoplec.It is easy to change the hagit of keeping oneself busy with work.d.Different people can withstand different amounts of stress4.In Paragraph 3,“such a reaction refers back to_.a.”making a choice between flight or fightb.reaction to stress both chemically and physically”c.responding to crises quickly”d.”losing heart at the signs difficulties 5.In the last sentence of the passage,z，do so refers to.a.”expose ourselves to stress”b.find ways to deal with stress”c.remove stress from our lives”d.established links between diseases and stress”第6篇答案：dadbcIn the 1960s,many young Americans were dissatisfied with American society.They wanted to end the Vietnam War and to make all of the people in the U.S.epual.Some of them decided to drop out of American society and form theirown societies.They formed utopian communities,which they called communes,where they could follow their philosophy of your own thing.A group ofartists founded a commune in southern Colorado called Drop City.F ollowingthe ideas of philosopher and architect Buckminster F uller they built domeshapedhouses from pieces of old cars.Other groups,such as author Ken Kesey，s MerryPranksters,the followers fo San Francisco poet Steve Gakin,and a group thatcalled itself the Hog Farm,li