【正文】 you focus on. Success often es when you know what to leave out, rather than what to include in your life. Eggs, $. She said to the pig, Look, we39。s all right for you to say. For you, it39。s work. For me, it39。s work. Goal achievement is total mitment.（1）What can we learn from Paragraph 1? Harvard students know the importance of setting goals. down goals is unhelpful in achieving them. very small percentage of Harvard students can succeed. working on goals eventually leads to victory.（2）What can we know about New Year39。. for others39。s resolutions for setting realistic goals【答案】 （1）D（2）B（3）C（4）A（5）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇議論文，講述只有很少的人能夠堅(jiān)持寫下自己的目標(biāo)，而這部分人是最成功的，同時(shí)也說(shuō)明了實(shí)現(xiàn)目標(biāo)需要注意的幾個(gè)方面：第一，學(xué)會(huì)分解目標(biāo)；第二，找到能夠支持自己的人；第三，不要混淆忙碌與進(jìn)步；第四，目標(biāo)設(shè)定很容易，但是實(shí)現(xiàn)目標(biāo)是一個(gè)長(zhǎng)期的過(guò)程。根據(jù)第一段中的“A Harvard study of their graduates over thirty years found that there were only a small percentage (3%) of them who actually wrote down their goalsand these were the most successful!”可知，只有3%的人能夠?qū)懴伦约旱哪繕?biāo)，而這些人是最成功的，故可以推測(cè)出，只有不斷堅(jiān)持，朝目標(biāo)前進(jìn)的人才能成功，故選D。根據(jù)第二段中的“People make resolutions, work hard at them for a few weeks, maybe even a few months, and then forget them.”可知，人們往往年初做決心，前幾周，甚至前幾個(gè)月很努力，但是之后就拋之于九霄云外，可知，很多人半途而廢，故選B。根據(jù)第三段中的How do you eat an elephant? One spoonful at a time. So it is with goals. Make spoon size goals and acplish them ，設(shè)置目標(biāo)跟吃大象是一樣的，把目標(biāo)分成小部分，就很容易實(shí)現(xiàn)這些目標(biāo)了，故可知，要學(xué)會(huì)分解目標(biāo)，故選C。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Goal setting is all in a day39。 （5）考查主旨大意。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及推理判斷和主旨大意兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇教育類閱讀，考生需要根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。Rumors(謠言): we39。ve all spread some. In more traditional times they shook entire families. Today, they circulate differently because the way we share information has also changed. t enjoy being on the receiving end of one, since they usually don39。Normally rumors are oral messages: word of mouth. The paradox(自相矛盾) is that there is no evidence to support rumors, but the more people share it, the more they see it as true. To finish defining rumors, we think that they follow certain very clear laws. Secrecy: The source is unknown. There is also a proven phenomenon that human beings usually forget the source of a message before they forget its content. Certainty: We hardly question rumors simply because of the mental effort involved. On the other hand, no one likes to doubt a person who convinces us that the information they spread is true. Change: It acts like a tree. New rumors branch out to fill in the gaps left by the initial rumor. How can we end rumors? The answer is as simple as it is impossible: preventing people from municating. A more realistic response is equally difficult, although less than the first one. It is that we should be critical of the information we receive. We should ask ourselves if the source is reliable. Ask (if possible) the person you heard it from whether they also trust the information. We should also think about if the rumor benefits someone, and if that someone started the rumor. s why we say, history is always told by the victors. The first payment the defeated must make is to accept the victor39。s the author39。re happy to be the receiving end of them. may have negative influence on society. often hide good intentions in the messages.（3）How are rumors like trees? keep changing, just as trees change their color. are deeply rooted in reality, like tree roots in the earth. rumors have gaps, like the space between tree branches. rumors grow out of the original, like branches out of a trunk.（4）What does the underlined word viral in Paragraph 4 probably mean? easily spread acceptable easily defended. beneficial.（5）Which of the following may the author agree with? is easy to prevent people from spreading rumors. are often active in judging the rumors critically. should think about the hidden message of the rumors. told by the victors are usually better worth trusting.【答案】 （1）A（2）C（3）D（4）A（5）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇議論文，介紹了什么是謠言，謠言的危害，特點(diǎn)及怎樣避免謠言。根據(jù)第一段中的“In more traditional times they shook entire families.”；第二段中的“The fact is that rumors have great potential to upset things, whether socially or personally.”；以及第四段中的“Another property of rumors is that they tend to bee viral.”等信息可知作者認(rèn)為謠言會(huì)對(duì)個(gè)人生活和社會(huì)造成混亂，作者對(duì)謠言是批評(píng)的態(tài)度。 （2）考查推理判斷。故選C。根據(jù)第三段中的“Change: It acts like a tree. New rumors branch out to fill in the gaps left by the initial rumor.”把謠言比作樹(shù)，新謠言的出現(xiàn)填補(bǔ)了最初謠言留下的空白。故選D。根據(jù)第四段中的“Each receiver is at the same time a potential transmitter of the information. The receiver often adds their own opinion. Their manner and tone of transmitting it also changes it.”可知每個(gè)接收者同時(shí)又是信息潛在的發(fā)送者。這是在說(shuō)謠言的危害，像病毒一樣容易傳播。 （5）考查推理判斷。故選C。8．閱讀理解 Consider the negative effects of not sharing a story in the news: People are wondering if public health officials are holding back too much information about the recent outbreak of Ebola. There are a number of reasons why we hide parts of our story: they often show our weaknesses or expose our disadvantages。 and of course, there are some stories that should be kept secret—especially those that embarrass someone else. Honesty and openness is important: It proves we are trustworthy. It displays we are human. We are not perfect or better. It highlights the importance of hard work and personal development. Hard work may not allow us to overe our disadvantages pletely. But with hard work, we do not have to be restricted to our mistakes. s the function of the example in Paragraph 2? reflects that people are concerning about the spread of Ebola. shows the bad effect caused by sharing a story. proves not sharing a story can cause trouble. concludes that one should share a story at a proper time.（2）One of the reasons why people are unwilling to share experiences is that _______. highlights the importance of hard work are used to exposing their weaknesses sometimes have no courage to share their s