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【題目】In the early 1980s, one of our neighbors asked my mom if she would make a few gift baskets for her to give as gifts for the holidays. My mom agreed and news of the unique gift baskets my mom was making spread like wildfire throughout the neighborhood. My mom was busy throughout the holiday season, so she asked a friend to help her. When the orders continued after the holiday season for baby gifts, birthday gifts and more, it occurred to them that maybe this job could be turned into a business and they did it.

My mom went into her business because she had creative ideas. She got orders and filled order. But there was no goal and no real plan. In 1991, my mom’s partner got into financial trouble and there was not enough money to support either mom or her partner.

So if you are led by your creativity or enthusiasm, make sure you ask yourself what you purpose to do your business is. If you don’t set goals, how will you know which direction to go in? Do you want to create jobs and growth in the economy? Are you looking for a hobby? You can’t keep scores if you don’t know what game you are playing.

After my mom’s partner quit, she had to abandon her business to support herself. She swore she would run a business again and do it differently the next time. However, there wasn’t a “next time” for her. She passed away just after her 51st birthday. She never had someone tell her how important having a goal was, she never had a chance to be everything she could be.

There are no right or wrong goals, only the ones that matter to you. Set them so that you can make progress and achieve success, whatever they may mean to you.

【1】What did the writer’s mom do after failing in her business?

A. She found a different partner.

B. She celebrated her 51st birthday.

C. She planned to have a second try with different methods.

D. She decided never to run a business again.

【2】What can we infer from the passage?

A. The writer began her business with a set goal.

B. The writer mother was a woman without creativity.

C. The writer’s mother died because of her failure in business.

D. The writer believes having goals in mind ensured one’s success.

【3】How does the writer present his point of view mainly?

A. By providing examples. B. By explaining causes.

C. By making comparisons. D. By listing figures.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【解析】本文以作者的母親的故事證明了目標的重要性。母親在幫鄰居做禮盒的過程中發(fā)現(xiàn)可以把做禮盒當做一項生意，于是在只有創(chuàng)意和熱情的情況下開始了第一次生意，最終因為合伙人陷入經(jīng)濟困難而結(jié)束，但母親還想著開始第二次生意，只是在過完51歲生日便去世了。作者用母親的故事證明了：樹立目標是多么的重要，只有知道自己要做什么，才有可能成功。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段“She swore she would run a business again and do it differently the next time.”可知，在母親生意失敗后，母親發(fā)誓她一定會再做一次生意，下次會做不同的事。C選項符合。A選項的意思是找一個不同的合伙人；B選項說慶祝她五十一歲生日；D選項說母親決定再也不做生意。都不符合題意，故選C。

【2】邏輯推斷題。由文章最后一段“Set them so that you can make progress and achieve success, whatever they may mean to you.”可知，作者認為只有建立目標才能取得成功，但并未說他會開始自己的生意，A選項錯誤；由第二段中“My mom went into her business because she had creative ideas. ”可知，媽媽是具有創(chuàng)造性的，B選項錯誤；由第五段可知，媽媽生意失敗后還希望開始下一次生意，媽媽并不是死于生意失敗，C選項錯誤；由最后一段“Set them so that you can make progress and achieve success, whatever they may mean to you.”可知，只有心中有目標才能成功，D選項正確，故選D。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。本文主要是通過舉母親做生意只有創(chuàng)造性和熱情，沒有目標而生意失敗的例子，證明了只有心中有目標才能取得成功的觀點，故本文主要是通過舉例子的方法來證明觀點的，A正確。B. By explaining causes 通過說明原因；C. By making comparisons通過做比較； D. By listing figures通過列數(shù)字；都不符合題意。故選A。