The quest for success always begins with a target. As Berra once said, “You got to be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you might not get there.”
Too many people wander through life like sleepwalkers．Each day they follow familiar routines, never asking, “What am I doing with my life?” and they don’t know what they’re doing because they lack goals．
Goal-setting is a focusing of the will to move in a certain direction．Begin with a clear conception of what you want．Write down your goals and date them—putting them into words clarifies them．Rather than concentrating on objects to acquire and possess, focus on fulfilling your desires to do, to produce, to contribute—goal-setting that yields the true sense of satisfaction we all need．
It’s important to visualize（想象）yourself accomplishing your goal．While losers visualize the penalties（不利）of failure, winners visualize the rewards of success．I’ve seen it among athletes, statistics contrasting air and highway safety, but it made no difference．I had read too many articles describing crash scenes and imagined these scenes vividly．I had programmed myself, without realizing it, to stay off planes．
Then one summer I had the opportunity to fly on a private plane with friends to a resort；I didn’t want to miss out on a great vacation．So I spent two weeks imagining a smooth flight on a beautiful sunny day and an easy landing．
When the day arrived, I was eager to go．To everyone’s surprise, I got on the plane and I loved every minute of it, and I still use the techniques I employed that day．
小题1:According to the passage, if you want to be successful, the first thing for you to do is ________．
A．find the right methods
B．be careful about everything
C．know your ability
D．have a clear goal小题2:If you have a target, you will ________．
A．wander like a sleepwalker
B．know well what you are doing
C．do the same work every day
D．put it into words小题3:The problem with the author before he overcame his fear of air travel is that________．
A．he didn’t know air travel is safer than highway travel
B．he couldn’t imagine himself accomplishing his goal
C．he read too much about plane crashes and tried to avoid flying
D．he wanted to take a private plane instead of a public one小题4:What would be the best title for this passage?
A．Define Your Coal
B．Visualize Rewards of Success
C．Overcome the Fear of Air Travel
D．Sleepwalking Through Life
小题1:D
小题2:B.
小题3:C.
小题4:A.
题目分析：本文论述了一个人追求成功的话总是由设定一个目标开始的，有了人生追求的目标，你才会迷失前进的方向。
小题1:细节理解题。文章第一段第一句说追求成功总是由设定一个目标开始的。选D
小题2:推理判断题。文章第二段第二句话许多人不知道自己在做什么是因为没有目标，反之可推断一个人有了自己的目标之后，他就会清楚自己在做什么。选B.
小题3:判断理解题。由第四段倒数第二句可知答案。是C.
小题4:主旨大意题。全文作者在论述人的一生中应该有明确的目标，这样你才不至于迷失方向而碌碌无为。选A.
点评：本文主要考查细节题和主旨大意题，要求考生抓住第一段的内容，和每段的段落大意，再根据文章的细节部分合理的推测。