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●Make sure you really want it． It has to be something you really want． Ask yourself why you want to achieve this goal， and how much you want it． Plan out your motivations（动力）． That's important to do early on， or you won't make time for it．
●Keep it simple． It's important not to make your personal goal too difficult． You don't want to have a huge list of things to do in order to finish your goal． You'll be stressed． Instead， focus on a smaller sub﹣goal that will lead you to your bigger goal． If you have a long goal， you can finish it for steps．
●Make it part of your daily routine． This is important to keep the goal going for a long period of time． The most valuable goals are ones that it takes time to finish， and for those， you'll need to make it part of your daily routine．
●Show that you're serious． Tell as many people as possible about your goal． Write down your goal， and be in details． Then write out a plan， with dates and actions． Think about goals， and write down your ways for achieving them．
38． According to the passage， what can you do to keep your goal simple？ B A． Make a huge list of things to do． B． Focus on a smaller goal first． C． Achieve a big goal at once． D． Try to finish a long term goal．
39． Which of the following is TRUE？ D A． You can set many goals at a time．
B． You can achieve your goal easily without any motivations． C． You can finish your goal quickly only by writing it down． D． You can achieve your goal by keeping spending time on it． 40． What's your correct attitude（态度） towards your goals？ C A． Careless． B． Inactive． C． Serious．
D． Brave．
41． The passage is mainly written to A ．
A． tell some ways to make the time to finish your personal goals B． encourage more people to plan out more personal goals C． you needn't finish your personal goals at once D． tell us different people have different personal goals
【解答】38． B． 细节理解题． 根据文中Keep it simple…Instead， focus on a smaller sub﹣goal that will lead you to your bigger goal．可知简单化目标，可先专注一些较小的目标，故选B．
39． D． 细节理解题． 根据文中This is important to keep the goal going for a long period of time． The most valuable goals are ones that it takes time to finish…可知如想实现目标，必须是要花费时间，故选D．
40． C． 细节理解题． 根据文中Show that you're serious．可知对目标的态度应该是严肃的，故选C．
41． A． 主旨大意题． 根据So how do you make the time for your personal goals， here are some steps．可知本文主要介绍了关于如何有效利用时间，实现个人目标的五种方式，故选A．
42．（8分）If English means endless new words， difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation， you are wrong． Haven't you noticed that you have become smarter since you started to learn a language？
According to a new study by a British university， learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power． Researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter（灰质）． This is the area of the brain which processes information． It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles（肌肉）． The study also found the effect is greater when the younger people learn a second
language． A team led by Dr． Andrea Mechelli， from University College London， took a group of Britons who only spoke English． They were compared with a group of \， as well as a number of later learners．
Scans showed that grey matter density（密度） in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language． But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language， the smaller the difference was．
\learning a second language，\．
It means that the change itself increases the ability to learn．
Professor Jones of the University of Wales， has researched the link between bilingualism and maths skills． \world and makes the brain more flexible（灵活的），\． \beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas．\
The findings were matched in a study of native Italian speakers who had learned English as a second language between the ages of two and thirty﹣four． Reading， writing， and comprehension were all tested． The results showed that the younger they started to learn， the better． \to another world，\．
42． Who can study a second language easier？ D A． The adults． B． The women． C． The old． D． The children．
43． What will change more when a person studies a second language？ C A． Mental system． B． Muscles．
C． Grey matter density．
D． The appearance．
44． What does the writer want to tell us in the last two paragraphs？ D A． Italian is the best choice for you as a second language． B． Learning a second language is the same as studying maths．
C． You'd better choose the ages between 2and 34to learn a second language． D． Early learning of a second language helps you a lot in studying other subjects． 45． What's the main subject talked about in this passage？ A A． Language can help brain power． B． Language learning and maths study． C． Science on learning a second language． D． Man's ability of learning a second language．
【解答】42．D．细节理解题．根据文中\when the younger people learn a second language\可知，研究还发现，年龄越小，学习一门第二语言的效果更好．四个选项中小孩子的年龄最小，故选D． 43．C． 细节理解题．根据文中\changes grey matter\可知，研究人员发现，学习其他语言会改变灰质再结合又根据\showed that grey matter density（密度） in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language．\在双语人中的灰质密度要比没有第二语言的人灰质密度要大．故选C．
44．D． 推理判断题．根据文中\learn， the better\可知，研究结果表明，开始学习第二语言的年龄越小，效果越好．故选D．
45．A． 主旨大意．根据文中\a new study by a British university， learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power\可知，据研究，学习一门第二语言有助于促进智力．故选A．