高三第一次月考英语试题 (六)

高三第一次月考英语试题

第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题I分，满分5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出

最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小

题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?

A.Gototheplayground.

B.Getoutoftheelevator.

C.Stopjumpingintheelevator.

2.WhatdoesthewomansayaboutJack?

A.Hewearsatie.B.Heishandsome.C.Hehasshorthair.

3.Wherearethespeakersprobably?

A.Atazoo.

B.Onafarm.

C.Inthemountains.

4.HowdoesthewomansuggestthemangettoCentralPark?

A.Bybus.B.Bytaxi.C.Bysubway.

5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Awhiteskirt.B.Awhiteblouse.C.Afloweredblouse.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选

项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小

题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Howdoesthewomanfeel?

A.Pleased.B.Excited.C.Anxious.

7.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

A.Sheatebadfood.B.Shefailedherexam.C.Shemissesherhome.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whatdidthespeakersdolastweekend?

A.Theyateout.

B.Theywatchedaplay.

C.TheyboughtsomeCDs.

9.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofgoingtoaconcert?

A.It'sawasteofmoney.B.It'sattractive.C.Ifsfantastic.

10.Whyisthewomanunwillingtogotothesportscentre?

A.Therearetoomanypeoplethere.

B.Shedoesn'thaveenoughenergy.

C.Shedoesn'tliketheatmosphere.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.HowmanypeoplecanStoneKastelPsconferenceroomshold?

A.120.B.80.C.40.

12.WhatdoesthewomandislikeaboutTheSunset?

A.Theprice.B.Thefacilities.C.Thelocation.

13.WhatdoweknowaboutLaGuardia?

A.ItismoreexpensivethanTheSunset.

B.It's13kilometresfromtheairport.

C.Ithas6conferencerooms.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14.Whatistheweatherprobablylike?

A.Rainy.B.Sunny.C.Windy.

15.Whatwillthemandoat12:00?

A.Havelunch.B.Havearest.C.Haveaninterview.

16.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthenewjob?

A.Thesalaryisnothigh.

B.Theworkingtimeissatisfying.

C.Theworkingconditionsarewonderful.

17.Wheredoesthewomanplantostayforayearortwo?

A.InAustralia.B.InAmerica.C.InBritain.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.Howlongisthe"activityperiod,,inthemorning?

A.Onehour.B.Twohours.C.Threehours.

19.Whatcanthelistenersdoduringthe"activityperiod”？

A.Dance.B.Dosports.C.Readbooks.

20.Whenwilltheclubtimeend?

A.At6:30p.m.B.At6:00p.m.C.At5:30p.m.

第二部分单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

21.Tuesdaybeingwindy,colddayinBeijing,USPresidentBarackObamaToured

ForbiddenCityinBeijing,wearingblueshirtwithnotieandacasual

leatherjacket.

A.a；the；theB.a；the；aC./；/；aD.a；/；a

22.Itissaidthattoclassicmusicmaybehelpfulinimprovingteenagers5taste.

A.beingexposedB.exposingC.exposedD.havingexposed

23.Ilikeahousewithabeautifulgardeninfront,butIdon'thaveenoughmoneyto

buy・

A.thatB.itC.thisD.one

24.—Theresearchonthenewbirdfluvirusvaccineischallenginganddemanding.Whodoyou

thinkcandothejob?

一mystudentshaveatry?

A.MustB.ShallC.WillD.May

25.——Oh,howdepressed!I'mboundtolosetohimintomorrow'scompetition.

—Cheerup!Infact,heisthanyou.

A.notmorenervousB.nolessnervous

C.nomorenervousD.alittlelessnervous

26.InBeijingOlympics,MichaelPhelpsswamintoOlympichistory,thefirstathlete

themostgoldmedalsever.

A.becoming；winningB.became；towin

C.becoming；towinD.tobecome；towin

27.—Youdidn'twaitforElizabethlastnight,didyou?

—Yes,butwe.Shedidn'tcomeatall.

A.needn'thaveB.don'thavetoC.needtoD.shouldhave

28.Foralltheprofessionalathletes,totheOlympicsmeansthattheyhaveachanceto

enterthehistorybooks.

A.approachB.attachmentC.appealD.access

29.ThereasonIhavetogoismymotherisillinbed.

A.why...whyB.why...becauseC.Why...thatD.that...because

.30Hemadeapromiseanyonesethimfreehewouldmakehimveryrich.

A.thatB.thatifC.whatD.if

31.Whichsporthasthemostexpensestrainingequipment,players'personalequipment

anduniforms?

A.inplaceofB.intermsofC.bymeansofD.bywayof

32.—What'sallthatnoise?

—Justinfrontofthebusaninjuredman,allcoveredwithblood.

A.whereliesB.doeslieC.liesD.lyingis

33.Toimprovethequalityoftheproducts,weaskedforadvicefromhadusedthe

products.

A.nomatterwhoB.whoeverC.anyoneD.who

34.herhome,Lilywenttothekitchenandbegantopreparesupper.

A.AssoonasshereturnedB.Immediatelyshereached

C.AftershegotD.Onarriving

35.一Howlongdoyousupposeitishearrivedhere?

—Nomorethantenminutes.

A.whenB.sinceC.beforeD.after

第三部分完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并

在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Onenightrecently,Iwasdrivingdownatwo-lanehighwayatabout60milesanhour.Acar

approachedfromthe36directionataboutthesamespeed.Aswe37eachother,Icaught

theotherdriver'seyeforonlyasecond.Iwonderedwhetherhemightbe38,asIwas,how

dependentwewereoneachotheratthatmoment.Iwasrelyingonhimnottofall39,nottobe

putoffbyaphoneconversation,nottocrossoverintomylaneandbringmylifetoasudden40.

Thoughwehad41spokenawordtoeachother,hereliedonmeinjustthesameway.

Multipliedamilliontimesover,Ibelievethatisthewaytheworld42.Atsome43,

wealldependupononeanother.Sometimesthatdependencerequiresus44nottodo

somethinglikecrossingoverthedoubleyellowline.Andsometimesitrequiresustoact45,

withfriendsorevenwith46.

Astechnology47ourworld,theneedincreasesforcooperativeactionamongnations.In,

doctorsinfivenationswerequicklyorganizedtoidentifytheSARSvirus,which48thousands

oflives.Thethreatofinternationalterrorismhasshownitselftobea49problem,one

requiringcoordinatedactionbypoliceandintelligenceforcesacrosstheworld5Wemustrecognize

thatourfatesarenotours50tocontrol.

Inmyownlife,I'veputgreatstockin51responsibility.52,astheyearshavepassed,

I'vealsocometobelievethattherearemomentswhenonemustrelyuponthegoodfaithand

judgmentof53.So,whileeachofusfacesthecaseofdrivingalonedowna54road,what

wemustlearnisthattheapproachinglightmaynotbeathreat,butasharedmomentof55.

36.A.wrongB.correctC.oppositeD.same

37.A.metB.greetedC.recognizedD.passed

38.A.believingB.admittingC.thinkingD.suggesting

39.A.downB.asleepC.offD.sick

40.A.shockB.endC.surpriseD.disaster

41.A.neverB.hardlyC.apparentlyD.ever

42.A.looksB.existsC.staysD.works

43.A.levelB.placeC.momentD.length

44.A.temporarilyB.constantlyC.simplyD.consciously

45.A.independentlyB.cooperativelyC.individuallyD.respectively

46.A.colleaguesB.parentsC.strangersD.partners

47.A.developsB.shrinksC.enlargesD.improves

48.A.killedB.savedC.destroyedD.threatened

49.A.differentB.seriousC.similarD.widespread

50.A.alikeB.aliveC.aloneD.along

51.A.publicB.personalC.commonD.general

52.A.ThereforeB.ThoughC.ThusD.But

53.A.othersB.authoritiesC.friendsD.oneself

54.A.narrowB.mainC.busyD.dark

55.A.enjoymentB.safetyC.trustD.encouragement

第四部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，

并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Sportsisnotonlyphysicallychallenging,butitcanalsomentallychallenging.Criticism（批

评）fromcoaches（trainers）,parents,andotherteammates,aswellaspressuretowincancreate

toomuchanxietyorstressforyoungathletes.Stresscanbephysical,emotional,orpsychological,

andresearchhasshowedthatitcanleadtoburnout.Burnouthasbeendescribedasdroppingor

quittingofanactivitythatwasatonetimeenjoyable.

Theearlyyearsofdevelopmentarecriticalyearsforlearningaboutoneself.Thesportsetting

isonewherevaluableexperiencescantakeplace.Youngathletescan,fbrexample,learnhowto

cooperatewithothers,makefriends,andgainothersocialskillsthatwillbeusedthroughouttheir

lives.Coachesandparentsshouldbeaware（realize）,atalltimes,thattheirfeedback（反馈）

toyoungsterscangreatlyaffecttheirchildren.Youngstersmaytaketheirparents9andcoaches9

criticismstoheartandfindaflaw（缺陷）inthemselves.

Coachesandparentsshouldalsobecautious（careful）thatyouthsportparticipationdoesnot

becomeworkforchildren.Theoutcomeofthegameshouldnotbemoreimportantthanthe

processoflearningthesportandotherlifelessons.Intoday'syouthsportsetting,youngathletes

maybeworryingmoreaboutwhowillwininsteadofenjoyingthemselvesandthe

sport.Followingagame,manyparentsandcoachesfocuson(paymoreattentionto)theoutcome

andfindfaultwithyoungsters9performances.Positivereinforcementshouldbeprovidedinspite

oftheoutcome.Researchshowsthatpositivereinforcementmotivatesandhasagreatereffecton

learningthancriticism.Again,criticismcancreatehighlevelsofstress(pressure),whichcanlead

toburnout.

56.Accordingtothepassagesportispositiveforyoungpeopleinthat・

A.itcanhelpthemlearnmoreaboutsociety

B.itteachesthemhowtosetrealisticgoalsforthemselves

C.itcanprovidethemwithvaluableexperiences

D.itenablesthemtofindflawsinthemselves

57.Accordingtothepassageparentsandcoachesshould.

A.helpchildrentowineverygame

B.enablechildrentounderstandthepositiveaspectofsports

C.paymoreattentiontolettingchildrenenjoysports

D.trainchildrentodealwithstress

58.Theauthor\purposeinwritingthepassageis.

A.topersuadeyoungchildrennottoworryaboutcriticism

B,toteachyoungathleteshowtoavoidburnout

C.todiscusstheskillofcombingcriticismwithencouragement

D.toemphasizetheimportanceofpositivereinforcementtochildren

B

Whenacoupledecidestomarry,theynaturallyinformbothsetsofparentsandstepparents

beforehavingapartyplannedortellingalltheirfriends.Thedaysarelonggoneofthemangoing

tremblingtothegirfsfatherandsaying,uSir,mayIhavethehonorofhavingthehandofyour

daughterinmarriage?^^However,awisecouplealwaysdiscusstheirplansformarriagewiththeir

respectivefamilies,andayoungmanoftensuggestsa''financialtalk“withhisfuturefather-in-law

beforethelatterisfacedwiththeembarrassmentofaskingforone.Evenifayoungwomanhas

supportedherselfandlivesawayfromhome,herparentshavetherighttoknowhowherfiance

proposestohandlethelong-rangefinancingoftheirfamilyandhome.Thefianceshouldstatehis

income,hissavings,andhisfailureexpectations,withoutoverstatinganyofthem.

Engagementpartiesaregivenbytheparentsofthebride-to-beorbyarelativeofthebride

actingforherparents,usuallyjustbeforethenewspaperannouncementoftheengagement.Ifthe

bride-to-beandherfianceliveinacityotherthanherparents,itisbetterforherparentstogoto

thecitythanhertogohometothemfortheengagementparty.Sheandherfiancewill,afterall,be

partiedinherparents5hometownduringtheweddingfestivities.However,ifthefamilyhomeis

notfaraway,itisproperfortheengagedcoupletotraveltherefortheannouncementparty.The

youngman'sfamilyshouldbeinvited,too.Ifthebride'sparentsarenolongerliving,thena

relativeoraclosefriendcangivetheparty.ItisusuallyasimplecocktaiEsparty,champagne

servedfortoaststotheengagedcouple.

Ifthepartyisverylarge,theengagedcoupleandthegirl'sparentsmightformareceiving

line——buttheydonothaveto.Thebride-to-beusuallywearsherengagementringofficiallyfor

thefirsttimeonthisoccasion.Ifshehasagiftforthegroom-to-be,shegivesittohimrightbefore

oraftertheengagementparty.

ForAmericans,thetraditionalengagementringisadiamondsolitaire（单粒宝石）.However,

todayanythinggoes——aringwithmanycoloredstones,aringwithalargesemipreciousstone,an

heirloom（传家宝）ringresetinamodemdesign,orevenastoneinthebride'sfamily,simply

resetinaTiffanysetting.Theweddingringwillbeofthesamemetalastheengagement

ring.Somegirlsprefernoengagementringbutchooseaweddingbandthatisdecoratedwith

stonesinstead.Noonehastohaveanengagementring.Agirlmaywantherfianc6togivehera

pearlnecklaceinstead,orajeweledwatch.Jeweledringscanbegivenasgiftsonmanyoccasions

duringthemarriedlives——suchasweddinganniversaries,thebirthofachild,oranimportantjob

promotion.

59.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,youngmen.

A.musttellalltheirfriendsbeforeplanningaparty

B.mustpromisethattheirfamilycouldsupportthem

C.usedtofeelafraidofgoingtomeettheirgirlfriends?parents

D.mustguaranteetheyliveawayfromhomealready

60.Theunderlinedword"one"inthefirstparagraphmostprobablymeans.

A.amarriageB.afinancialtalkC.aplanD.anembarrassment

61.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Ifsnolongernecessarytogiveadiamondsolitaireastheengagementring

B.Ifthegirl'sparentsaredead,arelativeoraclosefriendgivesapartyontheirbehalf.

C.Theengagementpartyisusuallygivenbeforethenewspaperannouncement.

D.Thebride-to-beandherfiancewillhavetowaitinlinewithbothoftheirparents.

62.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat.

A.ayoungmancangivehiswifeajeweledwatchonthebirthdayoftheirchild

B.theheirloommustberesetinamodemdesign

C.somegirlsdon'tmindwhattheyaregivenfortheengagement

D.theengagementringandtheweddingringaredifferent

C

“Whoquestionsmuch,shalllearnmuch,andremembermuch.一・・FrancisBacon

（1561-1626）

Itseemsobviousnowhowweacquireknowledgeandunderstanding.Tostartwith,youneed

questions.Then,tofindanswers,youobservetheworldaroundyouandstudythefacts.Afterthat

youconsiderpossibleanswersandtesteachtofindtherightones.Althoughtodaywearemore

accustomedtotypingafewkeywordsintoasearchengineandwaitingfortheInternettospitthe

answeroutfbrus,modernscientistsandthinkersarestillsolvingtheworld'sproblemswiththis

typeofanalysis——luckilyforus.

However,inthe17thcenturywhenFrancisBaconsuggestedthatthistypeofthinkingwasthe

waytogainknowledge,hewasgoingagainsttheviewsoftheday.Atthattime,peoplebelieved

moreinreligionthaninfacts,andpeoplelikeGalileoGalilei,whoprovedscientificideassuchas

“theEarthisnotthecentreoftheuniverse”,wereoftenpunishedbythechurchwithnoone

comingtotheirdefence.Thechurchandmanypeopletendedtoignorethefactsandwere

unwillingtochallengethattheyhadalwayscomfortablybelieved.Theypreferredtomake

assumptionsabouttheworldbasedontheexperienceofothers.Infact,whenGalileiprovedthat

theEarthwasnotthecentreoftheuniverse,insteadofbelievinghim,peoplechosetobelieve

ancientviewsputforwardbythegreatphilosopherAristotle(384-322BC).

Thisalsoshowshowpeopledidn'twanttosearchfortheirownunderstandingoreducate

themselves.Andthisisstilloftentruetoday.Peoplefeelthatifsomeoneimportantandrespected

saysthatsomethingisright,thenitmustbeso.ButeventhoughAristotlewasagreatmanwho

inspiredmanygreatscientistsandphilosophersafterhim,hewaswrongattimes.AndGalileitoo

mademistakes.Heisnowknownasthefatherofastronomybuthebelievedthattheearthmoved

roundthesuninaperfectcircle.Hewaswrong.Thereforeourunderstandingoftheworldaround

usisconstantlygrowingandchanging.Inotherwords,welearnmoreeverydayandnoneofus

caneversitbackandsay“Weknowitall.”

Weneedtothankthegreatmenofthepastforthewisdomtoknowthatwedon'tknowitall

andprobablyneverwill,forthatwouldmeanaworldwithoutquestions.Somuchofour

knowledgeandunderstandingoftheworldtodayisduetopeoplelikeBaconandGalilei,who

werebraveenoughtostepoutfromtheshadowsofoldthoughtsinordertofindthekingdomof

knowledgethattoday'scivilizationisbuiltupon.Thesemenknewthatknowledgeand

understandingarethingstofightfor;morevitaltoaman,andmorebeneficialtomankind,some

mightsay,thanallthemoneyintheworld.

“Alltruthsareeasytounderstandoncetheyarediscovered;thepointistodiscover

them.,----GalileoGalilei(1564-1642)

63.InBaconandGalileo'stimes,peoplewouldpreferto.

A.learnnewthingsbyobservingtheworldaroundthemselves

B.acquireknowledgefromchurchorexperienceofgreatancestors

C.seekanswerstotheirpuzzlesfromcontemporaryscientists

D.exploreknowledgeoutoffactstheysawwiththeirowneyes

64.InthispassageBaconandGalileoarementionedasexamplesfor.

A.theirgreatachievementsinscience

B.theirambitiontodoubtgreatancestors

C.theirrevolutionarywayofacquiringknowledge

D.theirpreferencetobelieveinthemselvesratherthanothers

65.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.Tohelpthereaderslearnmoreaboutgreatthinkersinhistory.

B.Toconvincethereadersoftheimportanceofthinkinganddiscovering.

C.Topersuadethereaderstothankthegreatmenofthepastfortheirwisdom.

D.Toencouragethereaderstogoagainsttheviewsoftheirday.

66.Whichofthefollowingistheprocessthewritersuggeststoacquireknowledge?

A.askingquestions一searchingtheInternet—waitingtheresults—>findinganswers

B.askingquestions—observingtheworld—►studyingfacts—>consideringpossibilities—>

testingandfindinganswers

C.observingtheworld—askingquestions—studyingfacts^findinganswers—*considering

possibilities

D.acquiringknowledgeandunderstanding—askingquestions—>answeringquestions

D

Anewstudyof8,000youngpeopleintheJournalofHealthandSocialBehaviorshowsthat

althoughlovecanmakeadultslivehealthilyandhappily,itisabadthingforyoungpeople.Puppy

love(早恋)maybringstressforyoungpeopleandcanleadtodepression(忧郁症).Thestudy

showsthatgirlsbecomemoredepressedthanboys,andyoungergirlsaretheworstofall.

Thepossiblereasonfortheconnectionbetweenloveandhigherriskofdepressionforgirlsis

“lossofself\Accordingtothestudy,eventhoughboyswouldsay“losethemselvesinaromantic

relationship”,this"lossofself'ismuchmorelikelytoleadtodepressionwhenithappensto

girls.Younggirlswhohaveromanticrelationshipsusuallylikehidingtheirfeelingsand

opinions.Theywon'ttellthattotheirparents.

DrMarianmKaufman,anexpertonyoungpeopleproblems,says15%to20%youngpeople

willhavedepressionduringtheirgrowing.Tryingromanceoftencausesthedepression.She

adviseskidsnottojumpintoromancetooearly.Duringgrowingup,itisimportantforyoung

peopletobuildstrongfriendshipsandastrongsenseofself.Shealsosuggeststheparentsshould

encouragetheirkidstokeepclosetotheirfriends,attendmoreinterestingschoolactivitiesand

spendenoughtimewithfamily.

Parentsshouldwatchforsignsofdepression—eatingormoodchanges—andiftheyseesigns

fromtheirdaughtersorsons,theyneedtogivehelp.Thegoodnewsisthattheconnection

betweenromanceanddepressionseemstobecomeweakwithage.Lovewillalwaysmakeusfeel

young,butonlymaturity（成熟）givesusachancetoavoiditsbadsideeffects.

67.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Parentsshouldforbidtheirchildren'slove

B,•Puppylovemaybringyoungpeopledepression.

C.Romanceisatwo-edgedswordforadults.

D.Romanceisgoodforyoungpeople.

68.Whichofthefollowingismorelikelytohavedepression?

A.Youngpeoplewhohaveastrongsenseofselfishness.

B.Youngboyswhoseparentswatchfortheirbehavior.

C.Carelessparentswhosechildrenaredeepinlove.

D.Younggirlswhoalwayshidetheirfeelingsandopinions.

69.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Theolderawomanis,thelesslikelysheseemstoloseherselfinromance.

B.Earlylovemakesyoungpeoplekeepclosetotheirfriendsandparents.

C.Parentsshouldhelptheirchildrentobeawareofthesignsofdepression.

D.Lackinglovecanleadyoungpeopletogrowupmorequickly.

70.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardspuppylove?

A.ConfusedB.ScaredC.DisinterestedD.Disapproving

第五部分：任务型阅读（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

请认真阅读短文，根据所读内容在文章后表格的空格填入最恰当的单词（每空限填1

词）。

Wehaveheardmanykindsofstatements.Thestatement,<6youcandoanythingyouputyour

mindto,95leadsustobelievethatallyoumustdoisimaginewhatyou'dliketoaccomplish,set

yourmindtothetask,andwaitforsuccess.

Toacertaindegreethisistrue.Focusedintentioncombinedwithactionisapowerful

force.Butthestatementismisleadingbecauseitfailstomentionthedifficultyandnecessityof

focusingyourmindonaspecialgoal.

Mostofusdon'tknowwhatwewant.Wethinkwedo,butwereallydon't,weonlyknow

whatwedon'twant.Wedon'twantaboringjob.Wedon'twanttobepoor.Wedon'twantto

disappointourlovedones.

Knowingspeciallywhatyouwantismuchdifferentfromknowingwhatyoudon't

want.Whenyouonlyknowwhatyoudon't,yourintentionsaren'tfocused.Considerthisexample

Petedoesn'twanttobepoor.He'ssickofearninglessthanhisfriends,andhe'sdetermined

toraisehisposition.Toaccomplishthisgoal,Petecouldtakemanydifferentpaths.Hecouldtrain

forahighpayingprofession.Hecouldstarthisowncompany,gointorealestate,ordomany

otherthingsthatwouldleadtoacquiringwealth.

ButPeteisn'tsurewhathewantstodo.Hedoesn'tknowwhichpathbestfitshisskillsand

personally,sohedoesn'tmakeadecisiontofollowanyparticularpath.

Hopingtoanswerthisquestion,heinvestigatesadozenpossibilities,butassoonasheruns

intoadversity（困难）,hedecidesthatpathisn'tforhimandmovesontoanewsolution.

Pete'sactionsaren'tfocused.Althoughheworksveryhard,hiseffortsdon'tbuildoneach

otherratherthanbuildingonegiantimpenetrable（不可进入的）sandcastle,Petehasbuilttwenty

smallonesthatareeasilytoppled（倒塌）.Heendsupconfusedanddiscouraged.What'sworse,

Pete'slackoffocusleadstofailure.

WhatifPetehadchosenaspecificpath?

Asetofspecificgoalsismucheasiertoachievethanavagueultimategoallikebecoming

wealthy.BeingfocusedonapathgivesPetealogicalsetofactionstofollow.Each

accomplishmentisonestepclosertothefinalgoal.

Ithinkwecanallagreethatcommittingtoaclearlydefinedpath,regardlessofwhichone,

givesPetethebestchanceofbecomingwealthy.

Buthowcanhechooseapathifhedoesn'tknowwhathewants?Maybemoneyisn'thisonly

goal.Maybehewantstodosomethinghelovesatthesametime.Maybehecan'taffordtogo

backtoschool.Realityiscomplicated,andPetedoesn'twanttocommittoosoon.

Andthafswhyhefailed.

Whatdoyoureallywant?

YoucandoanythingyouputPete'sstory

yourmindto.

PetewantstobeasPetedoesn't78.hisgoal

Itis71.tocombineyour75.ashisfriends.becausehedoesn'tknowwhathe

Hemakesgreat

focusedintentionwithyourwants;hisfinalgoalis79.

76..

action.Meanwhile,itisHowever,confusedandandhisint