高三第一次月考英語試題 (六)

高三第一次月考英語試題

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分20分）

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題I分，滿分5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出

最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小

題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

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.

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選

項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小

題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.Howdoesthewomanfeel?

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

7.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

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

聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。

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.

聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。

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.

聽第9段材料，回答第14至17題。

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.

聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。

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.

第二部分單項填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分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小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）

請認真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并

在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

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：閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

請認真閱讀下列短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，

并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

A

Sportsisnotonlyphysicallychallenging,butitcanalsomentallychallenging.Criticism（批

評）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（反饋）

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（單粒寶石）.However,

todayanythinggoes——aringwithmanycoloredstones,aringwithalargesemipreciousstone,an

heirloom（傳家寶）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(早戀)maybringstressforyoungpeopleandcanleadtodepression(憂郁癥).Thestudy

showsthatgirlsbecomemoredepressedthanboys,andyoungergirlsaretheworstofall.

Thepossiblereasonfortheconnectionbetweenloveandhigherriskofdepressionforgirlsis

“l(fā)ossofself\Accordingtothestudy,eventhoughboyswouldsay“l(fā)osethemselvesinaromantic

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：任務型閱讀（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）

請認真閱讀短文，根據(jù)所讀內容在文章后表格的空格填入最恰當?shù)膯卧~（每空限填1

詞）。

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（困難）,hedecidesthatpathisn'tforhimandmovesontoanewsolution.

Pete'sactionsaren'tfocused.Althoughheworksveryhard,hiseffortsdon'tbuildoneach

otherratherthanbuildingonegiantimpenetrable（不可進入的）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