Question

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.C

2.D

3.A

【解析】本文以作者的母亲的故事证明了目标的重要性。母亲在帮邻居做礼盒的过程中发现可以把做礼盒当做一项生意，于是在只有创意和热情的情况下开始了第一次生意，最终因为合伙人陷入经济困难而结束，但母亲还想着开始第二次生意，只是在过完51岁生日便去世了。作者用母亲的故事证明了：树立目标是多么的重要，只有知道自己要做什么，才有可能成功。

1.细节理解题。根据第四段“She swore she would run a business again and do it differently the next time.”可知，在母亲生意失败后，母亲发誓她一定会再做一次生意，下次会做不同的事。C选项符合。A选项的意思是找一个不同的合伙人；B选项说庆祝她五十一岁生日；D选项说母亲决定再也不做生意。都不符合题意，故选C。

2.逻辑推断题。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，作者认为只有建立目标才能取得成功，但并未说他会开始自己的生意，A选项错误；由第二段中“My mom went into her business because she had creative ideas. ”可知，妈妈是具有创造性的，B选项错误；由第五段可知，妈妈生意失败后还希望开始下一次生意，妈妈并不是死于生意失败，C选项错误；由最后一段“Set them so that you can make progress and achieve success, whatever they may mean to you.”可知，只有心中有目标才能成功，D选项正确，故选D。

3.细节理解题。本文主要是通过举母亲做生意只有创造性和热情，没有目标而生意失败的例子，证明了只有心中有目标才能取得成功的观点，故本文主要是通过举例子的方法来证明观点的，A正确。B. By explaining causes 通过说明原因；C. By making comparisons通过做比较； D. By listing figures通过列数字；都不符合题意。故选A。