Why is setting goals important? Because goals can help you do, be, and experience everything you want in life. 41 just letting life happen to you, goals allow you to make your life happen.
　　
　　Successful people 42 how their life should be and set lots of goals. By setting goals you are 43 your life. It’s like having a 44 to show you where you want to go. Thank of it this way. There are 45 drivers. One has a destination (目的地) in mind (her goal) which can be found on a map. She can drive straight there without any 46 time or wrong turns. The other driver has no goal or destination or map. She starts off at the same time from the same place as the first driver, 47 she drives aimlessly around, never getting anywhere, just 48 gas. Which driver do you want to be?
　　
　　Winners in life set goals and follow through on them. They decide what they want in life and then get there by making 49 and setting goals. 50 people just let life happen by accident. Goals aren’t difficult to set ad they aren’t difficult to reach. It’s up to you to find out what your goals really are. You are the one who must 51 what to achieve and in what direction to aim your life.
　　
　　Research tells us that when we write a goal down we are more 52 to achieve it. Written goals can be 53 regularly, and have more power. Like a contract (合同) with yourself, they are harder to neglect or forget. Also 54 you write your goals in a particularly 55 situations that will bring you nearer to your goal.
　　
　　41. A. Because of B. Instead of C. In spite of D. In addition of
　　
　　42. A. imagine B. discuss C. experience D. show
　　
　　43. A. going on with B. taking control of
　　
　　C. getting along with D. taking advantage of
　　
　　44. A. guide B. friend C. map D. sign
　　
　　45. A. two B. such C. some D. good
　　
　　46. A. free B. dull C. fixed D. wasted
　　
　　47. A. or B. for C. but D. so
　　
　　48. A. thinking of B. using up C. turning off D. paying for
　　
　　49. A. plans B. money C. friends D. maps
　　
　　50. A. Lucky B. Young C. Ordinary D. Unsuccessful
　　
　　51. A. practise B. change C. admit D. decide
　　
　　52. A. willing B. anxious C. likely D. clever
　　
　　53. A. improved B. reviewed C. set D. reached
　　
　　54. A. although B. until C. when D. unless
　　
　　55. A. aware of B. worried about C. familiar D. accustomed to
　　
　　
　　答案与解析：
　　
　　41. B 【解析】考查语境理解。制定目标，生活就不会那样漫无目的了。因此要填Instead of（代替）。
　　
　　42. A 【解析】考查语境理解。成功者总是设想自己的生活应该是什么样的而设立一些目标。imagine在这里的意思是“设想”。
　　
　　43. B 【解析】考查语境理解。通过设立目标而控制自己的生活。
　　
　　44. C 【解析】考查语境理解。目标的设立使自己感觉有一张地图在告诉自己应该到哪儿去。
　　
　　45. A 【解析】考查逻辑推理。从下文所举的例子可知，应是两个司机。
　　
　　46. D 【解析】考查语境理解。由于第一个司机制定了自己的目的地，所以她不会浪费自己的时间。
　　
　　47. C 【解析】考查语境理解。因为例举的是两个相反的例子，所以是转折关系。
　　
　　48. B 【解析】考查逻辑推断。由于第二个司机漫无目的的开车，最终的结果只能是耗尽汽油。
　　
　　49. A 【解析】考查语境理解。成功者为了达到自己的目的，他们会制定计划和目标。
　　
　　50. D 【解析】考查语境理解。与成功者对比的是不成功者。
　　
　　51. D 【解析】考查语境理解。一个人必须决定自己在哪些方面可以取得成功。
　　
　　52. C 【解析】考查词语的意义。一旦制定了目标，就可能会成功。likely很可能。
　　
　　53. D 【解析】考查语境理解。书面的目标可以容易地达到。
　　
　　54. C 【解析】考查语境理解。这是一个时间状语从句。句意是：当以特殊的方式写出自己的目标时。
　　
　　55. A 【解析】考查语境理解。当以特殊的方式写出自己的目标时，知道自己所处的接近目标的位置。aware of 知道。