?大学英语四级阅读40篇(含答案) 
There are three kinds of goals: short-term,medium-range and long-term goals. 
Short-range goals are those that usually deal with current activities,which we can apply on a daily basis.Such goals can be achieved in a week or less,or two weeks,or possible months.It should be remembered that just as a building is no stronger than its foundation ,out long-term goals cannot amount to very munch without the achievement of solid short-term goals.Upon completing our short-term goals,we should date the occasion and then add new short-term goals that will build on those that have been completed. 
The intermediate goals bukld on the foundation of the short-range goals.They might deal with just one term of school or the entire school year,or they could even extend for several years.Any time you move a step at a time,you should never allow yourself to become discouraged or overwhelmed. As you complete each step,you will enforce the belief in your ability to grow adn succeed.And as your list of completion dates grow,your motivation and desire will increase. 
Long-range goals may be related to our dreams of the future. They might cover five years or more. Life is not a static thing.We should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action. 
1.Our long-term goals mean a lot__. A
a.if we complete our short-range goals 
b.if we cannot reach solid short-term goals 
c.if we write down the dates 
d.if we put forward some plans 
2.New short-term goals are bulid upon__. D
a.two years 
b.long-term goals 
c.current activities 
d.the goals that have been completed 
3.When we complete each step of our goals ,__. C
a.we will win final success 
b.we are overwhelmed 
c.we should build up confidence of success 
d.we should strong desire for setting new goals 
4.Once our goals are drawn up,__. B
a.we should stick to them until we complete them 
b.we may change our goals as we have new ideas and opportunities 
c.we had better wait for the exciting news of success 
d.we have made great decision 
5.It is implied but not stated in the passage that ___. C
a.those who habe long-term goals will succeed 
b.writing down the dates may discourage you 
c.the goal is only a guide for us to reach our desination 
d.every should have a goal 
1/200答案：adcbc 
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The economy of the United states after 1952 was the econnomy of a well-fed,almost fully employed people. Despit occasional alarms, the country escaped any postwar depression and lived in a state of boom. An economic survey of the year 1955, a typical year of the 1950抯, may be typical as illustrating the rapid economic growth of the decade. The national output was value at 10 percent above that of 1954 (1955 output was estimated at 392 billion dollars). The production of manufacturers was about 40 percent more than it had averaged in the years immediately following World War 2. The country抯 business spent about 30billion dollars for new factories and machinery. National income available for spending was almost a third greater than it had 

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