2012高考英语二轮复习专题限时训练（江苏专用）专题3 任务型阅读 16（25分钟）（A）The statement, “you can do anything you put your mind to,” leads us to believe that all you must do is imagine what youd like to accomplish, set your mind to the task, and wait for successTo a certain degree this is trueFocused intention combined with action is a powerful forceBut the statement is misleading because it fails to mention the difficulty and necessity of focusing your mind on a special goalMost of us dont know what we wantWe think we do, but we really dontwe only know what we dont wantWe dont want a boring jobWe dont want to be poorWe dont want to disappoint our loved onesKnowing specially what you want is much different from knowing what you dont wantWhen you only know what you dont, your intentions arent focusedConsider this examplePete doesnt want to be poorHes sick of earning less than his friends, and hes determined to raise his positionTo accomplish this goal, Pete could take many different pathsHe could train for a high paying professionHe could start his own company, go into real estate, or do many other things that would lead to acquiring wealthBut Pete isnt sure what he wants to doHe doesnt know which path best fits his skills and personally, so he doesnt make a decision to follow any particular pathHoping to answer this question, he investigates a dozen possibilities, but as soon as he runs into adversity（困难）, he decides that path isnt for him and moves on to a new solutionPetes actions arent focusedAlthough he works very hard, his efforts dont build on each other rather than building one giant impenetrable（不可进入的）sand castle, Pete has built twenty small ones that are easily toppled （倒塌）He ends up confused and discouragedWhats worse, Petes lack of focus leads to failureWhat if Pete had chosen a specific path?A set of specific goals is much easier to achieve than a vague ultimate goal like becoming wealthyBeing focused on a path gives Pete a logical set of actions to followEach accomplishment is one step closer to the final goalI think we can all agree that committing to a clearly defined path, regardless of which one, gives Pete the best chance of becoming wealthyBut how can he choose a path if he doesnt know what he wants? Maybe money isnt his only goalMaybe he wants to do something he loves at the same timeMaybe he cant afford to go back to schoolReality is complicated, and Pete doesnt want to commit too soonAnd thats why he failedYou can do anything you put your mind to.Petes storyIt is 1._ to combine your focused intention with your action. Meanwhile, it is difficult and 2. _ to focus your mind on a specific goal. Pete wants to be as 5._ as his friends. He makes great 6._.However, confused and discouraged, he ends in 7._.Pete doesnt 8._ his goal because he doesnt know what he wants; his final goal is 9. _ and His intention is not combined with his action.3. _all of us know what we want 4. _ we know what we dont want. In this way they dont focus their intentions. Everyone should have a set of specific goals. 10._ we should know what we really want is important and necessary.1powerful 2necessary 3Not 4though/although 5rich/wealthy6efforts 7failure 8achieve/ accomplish/reach 9vague/unclear10Besides（B）请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。注意：每空格1个单词。Parents can help their seventh and eighth grade students stand out in and out of their English classroom by introducing them to newspapers. Newspapers not only offer information on current events, but they can also be used to test your childs knowledge of grammar, vocabulary, and more. Who, What, Where, When, Why, and HowHave your child read the first couple of paragraphs of a news story. Ask them to write down all of the important facts, such as who, what, where, when, why and how. This helps parents to see if their children comprehend the basic facts and information they read. GrammarParents can monitor a childs understanding of grammatical parts of speech (词性) without a grammar textbook. Ask your child to read a paragraph in an article and then list a specific number of nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, prepositions and the like, which serves more of a test of their grammatical knowledge. Encourage them to list each of these parts of speech in a paragraph. Then, reread the paragraph to see if they missed anything. PersuasionAsk your child to select an advertisement from the newspaper. Have them investigate how specific words or phrases influence their feelings about a particular product. Then, encourage them to create an advertisement of their own for an item they do not like. Tell them not to show their true feelings and try to make people want to buy this unwanted item. After that, ask them to list the