Coaches and parents always tell us to keep our goals in mind when we go for a competition. Carrying your goals and expectations into a competition is one of the biggest mistakes any athlete can make. This is a big game and you want to win. You want to score a hundred, defeat your competitors, or score a hat-trick（三分）of goals. When you carry your goals into the competitive ground with you, chances are great that you will leave that performance with disappointment and heartache, and nothing more!
Expectations will weigh you down. Expectations will distract （使分心）you from the performance and make your muscles tighten up. Want to perform to your potential when it counts the most? Then write your goals on a piece of paper before you leave for the game, match or race, and then leave that paper at home!  Make a deal with yourself to let go of your goals. Expectations and goals should be your training partner, used to motivate you to work harder during practice and take your game to the next level, However, never take your goals and expectations into a competition. You will not perform to your potential!
Go into your competitions without any preconceived （預想的）ideas about the result. Forget the outcome!  Instead, keep your focus on what you’re doing in the moment. Think of the competition as it unfolds, moment by moment. Relax at every opportunity by breathing deep and letting go of the tension in your muscles. When you do this you’ll remain loose and relaxed. When you stay loose,  you’ll perform to your capabilities. Goals and expectations are very important for your overall motivation, and very harmful when you carry them into a performance.
小題1:According to the passage, for an athlete one of the biggest mistakes is _______.
A．forgetting his goals when competingB．worrying about his not winning
C．carrying his goals into the competitionD．paying too much attention to the result
小題2:The underlined part  “weigh you down” in the second paragraph probably means “________”.
A．make you feel anxiousB．make you want to do something
C．help you perform to the potentialD．help you concentrate on something
小題3:According to the author, expectations and goals should be ________.
A．set within one’s capabilities
B．used as an encouragement when training
C．written down in case of being forgotten
D．divided into some small parts
小題4:What might be the most suitable title for the passage?
A．Keep your goals in mindB．Set your goals for a competition
C．Forget your goals after competitionsD．Leave your goals at home

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:D

試題分析：本文介紹了很多運動員的誤區(qū)，就是在比賽的時候總是想著自己的目標，這樣反而會使自己緊張，不能取得好的成績。
小題1:細節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：Carrying your goals and expectations into a competition is one of the biggest mistakes any athlete can make.可知對運動員來說，最大的錯誤就是把目標帶進比賽。選C
小題2:猜詞題：從后面的句子：Expectations will distract （使分心）you from the performance and make your muscles tighten up 可知這個詞組是讓你焦慮。選A
小題3:細節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：Expectations and goals should be your training partner, used to motivate you to work harder during practice and take your game to the next level,可知期望可以用在訓練中做為一種激勵。選B
小題4:主旨題：從最后一段的句子：Goals and expectations are very important for your overall motivation, and very harmful when you carry them into a performance.可知比賽的時候帶著目標是不好的，可以在平時使用。選D。
點評：本文所設試題主要考察細節(jié)查找，對于文章中的細節(jié)題，要注意文本內(nèi)容的理解。關鍵是找出原文的根據(jù)，認真核查題支和原文的異同，常犯錯誤有：絕對化語言，范圍擴大或縮小，以偏概全，張冠李戴等。帶著問題，再讀全文，找出答題所需要的依據(jù)，完成閱讀。
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