这是一篇又长知识又练技巧的好文章！做完题目还回味无穷，其中的目标实现方法值得尝试。
七选五题目我习惯的做题方法是：第一步，先读完第一段，目的是了解文章的主题和类型。这一篇第一段可知主题是“如何有效自我激励，实现目标”，是给建议的类型。接下来的段落应该是具体的步骤和建议了。
第二步，看7个选项，目的是找出每个选项的主题词，代词，逻辑词，同义表达，预判选项和文章的关系。
第三步，以段落为单位快速浏览，总结段落大意和上下段的衔接关系，结合选项进行选择。
第四步，快速复读，检查逻辑衔接是否连贯，线索是否合理。
A选项的“ these approaches” 可能是承上启下的开头句，也可能是篇章结尾的总结句。“drive you forward”就是“motivate yourself”的同义表达。再看文章结尾处没有设空，所以这个句子就是第一段结尾处承上启下的总结句。所以36题选A.
B选项的“作为社会性生物，我们可以合理地运用社会影响。” 是一个建议句。没有太多线索，需要结合段落内容判断是否匹配。
C选项有一个逻辑词but, 话题词“external rewards”“backfire” “mismatched” 。 第三段提到了“external motivators”这个话题词。38空后有逻辑词“for instance”,说明后面的句子为第38空解释说明举例。38空后的句子中有“set back progress” 这个和“backfire”是同义词。所以第38空选C.
D选项的“Luckily”相当于对前文所述的不好的情况的一个转折，后面有代词“this pattern”, 指的是前文中提到的一种不好的模式。话题词是“shortening the middle” 。第四段出现了“effort decreases in the middle” 和“stop”,是一种不好的情况，39空后一句是“If...., 主语.....”结构，解决了一个问题。 D选项正好符合，前面是问题，后面是解决方案，中间是转折。
E选项给出了两个概念对比“concrete goals”和“abstract ambitions”. 第二段第37个空后的逻辑词“for instance”也是解释前一句的，“walking 1.000 steps a day”和“doing your best”正好符合“concrete” 和“abstract”的关系，所以37空选择E.
F选项是一个观点陈述句“来自亲人的支持可以把无聊的任务变成有意义的行动。”
G选项是一个事实陈述句“研究发现了好几种帮你设计聪明的奖励的方法。”
此时只剩下40个空，段首设空，往后看段落内容。“想到那些和我们有共同目标的人，能给我坚持下去的动力” 以及“一个女人会感觉她的无聊的工作是有意义的如果她是为了给女儿树立一个好的榜样。” 所以这一段给的方法是通过想象和亲人共享目标来赋予无聊的事情意义，从而坚持下去。
Motivating yourself is hard. If you've ever failed to reach an attainable goal because of delay or lack of commitment, I encourage you to read on. 36__________.
Any goals you set for yourself should be specific. Studies have shown, for example, that when individuals make daily exercise commitments, they're more likely to increase their fitness levels. 37________ For instance, "walking 10,000 steps a day" is much better than "doing your best".
Some tasks are extremely challenging. In such cases, it can be helpful to create external motivators for yourself over the short-to-medium term. You might promise yourself a vacation for finishing a project or buy yourself a gift for losing weight. 38________ For instance, rewarding weight loss with junk food sets back progress.
When people work towards a goal, they usually start with strong motivation but then their effort decreases in the middle, when they are most likely to stop. 39 ________If you divide your goal into smaller steps, like setting weekly instead of three-month targets, you'll have less time to fall into that unwanted decline.
40________ The people who will best motivate you to accomplish certain tasks are not necessarily those who do the tasks well. Instead, they're folks who share a big-picture goal with you. Thinking of those people and our desire to succeed on their behalf can help provide the powerful motivation we need to reach our goals. A woman may find boring work rewarding if she feels she is providing an example for her daughter.
A. These approaches can help drive you forward.
B. As social beings, we can use social influence wisely.
C. But external rewards can backfire if mismatched with goals.
D. Luckily, shortening the middle can help change this pattern.
E. Concrete tasks are usually more effective than abstract ambitions.
F. Support from loved ones can turn boring tasks into meaningful acts.
G. Research has uncovered several ways to help you design smart rewards.
做完题目这些表达方式是不是也可以带走呢？
1.motivate yourself 激励自己
2.reach an attainable goal 实现一个可达到的目标
3.lack of commitment 缺乏承诺/坚定性
4.create external motivators 创造外部激励
5.divide your goal into smaller steps 把你的目标分成小步骤
