Fromlosingweighttoquittingsmoking，eachDecemberpeoplearoundtheworldmakeaNewYear'sresolution（决心）．Butstudieshaveshownthatdespitetheirbesteffort，mostwillfail．ProfessorPeterHerman，apsychologylecturerattheU

Question

From losing weight to quitting smoking，each December people around the world make a New Year's resolution（决心）．But studies have shown that despite their best effort，most will fail．
Professor Peter Herman，a psychology lecturer at the University of Toronto says that the reasons why resolutions fail are clear．"They are not realistic in some or all of the following respects：people think that they can change themselves more quickly； they think that they can change much more than anyone else； or they think they can change everything more easily．"
Professor Herman suggests that the issue may be a cycle of failure and renewed effort．which he calls"the false-hope syndrome"（虚妄期盼综合征）．The cycle begins with a difficult self-change task．such as overeating or smoking-common yet rarely successful changes．While people may make some initial progress in the task，eventually they fail to achieve their goal．Having failed，they interpret their failure to convince themselves that with a few adjustments they will succeed．Finally，they begin to embark on another attempt，and the cycle repeats．
In his paper on the topic，Professor Herman and his co-author，Janet Polivy，write，"People tend to make the same resolutions year after year，vowing on average l0 times to get rid of a particular vice （恶习）．"Obviously，every renewed vow represents a certain failure； otherwise，there would be no need for yet another attempt．Equally obviously，unsuccessful attempts do not decrease the chance of making future palls for self-change．Even those who are finally successful at sticking to their resolutions make the attempt five or six times on average before succeeding．
Expecting to make a breakthrough is not a good way，so Professor Herman says that the best way of sticking to your resolution is to expect the changes little by little rather than a major transformation．He told Mail Online，"Often this means scaling back （缩减） your resolution to something that is actually manageable．"
32．Why do most people fail in their New Year's resolutions according to Professor Herman？___
A．They doesn't do their best at all．
B．They make unrealistic resolutions．
C．They want to stay unchanged．
D．They change them frequently．
33．What does the underlined part"embark on"in Paragraph 3 probably mean？___
A．Undertake．B．Abandon．C．Welcome．D．Represent．
34．How can you achieve your New Year's resolutions in Professor Herman's opinion？___
A．Set a big resolution．
B．Make a breakthrough．
C．Expect gradual changes．
D．Believe in yourself．
35．What may be the best title for the text？___
A．Actions Speak Louder Than Words   
B．Think Twice Before You Do
C．A Bargain Is a Bargain     
D．Good Plan Is Half Done．

Answer 1

32．B 细节题．根据文章内容that the reasons why resolutions fail are clear．"They are not realistic in some or all of the following respects：人们在新年许下的愿望之所以不能成真是因为那些愿望都不现实，太过于理想化，结合选项，故选B
33．A 词义猜测题．根据文章内容Having failed，they interpret their failure to convince themselves that with a few adjustments they will succeed．Finally，they begin to embark on another attempt，and the cycle repeats．他们失败了，他们会说服他们自己说只要稍作调整，就会成功了．最后，他们又进行另一种尝试，这样，这个循环就一直下去了．结合选项，故选A
34．C 细节题．根据文章内容Professor Herman says that the best way of sticking to your resolution is to expect the changes little by little rather than a major transformation．由此可知，Professor Herman说最好的坚持愿望的办法就是希望事情一点点的发生变化，而不是一次性的提太多奢望和要求．结合选项，故选C
35．D 主旨题．根据文章内容，主要讲述了人们总是会在新年愿望的时候有过多的不切实际的奢求，专家告诫人们，合理的愿望和计划就是成功的一半，做事要循序渐进．结合选项，故选D