问答题 1.  Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the saying "Goals determine what you are going to be." You can cite examples to illustrate the importance of setting goals. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
【正确答案】[范文]
   
The Importance of Goal-setting

   As the saying goes, "Goals determine what you are going to be" Goal-setting is an important step toward the ladder of success.
   Goal setting helps us believe in ourselves. Decades ago, Jack Ma was nobody but he set an ambitions goal to build his empire of business. He was rejected and mocked for millions of times. However, he was never discouraged by mountains of failures. Instead, he believed that he could create a top-ranking E-commerce platform. It turns out that under his leadership, Alibaba Group has become the largest profit-making B2B company in the world. Tu Youyou is the first Chinese woman scientist who was awarded Nobel Prize in medicine. In the 1960s, she set her goal to save more people suffering from malaria. After years of dedication, she finally discovered the treatment for this horrible disease.
   Many hold big dreams but only a small number of people will realize their dreams, because goal-setting helps these people hold faith in what they are going to be and succeed in the end.
【答案解析】 题目要求考生对“目标决定你将成为怎样的人”这句名言进行评价并引用例子阐述设立目标的重要性。根据题目要求,可将文章内容安排如下:
   第一段:切题。引出名言并开门见山地指出设立目标是走向成功的重要一步。
   第二段:援引例证。设立目标有助于走向成功的例子不胜枚举,考生可根据个人记忆选取最契合的例子进行论证。本文以马云设立目标成就阿里巴巴商业王国和屠呦呦立志挽救更多疟疾患者的生命最终发现治疗药物的例子进行佐证。
   第三段:总结。许多人都拥有梦想,但是最终实现梦想的只有一小部分人,原因在于设立目标能够有助于人们坚信自己的前行方向,首尾照应并点题。
[参考译文] 有句名言说:“目标决定你将成为什么样的人。”设立目标是迈向成功阶梯的重要一步。
   设立目标让我们相信自己。几十年前,马云还是无名之辈,但他制定了一个雄心勃勃的目标,即建立自己的商业帝国。他被拒绝、被嘲笑了无数次。然而,他从不因无数次的失败而气馁。相反,他相信自己可以创建一个一流的电子商务平台。事实证明,在他的领导下,阿里巴巴集团已经成为世界上盈利最大的B2B公司。屠呦呦是中国第一位被授予诺贝尔医学奖的女科学家。在20世纪60年代,她制定了目标,要拯救更多疟疾患者的生命。经过多年的坚持,她终于发现了治疗这种可怕疾病的疗法。
   很多人都有远大的理想,但只有一小部分人会实现他们的梦想。因为设立目标让这些人相信他们将会成为什么样的人并取得最后的成功。