2012年6月 Section C
Passage One
As anyone who has tried to lose weight knows ,realistic(现实,现实主义) goal -setting generally produces the best results. That’s partially(部分) because it appears people who set realistic goals actually work more efficiently,and exert more effort,to achieve those goals.
What’s far less understood by scientists,however,are the potentially(潜在的) harmful effects of goal-setting.
Newspapers relay daily accounts of goal-setting prevalent(流行的,普遍的,广泛的) in industries and businesses