My New Year

罗跃梅

新年新气象。新的一年，让我们一起制订自己的新年计划吧！

New Year for me is a new beginning. Every time， on New Year's Eve， I would write down a list of a few resolutions for the coming year. I would review them a year later， before the beginning of the next new year， to see if those goals were achieved.

However， my plans would rarely come to life—no wonder！ With the New Year celebration， holidays and family outings， it was hard to remember about them after holidays. It is like making a wish and hoping it will come true. This year I've decided to take a different approach to my New Year's resolutions.

I have noted down a few resolutions that I would like to take this year and stick to them. The most important of all is to be organized. I never have the habit of organizing my work and therefore end up with incomplete homework and projects. So this year I plan to be more systematic and organized， so that I finish my work on time and do not put off the works assigned to me.

Secondly， I would like to be a good reader， which must come first before any other resolution. I have been fully aware that reading makes a full man， but I hardly take the time to read， even if I have time. So this time I have decided that I would spent some time in a day reading a book that would enrich my knowledge and develop my interest in reading.

Another area that I would like to improve myself is dealing with the excess time spent on the Internet. Hours together I sit in front of the system， though I know it is just wasting my time. I have decided to cut down the time I use for surfing and make it more productive， rather than just visiting social networking sites and chatting.

Along with the Internet， the other electronic item that has addicted me is the cellphone. I spent hours talking over the phone not realizing the harmful effects it causes， and it wastes my time and money. I have decided to cut it down only for essentials like my poor mathematics and to spend more quality time with my classmates.

This time， I am determined to stick to my resolutions and get myself corrected to be a much better person， both for myself and to the society.

Reading check

1. Which word can describe the author's emotion at his previous resolutions？

A. Amazed.

B. Excited.

C. Hopeful.

D. Disappointed.

2. What is the author's first consideration for this year's resolutions？

A. Being specific.

B. Being organized.

C. Being periodic.

D. Being measurable.

3. Which of the following is the author's first specific resolution of this year？

A. To be a good reader.

B. To spend time wisely.

C. To surf the Internet less.

D. To be with classmates more.

4. What could the author be according to the text？

A. A worker.

B. A parent.

C. A student.

D. A singer.

Cultural Background

用Smart原則制订新年计划

同制订其他计划一样，制订新年计划应突出Smart原则。

S——Specific。目标要有明确性，具体、翔实。

M——Measurable。目标可以衡量，可以评价。

A——Acceptable。目标要具有可接受性，符合自己的能力。

R——Realistic。目标要符合实际，能通过积极努力得以实现。

T——Timed。目标要分阶段实施，限定时间完成。