要求考生根据短文内容和文中的措辞推断作者写这篇文章主要是写给谁看的，即作者预定的读者对象是什么人。 ⑴ The text is written mainly for__________. ⑵ Who is the passage probably written for？ ⑶ Who are the intended readers of the passage？ ⑷ The author probably writes this passage to____.
解答这类试题主要靠理解短语内容，作者的措词和从口气上去判断。
准确推断预定读者 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。 1. You need to build a positive self-image when you _________. A. dare to challenge yourself
B. feel it hard to change yourself C. are unconfident about yourself
D. have a high opinion of yourself 即学即用 C
解析：C
细节理解题。用题干中的build a positive self-image搜寻，根据命题的顺序原则，很快在第一段末找到“If you find that believing in yourself is a challenge, it is time you build a positive self-image and learn to love yourself(当你觉得对自信产生质疑时，就是你该建立积极的自我形象并学会爱自己的时候了)”，believing in yourself is a challenge就是you are unconfident about yourself的另一种表达，故选C。
2. According to the passage, our self-images _________.
A. have positive effects
B. are probably untrue C. are often changeable
D. have different functions B 解析：B
细节理解题。根据命题的顺序性原则，用题干中的our self-image寻读，将信息定位在第二段；由该段第三句(Interestingly, our self-images are often quite different from…)和第四句(Unfortunately, …these images are more negative than …)，可知“自我形象可能不真实”，故选B。
3. How should you change your self-image according to the passage?
A. To keep a different image of others.
B. To make your life successful. C. To understand your own world.
D. To change the way you think.
D 解析： D
细节理解题。用change your self-image搜索，在第二段找到最后一句 “Thus changing the way you think about yourself is the key to changing your self-image and your whole world”，可见选D。
4. What is the passage mainly about?
A. How to prepare for your success.
B. How to face challenges in your life. C. How to build a positive self-image.
D. How to develop your good qualities. C 解析：C
主旨大意题。解答主旨题用略读法，第一段末句中有build a positive self-image，第三段首句的the best way to defeat a passive self-image is to…，最后一段的首句The best way to get rid of a negative self-image is to…都是说明如何肯定自我形象的。另外，self-image在文中反复出现，段段都出现，五段共出现八次，因此，该词是体现文章主旨的中心词，只有选项C含有此词，故C正确。
5. Who are the intended readers of the passage? A. Parents.
B. Adolescents.
C. Educators.
D. People in general.
解析：B
推理预定读者。由第一段第四句中we’re the apple of our parents’ eyes…our Grandmas think we’re…and our Uncle Roberts think that we will go to the Olympics等可知，本文应当是写给青少年阅读的。
B 1.经历e___________
2.出现o__________
3.积极的p____________
4.弱点w______________
5.才华 t_____________
experience occur positive weakness talent 复记强化 6. objective ____________
7. primary ____________
8. silly ____________
9.be key to __________________
10. convince oneself of ______________ 客观的 主要的 愚蠢的 是……的关键 让自己相信……