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【题目】In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some value it highly, believing that it is responsible for social-progress and prosperity. Others say that competition is bad; that it sets one person against another; that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people.

I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied on how well they performed at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well and winning are often life-and-death affairs. In their single-minded pursuit of success, the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten.

However, while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take an opposite attitude. In a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players, they strongly blame competition. Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society. Teaching these young people, I often observe in them a desire to fail. They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success. By not trying, they always have an excuse: "I may have lost, but it doesn't matter because I really didn't try." What is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost, that would mean a lot. Such a loss would be a measure of their worth. Clearly, this belief is the same as that of the true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are based on the mistake belief that—one's self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve (缓解) can we discover a new meaning in competition.

【1】What does this text mainly talk about?

A. Competition helps to set up self-respect.

B. People hold different opinions about competition.

C. Competition is harmful to personal quality development.

D. Failures are necessary experience in competition.

【2】Some people favor competition because they think it ________.

A. pushes society forward

B. builds up a sense of pride

C. improves social abilities

D. develops people's relationship

【3】The underlined phrase “the most vocal” in Paragraph 3 refers to those who ________.

A. try their best to win

B. highly value competition

C. are strongly against competition

D. mostly rely on others for success

【4】Which viewpoint does the author agree to?

A. Self-worth relys on winning.

B. Competition leads to unfriendly relationship.

C. Winning should be a life-and-death matter.

D. Fear of failure should be removed in competition.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】

试题分析: 本文主要讲述的是不同的人对待竞争的不同的观点，有人认为竞争很好，能够促进社会的进步，有人认为竞争对人的发展有害

【1】B 主旨大意题。本文主要讲述的是不同的人对待竞争的不同的观点，有人认为竞争很好，能够促进社会的进步，有人认为竞争对人的发展有害。故选B项。

【2】A 细节理解题。根据文章第一段第二句Some value it highly, believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity.可知，有些人认为竞争导致了社会的进步，故选A项。

【3】C 推理判断题。根据they strongly blame competition. Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society.说明，这些人都是强烈地反对竞争的，故选C项。

【4】D 推理题。根据文章最后两句Both are based on the mistake belief that—one's self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others. Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve (缓解) can we discover a new meaning in competition.可知，在竞争中要去除（人与人之间）比较的恐惧，只有这样我们才能理解竞争的真正含义，故选D项。