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15.In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition.Some hold an optimistic attitude.They value it highly,believing that it is a natural outcome of social progress and prosperity(繁荣)and that anyone who wants to be outstanding has to keep the pace.Others think otherwise.They say that competition is bad; that it sets one person against another; that the unfriendly relationship between people because of competition.
I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth depended 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(追求)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 have an opposite opinion.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.They have no choice.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 mistaken belief that one's self-respect relies on how well one performs compared with others.Both are afraid of not being valued.Only as this basic and often troublesome fear is overcome can discover a new meaning in competition.
71.What does this passage mainly talk about?B
A.Competition helps to set up self-respect.
B.Opinions about competition are different among people.
C.Competition is harmful to personal quality development.
D.Failures are necessary experience in competition.
72.Why do some people favor competition according to the passage?A
A.It pushes society forward
B.It builds up a sense of duty.
C.It improves personal abilities
D.It encourages individual efforts.
73.The underlined phrase"the most vocal"in Paragraph 3 meansC.
A.those who try their best to win
B.those who value competition most highly
C.those who are against competition most strongly
D.those who rely on others most for success
74.What is the similar belief of the true competitors and those with a"desire to fail"?A
A.One's worth lies in his performance compared with others.
B.One's success in competition needs great efforts.
C.One's achievement is determined by his particular skills.
D.One's success is based on how hard he has tried.
75.Which point of view may the author agree to?D
A.Every effort should be paid back.
B.Competition should be encouraged.
C.Winning should be a life-and-death matter.
D.Fear of failure should be removed in competition.

分析 文章介绍了人们对竞争的态度和不同的观点看法,有人认为很好,有人反对.

解答 BACAD
71:B 主旨题:阅读第一段内容可知不同的人对于竞争有不同的观点和看法,有人认为很好,有人反对.文章是关于人们对竞争的态度.故选B.
72:A 细节题:根据第一段第二句"They value it highly,believing that it is a natural outcome of social progress and prosperity,"可知他们认为竞争导致了社会的进步.故选A.
73:C 推理题:根据第三段中"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."有一些人强烈地指责竞争,在这些人中最多的就是那些遭受着竞争压力的年轻人.故the most vocal就是 指那些反对竞争的人.故选C.
74:A 推理题:从最后一段中"Both are based on the mistaken belief that one's self-respect relies on how well one performs compared with others."可知A项的观点与之类似,指人的价值在于与别人的比较.故选A.
75:D 推理题:根据最后一段最后一句"Only as this basic and often troublesome fear is overcome can discover a new meaning in competition"可知在竞争中要去除恐惧,只有这样我们才能理解竞争的真正的含义.故选D.

点评 阅读理解题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力,要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系,对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断;或根据作者所阐述的观点理论,对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释.考生首先要仔细阅读短文,完整了解信息,准确把握作者观点.

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  Jack and his wife Mary,who have recently retired,want to see places of cultural and historic interest abroad,but Mary hates flying.
  Peter and Maria,university students,want to travel as far as possible on little money,and would like to get to know a country by working there for three months with other young people.
  Michael,a young computer programmer,has been working hard and needs a holiday to relax in winter.He would like to go somewhere warmer and sunny,where he can swim in the sea,and he enjoys sports and dancing.
  Herry and Kate,both teachers,and their two sons,have to take their holiday during the school summer holidays.There must be plenty for the boys to do,although Harry and Kate just want to have beautiful scenery,good food and wine-and peace.
66.Michael would most probably go toDfor his holiday.
A.Italy       B.Israel           C.Mallorca        D.a Caribbean island
67.The most suitable place where Peter and Maria can enjoy their holiday would  beB 
A.an Italian city                 B.a kibbutz in Israel
C.a Caribbean island            D.the port in Mallorca
68.The best holiday for Jack and Mary would beA.
A.the 21-day coach trip of Italy
B.the 2-week stay in the Hotel Splendid
C.the 14-day trip around a Caribbean island
D.the working holidays for 1-3 months on a kibbutz in Israel
69.Harry and Kate and their sons would likeC.
A.a holiday working on a kibbutz in Israel
B.a holiday visiting cities by coach in Italy
C.a holiday house in the fishing port in Mallorca
D.a holiday hotel on a lovely beach on a Carribean Island
70.You can find this passage most probably inB.
A.a school library          B.a tourist agency
C.the post office           D.the museum.

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4.It is not a good idea to stop the actor Richard Griffiths in the middle of a play.During the past year he had stopped performances many times at the National Theatre when mobile phones rang,and he threw out one member of the audience because she failed to turn off her phone.
So when a mobile rang out for the third time during his performance in Alan Bennett's The History Boys,he spoke angrily to the theatergoer,"I am not going to compete with these electronic devices (装置)."
Griffiths'actions led to a debate in the UK theatre world over whether phones should be forbidden by law from British theatres.Actors have already asked the govern-
ment to legalize the use of an electronic device that stops mobile phone signals in theatres.
Technology companies have"stopping"devices that send out a high-powered signal on the same frequency as a mobile phone,stopping the mobile phone signals.
However,these are forbidden in many countries because they might stop emergency (紧急情况) calls from being made.
Rosemary Squire,president of the Society of West End Theatre,said,"Phones are one of the biggest problems theatres face.We should look at equipment that could stop phones or make a London-wide theatre rule."
Nick Allott,the managing director of Sir Cameron Mackintosh's theatre group,said,"We would all welcome some ways of keeping phones from ringing but doctors and emergency workers need to be connected in a theatre and we mustn't stop that."What can we do to solve the problem?
66.The first two paragraphs are written toC.
A.tell us some information about the famous actor Griffiths
B.introduce the topic of whether or not to forbid phones in theatres
C.blame Griffiths for his rude behavior
D.give us advice on mobile phone use
67.What can we know from the second paragraph?B
A.Surely Griffiths did better than mobile phones in the theatre.
B.Griffiths didn't want mobile phones to affect his performance.
C.Griffiths was jealous that mobile phones attracted the audience's attention.
D.Griffiths taught theatergoers a lesson in the performance as a teacher.
68.According to the passage,"stopping"devicesC.
A.have the same functions as mobile phones
B.cause the biggest problem theatres have to face
C.prevent the mobile phones signals from being received
D.help doctors or emergency workers receive emergency calls
69.According to Nick Allott,D.
A."stopping"devices can make the sound of mobile phones disappear
B.no one except doctors and emergency workers should have mobile phones
C.phones are one of the biggest problems theatres face
D.We can't totally stop the use of phones in theatres.
70.What is the passage probably going to talk about next?C
A.Griffiths'next performance in theatres.
B.The opinions the public has about the problem.
C.The ways to solve the cellphone problem in public places.
D.The harm mobile phones do to people.

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5.Youngsters who have no regular bedtime or who go to bed later than 21:00 have lower scores for reading and maths.Lack of sleep may influence how well the brain learns new information.
The findings on sleep patterns and brain power come from a UK study of more than 11,000 seven-year-olds.
Theygathered information on the children at the ages of three,five and seven to find out how well they were doing with their learning and whether that might be related to their sleeping habits.
Establishing (制定) a good bedtime routine early in childhood is important.Irregular bedtimes were most common at the age of three,when around one in five of the children went to bed at varying times.By the age of seven,more than half the children had a regular bedtime of between 19:30 and 20:30.
Children with irregular bedtimes tended to be less successful than their playmates in terms of test scores for reading,maths and spatial awareness(空间想象).The influence was more obvious throughout early childhood in girls than in boys and appeared to be increasing.
The researchers said it was possible that irregular bedtimes were a reflection of chaotic (无秩序的) family settings and they had an influence on cognitive (认知的) performance in children.The children with late and irregular bedtimes came from more socially disadvantaged backgrounds and were less likely to be read to each night and,generally,watched more TV.After controlling for such factors,the link between poorer mental performance and irregular bedtimes remained.
67.The text mainly deals with the relation between children'sD.
A.reading abilities and their sleeping habits
B.mental development and their sleeping habits
C.behaviour and their studying habits
D.performance in learning and their sleeping habits
68.The underlined word"They"in the third paragraph refers to"B"
A.the findings                     
B.the researchers
C.the seven-year-olds             
D.the sleep patterns             
69.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?C
A.About one third of the three-year-olds go to bed at irregular bedtimes.
B.Irregular bedtimes were most common before the children were three months old.
C.More than half the children didn't have a regular bedtime until they were seven years old.
D.Teachers should help their kids establish a good bedtime routine early in childhood.
70.We can know from the text thatD.
A.boys with irregular bedtimes do worse in reading than their playmates
B.girls with regular bedtimes perform better in learning than boys
C.girls with irregular bedtimes do worse in reading than boys
D.the gap between girls with and without regular bedtimes is larger than that between boys.

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