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 (依赖)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 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 mistaken 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 .
【小题1】What does this passage mainly talk about ?
| 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 experiences in competition |
| A．It pushes society forward . | B．It builds up a sense of duty . |
| C．It improves personal abilities . | D．It encourages individual efforts |
| 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 |
| 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 |
【小题1】B
【小题2】A
【小题3】C
【小题4】D
解析试题分析：本文叙述了对于竞争的人们看法迥异，有些人赞同竞争,因为它能推动社会的发展。但是还有人强烈地反对竞争。最后作者给出了他自己的观点：只有当这种基本的、害怕失败的态度有所缓解时，我们才能找到竞争的真正含义。说明作者认为在竞争中，不要总是担心失败。
【小题1】主旨大意题。根据第一段第一句也是这篇文章的主题句In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition.可以看出不同的人，对于竞争的看法迥异。因此选B
【小题2】细节理解题。根据由第一段第二句：Some value it highly，believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity.可以知道,有些人赞同竞争,因为它能推动社会的发展。故选A。
【小题3】词义猜测题。根据第三段前三行可以知道，在一些学生把成功作为增加自信的观点的同时；另外一部分学生持相反的观点，他们强烈地反对竞争。根据前一句，可以推断“Among the most vocal”是指那些最反对竞争的学生。故选C。
【小题4】细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句，作者在列举2种不同的对待竞争的态度后，表明了自己的态度：只有当这种基本的、害怕失败的态度有所缓解时，我们才能找到竞争的真正含义。说明作者认为在竞争中，不要总是担心失败。故选D。
考点：人生百味类短文阅读。
点评：词义猜测题旨在考查学生根据上下文对生词做出理解判断的能力。近几年来，阅读理解中的词义猜测题呈上升趋势。在阅读过程中根据选材、背景、及上下文等线索推测出生词词义是真实语言活动中的重要技巧。这一能力可以说是体现阅读理解能力的一项重要指标。
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| A．a schedule without gaps | B．breaks and distractions |
| C．the limited time | D．the limited energy |
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| C．find some more time in a day | D．do some exercise regularly |
| A．He had a longer daily to-do lists with over twenty items. |
| B．He stopped doing exercise because of the lack of energy. |
| C．He found it hard to find time to exercise because he was busier. |
| D．He pushed most of the things later and later in his schedule. |
| A．prove what the real limiting factor is |
| B．show us how busily he needs to work |
| C．explain how important a healthy body is |
| D．tell us what an odd experience he has |
| A．Are You Really Lack of Time? | B．How Can You Work Efficiently? |
| C．What Makes Your Energy Limited? | D．When Should You Do Exercise? |
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| D．all old |
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