Question

Nowadays there are different ideas about competition. Some value it highly, believing that it is good for social development. However, others say that competition is bad and that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people.

I have taught many children. For them, playing well and winning are often life-and-death events. In their mind what they really want is going for success, the development of many other qualities is sadly forgotten.

However, while some seem to be lost on the way to success, others take an opposite opinion. Many people are strongly against competition. Among them, most are young people who have suffered from such pressure from their parents. They seem to look for failure by not trying to win or achieve success. ____△____, they always have an excuse: “I may have lost, but it doesn’t matter because I really didn’t try.” They don’t want to admit（承认）that if they have really tried and lost, they would mean more.

Clearly, this belief(信念) is the same as that of those who try to prove（证明）themselves. Both come from the wrong belief that self-confidence depends on how well one does by comparing with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. If such fear begins to be unimportant, we can have a better knowledge of competition.

1.For some people who like competition, winning is really________.

A. troublesome    B. unfriendly    C. important    D. opposite

2.Which of the following sentence should be put in the blank “____△____”in Paragraph 3?

A. By not trying    B. By not losing    C. By comparing    D. By valuing

3.What is the right structure of this passage?（ stands for a paragraph）

A.     B.     C.     D.

4.How does the writer make these different ideas clear?

A. By giving explanations.    B. By giving examples.

C. By giving excuses.    D. By giving suggestions.

5.What is the best title of this passage?

A. The Competition and Failure.    B. The Competition and Success.

C. The Competition and Comparing.    D. Two Ideas of Competition.

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.A

5.D

【解析】本文主要谈论对于竞争的两种观念。作者采取总分总的方式进行了说明。首先说出人们对于竞争的不同观点：有些人非常珍视它，认为它有利于社会发展。然而，也有人说竞争是坏的，它会导致人与人之间的不友好关系。接着举例说明，最后说明这两种观念都不正确，两者都来自于一种错误的信念，即自信取决于与他人比较的好坏。两个人都害怕不被重视。如果这种恐惧开始不重要，我们就能更好地了解竞争。

1.题意：对于喜欢竞争的有些人，胜利是真________。A. troublesome麻烦；B. unfriendly不友好；C. important重要；D. opposite相反的，对立的。根据第2段第2句For them, playing well and winning are often life-and-death events.（对他们来说，打得好和赢往往是重大事件。）可知选C。

2.题意：下列哪个句子应放在第3段的空白处____△____？A. By not trying 不努力；B. By not losing不失去；C. By comparing通过比较；D. By valuing通过重视。根据上文They seem to look for failure by not trying to win or achieve success.（他们似乎在寻找失败，而不是试图去争取或取得成功。）可知选A。

3.题意：这段文章的正确结构是什么？（代表段落）本文主要谈论对于竞争的不同理解。作者采取总分总的方式进行了说明。首先说出人们对于竞争的不同观点：有些人非常珍视它，认为它有利于社会发展。然而，也有人说竞争是坏的，它会导致人与人之间的不友好关系。接着举例说明，最后说明这两种观念都不正确，两者都来自于一种错误的信念，即自信取决于与他人比较的好坏。两个人都害怕不被重视。如果这种恐惧开始不重要，我们就能更好地了解竞争。根据本文主要内容可知选B。

4.题意：作者如何使这些不同的观点清晰明白的？A. By giving explanations. 给予解释；B. By giving examples. 通过举例；C. By giving excuses. 给出借口；D. By giving suggestions. 提出建议。通过阅读第2和第3段可知作者是通过举例说明，故选B。

5.题意：这篇文章最好的题目是什么？A. The Competition and Failure. 竞争与失败；B. The Competition and Success. 竞争与成功；C. The Competition and Comparing. 竞争与比较；D. Two Ideas of Competition. 两种竞争观念。本文主要谈论对于竞争的两种观念。作者采取总分总的方式进行了说明。首先说出人们对于竞争的不同观点：有些人非常珍视它，认为它有利于社会发展。然而，也有人说竞争是坏的，它会导致人与人之间的不友好关系。接着举例说明，最后说明这两种观念都不正确，两者都来自于一种错误的信念，即自信取决于与他人比较的好坏。两个人都害怕不被重视。如果这种恐惧开始不重要，我们就能更好地了解竞争。

根据本主要内容可知选D。