Question

原創(chuàng)（十二）

       In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some   36    it highly, believing that it is   37   for social progress and prosperity. Others say that   38   is bad, that it sets one person against another; that it   39   unfriendly relationship between people.

I have taught many children who held the   40   that their self-worth relied on how well they   41    at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well and winning are often life-and –death affairs.  In their single-minded   42   of success, the development of many other human qualities is   43   forgotten.

   44   , while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take a(n)   45   attitude. In a culture valuing only the winner and   46   to the ordinary players, they strongly   47   competition. They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or   48   success.  By not trying, they always have a(n)   49  ：“I may have lost, but it doesn’t matter   50   I really didn’t try.”   51    , this belief is the same as    52   of the true competitors trying to prove themselves. Both are based on the   53   belief that one’s self-respect relies on how well one performs in    54   with others.  Both are afraid of not being valued. Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve（緩解）  55   a new meaning in competition.

36．A．benefit                   B．influences                     C．value                     D．impress

37．A．cheerful                 B．meaningful            C．comfortable           D．responsible

38．A．competition            B．a(chǎn)bility                   C．knowledge             D．challenge

39．A．runs into            B．leads to                 C．comes from            D．begins with

40．A．promise               B．belief                    C．dream                   D．task

41．A．planned                 B．performed             C．delivered               D．practiced

42．A．pursuit                   B．memory                 C．behalf                   D．search

43．A．shyly                     B．cheerfully              C．sadly                     D．faithfully

44．A．Therefore               B．Meanwhile            C．However                   D．Afterwards

45．A．proper                    B．suitable                  C．confident              D．opposite

46．A．paying no attention        B．pays less attention        C．paid more attention D．pays no attention

47．A．excuse                   B．blame                    C．charge                   D．trust

48．A．enjoy                     B．a(chǎn)pply                     C．receive                  D．a(chǎn)chieve

49．A．opinion                  B．explanation           C．excuse                   D．reason

50．A．unless                    B．so                          C．while                     D．because

51．A．Firmly                   B．Naturally              C．Unfortunately       D．Clearly

52．A．that                      B．one                        C．it                           D．this

53．A．mistaken            B．different                C．single                    D．common

54．A．consequence           B．comparison           C．connection            D．common

55．A．we can discover       B．can we discover     C．can discover           D．we discover

Answer 1

36—40：CDABB  41—45：BACCD  46—50：ABDCD   51—56：DAABB

解析:

本文為議論文。文中提到作者身邊對(duì)competition（競(jìng)爭(zhēng)）的不同觀點(diǎn)。一種是拼盡全力贏得比賽的人，他們認(rèn)為輸贏是生死攸關(guān)的事情，只有獲勝才能體現(xiàn)個(gè)人價(jià)值。另一種人極力反對(duì)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)，他們認(rèn)為人們競(jìng)爭(zhēng)壓力過(guò)大，導(dǎo)致人際關(guān)系不友好，而且這些人極力逃避努力奮斗，認(rèn)為如果盡力去做而沒(méi)有成功會(huì)導(dǎo)致自己不被別人承認(rèn)，因此他們不做努力，以此做為失敗的借口，“我沒(méi)有去努力，因此失敗也沒(méi)什么了不起！”作者對(duì)這兩種態(tài)度運(yùn)用了“sadly”和“mistaken”來(lái)評(píng)論，并在結(jié)尾表示，只有這種對(duì)成功的恐懼緩解，才能體會(huì)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的真正含義。

36．C  value此處為動(dòng)詞，意為“重視，看重”

37．D  be responsible for“對(duì)…負(fù)責(zé)”。意思為“他們相信，是競(jìng)爭(zhēng)帶來(lái)了社會(huì)的進(jìn)步和繁榮。本題易誤選B。

38．A  由前文可知，另一部分人認(rèn)為競(jìng)爭(zhēng)是不好的。

39．B  lead to“導(dǎo)致”。競(jìng)爭(zhēng)會(huì)導(dǎo)致人際關(guān)系不友好。

40．B  hold the belief持有這樣的觀點(diǎn)。

41．B  他們的個(gè)人價(jià)值取決于他們?cè)诰W(wǎng)球和其它技巧方面的表現(xiàn)（perform）得如何。

42．A   in the (…) pursuit of success對(duì)成功的追求。in search of 尋找; in memory of 為紀(jì)念..; in behalf of為…的利益。本題易誤選BC。

43．C  忘記培養(yǎng)的人類的其它素質(zhì)是令人悲哀的事情。

44．C  根據(jù)上文可以看出，此處為轉(zhuǎn)折之意。

45．D  根據(jù)前文意思，后面應(yīng)說(shuō)“另一些人持有相反的觀點(diǎn)。受前文lost in the desire的影響，本題易誤選A。

46．A  根據(jù)前面的only可以看出后面應(yīng)是相反內(nèi)容。句意為”只重視獲勝者而不關(guān)注普通的選手。”

47．B  根據(jù)下文可以看出應(yīng)選blame“責(zé)備，譴責(zé)”。句意為“那些人強(qiáng)烈譴責(zé)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)”本題易誤選A。

48．D  achieve (one’s) success取得勝利。

49．C  從下文可知：用不去嘗試/努力（怕失敗），以此做為失敗的借口。本題易誤選A。

50．D  根據(jù)上文可以看出前后是因果關(guān)系。

51．D  根據(jù)后面的the same可以看出本題應(yīng)選D。本題易誤選C，如選C，與the same不符。

52．A  此處that=the belief。that和it 表示特指。that與所指名詞為同類，但不是同一個(gè)，而it 與所指名詞為同一個(gè)；one指代單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞，泛指同類事物中的一個(gè)。本題易誤選C。

53．A  兩者都是錯(cuò)誤的觀點(diǎn)。

54． B  in comparison of“與……比較”； in consequence of... 的結(jié)果， 因?yàn)?..的緣故， 由于；in common with如同一樣；in connection with 與...有關(guān)系

55．B  only修飾狀語(yǔ)且放在句首時(shí)，主句謂語(yǔ)要倒裝。