We are in a world full of competition. Our parents compete with others in their offices, our brothers and sisters compete with others in their colleges, and we compete with our classmates in school. Many of us give up in the face of competition and will never be successful. can’t , others, why , we, do, better, than One important reason is that we have no self-confidence(自信)。

In fact , everyone is born equal. You can do what others do. Although your classmates may be better than you in some ways, you may be better than them in others subjects. So everyone has his or her own advantages. Don’t look at things from a single point of view. Try to discover your own advantages, and believe that you can do better than others in those ways.

Competition is not so terrible. Don’t be afraid of it. And don’t be afraid of those classmates who are better than you. Remember that self-confidence is the first step to success. Believe in yourselves, and you will be successful one day.

1.Are we living in a world full of competition?

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2.How can you improve your self-confidence according to the passage?

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3.将处划线部分单词连成一个完整的特殊疑问句。

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4.将处划线部分译成中文。

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5.What’s the main idea of this passage?

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The famous British inventor George Stephenson was born in 1781 and died in 1848. One of his most important inventions was the train. He 1 his first train when he was forty-four years old. When he was experimenting with the steam engine(蒸汽机)on the train, he met the 2 from other fields, the newspaper journalists and the gentlemen in the country. They said that the noise and the smoke would 3 cows, horses and sheep, that the engine would burst(爆炸)and that hot coals from it would set fire to their houses. At that time, 4 people believed what they said.

George Stephenson 5 the people that the train could go on small 6 , and could pull carriages of goods and passengers but there was no great danger to them. It was a very 7 matter for him to make them believe. However, after 8 he was able to do it and the first train that was driven by Stephenson himself 9 what he had said.

The first day when the people along the way heard the noises of the train in the distance and saw it 10 quickly to them, they ran back home as quickly as they could and closed their doors for they thought of it as a monster(妖怪). They did not dare to come out until it had passed.

1 A. made B. bought C. introduced D. did

2 A. success B. trouble C. people D. pleasure

3 A. buy B. take away C. interest D. kill

4 A. most B. few C. only a few D. the rich

5 A. said B. spoke C. told D. warned

6 A. roads B. rivers C. steam D. railways

7 A. easy B. difficult C. pleasant D. light

8 A. sometime B. some time C. some times D. sometimes

9 A. believed B. seeme C. sensed D. proved

10 A. run B. to run C. running D. runner

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