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【题目】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 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 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 can we discover a new meaning in competition.

1What 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

2Why do some people favor competition according to the passage?

A. It pushes society forward.

B. It builds up a sense of duty.

C. It improves personal abilities.

D. It encourages individual efforts.

3What is the similar belief of the true competitors and those with a desire to fail ?

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.

4Which point of view may the author agree to?

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.

【答案】

1B

2A

3A

4D

【解析】

1主旨题。从文章In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition.可知关于竞赛不同的人有不同的观点,故选B。

2细节题。从文章Some value it highly, believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity.可知一些人认为竞赛是好的,因为他们认为竞赛有利于推动社会的进步,故选A。

3细节题。从Both are based on the mistaken belief that one's self-respect relies on how well one performs incomparison with others 可知他们的价值都存在于他们与别人的竞赛的表现中,故选A。

4细节推断题。从Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve (缓解) can we discover a new meaning in competition .可知作者同意失败的恐惧感应该在比赛中忘掉,故选D。

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Li Dong, a teacher at No. 41 Middle School in Shijiazhuang, likes her students to use the Internet. “When we talk in class, students who surf the Net usually know more background information than the others,” she said.

In addition, people can use the Internet to write letters or stories and send emails. Many teens keep in touch with their friends online. It is cheaper than phoning somebody far away and also much quicker.

【1】_______ has the most Internet users in the world according to the article.

A. China B. America C. Canada D. Russia

2There are about _______ Chinese netizens to surf about 13 hours every week.

A.107 million old B. 22.7 million old

C. 107 million young D. 22.7 million young

3Song said some teenagers continued _______ more than ten hours.

A. playing online games

B. searching for information

C. chatting with their friends

D. sending emails to others

4Li Dong in No. 41 Middle School likes her students to use the Internet because she ______.

A. thinks surfing the net can help students spend less time on homework

B. thinks her students can get more background information than the others

C. wants her students to talk to her about their hobbies and interests

D. wants to know what her students do and think about at home

5Which way is the cheapest and quickest to learn something about friends far away?

A. Giving them a call.

B. Going to see them.

C. Writing a letter to them.

D. Sending emails to them.

【题目】根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。(注意:本题答案写在答题卷上)

We are forgetful. With time going by, our brains seem to be slowing down—and that can be a very unpleasant thing. 【1】 Read on for some techniques worth trying.

1. 2

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2. Go for a walk.

Mildly raised glucose (葡萄糖) levels can harm the area of the brain that helps you form memories and physical activity can help get blood glucose down to normal levels. In fact, exercise produces chemicals that are good for your brain. 4

3. Learn something new.

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A. Focus on the future.

B. This can be especially harmful to the aged.

C. It should be something like learning gardening.

D. So take a few minutes each day to do some reading.

E. But don't worry if your schedule isn't filled with life-changing events.

F. Luckily, research shows there is a lot you can do to avoid those moments.

G. In other words, when you take care of your body, you take care of your brain.

【题目】Oseola McCarty spent more than 75 years washing and ironing other people’s clothes.As a laundrywoman, she was paid only a few dollars each time.Certainly nobody would consider her rich, so they were all amazed when Miss McCarty decided to donate $ 150,000 to the University of Southern Mississippi.

The money was in fact her life savings.She could save such a large amount of money because she lived a very simple life.She never learned to drive, and when she wanted to go somewhere, she just walked.She never flew to anywhere till the donation,and in 50 years she had been out of the South only once.The house in which she lived was also a rather modest one her last uncle left her.Only after she became known in America did she begin to travel all over the country.Since then, she had been the subject of many interviews and articles and was even invited to the White House.

Her donation was for students who clearly needed financial help.She herself left school in the sixth grade and had never married or had children.She said to the reporters that the idea of helping somebody’s child go to college gave her much pleasure.

【写作内容】

用约120个词就Miss McCarty的捐助谈谈你的想法,内容包括:

(1)你如何看待她的捐助行为;

你认为她的捐助对受惠学生有哪些影响;

(3)如果你自己要捐助,你会选择哪个群体并陈述理由。

[写作要求]

1.作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事,也可以参照阅读材料的内容,但不得直接引用原文的句子。

2.作文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称。

Oseola McCarty was a laundrywoman for more than 75 years.She earned a few dollars each time.But she donated $150,000 which was her life savings to help the students who needed financial help.

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