题目内容

In a world where comparisons happen non-stop, it is difficult to look outside yourself and to ever be   21   with who you are. There’s always someone who’s a bit   22  . The only solution is to reach   23   and measure against what Warren Buffett calls your own inner yardstick. There is no more   24   measure for comparison than who your were yesterday, last week or last decade, when you were at your   25  .

Nothing useful ever comes from comparison to others .Either you see yourself as better than someone and you get   26  , or you see someone else as better than you and you feel like all your hard work is for   27  . It is a fool’s game. Not one of us is exactly   28  . The only direct and honest comparison is   29   yourself. Everything else is apples to oranges.

My opinion is that you are only   30   to compare yourself to someone else if their life   31   is the same as your own. Good luck finding that   32  . And one thing is for sure. No matter how hard you work and how dedicated(埋头苦干的)you are, there will always be someone who can run a little faster, jump a little higher, score a little better or look a little nicer in a swimsuit. And if there’s not, you can   33   someone is coming up fast   34   you. So how can you always win in life? Become your best   35  .

Having an image of your most recent past limits is the perfect thing to   36   you to the next level. If you ran 7 flights of stairs yesterday, then do 8 today. Who   37   if the guy next to you did 15? It doesn’t make a bit of   38  . You are a more   39   person today than you were yesterday. Your own   40   is all you need.

1.A. patient                                   B. strict                                 C. content                   D. concerned

2.A. stronger                                 B. better                               C. lazier                       D. wiser

3.A. inside                                     B. out                                    C. for                            D. up

4.A. accurate                           B. useful                                 C. careful                    D. powerful

5.A. end                                    B. best                                    C. convenience          D. side

6.A. satisfied                            B. busy                                   C. inspired                  D. lazy

7.A. nothing                                  B. fun                                    C. sure                         D. success

8.A. equal                             B. unique                              C. alike                         D. common

9.A. within                                     B. by                             C. for                            D. of

10.A. instructed                           B. allowed                            C. directed                  D. suggested

11.A. situation                     B. position                            C. occasion                 D. accommodation

12.A. game                                    B. match                               C. friend                      D. enemy

13.A. conclude                    B. bet                                    C. announce               D. declare

14.A. before                                 B. beside                              C. below                      D. behind

15.A. assistant                     B. competitor                      C. coach                      D. teacher

16.A. contribute                           B. expose                             C. push                        D. devote

17.A. cares                                    B. says                                   C. wonders                 D. asks

18.A. effort                                   B. sense                           C. difference               D. change

19.A. successful                           B. happy                               C. lucky                        D. fit

20.A. benefit                     B. progress                           C. habit                        D. result

 

【答案】

 

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.A

5.B

6.D

7.A

8.C

9.A

10.B

11.A

12.B

13.B

14.D

15.B

16.C

17.A

18.C

19.A

20.B

【解析】

试题分析:在一个比较无时无刻不存在的社会,人很难获得满足感,就这个问题作者提出了自己的观点:

即我们没必要和别人去比较,毕竟人与人不同,所处的环境不同,我们只需自己和自己去比较,用今天的

自己和昨天的自己去比较,只要取得丁点的进步,那我们就是成功的人。

1.C形容词辨析。A耐心的;B 严格的;C 满意的;D担心的。在文中作者建议人们不要和别人比,从情理可知和别人比较时,如果你不如别人你会对自己失望,不满意。故C选项正确。句意:看到自身外部并感到满意是很难的。

2.B 形容词辨析。A. 强壮的;B. 更好的         ;C. 懒惰的;D.明智的。此处没有具体说明是在哪方面进行比较,所以只是笼统的说你会发现别人要比你好,而不具体到身体或者智力等方面,所以我们可以排除A,D选项,C选项为贬义词,故也可以排除,正确选项B。句意:总会有人比你更好一点。

3.A介词辨析。A内部,里面的;B外面;C 为了,因为;D向上;从下面的 inner yardstick“内在的尺度”可以判断应该是深入自己内心,根据华伦巴菲特所说的你自己内在的尺度去衡量自己。所以A选项正确。

4.A形容词辨析。A 精确的; B有用的;C 仔细的;D 强大的。从词义搭配上可知修饰名词衡量标准的词应该是精确,准确accurate。没有更为精确的衡量标准了。选项正确A。

5.B名词辨析。A 一端,尽头;B 最好(状态);C 方便,便利;D 边,面。从情理可知人们要和自己过去比的话,应该是和过去最佳时期进行比较,而且文章中Having an image of your most recent past limits is the perfect thing…也是此处的一个提示,故正确答案是B。

6.D形容词辨析。A满意的;B 繁忙的; C受到激励的;D懒惰的。从上下文可知此处是讲和别人比较的坏处,所以排除A选项;当你看到自己比别人要强的时候,你会沾沾自喜,从而引发自身惰性,所以正确答案为D。

7.A短语搭配。A for nothing 免费的, 白费劲;B for fun 为了开心;C for sure 确信的;D成功。从情理可知当你看到别人比你好的时候,你会有挫败感,从而觉得自己的努力都白费了,故A选项正确。

8.C形容词辨析。A平等的;B 独特的;C 相似的;D常见的,共同的;上文说和别人去比那是傻子的游戏,所以文强调不要和别人去比,因为人和人不同。所以正确选项为C。

9.A介词辨析。A在。。。内;B通过,凭借;C 为了,因为;D 属于,关于。从文章第一段说明要和昨天的自己,上周的自己或者是10年前的自己去比较,用自己内在的衡量标准去衡量自己,所以在此应该是自己内在的比较,故A选项正确。

10.B 动词辨析。A 教导,指导;B允许;C 指挥,指导,指示;D 建议。在此作者是说出可以和别人相比较的情况 ,即允许自己和别人相比较的情况。句意:我的观点是你只可以与那些和你生活状况一样的人去比较。故B选项正确。

11.A名词辨析。A情形,局势;B位置,姿势;C 场合;D 住宿,住处。从常识可知和别人比较要在同等情况下进行比较,也就是生活情形相同的,否则没有可比性,life situation生活状况,其他词不和life构成搭配。所以A选项正确。

12.B名词辨析。A游戏;B 比赛,相匹配的人;C朋友;D 敌人。从上文可知和别人比较时要找情况相同的人作为比较对象,在此指的是一个你能与之相比而且情况类似的人。所以B选项正确。句意:找到那样一个相般配的人是太幸运了。

13.B动词辨析。A得出结论;B 打赌;C宣布;D 声明。从情理可知一个人不可能总是做的最好,即使现在没人比你强,肯定也有人在背后努力会超过你的,所以B选项正确。you can bet that。。意思为肯定,毫无疑问。

14.D介词辨析。A 在。。。之前;B在。。。旁边;C在。。。下方;D在。。。后面。从常理可知如果你比别人强的话,就会在某些方面落下别人,所以别人赶超你也应该是在你后面赶上来。故正确答案是D。

15.B动词辨析。A 助手;B 竞争者,对手;C 教练;D 教师。作者强调不要和别人去比,要自己和自己比,要让今天的自己超越昨天的自己,所以自己才是自己的对手,故B选项正确。

16.C动词辨析。A贡献,促成;B使。。。暴露;C推,鞭策;D致力于,奉献。从下文If you ran 7 flights of stairs yesterday, then do 8 today.昨天跑了七段楼梯那么今天就跑八段楼梯可知此处是给自己定下目标,鞭策自己进步,所以C选项正确。句意:自己心中有一个最近达到过的极限是最好的东西,它可以敦促自己朝下一个高度前进。

17.A动词辨析。A在乎,关心;B 说;C 疑惑,想知道;D问。从上文可知作者要人们做到自己一天比一天进步,而不去和别人比,不去在意别人的进步,所以A选项正确。句意:如果你旁边的小伙子跑了15段楼梯谁又在乎呢?

18.C名词辨析。A努力;B 感觉,意识;C不同,区别;D 变化,零钱。文章告诉我们的是:别人做的再好和我们毫无关系,我们只和自己去比较,所以即使你跑7段楼梯,别人跑15段那和我们一点关系都没有,Make a different意思为有关系,有影响;make a sense 有意义,行得通;make efforts 努力;make a change 做出改动,故正确答案为C。

19.A形容词辨析。A成功的;B高兴的,幸福的;C 幸运的;D 适合的。从上下文可知此处是指我们没必要去和别人比,去看别人的成绩,只要我们自己每天都在进步,那么我们就是一个成功的人,所以A选项正确。

20.B名词辨析。A 益处,好处;B进步,进展;C习惯;D 结果。从上文每天多跑一段楼梯可知此处是指进步,句意:你自己的进步就是你所需要的全部。故B选项正确。

考点:考查生活哲理类短文。

 

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