题目内容
13.We live in a very competitive world.Everybody seems to be competing with someone at some level.Each week we spend hours playing or watching others compete in sporting activities all over the world.We cannot help being impressed by the level of excellence that these people achieve.In sport and business,competition encourages excellence in performance.Where there is no competition,improvement in performance is less likely.Some level of competiton is a hve-to in all aspects of life.
The following story makes this point.
As two friends are hiking in the forest they encounter a huge,ferocious and obviously hungry Grizzly Bear.Its next meal has just come into sight,and they are it!The first friend calculates that the bear will overtake them in 27.3seconds.At that point,she panics; realizing there is no escape.She faces her friend,with the fear of death in her eyes.To her amazement,she observes that her friend is not scared at all.To the contrary,her friend is quickly but calmly taking off her hiking boots and putting on jogging shoes."What do you think you're doing?"the first hiker says to her companion,"You'll never be able to outrun that grizzly.""That's true,"says the companion,"but all I have to do is outrun you."
We all compete when the motivation is strong enough.However,competition is not the real purpose of life.Fulfilling the measure of our creation can only be achieved individually.
Most of time,we are not in competition with any other person,so we do not have to compare ourselves with others.There is only one person that can fulfill our role and that is us.This means that others cannot beat us to the finish line because there is no race.This is not to say that others do not have a similar role to us,but it is never the same.This is important to understand if we are going to enjoy life.Every human being is unique and cannot be duplicated.In this,I am not referring to the body,only to the spirit,soul,or the essence of a person.
57.The first 4paragraphs tell us that competitionC.
A.is necessary though harmful B.only exists in sports and business
C.is unavoidable and beneficial D.is a fight against oneself
58.Why is the story of two friends told in the passage?C
A.To advise friends to be loyal even in competition.
B.To expose the weak side of friendship when tested.
C.To support the author's own argument on competition.
D.To offer evidence of necessary competition in life.
59.From the last two paragraphs we learn thatD.
A.competition plays an important role in social development
B.we don't have to compete since we are all different
C.we have to beat others in order to survive
D.there is more to life than just competition
60.As a whole the passage advises the readers toB.
A.realize we are living in a world of competition
B.face competition in a balanced state of mind
C.have a strong sense of being a possible winner
D.value friendship however fierce competition may be.
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了作者认为竞争是不可避免的,是有益的,用一个故事印证作者的观点,但是作者提出人生中不仅仅是竞争,面对竞争要保持平衡的思想状态.
解答 57.C.推理判断题:从第一段的句子:Where there isno competition,improvement in performance is less likely.Some level ofcompetition is a have-to in all aspects of life.我们生活在一个竞争激烈的世界里,每个人都在某个层面上与某人竞争;可知竞争是不可避免的,是有益的,故选C.
58.C.细节理解题:从第二段的句子:The followingstory makes this point.可知下面的故事是印证作者的观点的,故选C.
59.D.推理判断题:从文章倒数第二段的句子:competitionis not the real purpose of life.Fulfilling the measure of our creation canonly be achieved individually.但是竞争并不是生活的真正目的,实现我们创造的措施,才能实现个人的独立;可知人生中不仅仅是竞争.故选D.
60.B.写作意图题:从最后一段的句子:This isimportant to understand if we are going to enjoy life.Every human being isunique and cannot be cloned.In this,I am not referring to the body,only tothe spirit,soul,or the essence of a person.是理解如果我们要享受生活的重要.每个人都是独特的,不可复制的.在这方面,我不是指身体,只有精神、灵魂、或一个人的本质;可知作者建议读者面对竞争要保持平衡的思想状态.故选B.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
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Returning home later with the muddy uniform that day,Wasana was(45)Dby his mother.He tried to(46)Dthat he had saved 200 schoolmates but she didn't believe him.
His mother finally realized that it was(47)A when she saw a TV report about the disaster.Filled with(48)B,she hugged Wasana and murmured that he was indeed a hero.
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36.A.heard | B.noticed | C.admitted | D.imagined |
37.A.distant | B.close | C.obvious | D.familiar |
38.A.interested | B.disappointed | C.hit | D.impressed |
39.A.Fearing | B.Escaping | C.Preparing | D.Controlling |
40.A.died down | B.gave up | C.broke out | D.set off |
41.A.visiting | B.exploring | C.discovering | D.inspecting |
42.A.peace | B.trouble | C.silence | D.surprise |
43.A.but | B.if | C.as | D.because |
44.A.fled | B.covered | C.passed | D.overlooked |
45.A.recommended | B.cornered | C.searched | D.scolded |
46.A.understand | B.realize | C.complain | D.explain |
47.A.true | B.puzzling | C.funny | D.practical |
48.A.ambition | B.pride | C.confidence | D.patience |
49.A.operation | B.incident | C.pressure | D.attempt |
50.A.saving | B.earning | C.wasting | D.costing |
51.A.prevent | B.predict | C.remove | D.discover |
52.A.referred | B.compared | C.added | D.associated |
53.A.remained | B.stopped | C.followed | D.ended |
54.A.upset | B.worried | C.wrong | D.mad |
55.A.before | B.if | C.so | D.though |
A. | affair | B. | occasion | C. | event | D. | business |
A. | opinion | B. | scene | C. | sign | D. | symbol |