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【题目】We wish that we could be better at sports or more attractive. We wish we had nicer clothes or more money. Everyone likes to feel that he or she is special. , many of us grow up believing that we’re not special at all. We believe we are not good enough just as we are.

Most parents want us to be the best we can be. Very often, they compare (比较)us to __ _. By doing this, they try to encourage us to do better. They well, but the message we often get is that we’re not good enough. We begin to believe that the only way we can be special is being better than someone else, but we are often disappointed(失望) . There will always be someone out there who is better than we are at . Plenty of people around may not be as smart as we are, but they are better at sports. Or they may not be as good-looking, but they have more money. It is for us to be better than everyone else all the time.

We all want the things that we believe will make us better people. But very often we don’t realize that we already have us the very things that we want. These things make us others. When we are growing up, sometimes forget to tell us that we are special, that we are good enough. Maybe no one told them when they were growing up. , it’s up to us to remind them from time to time that each of us, in our own way, is special. What we are is enough.

【1】A. Again B. Next C. Otherwise D. However

【2】A. other B. others C. another D. the others

【3】A. believe B. work C. mean D. show

【4】A. to B. on C. by D. in

【5】A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing

【6】A. helpful B. impossible C. necessary D. important

【7】A. inside B. among C. around D. for

【8】A. worse than B. better than C. different from D. the same as

【9】A. friends B. scientists C. parents D. doctors

【10】A. Also B. Anyway C. Although D. After all

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】C

【4】C

【5】A

【6】B

【7】A

【8】C

【9】C

【10】B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了如何做好自己的话题。文章告诉我们，尽管我们的父母还有我们自己对自己都有这样或者那样的期望，但是我们只要尽自己最大努力，做好自己就可以了。

【1】D考查副词及语境理解。Again：又，再；next：接下来；besides：除了；however：然而。根据语境可知，这里指的是每个人都希望自己能与众不同，但是长大后发现事实并非如此，语义存在转折关系。故应选D。

【2】B考查代词及语境理解。other：别的、其他的，后接名词；others：其他的人或物；another：另一、又一，后接名词；the others：特指其余的人或物。根据语境可知，这里指的是父母经常把自己的孩子和别的孩子作比较。故选B。

【3】C考查动词及语境理解。believe：相信，work：工作，mean：意思是，show：显示。根据语境可知，这里指的是父母鼓励孩子做得更好的意思是好。故应选C。

【4】C考查介词及语境理解。根据语境可知，这里指的是我们能够特殊的唯一办法就是通过比别人做得更好。by表示方式、方法。故应选C。

【5】A考查不定代词及语境理解。something：不确定的某事，anything：任何事，everything：所有事，nothing：没有事。根据语境可知，这里指的是总有人在某些事情上做得比我们好。故应选A。

【6】B考查形容词及语境理解。helpful：有帮助的；impossible：不可能的；necessary：必要的；important：重要的。根据语境可知，这里指的是有的人长得好看，还有的人有钱，我们不可能时时刻刻都比他人优秀。故应选B。

【7】A考查介词及语境理解。inside：在里面among：在多个中间；around：在……四周；for：为了，对于。根据语境可知，这里指的是其实在内心深处我们已经拥有我们一直渴望的东西。inside指内心深入。故应选A。

【8】C考查比较级及语境理解。联系下文的“we are special, ---we are good enough”的描述可知，这里指的是我们与别人是不同的。故应选C。

【9】C考查名词及语境理解。friends：朋友们；scientists：科学家们；parents：父母；doctors：医生们。根据语境可知，这里指的是在我们成长的过程中，父母有时候忘记告诉我们非常的特别。故应选C。

【10】B考查副词及语境理解。Also：也，anyway：不管怎样，although：尽管，after all：毕竟。根据语境可知，这里指的是不管怎样我们都有责任经常提醒他们。故应选B。