Question

【题目】 Some people believe that greed(贪婪) and selfishness has become the main theme of modern society, and we should return to the old traditions of family and community in order to have a better life.

In this fast –paced(快节奏的) world, many values are experiencing great changes. While people traditionally caring, sharing and generosity the most important things in life and work, modern people seem to be more self-centered.

Modern people act selfishly to survive the highly competitive world. To survive, you have to fight with whatever ways you can think of. Obviously greed and selfishness go perfectly well with such ideas. In a company, workers do everything they can to get better pay and higher position, even if it means their workmates will lose a lot because of this. They are not born cold-blooded; it is just that people are pressured to act in a certain way because of outside influences.

To be honest, it is hard to say that modern society is built on greed and selfishness, both of which are not newly invented vocabulary. In ancient times people also did greedy and selfish things though such behaviors were more seriously punished then. But we can’t be blind to the fact that people in the past faced less pressure compared with the modern environment.

Are we happier to share with others and be generous to them? There is no fixed answer either. Some people take great pleasure helping and giving to others while others feel happy doing the opposite. But I personally think that people should not be too selfish. Caring for others can actually encourage the development of a win-win relationship.

Main facts	Supporting details
【1】 are changing.	In the past people put caring, sharing and generosity in the first 【2】. They would be punished seriously for greedy behaviors. Nowadays, people seem to think more about themselves. They act selfishly even if they may cause heavy 【3】 to their workmates.
【4】 for the changes	Heated competition and great pressure on modern people may be responsible for the changes.
The writer’s ideas	People should be less selfish and a win-win relationship should be 【5】.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Values

【2】place

【3】loss(es)

【4】Reasons

【5】developed / built

【解析】

在快速发展的今天，人们的价值观也发生了变化。本文分析了其中的原因，并且表明了自己的观点：关爱别人能够鼓励双赢关系的发展。

【1】根据第二段中的“ In this fast-paced world, many values are experiencing great changes.”可知，在快速发展的今天，人们的价值观也发生了变化。故答案为Values。

【2】根据第二段中的“While people traditionally consider caring, sharing and generosity as the most

important things in life and work, modern people seem to be more self-centered”可知，过去人们"把关爱、分享、慷慨放在第一位。故答案为place。

【3】根据第三段中的“In a company, workers do everything they can to get better pay and higher position even if it means their workmates will lose a lot because of this.”可知，公司中，工人们尽力获得报酬和更高的职位，即使这意味着他们的同事会因此失去很多。故答案为loss(es)。

【4】文章第三段分析了其中的原因。故答案为Reasons。

【5】根据最后一句“Caring for others can actually encourage the development of a win-win relationship.”可知，关心他人事实上可以鼓励双赢关系的发展或者建立。填空中为被动语态，故答案为developed/ built。