题目内容
Every means _____ prevent the water from _____.
| A．are used to; polluting | B．will be used to; polluting |
| C．is used to; polluted | D．is used to; being polluted |
D
解析试题分析：句意：为了防止水被污染，每一种方法都被试过了。Means:方式，方法。这个单词是单复数同形，因此要由其前面的定语决定它是单数还是复数，由every可知谓语动词要用单数，故排除A。又因为water与污染pollute之间构成被动关系，排除B；再由from为介词，后要加being done才可构成被动，排除C，故答案选D。
考点：考察名词的主谓一致。
点评：要注意记忆一些特殊的名词的用法，如：fish鱼，deer鹿，sheep绵羊，works（工厂）等。
即学即练：Every means ______ tp prevent the air pollution, but the sky is not still clear.
A. is used B. are used C, has been used D. have been used 答案：C。
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 (依赖) 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 (追求) of success, the development, of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten.
However, while sonic seem to be lost in die desire to succeed, others take an opposite attitude. In a culture which values only die 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(缓解) can we discover a new meaning in competition.
【小题1】What 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. |
| A．those who try their best to win |
| B．those who value competition most highly |
| C．those who are against competition most strongly |
| D．those who rely on others most for success |
| 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. |