11.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 on how well they performed at tennis and other skills.For them,playing well and winning are often lifeanddeath affairs.In their singleminded pursuit of success,the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten.
However,whilesome seem to be lost in the desire to succeed,others take an opposite attitude.In a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players,they strongly blame competition.Among the most opinions 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 ecuse:"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 selfrespect 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 fade away can we discover a new meaning in competition.
28.What does this passage mainly talk about?A
A.Opinions about competition are different among people.
B.Failures are necessary experiences in competition.
C.Competition is harmful topersonal quality development.
D.Competition helps to set up self-respect.
29.Why do some people favor competition according to the passage?D
A.It builds up a sense of duty.
B.It encourages individual efforts.
C.It improves personal abilities.
D.It pushes society forward.
30.What is the similar belief of the true competitors and those with a"desire to fail"?B
A.One's success is based on how hard he has tried.
B.One's worth lies in his performance compared with others'.
C.One's achievement is determined by his particular skills.
D.One's success in competition needs great efforts.
31.Which point of view may the author agree to?B
A.Every effort should be paid back.
B.Fear of failure should be removed in competition.
C.Competition should be encouraged.
D.Winning should be a lifeanddeath matter.
分析 本文講述了不同的人對(duì)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的看法不同.有的人認(rèn)為競(jìng)爭(zhēng)是一種惡性循環(huán),另一些人認(rèn)為競(jìng)爭(zhēng)可以推動(dòng)雙方進(jìn)步.不管是哪種觀點(diǎn),我們都不能畏懼競(jìng)爭(zhēng),不能因?yàn)榕螺敹艞壐?jìng)爭(zhēng).
解答 28-31.ADBB
28.A 考查文章主旨.根據(jù)"In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition"可知,不同的人對(duì)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的看法不同.故選A.
29.D 考查細(xì)節(jié)理解.根據(jù)"Some value it highly,believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity"可知,一些人認(rèn)為,競(jìng)爭(zhēng)會(huì)推動(dòng)社會(huì)前進(jìn).故選D.
30.B 考查推理判斷.根據(jù)"They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success"可知,"求敗心理"是指一些人尋求失敗而不是試圖獲得成功,因?yàn)樗麄冋J(rèn)為一個(gè)人的能力是通過(guò)與他人比較中體現(xiàn)出來(lái)的.故選B.
31.B 考查推理判斷.根據(jù)"Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to fade away can we discover a new meaning in competition"可知,作者認(rèn)為在競(jìng)爭(zhēng)中應(yīng)該消除對(duì)失敗的恐懼.故選B.
點(diǎn)評(píng) 閱讀理解考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí),要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.