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Nothing useful ever comes from comparison to others .Either you see yourself as better than someone and you get   26  , or you see someone else as better than you and you feel like all your hard work is for   27  . It is a fool’s game. Not one of us is exactly   28  . The only direct and honest comparison is   29   yourself. Everything else is apples to oranges.

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Having an image of your most recent past limits is the perfect thing to   36   you to the next level. If you ran 7 flights of stairs yesterday, then do 8 today. Who   37   if the guy next to you did 15? It doesn’t make a bit of   38  . You are a more   39   person today than you were yesterday. Your own   40   is all you need.

1.A. patient                                   B. strict                                 C. content                   D. concerned

2.A. stronger                                 B. better                               C. lazier                       D. wiser

3.A. inside                                     B. out                                    C. for                            D. up

4.A. accurate                           B. useful                                 C. careful                    D. powerful

5.A. end                                    B. best                                    C. convenience          D. side

6.A. satisfied                            B. busy                                   C. inspired                  D. lazy

7.A. nothing                                  B. fun                                    C. sure                         D. success

8.A. equal                             B. unique                              C. alike                         D. common

9.A. within                                     B. by                             C. for                            D. of

10.A. instructed                           B. allowed                            C. directed                  D. suggested

11.A. situation                     B. position                            C. occasion                 D. accommodation

12.A. game                                    B. match                               C. friend                      D. enemy

13.A. conclude                    B. bet                                    C. announce               D. declare

14.A. before                                 B. beside                              C. below                      D. behind

15.A. assistant                     B. competitor                      C. coach                      D. teacher

16.A. contribute                           B. expose                             C. push                        D. devote

17.A. cares                                    B. says                                   C. wonders                 D. asks

18.A. effort                                   B. sense                           C. difference               D. change

19.A. successful                           B. happy                               C. lucky                        D. fit

20.A. benefit                     B. progress                           C. habit                        D. result

 

【答案】

 

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.A

5.B

6.D

7.A

8.C

9.A

10.B

11.A

12.B

13.B

14.D

15.B

16.C

17.A

18.C

19.A

20.B

【解析】

試題分析:在一個(gè)比較無時(shí)無刻不存在的社會(huì),人很難獲得滿足感,就這個(gè)問題作者提出了自己的觀點(diǎn):

即我們沒必要和別人去比較,畢竟人與人不同,所處的環(huán)境不同,我們只需自己和自己去比較,用今天的

自己和昨天的自己去比較,只要取得丁點(diǎn)的進(jìn)步,那我們就是成功的人。

1.C形容詞辨析。A耐心的;B 嚴(yán)格的;C 滿意的;D擔(dān)心的。在文中作者建議人們不要和別人比,從情理可知和別人比較時(shí),如果你不如別人你會(huì)對(duì)自己失望,不滿意。故C選項(xiàng)正確。句意:看到自身外部并感到滿意是很難的。

2.B 形容詞辨析。A. 強(qiáng)壯的;B. 更好的         ;C. 懶惰的;D.明智的。此處沒有具體說明是在哪方面進(jìn)行比較,所以只是籠統(tǒng)的說你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)別人要比你好,而不具體到身體或者智力等方面,所以我們可以排除A,D選項(xiàng),C選項(xiàng)為貶義詞,故也可以排除,正確選項(xiàng)B。句意:總會(huì)有人比你更好一點(diǎn)。

3.A介詞辨析。A內(nèi)部,里面的;B外面;C 為了,因?yàn)椋籇向上;從下面的 inner yardstick“內(nèi)在的尺度”可以判斷應(yīng)該是深入自己內(nèi)心,根據(jù)華倫巴菲特所說的你自己內(nèi)在的尺度去衡量自己。所以A選項(xiàng)正確。

4.A形容詞辨析。A 精確的; B有用的;C 仔細(xì)的;D 強(qiáng)大的。從詞義搭配上可知修飾名詞衡量標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的詞應(yīng)該是精確,準(zhǔn)確accurate。沒有更為精確的衡量標(biāo)準(zhǔn)了。選項(xiàng)正確A。

5.B名詞辨析。A 一端,盡頭;B 最好(狀態(tài));C 方便,便利;D 邊,面。從情理可知人們要和自己過去比的話,應(yīng)該是和過去最佳時(shí)期進(jìn)行比較,而且文章中Having an image of your most recent past limits is the perfect thing…也是此處的一個(gè)提示,故正確答案是B。

6.D形容詞辨析。A滿意的;B 繁忙的; C受到激勵(lì)的;D懶惰的。從上下文可知此處是講和別人比較的壞處,所以排除A選項(xiàng);當(dāng)你看到自己比別人要強(qiáng)的時(shí)候,你會(huì)沾沾自喜,從而引發(fā)自身惰性,所以正確答案為D。

7.A短語搭配。A for nothing 免費(fèi)的, 白費(fèi)勁;B for fun 為了開心;C for sure 確信的;D成功。從情理可知當(dāng)你看到別人比你好的時(shí)候,你會(huì)有挫敗感,從而覺得自己的努力都白費(fèi)了,故A選項(xiàng)正確。

8.C形容詞辨析。A平等的;B 獨(dú)特的;C 相似的;D常見的,共同的;上文說和別人去比那是傻子的游戲,所以文強(qiáng)調(diào)不要和別人去比,因?yàn)槿撕腿瞬煌。所以正確選項(xiàng)為C。

9.A介詞辨析。A在。。。內(nèi);B通過,憑借;C 為了,因?yàn);D 屬于,關(guān)于。從文章第一段說明要和昨天的自己,上周的自己或者是10年前的自己去比較,用自己內(nèi)在的衡量標(biāo)準(zhǔn)去衡量自己,所以在此應(yīng)該是自己內(nèi)在的比較,故A選項(xiàng)正確。

10.B 動(dòng)詞辨析。A 教導(dǎo),指導(dǎo);B允許;C 指揮,指導(dǎo),指示;D 建議。在此作者是說出可以和別人相比較的情況 ,即允許自己和別人相比較的情況。句意:我的觀點(diǎn)是你只可以與那些和你生活狀況一樣的人去比較。故B選項(xiàng)正確。

11.A名詞辨析。A情形,局勢(shì);B位置,姿勢(shì);C 場(chǎng)合;D 住宿,住處。從常識(shí)可知和別人比較要在同等情況下進(jìn)行比較,也就是生活情形相同的,否則沒有可比性,life situation生活狀況,其他詞不和life構(gòu)成搭配。所以A選項(xiàng)正確。

12.B名詞辨析。A游戲;B 比賽,相匹配的人;C朋友;D 敵人。從上文可知和別人比較時(shí)要找情況相同的人作為比較對(duì)象,在此指的是一個(gè)你能與之相比而且情況類似的人。所以B選項(xiàng)正確。句意:找到那樣一個(gè)相般配的人是太幸運(yùn)了。

13.B動(dòng)詞辨析。A得出結(jié)論;B 打賭;C宣布;D 聲明。從情理可知一個(gè)人不可能總是做的最好,即使現(xiàn)在沒人比你強(qiáng),肯定也有人在背后努力會(huì)超過你的,所以B選項(xiàng)正確。you can bet that。。意思為肯定,毫無疑問。

14.D介詞辨析。A 在。。。之前;B在。。。旁邊;C在。。。下方;D在。。。后面。從常理可知如果你比別人強(qiáng)的話,就會(huì)在某些方面落下別人,所以別人趕超你也應(yīng)該是在你后面趕上來。故正確答案是D。

15.B動(dòng)詞辨析。A 助手;B 競(jìng)爭(zhēng)者,對(duì)手;C 教練;D 教師。作者強(qiáng)調(diào)不要和別人去比,要自己和自己比,要讓今天的自己超越昨天的自己,所以自己才是自己的對(duì)手,故B選項(xiàng)正確。

16.C動(dòng)詞辨析。A貢獻(xiàn),促成;B使。。。暴露;C推,鞭策;D致力于,奉獻(xiàn)。從下文If you ran 7 flights of stairs yesterday, then do 8 today.昨天跑了七段樓梯那么今天就跑八段樓梯可知此處是給自己定下目標(biāo),鞭策自己進(jìn)步,所以C選項(xiàng)正確。句意:自己心中有一個(gè)最近達(dá)到過的極限是最好的東西,它可以敦促自己朝下一個(gè)高度前進(jìn)。

17.A動(dòng)詞辨析。A在乎,關(guān)心;B 說;C 疑惑,想知道;D問。從上文可知作者要人們做到自己一天比一天進(jìn)步,而不去和別人比,不去在意別人的進(jìn)步,所以A選項(xiàng)正確。句意:如果你旁邊的小伙子跑了15段樓梯誰又在乎呢?

18.C名詞辨析。A努力;B 感覺,意識(shí);C不同,區(qū)別;D 變化,零錢。文章告訴我們的是:別人做的再好和我們毫無關(guān)系,我們只和自己去比較,所以即使你跑7段樓梯,別人跑15段那和我們一點(diǎn)關(guān)系都沒有,Make a different意思為有關(guān)系,有影響;make a sense 有意義,行得通;make efforts 努力;make a change 做出改動(dòng),故正確答案為C。

19.A形容詞辨析。A成功的;B高興的,幸福的;C 幸運(yùn)的;D 適合的。從上下文可知此處是指我們沒必要去和別人比,去看別人的成績(jī),只要我們自己每天都在進(jìn)步,那么我們就是一個(gè)成功的人,所以A選項(xiàng)正確。

20.B名詞辨析。A 益處,好處;B進(jìn)步,進(jìn)展;C習(xí)慣;D 結(jié)果。從上文每天多跑一段樓梯可知此處是指進(jìn)步,句意:你自己的進(jìn)步就是你所需要的全部。故B選項(xiàng)正確。

考點(diǎn):考查生活哲理類短文。

 

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