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 life-and-death affairs. In their single-minded pursuit of success, the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten.
However, while some 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 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 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.
31. 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 experience in competition.
32. Why do some people favor competition according to the passage?
A. It pushes society forward.
B. It builds up a sense of duty.
C. It improves personal abilities.
D. It encourages individual efforts.
33. The underlined phrase “the most vocal” in Paragraph 3 means __________.
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
34. What is the similar belief of the true competitors and those with a “desire to fail”?
A. One’s worth lies in his performance compared with others.
B. One’s success in competition needs great efforts.
C. One’s achievement is determined by his particular skills.
D. One’s success is based on how hard he has tried.
35. Which point of view may the author agree to?
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.
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Modern zoos are very different from zoos built fifty years ago. At that time, zoos were places where people could go to see animals from many parts of the world. The animals lived in cages (笼) with iron bars (栅), cages that were easy to keep clean. However, for the animals, the cages were small and impossible to hide in. Although the zoo keepers took good care of them. Many of the animals did not feel comfortable and they often became ill.
In modern zoos, people can see animals in more natural conditions. The animals are given more freedom in large places so that they can live more as they would in nature. Even the appearance(外貌) of zoos has changed. Trees and grass grow in the cages, and water flows through the places that the animas live in. There are few bars, instead, there is often a deep ditch(沟), filled with water, which surrounds a space where several sorts of animals live together as they would naturally. In an American zoo, the visitor can walk through a huge special cage that is filled with trees, some small animals and many birds, and large enough for the birds to live naturally. In a zoo in New York, because of special night light, people can observe certain animals that are active only at night, when most zoos are closed. Some zoos have special places for visitors to watch animals that live in the desert, or under water. Some other zoos have special places for animals that live in cold conditions like the bear from the Arctic.
Modern zoos not only show animals for visitors, but also keep and save rare (稀有的) animals. For this reason, fifty years from now, the grandchildren of today's visitors will still be able to enjoy watching these animals.
1． Fifty years ago, animals in zoos often became ill because they________ .
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A．were from different countries
B．lived in dirty cages
C．were not taken good care of
D．lived in unnatural conditions
2． In modern zoos________ .
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A．different kinds of animals are all kept separately
B．animals are not so well taken care of
C．animals have more freedom than animals did in zoos fifty years ago
D．visitors can walk through large cages as they like
3． In modern zoos________ feel more comfortable than in old ones.
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A．the animals, not the visitors
B．the visitors, not the animals
C．neither the animals nor the visitors
D．the animals
4． In some modem zoos visitors can________ .
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A．walk through a huge cage to watch closely all kinds of animals
B．at day time observe those animals active only at night
C．see animals which live in special conditions
D．watch all the rare animal which will not be seen by our grandchildren
5． The main idea of the passage is that________ .
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A．zoos are now places where animals can live naturally
B．zoos are places where people can see animals from all over the world
C．there are different kinds of modern zoos
D．rare animals are also kept in modern zoos
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You will know all about the Chinese lion and dragon dances. People from 1 countries are interested to hear the ancient Chinese story of the lion and the monster(怪物) who ate people．You may know that the lion was the only 2 that could frighten the monster and he ran away so people were 3 But the next year, the monster came back but the lion was not there, so people made a “lion” out of bamboo, cloth and paper and this 4 the monster away again. This is why the lion dances are performed today to bring 5 and happiness.
But do you know anything about Chinese dances? The first dances in China were performed before writing was 6 !
There are ceramics(陶瓷器) showing dances in China about 6, 000 years ago. The hands and feet were used to express thoughts, for example about the harvest, so dance was a means of 7 ideas.
Around 1, 200 years ago, Chinese dance was perhaps at its peak. The whole body was used and there were wonderful costumes, poems, stories, music 8 songs.
In modern times, young people who want to become 9 in China usually learn ballet first and then they study and perform traditional Chinese dances that ordinary people perform on 10 occasions, usually in groups.
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此行多一个词:把多余的词用斜线(\\)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。?
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Good health is person’s most valuable possession(财富). 1. ?
Today,it is much easier to be healthy than it is in the past. 2. ?
Modern people know more about the health.They have better 3. ?
food,and to live in cleaner surroundings.Also,scientists 4. ?
and doctors had learned how to deal with many diseases(疾病). 5. ?
Most people can quickly get for help from a doctor or 6. ?
go to a hospital since they are ill.As a result,people 7. ?
in modern world generally live much longer than 8. ?
people in the past.People in industrial countries can 9. ?
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Recently, a professor of philosophy in the United States has written a book called Money and the Meaning of Life. He has 36 that how we deal with money in our day-to-day life has more meaning than we usually 37 . One of the exercises he has asked his students to do is keep a 38 of every penny they spend for a week. From the 39 they spend their money, they can see what they really 40 in life.
The professor says our 41 with others often becomes clearly defined when money enters the picture. You 42 have wonderful friendship with somebody and you think that you are very good friends. But you will know him only when you ask him to lend you some 43 . If he does, it brings something to the relationship that seems 44 than ever before. 45 it can suddenly weaken the relationship if he doesn’t.
Since money is so important to us, we consider those who are 46 to be very important. The professor 47 some rich people in researching his book.
Question: What is the most 48 thing you have discovered about being rich?
Answer: The most surprising thing is why people give me so much 49 . I am nothing. I don’t know much. All I am is rich.
People just have an idea of making more and more money, but what is it 50 ? How much money do I need for any given 51 in my life? In his book, the professor uncovered an important 52 in modern society: to bring back the idea that the money is an instrument 53 than the end. Money plays an important 54 in the material world, but 55 money to give happiness may be missing the meaning of life.
36. A. pointed B. studied C. discovered D. noticed
37. A .imagine B. think C. recognize D. plan
38. A. secret B. diary C. promise D. record
39. A. way B. method C. opinion D. attitude
40. A. mean B. value C. get D. make
41. A. work B. friendship C. relation D. union
42. A. should B. must C. had to D. might
43. A. cars B. books C. rooms D. money
44. A. stronger B. weaker C. worse D. looser
45. A. But B. Otherwise C. And D. Then
46. A. rich B. poor C. helpful D. ordinary
47. A. saw B. interviewed C. questioned D. knew
48. A. puzzling B. disappointing C. surprising D. interesting
49. A. worry B. doubt C. hate D. respect
50. A. about B. against C. for D. at
51. A. achievement B. result C. purpose D. success
52. A. need B. discovery C. lack D. event
53. A. better B. rather C. more D. less
54. A. action B. performance C. role D. trick
55. A. demanding B. hoping C. getting D. expecting
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