We live in a very competitive world. Everybody ems to be competing with someon

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We live in a very competitive world. Everybody ems to be competing with someone at some level. Each week we spend hours playing or watching others compete in sporting activities all over the world. We cannot help being impresd by the level of excellence that the people achieve.In sport and business, competition encourages excellence in performance. Where there is no competition, improvement in performance is less likely. Some level of competition is a have-to in all aspects of life.The following story makes this point.As two friends are hiking in the forest they come across a huge, ferocious and obviously hungry bear. Its next meal has just come into sight, and they are it! The first friend calculates that the bear will catch them in 27.3 conds. At that point, she panics, realizing there is no escape. She faces her friend, with the fear of death in her eyes. To her amazement, she obrves that her friend is not scared at all. On the contrary, her friend is quickly but calmly taking off her hiking boots and putting on running shoes. “What do you think you’re doing?” the first hiker says to her companion. “You’ll never be able to run faster than that bear”. “That’s true,” says the companion, “but all I have to do is escape, faster than you.”We all compete when the motivation is strong enough. However, competition is not the real purpo of life. Fulfilling the measure of our creation can only be achieved individually.Most of time, we are not in competition with any other person, so we do not have to compare ourlves with others. There is only one person that can fulfill our role and that is us. This means that others cannot beat us to the finish line becau there is no race. This is not to say that others do not have a similar role to us, but it is never the same. This is important to understand if we are going to enjoy life. Every human being is unique and cannot be cloned. In this, I am not referring to the body, only to the spirit, soul, or the esnce of a person.小题1:The first four paragraphs tell us that competition   .A．is necessary though harmfulB．only exists in sports and businessC．is a fight against onelfD．is unavoidable and beneficial小题2:Why is the story of two friends told in the passage?A．To advi friends to be loyal even in competition.B．To expo the weak side of friendship when tested.C．To support the author’s own argument on competition.D．To persuade people to beat others, even friends.小题3:From the last two paragraphs we learn that   .A．there is more to life than just competitionB．we don’t have to compete since we are all differentC．we have to beat others in order to surviveD．competition plays an important role in social development小题4:As a whole the passage advis the readers to   .A．realize we are living in a world of competitionB．face competition in a balanced state of mindC．have a strong n of being a possible winnerD．value friendship however fierce competition may be 题型：未知难度：其他题型

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小题1:D小题2:C小题3:A小题4:B

解析

作者认为竞争是不可避免的，是有益的，用一个故事印证作者的观点，但是作者提出人生中不仅仅是竞争，面对竞争要保持平衡的思想状态。小题1:推理题：从第一段的句子：Where there is no competition, improvement in performance is less likely. Some level of competition is a have-to in all aspects of life.可知竞争是不可避免的，是有益的，选D小题2:推理题：从第二段的句子：The following story makes this point.可知下面的故事是印证作者的观点的，选C小题3:推理题：从文章倒数第二段的句子：competition is not the real purpo of life. Fulfilling the measure of our creation can only be achieved individually.可知人生中不仅仅是竞争。选A小题4:写作意图题：从最后一段的句子：This is important to understand if we are going to enjoy life. Every human being is unique and cannot be cloned. In this, I am not referring to the body, only to the spirit, soul, or the esnce of a person.可知作者建议读者面对竞争要保持平衡的思想状态。选B。点评：作者认为竞争是不可避免的，是有益的，用一个故事印证作者的观点，但是作者提出人生中不仅仅是竞争，面对竞争要保持平衡的思想状态。日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。

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日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。

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【题型说明】该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。 【备考提醒】为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点： 1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。 2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。 3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。 4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。