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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 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 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
【小题2】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.
【小题3】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.
【小题4】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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   After a year of studies, an elementary school in New York decided that math worksheets and essay assignments(作业)were actually a waste of time. In February, head teacher Jane Hsu sent a letter to parents _____ that the prekindergarten through fifth-grade students would not be given any traditional homework to _____ kids to spend more free time reading, playing outside or doing activities they enjoy.

Some parents,_____ , disagree with the policy change, thinking that a lack of homework will cause children’s academic(学术的)performance to _____ Homework has been a part of _____ from the beginning, and has increased in _____ in recent years.

Hsu’s advice that children should read and spend time with their families has _____ some parents who even consider _____ their children out of the school. This group feels that homework assignments give their children a(n) _____ to work toward.

Others feel so ______ about the importance of homework that they have begun ______ their own homework assignments to their children.

An Australian Childhood Foundation’s ______ found that 71% of Australian parents feel they do not spend ______ time with their children mainly because of running the household or helping with homework. Education experts in Australia are saying that parents should ______ helping. Doing so will give kids more ______, will give parents more free time and will help ______ the number of arguments in the family caused by homework.

Some research suggests that homework has ______ academic benefit for elementary students, while other research shows homework can help kids ______ independence and confidence. When parents try to help their children with homework, the ______ can take away that feeling and can also make the busy working parents more ______.

【小题1】
A.sayingB.complainingC.arguingD.warning
【小题2】
A.orderB.preventC.encourageD.force
【小题3】
A.insteadB.thereforeC.moreoverD.however
【小题4】
A.fall behindB.fall outC.fall downD.fall over
【小题5】
A.lifeB.educationC.progressD.growth
【小题6】
A.shapeB.depthC.demandD.amount
【小题7】
A.inspiredB.requiredC.upsetD.shocked
【小题8】
A.helpingB.keepingC.holdingD.pulling
【小题9】
A.introductionB.goalC.messageD.sense
【小题10】
A.immediatelyB.stronglyC.slightlyD.gradually
【小题11】
A.reducingB.supplyingC.givingD.turning
【小题12】
A.reportB.experimentC.inventionD.survey
【小题13】
A.enoughB.necessaryC.reasonableD.limited
【小题14】
A.delayB.ignoreC.stopD.continue
【小题15】
A.progressB.independenceC.knowledgeD.experience
【小题16】
A.put downB.take downC.slow downD.cut down
【小题17】
A.littleB.majorC.muchD.similar
【小题18】
A.achieveB.challengeC.noticeD.appreciate
【小题19】
A.suggestionB.assistanceC.attemptD.change
【小题20】
A.disappointedB.satisfiedC.tiredD.frightened

同类题4

   Today it is common to see people who walk about with colored wires hanging from their ears wherever they go. They move about in their personal bubbles, sometimes unaware of what’s happening around them. 【小题1】 Outside life is shut out. So are you one of “them”?

For me, walking around in my own personal bubble is perfect. 【小题2】 What’s even better, wearing earphones seems to give a signal to people which says, “I’m not available for chatting at the moment!”

Suppose, you’re at work and about to make an incredible breakthrough, but a colleague suddenly turns up. At this precise moment, the slightest disturbance would break your concentration. 【小题3】 Once again, those wires hanging from your ears would be sure to give that “Go away!” signal.

【小题4】It’s probably part of the growing up stage when they just want to ignore their whole family. While their mothers give them lectures about why they should do their homework, they can just turn up the volume on their MP3 player, smile, and say “Yes, Mum.” Problem solved.

Pretty soon, not only will we have pretty colored wires hanging from our ears—but also our brains will be directly plugged into some new high-tech instruments. We’ll be in a virtual(虚拟的) world, communicating with everyone else, or choosing not to, as we like. In this world, we will all be permanently plugged in. 【小题5】 And they are changing our social habits along the way.

In the end, there is a thin line between using technology as a tool for making life better and being a slave to it! It’s so strange—suddenly, I don’t feel like wearing my earphones anymore.

A.Our instruments are changing quickly.
B.I also have wires hanging from my ears.
C.In the home situation, teenagers love these wires.
D.I don’t have to deal with the noise from the environment.
E.After all, I am listening to my favorite music and would rather not be disturbed.
F.Listening to music through earphones is the perfect way to ignore such interruptions.
G.They walk around in their own spaces, with their personal “digital noise reduction systems”.

同类题5

   The paperless office was first invented in 1975. Four decades later, we’re still chasing (追逐) the paperless office dream. Take the financial industry for example — it is one of the slowest industries to hug digital transformation. Many financial institutions today still send out trade confirmations (确认函) by mail. I can tell you from first-hand experience that going paperless is by no means impossible. The Centric Digital office is a paperless work environment where all the office operations go digital, which has amazed our business partners.

Actually, companies need to stress the benefits of a digital culture. Going paperless can save time and money. You could say goodbye to costly repairs, office supply orders, wasted employee time and so on. Besides, forbidding paper in the office forces information to be 100% digital, where you can make countless backups (备份), which easily increases transparency (透明). Not to mention, top talents want to work for digital companies.

You might think the secret to a paperless company is purely technology. Well, not really. Thanks to products like iPads, smartphones, and cloud services, the ability to go paperless is highly accessible. Yet, even with all this technology, companies continue to rely on paper. It’s not because they don’t have access to the technology, but because they’re lacking the policies, organizational structure, and strong desire to change. In order to go paperless, companies need to change the way they think and operate. The decision needs to be made and carried out, and everyone needs to work together to make it.

Yes, the paperless office has been a very long time in the making — but it no longer has to be. With plenty of software, services, apps, and technology available today, the only thing we need to do is make the decision to go paperless and see it through.

【小题1】The practice of going paperless in the financial industry is ________.
A.disappointingB.encouraging
C.satisfyingD.disgusting
【小题2】A paperless company can _____________.
A.raise staff salaryB.attract talented staff.
C.promote product salesD.increase time consumption
【小题3】What actually prevents people from going paperless?
A.The company’s management in some aspects.B.Operational research .
C.The equipment available.D.Technological limitations.
【小题4】The writer believes going paperless ____________.
A.still needs a long time to be preparedB.offers people a lot more chances
C.should be put into practice right nowD.brings convenience and trouble as well