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(2017·红桥区二模)
Inmodernsocietythereisagreatdealofargumentaboutcompetition.Somevalueithighly
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believingthatitisresponsibleforsocialprogressandprosperity(
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荣).Otherssaythatcompetitionisbad,thatitsetsonepersonagainstanother,andthatitleadstounfriendlyrelationshipbetweenpeople.
Ihavetaughtmanychildrenwhoheldthebeliefthattheirself-worthreliedonhowwelltheyperformedattennisandotherskills.Forthem
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playingwellandwinningareoftenlive-and-deathaffairs.Intheirsingle-mindedpursuitofsuccess,thedevelopmentofmanyotherhumanqualitiesissadlyforgotten.
However
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whilesomeseemtobelostinthedesiretosucceed
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otherstakeanoppositeattitude.Inaculturewhichonlyvaluesthewinnerandpaysnoattentiontotheordinaryplayers
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theystronglycriticizecompetition.Amongthemostvocalareyoungsterswhohavesufferedundercompetitivepressuresfromtheirparentsorsociety.Teachingtheseyoungpeople
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Ioftenobserveinthemadesiretofail.Theyseemtoseekfailurebynottryingtowinorachievesuccess.Bynottrying
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theyalwayshaveanexcuse
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Imayhavelost
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butitdoesn’tmatterbecauseIreallydidn’ttry.
Whatisnotusuallyadmittedbythemselvesisthebeliefthatiftheyhadreallytriedandlost,thatwouldmeanalot.Suchalosswouldbeameasureoftheirworth.Clearly
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thisbeliefisthesameasthatoftruecompetitorswhotrytoprovethemselves.Botharebasedonthemistakenbeliefthatone’sself-respectreliesonhowwelloneperformsincomparisonwithothers.Bothareafraidofnotbeingvalued.Onlyasthisbasicandoftentroublesomefearbeginstodisappearcanwediscoveranewmeaningincompetition.
语篇解读 本文为议论文,题材为社会生活。文章讨论的是人们对于竞争的不同态度。有的人非常重视竞争,认为它有益于社会的进步;有的人认为竞争对人的发展不利。 1.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout? A.Competitionhelpstosetupself-respect.
B.Opinionsaboutcompetitionaredifferentamongpeople. C.Competitionisharmfultopersonalqualitydevelopment.
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D.Failuresarenecessaryexperienceincompetition. 答案 B
解析 主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了人们对于竞争所持的不同态度。 2.Whydosomepeoplefavorcompetitionaccordingtothepassage? A.Itpushessocietyforward. B.Itbuildsupasenseofduty. C.Itimprovespersonalabilities. D.Itencouragesindividualefforts. 答案 A
解析 细节理解题。由首段第二句可知答案。
3.Theunderlinedphrase“themostvocal”inParagraph3means“”. A.thosewhotrytheirbesttowin
B.thosewhovaluecompetitionmosthighly C.thosewhoareagainstcompetitionmoststrongly D.thosewhorelyonothersmostforsuccess 答案 C
解析 词义猜测题。由第三段中“otherstakeanoppositeattitude”及“theystronglycriticizecompetition”可知,画线短语指“强烈反对竞争的人”。 4.Whatisthesimilarbeliefofthetruecompetitorsandthosewitha“desiretofail”? A.One’sworthliesinhisperformancecomparedwithothers. B.One’ssuccessincompetitionneedsgreatefforts. C.One’sachievementisdeterminedbyhisparticularskills. D.One’ssuccessisbasedonhowhardhehastried. 答案 A 解
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“Botharebasedonthemistakenbeliefthatone’sself-respectreliesonhowwelloneperformsincomparisonwithothers.”可知答案。 5.Whichpointofviewmaytheauthoragreeto? A.Everyeffortshouldbepaidback. B.Competitionshouldbeencouraged. C.Winningshouldbealife-and-deathmatter. D.Fearoffailureshouldberemovedincompetition. 答案 D
解析 推理判断题。尾段最后一句表明了作者的观点:只有当这种基本的、害怕失败的态度
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消失时,我们才能找到竞争的真正含义。即作者认为在竞争中,不要总担心失败。
B
(2017·河北区一模)
Goingshoppingseemseasy
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butactuallyittakesalotoflearning
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especiallyinAmerica.Infact,manyAmericanswhoarenotsowell-offoftenshopat“sales”oratspecialstoresthatsellthingsatlowpriceswhichyoumayfindinteresting.InAmerica
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theimportantruleofdressingisthatoneshouldchangehisorherclotheseveryday.Forexample
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inanAmericancollege
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neitherprofessorsnorstudentsareseeninthesameclothestwodaysinarow.SoyoumayfinditnecessarytobuymoreclothesthanyouhaveinChina.WhileyouareshoppingintheStatesyouwilldiscoverthatpricesrangeconsiderablyfromtimetotime.Thepurchaseofusedsecond-handclothing
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furniture
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orotherhouseholdarticlesmaybeanexcellentwayofsavingmoney.Mostsecond-handclothesareofprettygoodquality.IfyouaregoingtosettledownintheStatesandwantsomefurniture,youmaygotoa“loancloset”,wherefurniturerentsatlowcost,oryoumayalsogotoa“furnitureexchange”placeinthecommunity.
Sheets
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blankets
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andotherbedclothesgoonsaleinmostcommunitiestwiceayear.Advertisementsfor
“whitesales”onbedlinen,towels,etc.oftenappearinJanuary,aswellasinMay,JuneorJuly.Onceortwiceeveryseason
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therewillbe
“
garagesales
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whereyoucangetalmostanything,fromayachttoapairofshoes,atlowprices.Pricesat“discountstores”and“thriftshops”arealsoaslowasyoucanimagine.
Whenshoppingforfood
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youshouldlookforspecialpricesforvariousitemsthatareputonsaleweekly.Toeconomize,itwouldbeagoodideaforyoutoplantheweeklymenuaccordingtowhatisonsaleincludinginitthemeats
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vegetables
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fruits
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etc.thatcanbeboughtatspecialpricesthatweek.
Exchangeandreturnpoliciesvaryfromstoretostore.Youshouldalsokeepinmindthatexchangeandreturnpoliciesforsalesitemscanbedifferentfromstandardstorepolicies
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especiallyifthepriceoftheitemshasbeenreduced.Askthemerchantabouttheirexchangeandreturnpoliciesbeforemakingyourpurchase.Obtaininganexchangeorareturnwithoutastorereceiptisoftendifficult.So
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tosaveyourselftheheadache
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you’dbetterholdontoanypaperorotherproofofpurchase.
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语篇解读本文主要讲述在美国购物时,有时价格变化会很大,作者对此给出了一些建议。 6.PeopleshoppinginAmericawilldiscover. A.Americangoodsareexcellent B.mostclothescomefromChina C.pricesvarymuchsometimes D.usedclothesareofpoorquality 答案 C
解析 细节理解题。根据第一段第六句“While you are shopping in the States,you will discover that prices range considerably from time to time.”可知,当人们在美国购物时,会发现价格有时会变化很大。故选C。 7.Apersonwhoneedsfurniturecan. A.exchangetheirgoodsforfurniture B.settleinaplacethathasfurniture C.getsomefreeofcharge D.rentsomeatlowcost 答案 D
解析 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句中的“If you are going to settle down in the States and want some furniture,you may go to a ‘loan closet’,where furniture rents at low cost...”可知,如果你需要家具,可以去“loan closet”,在那里你可以低价租到家具。故选D。
8.Ata“whitesales”,onecanbuy. A.almostanything
B.meats,vegetables,fruits C.bedlinen,towels D.shoesatlowprices 答案 C
解析 细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“Advertisements for ‘white sales’ on bed linen,towels,etc.often appear in January,as well as in May,June or July.”可知,“white sales”(大减价)常常出现在一月、五月、六月或七月,卖床单,毛巾等。故选C。 9.Garagesalesareheld. A.onceortwiceeverythreemonths B.onceortwiceeveryyear
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C.fromtimetotime
D.inJanuary,May,JuneorJuly 答案 A
解析 细节理解题。根据第二段第三句中的“Once or twice every season,there will be ‘garage sales’”可知,“garage sales”每个季度(即每三个月)一到两场。故选A。 10.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“anypaperorotherproof”inthelastparagraphreferto? A.Theexchangeandreturnpolicy. B.Asalesitem. C.Astorereceipt.
D.Thestandardstorepolicy. 答案 C 解
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“Obtaininganexchangeorareturnwithoutastorereceiptisoftendifficult.”可知此处强调保留receipt(收据)的重要性,它们是你购物的证据,故“anypaperorotherproof”指“receipt”(收据)。故选C。
C
(2017·天津十二区县二模)
HiddenLondon:theCity’sLesserKnownDelights
?DulwichPictureGallery
AsmuchanexcusetoenjoythevillagecharmsofDulwichVillageastoadmiresomedelicateEuropeanmasterworks
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thisgalleryisasoutheastLondoncharmer
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whichwasfoundedin1811.Joinafreeguidedtourtothepermanentcollection (3pmSaturdayandSunday)
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catchthelatesttemporaryexhibitionandadmirethelovelygarden (open1:30pmto3:30pmTuesdays).
Where:GalleryRDSE217AD Train:WestDulwich ?TempleChurch
FeaturinginthenovelTheDaVinciCodeanddatingbacktothelate12thcenturythisisoneofLondon’soldestandholiestmedieval(treasures.BuiltbytheKnightsTemplar
thechurchisdividedintotheRound—whichcontainsthestatuesofcrusadingknightswhotriedtorecovertheHolyLandfromtheMuslimsintheMiddleAges—andtheChancelwherethepriests(牧师) andsingersperforminginchurchservicessit.
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中世纪