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58. What sort of underground system are already here with us? _______. A. Offices, shopping areas, power stations B.Tunnels, car parks, shopping areas C. Gardens, car parks, power stations D.Tunnels, gardens, offices 59. The word “wilderness” in the last paragraph means ______ . A. wildlife B. poor districts C. desert D. an area that is not allowed to build on 60. What would be the best title for the text? _______ A. Alice Cities—Cities of the Future B. Space Travel with H.G.Wells C. Enjoy Living Underground D. Building Down, not Up B 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. 61. 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. 62. 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. 63. 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 64. 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. 65. 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. 第二节：信息匹配(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分) 阅读下列材料，从所给的六个选项(A、B、C、D、E和F)中，选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项，并将答案填写到答题卷标号为66-70的相应位置上。选项中有一项是多余选项。 以下是电影信息： A. War Horse War Horse is set at the outbreak of World War I, when Joey, young Albert’s beloved horse, is sold to the army and shipped to France. He is soon caught up in enemy fire, but Albert cannot forget Joey and, still not old enough to enlist, he goes on a mission to find him and bring him home. B. Legally Blonde College sweetheart and homecoming queen Elle Woods (Sheridan Smith) doesn’t take notes for an answer. So when her boyfriend, Warner (Duncan James), upsets her for someone serious, Elle puts down the credit card, hits the books, and heads for Harvard Law School! Legally Blonde the Musical is the Broadway sensation. C. An Inspector Calls The story begins with the mysterious Inspector Goole arriving unexpectedly at the rich Birling family home. Their peaceful dinner party is destroyed by his investigations into their involvement in the death of a young woman whom each of them in turn has treated unfairly. (责任编辑：admin) |