13．We live in a very competitive world．Everybody seems 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 impressed by the level of excellence that these 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 competiton is a hve-to in all aspects of life．
The following story makes this point．
As two friends are hiking in the forest they encounter a huge，ferocious and obviously hungry Grizzly Bear．Its next meal has just come into sight，and they are it!The first friend calculates that the bear will overtake them in 27.3seconds．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 observes that her friend is not scared at all．To the contrary，her friend is quickly but calmly taking off her hiking boots and putting on jogging shoes．"What do you think you're doing？"the first hiker says to her companion，"You'll never be able to outrun that grizzly．""That's true，"says the companion，"but all I have to do is outrun you．"
We all compete when the motivation is strong enough．However，competition is not the real purpose 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 ourselves 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 because 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 duplicated．In this，I am not referring to the body，only to the spirit，soul，or the essence of a person．

57．The first 4paragraphs tell us that competitionC．
A．is necessary though harmful    B．only exists in sports and business
C．is unavoidable and beneficial  D．is a fight against oneself
58．Why is the story of two friends told in the passage？C
A．To advise friends to be loyal even in competition．
B．To expose the weak side of friendship when tested．
C．To support the author's own argument on competition．
D．To offer evidence of necessary competition in life．
59．From the last two paragraphs we learn thatD．
A．competition plays an important role in social development
B．we don't have to compete since we are all different
C．we have to beat others in order to survive
D．there is more to life than just competition
60．As a whole the passage advises the readers toB．
A．realize we are living in a world of competition
B．face competition in a balanced state of mind
C．have a strong sense of being a possible winner
D．value friendship however fierce competition may be．

分析 本文屬于說(shuō)明文閱讀，作者通過(guò)這篇文章主要向我們描述了作者認(rèn)為競(jìng)爭(zhēng)是不可避免的，是有益的，用一個(gè)故事印證作者的觀點(diǎn)，但是作者提出人生中不僅僅是競(jìng)爭(zhēng)，面對(duì)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)要保持平衡的思想狀態(tài)．

解答 57．C．推理判斷題：從第一段的句子：Where there isno competition，improvement in performance is less likely．Some level ofcompetition is a have-to in all aspects of life．我們生活在一個(gè)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)激烈的世界里，每個(gè)人都在某個(gè)層面上與某人競(jìng)爭(zhēng)；可知競(jìng)爭(zhēng)是不可避免的，是有益的，故選C．
58．C．細(xì)節(jié)理解題：從第二段的句子：The followingstory makes this point．可知下面的故事是印證作者的觀點(diǎn)的，故選C．
59．D．推理判斷題：從文章倒數(shù)第二段的句子：competitionis not the real purpose of life．Fulfilling the measure of our creation canonly be achieved individually．但是競(jìng)爭(zhēng)并不是生活的真正目的，實(shí)現(xiàn)我們創(chuàng)造的措施，才能實(shí)現(xiàn)個(gè)人的獨(dú)立；可知人生中不僅僅是競(jìng)爭(zhēng)．故選D．
60．B．寫(xiě)作意圖題：從最后一段的句子：This isimportant to understand if we are going to enjoy life．Every human being isunique and cannot be cloned．In this，I am not referring to the body，only tothe spirit，soul，or the essence of a person．是理解如果我們要享受生活的重要．每個(gè)人都是獨(dú)特的，不可復(fù)制的．在這方面，我不是指身體，只有精神、靈魂、或一個(gè)人的本質(zhì)；可知作者建議讀者面對(duì)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)要保持平衡的思想狀態(tài)．故選B．

點(diǎn)評(píng) 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí)，要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．

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