2017届高考英语一轮专题复习阅读理解训练（20）含答案
<p> 阅读理解----(2017·天津市十二区县联考二，<span word="C">C</span>)</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="highly">highly</span>, <span word="believing">believing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prosperity">prosperity</span>. <span word="Others">Others</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>; <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="sets">sets</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="another">another</span>; <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="unfriendly">unfriendly</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="taught">taught</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="belief">belief</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="selfworth">selfworth</span> <span word="relied">relied</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="performed">performed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="skills">skills</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="lifeanddeath">lifeanddeath</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="singleminded">singleminded</span> <span word="pursuit">pursuit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="success">success</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="qualities">qualities</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sadly">sadly</span> <span word="forgotten">forgotten</span>.</p><p> <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="desire">desire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="succeed">succeed</span>, <span word="others">others</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="pposite">pposite</span> <span word="attitude">attitude</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="values">values</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pays">pays</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="players">players</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="strongly">strongly</span> <span word="blame">blame</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>. <span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="the">the</span>_<span word="most">most</span>_<span word="vocal">vocal</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="youngsters">youngsters</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="competitive">competitive</span> <span word="pressures">pressures</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="society">society</span>. <span word="Teaching">Teaching</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="observe">observe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="desire">desire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fail">fail</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="success">success</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="trying">trying</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="excuse">excuse</span>: “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="lost">lost</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="try">try</span>.” <span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="belief">belief</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lost">lost</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span>. <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="worth">worth</span>. <span word="Clearly">Clearly</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="belief">belief</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="competitors">competitors</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prove">prove</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>. <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mistaken">mistaken</span> <span word="belief">belief</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="selfrespect">selfrespect</span> <span word="relies">relies</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="performs">performs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="comparison">comparison</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="others">others</span>. <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="valued">valued</span>.</p>
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