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 (依赖)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 ( 追求)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 (缓解) can we discover a new meaning in competition .
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Even before my father left us, my mother had to go back to work to support our family. Once I came out of the kitchen, complaining, “Mom, I can’t peel potatoes. I have only one hand.”
Mom never looked up from sewing. “You get yourself into that kitchen and peel those potatoes,” she told me. “And don’t ever use that as an excuse for anything again!”
In the second grade, our teacher lined up my class on the playground and had each of us race across the monkey bars, swinging from one high steel rod to the next. When it was my turn, I shook my head. Some kids behind me laughed, and I went home crying.
That night I told Mom about it. She hugged me, and I saw her “we’ll see about that” look. The next afternoon, she took me back to school. At the deserted playground, Mom looked carefully at the bars.
“Now, pull up with your right arm,” she advised. She stood by as I struggled to lift myself with my right hand until I could hold the bar with my other elbow （肘）. Day after day we practiced, and she praised me for every rung （横档）I reached. I’ll never forget the next time, crossing the rungs, I looked down at the kids who were standing with their mouths open.
One night, after a dance at my new junior high, I lay in bed sobbing. I could hear Mom come into my room. “Mom,” I said, weeping, “none of the boys would dance with me.”
For a long time, I didn’t hear anything. Then she said, “Oh, honey, someday you’ll be beating those boys off with a bat.” Her voice was faint. I peeked out from my covers to see tears running down her cheeks. Then I knew how much she suffered on my behalf. She had never let me see her tears.
74. Which can be used to describe Mom’s attitude when she made the child peel potatoes?
A. Cruel. B. Favourable. C. Strict. D. Sympathetic.
75. From the passage, we know monkey bars can help a child train ______.
A. the strength and skill to hang and sway
B. the speed of one’s hand movement
C. the skill to throw and catch things
D. the bodily skill to rotate round a bar
76. What does the sentence “I saw her ‘we’ll see about that’ look” imply?
A. Mom believed every aim could be achieved if you stuck to it.
B. The race across monkey bars was not difficult enough for a child to give up.
C. Mom was determined to prove she herself was better than the teacher.
D. What the child had said brought Mom great attraction and curiosity.
77. When the author looked down at the kids, they were standing with their mouths open because
_______.
A. they felt sorry for what they had done before
B. they were afraid the author might fall off and get hurt
C. they wanted to see what the author would do on the bars
D. they were astonished to find the author’s progress
78. The most probable conclusion we can draw after reading the passage is ______.
A. the last incident was sad enough to make Mom weep
B. the child’s experience reminded Mom of that of her own
C. Mom could solve any problem except the one in the last paragraph
D. in fact Mom suffered more in the process of the child’s growth
第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
Bill Javis took over our village’s news-agency at a time of life when most of us only wanted to relax. He just thought he would like something but not too much to do, and the news-agency was ready-made. The business produced little enough for him, but Bill was a man who only wanted the simplicity and order and regularity of the job. He had been a long-serving sailor, and all his life had done everything by the clock.
Every day he opened his shop at 6:00 a. m. to catch the early trade; the papers arrived on his doorstep before that. Many of Bill’s customers were city workers, and the shop was convenient for the station. Business was tailing off by 10 o’clock, so at eleven sharp Bill closed for lunch. It was hard luck on anybody who wanted a paper or magazine in the afternoon, for most likely Bill would be down on the river bank, fishing, and his nearest competitor was five kilometers away. Sometimes in the afternoon, the evening paper landed on the doorway, and at 4 o’clock Bill reopened his shop. The evening rush lasted till seven, and it was worthwhile.
He lived in a flat above the shop, alone. Except in the very bad weather, you always knew where to find him in the afternoon, as I have said. Once, on a sunny afternoon, I walked home along the river bank from a shopping trip to the village. By my watch it was three minutes past four, so I was astonished to see Bill sitting there on his little chair with a line in the water. He had no luck, I could see, but he was making no effort to move.
“What’s wrong, Bill?” I called out from the path.
For answer, he put a hand in his jacket and took out a big, golden object. For a moment I had no idea what it could be, and then it suddenly went off with a noise like a fire engine. Stopping the bell, Bill held the thing up and called back, “Ten to four, you see, and this is dead right.”
I had never known anyone carrying a brass alarm clock round with him before.
71. Bill Javis became a news-agent when _______.
A. he needed the money
B. he was quite an old man
C. he decided to take up fishing
D. he gave up clock-repairing
72. Bill opened the shop so early in the day because _______.
A. he liked to do as much as possible before he went to work
B. the shop had to be open when the morning papers came
C. he was never sure of time
D. it was then that he did a lot of business
73. From the information given in the passage, who or what do you think was wrong?
A. The bell was－it must have gone off at the wrong time.
B. Bill was－he had dropped off to sleep.
C. The writer’s watch was－it was fast.
D. Bill’s clock was－it was old.
My secret of staying young is quite simple：devote your attention to the part of you that’s young and growing—your brain. Keep your mind awake and you will stay young all over. These are exciting times. Take an interest in the world around you，and make a point of learning one new thing every day.
No matter how old you are ，it’s not too late to make your life more interesting. I know a housewife without knowledge in the past who made herself into an excellent industrial designer. I know an old electrical engineer who has become a highly paid artist.
Get over the idea the you are too old to go back to school. I know a man who entered a medical college at 70. He got his degree with honors and became a famous doctor. Another man went to a law school at 71 and now is an active lawyer.
No matter how old people are，staying young is easy for those who live in the future. You can do it if you are active enough to try. Keep your mind active and awake：that’s the only youth elixir.
54. Which of the following best express the main idea of this passage？
A.Staying young is the only youth elixir.
B.Learning at least one new thing every day.
C.Never too late to go back to school.
D.The secret of staying young.
55. If you wish to stay young，above all ，you should .
A. keep your mind awake and active B. make your life more interesting
C. keep your mind from being harmed D. keep in tough with other people
56. The implied meaning of the passage is that .
A. anyone can learn to do something no matter how old they may be.
B. the electrical engineer learned to be an artist to become famous.
C. the man who entered the medical collage at 70 came out at the top of the list.
D. every one can be successful if you try to learn no matter how old he may be
57. The word “elixir”in the last sentence probably means something that can keep people .
A. healthy B. wealthy C. young D. happy
All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help to keep people healthy ,happy and help them to live longer.
Sports change with the season.People play different games in winter and summer.
Games and sports often grow out of people’s work and everyday activities. The Arabs use horses or camels in much of their everyday life ；they use them in sports ，too.
Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere go in for them. Football，for example ，has spread around the world . Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers.
Some sports or games go back to thousands of years，like running or jumping . Chinese boxing，for example ，has a very history . But basketball and volleyball are quite new .Neither one is a hundred years old yet . People are inventing new sports or games all the time.
People from different countries may not be able to understand each other，but after a game they often become good friends .Sports help to train a person’s character （性格）.One learns to fight hard but fight fair，to win without pride and to lose with grace（体面）.
50. The writer didn’t tell us in the passage that .
A. basketball was invented in America
B. sports change with the season
C. games and sports often grow out of people’s work and everyday activities
D. football is played all over the world.
51. People all over the world enjoy sports because .
A. sports are interesting
B. sports help to keep people healthy ，happy and help them to live longer
C. Sports help to train a person’s character
D. All of the above
52. From this passage we can see that .
A. sports and games are unimportant things that people do
B. sports and games should be treated only as amusement
C. Sports and games are useful to the old
D. none of the above is true
53. Sports and games can help people from different countries .
A. to be enemies B. to understand each other better
C. to be partners D. to dislike each other
第三部分：阅读理解（共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
GARDEN RESTAURANT
Telephone ：2706030
Address ：920 Bridgeport Road
Open ：Mon. to Fri. 7:00a.m.-2:30p.m. and 5:00p.m.-9:00p.m.
Sat. 7:00 a.m.-11:00a.m. and 5:00p.m.-9:30p.m.
Sun. 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
NEW YORK MUSEUM
Telephone ：7364431
Address ：Vanier Park，1100 Chestnut St. New York America’s largest museum specializing in American history and art of our active people .
Open:Mon. to Fri. 9:00a.m. -5:00p.m. (Monday free) Sat. 9:00a.m.-1:00p.m.
LANSDOWNE PARK SHOPPING CENTER
Telephone ：3562367
Address ：5300 No. 3 Road
Open ：Mon.,Tues.,and Sat.:9:30a.m.-5:30p.m.
Wed.,Thurs.,and Fri.:9:30a.m.-9:30p.m.
Sun : 11:00a.m.-5:00p.m.
SKYLINE HOTEL
Telephone ：2785161
Address ：3031 No. 3 Road（at Sat Island Way）
The Hangar Den ：Wed. to Sun. lunch from 10:30a.m.
Coffee Shop :Mon. –Fri.6:30a.m. Sat.6:30a.m. and Sun. 7;00a.m.
Mon. –Wed. to 10:00p.m. Thurs. –Sun. to 11:00p.m.
46. If you want to go out for lunch on Sunday you can call up the number .
A. 2785161 or 1706030 B. 2706030 or 3562367
C. 7364431 or 2785161 D. 3562367 or 2785161
47. You do not have to pay on Mondays if you go to .
A. Skyline Hotel B. Lansdowne Park Shopping Center.
C. New York Museum. D.Garden Restaurant
48. If you want to enjoy yourself on Sunday mornings ,you can go to .
A. 5300 No. 3 Road B. Vanier Park , 1100 Chestnut St.
C. 9020 Bridgeport Road D. 3031 No. 3 Road
49. What can you do after 2 o’clock on Saturday afternoon?
A. Visit New York Museum.
B. Do some shopping in Lansdowne Park Shopping Center.
C. Have coffee in Skyline Hotel.
D. B or C.