《2025年暑假生活电子工业出版社中职高一英语》

Nowadays, there are different ideas about competition. Some people value it and think it is beneficial to social development. However, there are a lot of people who say that competition is bad and it can lead to unfriendly relationships between people.
I have taught many children. For them, playing well and winning are often life-and-death events. In their mind, all they really want is success, the development of many other qualities is sadly forgotten.
However, while some people seem to be lost on the way to success, others take the opposite opinion. Many people are strongly against competition. Among them, most are young people who have suffered from (遭受) such pressure from their parents. They seem to look for failure by not trying to win or achieve success. ______, they always have an excuse, “I may have lost, but it doesn’t matter because I really didn’t try.” They don’t want to admit that if they really tried and lost, they would mean more.
Clearly, this belief is the same as that of those who try to prove themselves. Both come from the wrong belief that self-confidence depends on how well one does by comparing with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. If such fear begins to be unimportant, we can have a better knowledge.
(B)16. Some people dislike competition because ______.
A. it is difficult to finish B. it will hurt people’s relationship
C. it will waste much time D. it is good for social development
(D)17. The underlined word “them” in paragraph 3 refers to ______.
A. parents B. children
C. young people D. people who oppose competition
(C)18. Which of the following should be put in the blank in paragraph 3? ______.
A. By not valuing B. By not failing
C. By not trying D. By not comparing
(A)19. The writer believes that ______.
A. it doesn’t matter if you lose as long as you have the courage to try
B. playing well and winning are of great importance during a competition
C. if you are afraid of losing the competition, you can give up before you start
D. people who value competition are better than people who hate competition
(D)20. How does the writer show these different ideas clearly? ______.
A. By giving excuses B. By giving results
C. By telling truth D. By giving explanations

答案： 16. B；17. D；18. C；19. A；20. D