Question

    One afternoon I was cycling and saw a person about 250 meters away in front of me.

I could tell he was cycling a little slower than me and I decided to try to catch up with him. I had about a kilometer to go on the road before turning off (拐弯). I started cycling faster and faster. Two minutes later, I was only about 100 meters behind him, so I really picked up the speed.

Finally, I caught up with him and passed by. I felt so good.“I beat him!”But after I passed him, I found that I had missed my turn. I had cycled six blocks past it! So I had to go all the way back.

Isn’t that what happens in life when we race with others, trying to show that we’re more successful? We spend our time and energy running after them and we miss out on our own paths.

The problem with unhealthy competition is that it’ s a never-ending cycle. There will always be somebody in front of you in one way or another. What you should do is just run your own race and wish others well.

1.When the writer saw a man cycling in front of him, he decided to________

A.ride past the man B.cycle beside the man

C.stay away from the man D.make friends with the man

2.Two minutes later, the writer cycled about________  meters more than the man.

A.100 B.150 C.200 D.250

3.What happened when the writer was trying to“beat” the man?

A.He rode so fast that he fell off his bike. B.The man began cycling faster.

C.The man shouted at him. D.He missed his turn.

4.Which picture has the same meaning as “ a never-ending cycle” ?

A. B.

C. D.

5.What’s the main idea of the text?

A.Competition is important in life.

B.Try to get better grades than others.

C.There’ s no need to join in any competition in everyday life.

D.Follow your own road instead of trying to be in front of others.

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.D

【解析】

本文讲述了一天下午，作者骑自行车时，看到前面有人在他的前面，就去追那个人，想要超过那个人，但是超过之后，作者发现错过了转弯。人们花时间和精力去赶求别人，却错过了自己的路。不健康竞争的问题在于它是一个永无止境的循环，总会有人以这样或那样的方式出现在自己面前，人应该做的就是跑好自己的比赛，然后祝福别人。

1.细节理解题。根据“I could tell he was cycling a little slower than me and I decided to try to catch up with him. ”可知我看得出他骑自行车比我慢，于是我决定试着赶上他，故选A。

2.推理判断题。根据“One afternoon I was cycling and saw a person about 250 meters away in front of me.”及“Two minutes later, I was only about 100 meters behind him”可知从原来250米变成现在距离100米，所以是多了150米，故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据“But after I passed him, I found that I had missed my turn. ”可知但是当我超过他之后，我发现我错过了转弯，故选D。

4.推理判断题。根据“We spend our time and energy running after them and we miss out on our own paths.”可知我们花时间和精力去追求他们，却错过了自己的路，所以是一个永无止境的循环，故选B。

5.主旨大意题。根据最后一句“What you should do is just run your own race and wish others well.”可知应该做的就是跑好自己的比赛，然后祝福别人，故选D。