Question

Once my mother told me a story that in Africa, when an antelope (羚羊) wakes up every morning, the first thing it thinks about is, “I must be 36 to run faster than the fastest lion, or I will be killed.” 37 , a lion wakes from his dream. The first thing the lion thinks about is, “I must be able to catch the 38 antelope, or I will starve to 39 .” So almost simultaneously(同时地), the antelope and the lion get up and start running toward the 40 sun.

This is 41 : full of chances and challenges. Whether you are an antelope or a lion, you must go 42 when the sun rises. For students, it is just the same. If we don’t study hard, sooner or later, we will 43 the other students. At first I didn’t know what the word “exam” 44 . Later, I knew an exam was a kind of 45 . In competitions, there are always winners and 46 . As I grew up, I got to know competition well. In one’s life, there must be competitions, so people can 47 .

Each time I saw children playing games and heard their 48 , I wished I were that age again.  49 , I remembered my parents’ words: You must work very hard for a good future. So I 50 my pen and began to study hard again.

I was still not sure what competition 51 meant. One day, I was 52_in an English-speaking competition. When I went to the stage, I saw other students looking at me kindly. Suddenly I 53 what competition was. It is not as cruel as my teacher and parents told me. In fact, competition is the 54 : it is kind and necessary.

I learned a lot from realizing this 55 . Now I understand better about the world. Competition is important for us all.

1.                A．able           B．willing          C．ready    D．eager

2.                A．On the contrary  B．At the same time  C．In other words D．In the first place

3.                A．fastest         B．weakest        C．slowest   D．strongest

4.                A．death          B．survival         C．disease   D．suffering

5.                A．sinking         B．setting          C．shining   D．rising

6.                A．rule           B．life            C．study D．exam

7.                A．over           B．through         C．ahead    D．beyond

8.                A．fall behind      B．pass by         C．catch up  D．hold back

9.                A．felt            B．meant          C．referred  D．doubted

10.               A．victory         B．defeat         C．process   D．competition

11.               A．competitor      B．players         C．losers D．failures

12.               A．improve        B．conclude       C．acquire   D．handle

13.               A．crying          B．laughter        C．whisper   D．delight

14.               A．However       B．Therefore       C．Besides   D．Otherwise

15.               A．put up         B．brought up      C．made up   D．picked up

16.               A．commonly      B．simply          C．obviously  D．really

17.               A．succeeding      B．participating     C．taking D．getting

18.               A．doubted        B．acknowledged   C．knew D．admitted

19.               A．tough          B．important       C．content   D．opposite

20.               A．experience     B．knowledge      C．fact  D．consequence

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.D

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.B

10.D

11.C

12.A

13.B

14.A

15.D

16.D

17.B

18.C

19.D

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文通过狮子和羚羊的故事告诉我们在生活中要勇敢面对挑战，努力为未来奋斗。同时还通过自己的经历解释了考试和竞争的意义。

1.A 固定搭配。Be able to do sth能够做某事；我一定要能够跑得比最快的狮子要快。

2.B 短语辨析。A相反B同时C换句话说D首先；同时狮子起来的第一件事情就是奔跑。

3.C 句意分析。狮子认为我一定要比跑得最慢的羚羊要快，否则就会被饿死。

4.名词辨析。A死亡B幸存C疾病D苦难。狮子认为一定要比跑得最慢的羚羊要快，否则就会被饿死。

5.D 形容词辨析。这里是指狮子和羚羊都朝着升起的太阳在奔跑。

6.B 上下文串联。本文用狮子和羚羊的故事来比喻生活中的竞争。

7.C 词义辨析。当太阳升起的时候，我们一定要提前行动。

8.A 短语辨析。A落后B经过C赶上D抑制；如果我们不努力我就会落后。

9.B 动词辨析。我不知道考试这个单词的真正意思。Mean意味着…

10.D 名词辨析。A胜利B击败C过程D竞争；考试是一种竞争。

11.C 上下文串联。既然是竞争，就会有胜利者和失败者。

12.A 动词辨析。A提高B结束，总结C获得D处理；在我们的生活里，一定要有竞争，我们才能提高。

13.B 名词辨析。A哭B笑声C低声说话D高兴；当我听见别人的笑声时就想起自己在那个时候的情景。

14.A 副词辨析。然而，我记得父亲的话：你必须要努力给自己活得一个美好的未来。

15.D 短语辨析。A留宿B抚养C化妆D捡起；我就捡起了笔，继续学习。

16.D 副词辨析。A普通地B简单地C明显地D真地；我并没有真正地理解竞争的意思。

17.B 固定词组。Participate in参加…；我在参加一个英语的演讲比赛。

18.C 动词辨析。A怀疑B承认C知道D录取；就在这个时候我才知道竞争的意思。

19.D 上下文串联。竞争的真正含义和父母老师说讲的是不一样的，opposite相反的事物。

20.C 名词辨析。A经验B知识C事实D结果；我从这个事实中学会了很多的道理。

考点：考查教育类短文