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 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 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 mistake 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.
1.What does this text mainly talk about?
A. Competition helps to set up self-respect.
B. People hold different opinions about competition.
C. Competition is harmful to personal quality development.
D. Failures are necessary experience in competition.
2.Some people favor competition because they think it ________.
A. pushes society forward
B. builds up a sense of pride
C. improves social abilities
D. develops people's relationship
3.The underlined phrase “the most vocal” in Paragraph 3 refers to those who ________.
A. try their best to win
B. highly value competition
C. are strongly against competition
D. mostly rely on others for success
4.Which viewpoint does the author agree to?
A. Self-worth relys on winning.
B. Competition leads to unfriendly relationship.
C. Winning should be a life-and-death matter.
D. Fear of failure should be removed in competition.
The Asuncion zoo is looking for a mate for Coco, an endangered hyacinth macaw （蓝紫金刚鹦鹉）, and it is the last known male of his species left in Paraguay.
Coco was sent to the zoo eight years ago. A recent DNA test showed that he is male. Zoo worker Celia said, “To avoid mixing species, the zoo has had to keep him apart from the other macaws, which has left him lonely and bored.” “He is quite sociable, although he has only learned to say ‘Hello’, but when he hears music, he dances” Celia said.
He has a yellow circle around his eyes that set off the rest of his blue feathers. He is more or less a cousin to Blu, the macaw that starts in the movie, Rio. That species, cyanopsitta-spixii（小蓝金刚鹦鹉）, is all blue and even more endangered than the hyacinth macaw.
Like the bird in the movie, scientists hope to find Coco a mate to rebuild the species. Because international laws against animal training are now so strict, nobody is willing to lend the zoo a female. The best solution is to find a female hyacinth macaw in our country. Celia said, “there are at least two other known hyacinth-macaws but without DNA test, it is impossible to know if they are female, and the owners are not willing to help, because the mating process can take some time and be a little hard on females.”
1.From the text we know that Coco ________.
A. is the last known hyacinth macaw
B. lives apart from the other macaws
C. has adapted to being left alone
D. can say "Hello" when he hears music
2.Why is it difficult to find a mate for Coco?
A. Because there is no known female macaw in Paraguay.
B. Because the international laws are against Coco mating.
C. Because the DNA test on female Coco takes time.
D. Because nobody is willing to hunt for a female.
3.It can be inferred from the text that ________.
A. Coco stars Rio in a movie
B. Coco has only blue feathers on his body
C. Coco is the most endangered macaw
D. rebuilding the Coco's species will take time
4.Which of the following would be the best title?
A. Coco, a Rare Macaw-in Asuncion Zoo
B. Asuncion Zoo Is Seeking a Mate for Coco
C. Hyacinth Macaws Are Endangered in Paraguay
D. Coco, the Only Known Male Macaw in Paraguay
Welcome to the 2016 Winter Camp
The 2016 Winter Camp opens between 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. from Feb.5th to Feb. 15th. A11 children aged 8-14 are welcome. Each child can take part in only one of the following activities and needs to pay ￥150 for it.
1. Sports (basketball, football, table tennis, etc)
2. Internet Groups (painting online, piano-learning, computer study, etc.)
3. English World (English songs/games/plays, English speaking contest etc.)
Some American children are coming to the camp. If you really want to spend an interesting winter holiday, please join us for learning with fun. Act now! Book your seat as soon as possible either by phone or by e-mail. Pay before Jan. 25th, then you can have a Mickey T-shirt as a member of the camp.
Beijing Children's Palace
No. 23, Fu Xing Road, Beijing City
Tel: 010-888093445
E-mail: Children's Palace@163. com
1.This Winter Camp is intended for ________.
A. parentsB. teachersC. studentsD. English learners
2.The participants can do the following things except ________.
A. making friends with American children
B. playing computer games
C. learning English songs
D. having basketball matches
3.What should you do if you want to get a T-hirt?
A. Book the seats as soon as possible.
B. Phone the Palace in advance.
C. Pay money before Jan. 25th.
D. Ask some others to join in.
某英语报纸以“What makes a good English teacher?”为题向学生征集稿子。假设你叫李华，请你将你班讨论结果用英语写一篇文章向该报投稿。内容如下：
A. 学科知识扎实
B. 课堂生动有趣
C. 对学生既严格也关心
D. 发音优美，讲解清晰
E. 你自己的观点及理由 （不能重复以上四点）
要求：1、可适当发挥
2、词数：120词左右，开关和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
Dear editor,
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Yours sincerely
Li Hua
短文改错
下面一篇短文中共有10处语言错误，每句最多有两处错误，每处错误只涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词作斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1、每处错误及其修改仅限一词；
2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
A man has been waiting at the bus stop. After a few minutes later, the bus arrived and did not stop. The man thought it would stop a little far, so he started running after the bus. Fortunately, the bus never stopped. The man kept follow the bus until he arrived home. The man was very glad that he could save a bit money. He happily told his wife, “Honey, today I ran after the buses until getting home. I didn’t have to pay the fee.” Surprisingly, the wife blamed her, “You fool! Do you know how many you could save if you ran after a taxi?”
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
I’m on holiday here in Switzerland with my parents and I’m having 1.Fantastic time. We’re staying in a hotel near a lake and I can see snowy mountain 2.(peak) from my bedroom.
I’ve never been to the mountains before and I love 3.______. It’s also the first time I 4. (stay) in a hotel. My father isn’t very happy though. He 5. (forbid) to smoke in the hotel so he has to go outside!
We go mountain climbing with a guide. You don’t have to go with a guide but it’s 6.(safe).
Yesterday we went7.a boat trip around the lake. It suddenly started to rain heavily. It was fun but a bit 8. (frighten).
The best thing of all is the beautiful scenery. The worst is9. I can’t go out at night. Not because my parents won’t let me but because there’s nowhere 10. (go).
