Question

完形填空

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

We humans love to make comparisons. On the market, we ___________ to find the best ones. In the classroom teachers compare their students to the___________. And parents compare their child to his or her peers to ___________an idea of what is “normal”.

___________ , comparisons of any kind come with a sting(刺痛) for everyone. When parents make it clear to anyone that their child is ___________ to all other children in all ways, they put their child under ___________ . Some children will obey when they are pressured to___________ their parents’ need for perfection; others may ___________ , trying to be just like any other kid, or, better still, to be just who they are. In other ___________ , parents who compare their child to other children might end up ___________ their child is somehow “deficient(有缺點的)” . And, again, they pressure their child to be___________ enough.

A most disturbing ___________ of all this comparing is that it pushes children into the destructive world of competition. “In a ___________ culture, a child is told that it isn’t enough to be good---he or she must ___________ others,” writes Alfie Kohn, a parenting expert.

According to Kohn, research doesn’t ___________ the theory that competition brings success. One after another, researchers have concluded that children don’t learn better ___________ education is changed into a competitive struggle. Competition prevents a child’s ability ___________ not only educationally but socially, too.

So, ___________ competition, cooperation! Instead of ___________ other people’s children, parents need to pay close attention to their own, learn who they are, discover their interests and talents, and teach them how to cooperate with others. They will need role models to ___________ them.

1.A. see B. touch C. sell D. compare

2.A. mature B. new C. model D. overseas

3.A. get B. use C. share D. explain

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

5.A. harmful B. superior C. responsible D. thankful

6.A. pressure B. control C. discussion D. consideration

7.A. express B. prove C. satisfy D. create

8.A. disappear B. wait C. resist D. rest

9.A. cases B. words C. ways D. nations

10.A. denying B. deciding C. predicting D. concluding

11.A. honest B. good C. patient D. polite

12.A. process B. consequence C. purpose D. method

13.A. traditionalB. scientific C. political D. competitive

14.A. defeat B. accept C. recognize D. choose

15.A. test B. challenge C. support D. change

16.A. since B. until C. when D. unless

17.A. losing B. progressing C. showing D. reducing

18.A. apart from B. because of C. as for D. instead of

19.A. shouting at B. laughing at C. looking at D. striking at

20.A. guide B. force C. invite D. expect

Answer 1