新步步高英语训练：专题3完形填空（七）议论文Word版含答案.docVIP

A We humans love to make comparisons.On the market，we 1 to find the best ones.In the classroom teachers compare their students to the 2 .And parents compare their child to his or her peers to 3 an idea of what is “normal”． 　　 4 ，comparisons of any kind come with a sting(刺痛) for everyone.When parents make it clear to anyone that their child is 5 to all other children in all ways，they put their child under 6 .Some children will obey when they are pressured to 7 their parents’ need for perfection；others may 8 ，trying to be just like any other kid，or，better still，to be just who they are.In other 9 ，parents who compare their child to other children might end up 10 their child is somehow “deficient(有缺点的)”．And，again，they pressure their child to be 11 enough. A most disturbing 12 of all this comparing is that it pushes children into the destructive world of competition.“In a 13 culture，a child is told that it isn’t enough to be good—he or she must 14 others，” writes Alfie Kohn，a parenting expert. According to Kohn，research doesn’t 15 the theory that competition brings success.One after another，researchers have concluded that children don’t learn better 16 education is changed into a competitive struggle.Competition prevents a child’s ability 17 not only educationally but also socially. So， 18 competition，cooperation！Instead of 19 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 20 them. 语篇解读　本文属于议论文，主要讨论了比较，生活中很多痛苦都来自比较，比较还带来了竞争。实际上竞争并没有提高孩子们的能力，反而阻碍了孩子们能力的发展。所以作者建议我们更多合作而不是竞争。 1．A.see B．touch C．sell D．compare 答案　D 解析　由下文中的“In the classroom teachers compare their students...”及“And parents compare their child...”可知D项正确。 2．A.mature B．new C．model D．overseas 答案　C 解析　mature成熟的；new新的；model模范的；overseas海外的。“定冠词the＋形容词”结构表示一类人。老师在学生中进行比较找出模范学生也是比较的一种形式。故C正确。 3．A.get B．use C．share D．exp