We humans love to make comparisons. On the market, we 41 o find the best ones. In the classroom teachers compare their students to the 42 . And parents compare their child to his or her peers to 43 an idea of what is “normal”. 44 , comparisons of any kind come with a sting(刺痛) for everyone. When parents make it clear to anyone that their child is 45 to all other children in all ways, they put their child under 46 . Some children will obey when they are pressured to 47 their parents’ need for perfection; others may 48 , trying to be just like any other kid, or, better still, to be just who they are. In other 49 , parents who compare their child to other children might end up 50 their child is somehow “deficient(有缺点的)” . And, again, they pressure their child to be 51 enough. A most disturbing 52 of all this comparing is that it pushes children into the destructive world of competition. “In a 53 culture, a child is told that it isn’t enough to be good---he or she must 54 others,” writes Alfie Kohn, a parenting expert. According to Kohn, research doesn’t 55 the theory that competition brings success. One after another, researchers have concluded that children don’t learn better 56 education is changed into a competitive struggle. Competition prevents a child’s ability 57 not only educationally but socially, too. So, 58 competition, cooperation! Instead of 59 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 60 them. 41. A. see B. touch C. sell D. compare 42. A. mature B. new C. model D. overseas 43. A. get B. use C. share D. explain 44. A. Therefore B. However C. Otherwise D. Besides 45. A. harmful B. superior C. responsible D. thankful 46. A. pressure B. control C. discussion D. consideration 47. A. express B. prove C. satisfy D. create 48. A. disappear B. wait C. resist D. rest 49. A. cases B. words C. ways D. nations 50. A. denying B. deciding C. predicting D. concluding 51. A. honest B. good C. patient D. polite 52. A. process B. consequence C. purpose D. method 53. A. traditional B. scientific C. political D. competitive 54. A. defeat B. accept C. recognize D. choose 55. A. test B. challenge C. support D. change 56. A. since B. until C. when D. unless 57. A. losing B. progressing C. showing D. reducing 58. A. apart from B. because of C. as for D. instead of 59. A. shouting at B. laughing at C. looking at D. striking at 60 A. guide B. force C. invite D. expect
答案:41-45 DCABB 46-50 ACCAD 51-55 BBDAC 56-60 CBDCA