Ⅰ.阅读理解
(2016江西上饶中学月考)
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(繁荣).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(追求)of success,the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten.
