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In a world where comparisons happen non-stop it is difficult to look outside yourself and to ever be   36   with who you are. There’s always someone who’s a bit   37  . The only solution is to reach   38   and measure against what Warren Buffett calls your own inner yardstick. There is no more   39   measure for comparison than who your were yesterday last week or last decade when you were at your   40  .
Nothing useful ever comes from comparison to others. Either you see yourself as better than someone and you get   41  or you see someone else as better than you and you feel like all your hard work is for   42  . It is a fool’s game. Not one of us is exactly   43  . The only direct and honest comparison is   44   yourself. Everything else is apples to oranges.
My opinion is that you are only   45   to compare yourself to someone else if their life   46   is the same as your own. Good luck finding that   47  . And one thing is for sure. No matter how hard you work and how dedicated you are there will always be someone who can run a little faster jump a little higher score a little better or look a little nicer in a swimsuit. And if there’s not you can   48   someone is coming up fast   49   you. So how can you always win in life? Become your best   50  .
Having an image of your most recent past limits is the perfect thing to   51   you to the next level. If you ran 7 flights of stairs yesterday then do 8 today. Who   52   if the guy next to you did 15? It doesn’t make a bit of   53  . You are a more   54   person today than you were yesterday. Your own   55   is all you need.

小题1:

A．patient

B．strict

C．content

D．concerned

小题2:

A．stronger

B．better

C．lazier

D．wiser

小题3:

A．inside

B．out

C．for

D．up

小题4:

A．accurate

B．useful

C．careful

D．powerful

小题5:

A．end

B．best

C．convenience

D．side

小题6:

A．satisfied

B．busy

C．inspired

D．lazy

小题7:

A．nothing

B．fun

C．sure

D．success

小题8:

A．equal

B．unique

C．alike

D．common

小题9:

A．within

B．by

C．for

D．of

小题10:

A．instructed

B．allowed

C．directed

D．suggested

小题11:

A．situation

B．position

C．occasion

D．accommodation

小题12:

A．game

B．match

C．friend

D．enemy

小题13:

A．conclude

B．bet

C．announce

D．declare

小题14:

A．before

B．beside

C．below

D．behind

小题15:

A．assistant

B．competitor

C．coach

D．teacher

小题16:

A．contribute

B．expose

C．push

D．devote

小题17:

A．cares

B．says

C．wonders

D．asks

小题18:

A．effort

B．sense

C．difference

D．change

小题19:

A．successful

B．happy

C．lucky

D．fit

小题20:

A．benefit

B．progress

C．habit

D．result

Answer 1

小题1:C小题2:B小题3:A小题4:A小题5:B小题6:D小题7:A小题8:C小题9:A小题10:B小题11:A小题12:B小题13:B小题14:D小题15:B小题16:C小题17:A小题18:C小题19:D小题20:B
分 析：
这是一篇议论文。我们总是拿自己与别人进行比较，这样一来就会使自己总不满意，而正确办法是拿自己的现在与自己的过去进行比较，我们自己才是自己最好的竞争者。小题1:考查形容词：A. patient耐心的，B. strict严格的，C. content满意的，D. concerned关心的，关注的，从前面的句子：In a world where comparisons happen non-stop 可知现在到处都在比较，很难对自己满意的，选C小题2:考查形容词：A. stronger更强，B. better更好，C. lazier更懒，D. wiser更聪明，根据上文在和别人比较的时候，总是有人更好，选B小题3:考查副词：A. inside内在的，B. out在外，C. for为了，D. up向上，从后面的句子：measure against what Warren Buffett calls your own inner yardstick.可知唯一的解决办法是看自己的内在，和自己比，选A小题4:考查形容词：A. accurate精确的，B. useful有用的，C. careful仔细的，D. powerful强大的，有力的，没有比和你昨天上星期，几年前相比更准确的比较了，选A小题5:考查名词：A. end结束，B. best 最好的，C. convenience方便，D. side边，when引导的定语从句，修饰yesterday last week or last decade 说明那时你是最好的，选B小题6:考查形容词：A. satisfied满意的，B. busy忙的，C. inspired受到激励的，D. lazy懒惰的，从前面的句子：Either you see yourself as better than someone可知看见你比别人好，你就会懒惰下来，选D小题7:考查代词：A. nothing  没有什么，B. fun快乐，C. sure确保，D. success成功，你看见别人比你好，认为自己的努力徒劳，for nothing“徒劳”，选A小题8:考查形容词：A. equal  平等的，B. unique  独特的，C. alike相像的，D. common共同的，普遍的，选我们没有一个人是相像的，选C小题9:考查介词：A. within在…里面，B. by通过，C. for为了，D. of…的，从前面的句子：The only solution is to reach    and measure against what Warren Buffett calls your own inner yardstick.可知唯一直接的，诚实的比较是和自己比较，选A小题10:考查动词：A. instructed指导，B. allowed允许，C. directed指导，D. suggested建议，我的意见是你只被允许和别人相比，当他们的情况和你的一样，选B小题11:考查名词：A. Situation形势，情况，B. Position位置，C. Occasion机会，场合，D. Accommodation食宿，这里指别人的生活情况，选A小题12:考查名词： A. game   游戏，比赛，B. match匹配，C. friend朋友，D. Enemy敌人，这里是说，要找到和你一样的人要非常幸运，选B小题13:考查动词：A. conclude下结论，B. bet打赌，C. announce宣布，D. declare宣称，从前面的句子：there will always be someone who can run a little faster jump a little higher score a little better or look a little nicer in a swimsuit.可知总是有人做的比你好，如果没有，那你可以肯定的说，有人在你后面很快的赶上你，选B小题14:考查介词：A. before在…前面，B. Beside在...旁边，C. Below在..下面，D. behind在....后面，有人在你后面很快的赶上你，选D小题15:考查名词：A. Assistant助手，B. Competitor竞争者，C. Coach教练，D. Teacher老师，从前面的句子：So how can you always win in life?可知这句话是成为自己最好的竞争者，选B小题16:考查动词：A. Contribute贡献，B. Expose暴露，C. Push推动，D. Devote奉献，想象你最近的极限是最好的推动通向下个水平的方式，选C小题17:考查动词：A. care关心，在乎，B. says说话，C. wonders奇怪，想知道，D. Asks问，如果下一个人能爬15层楼梯谁在乎？选A小题18:考查名词：A. effort努力，B. sense感觉，C. difference 不同，D. change改变，make a difference有影响，选C小题19:考查形容词：A. successful成功的，B. happy快乐的，C. lucky幸运的，D. Fit适合的，你今天比昨天是更加胜任的人，选D小题20:考查名词： A. benefit利益，B. progress进步，C. habit习惯，D. result结果，从前面的句子：You are a more         person today than you were yesterday.可知你的进步是你最需要的，选B