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1、八、词句猜测——句意理解题(2018·扬州一模)Competitionisanideology(意识形态)thatspreadsalloveroursocietyandmisleadsourthinking.Butitmeansnoprofitsforanybody，nomeaningfuldifferentiation，andastruggleforsurvival.Weadvocatecompetition，seeitasnecessary，andsetitslaws；andasaresult，wetrapourselveswithinit—themorewecompete，theles

2、swegain.Oureducationalsystembothdrivesandreflectsourcrazeforcompetition.Gradesaloneareprecisemeasurementofeachstudent’scompetitiveness；pupilswiththehighestmarksreceivestatusandcredits.Anditgetsworseasstudentsrisetohigherlevelsofthetournament.Highereducationistheplacewherepeoplewhohadbigplansinhighs

3、choolgetstuckinfiercecompetitionwithequallysmartpeersoverconventionalcareerslikemanagementconsultingandinvestmentbanking.Fortheprivilegeofbeingturningintoconformists(顺从者)，students(ortheirfamilies)payhundredsofthousandsofdollarsinrapidlyrisingtuition.Whyarewedoingthistoourselves?IwishIhadaskedmyself

4、whenIwasyounger.Mypathwassotrackedthatinmy8th-gradeyearbook，oneofmyfriendspredicted—accurately—thatfouryearslaterIwouldenterStanford.AndIenrolledatStanfordLawSchool，whereIcompetedevenharderforthestandardbadges(徽章)ofsuccess.Thehighestprizeinalawstudent’sworldisunambiguous：theSupremeCourtclerkship.Iw

5、assoclosetowinning19thislastcompetition.IfonlyIgottheclerkship，Ithought，Iwouldbesetforlife.ButIdidn’t.Atthetime，Iwasfrustrated.In2004，afterIhadbuiltandsoldPayPal，Iranintoanoldfriendwhohadhelpedmeprepareformyfailedclerkshipapplications.Wehadn’tspokeninnearlyadecade.Hisfirstwordstomewerenot“HiPeter”o

6、r“Howareyoudoing？”Butrather，“So，aren’tyougladyoudidn’tgetthatclerkship？”BecauseifIhadn’tlostthatlastcompetition，webothknewthatIneverwouldhaveleftthetracklaiddownsincemiddleschool.HadIactuallyclerkedontheSupremeCourt，Iprobablywouldhavespentmyentirecareertakingdepositionsordraftingotherpeople’sbusine

7、ssdealsinsteadofcreatinganythingnew.It’shardtosayhowmuchwouldbedifferent，buttheopportunitycostswereenormous.Lookingbackatmyambitiontobecomealawyer，itlookslesslikeaplanforthefutureandmorelikeanexcuseforthepr