Weliveinaverycompetitiveworld.Everybodyseemstobecompetingwithsomeoneatsomelevel.Eachweekwespendhoursplayingorwatchingotherscompeteinsportingactivitiesallovertheworld.Wecannothelpbeingimpressedbythelevelofexcellencethatthesepeopleachieve.
Insportandbusinesscompetitionencouragesexcellenceinperformance.Wherethereisnocompetitionimprovementinperformanceislesslikely.Somelevelofcompetitonisahve-toinallaspectsoflife.
Thefollowingstorymakesthispoint.
AstwofriendsarehikingintheforesttheyencounterahugeferociousandobviouslyhungryGrizzlyBear.Itsnextmealhasjustcomeintosightandtheyareit!Thefirstfriendcalculatesthatthebearwillovertakethemin27.3seconds.Atthatpointshepanics;realizingthereisnoescape.Shefacesherfriendwiththefearofdeathinhereyes.Toheramazementsheobservesthatherfriendisnotscaredatall.Tothecontraryherfriendisquicklybutcalmlytakingoffherhikingbootsandputtingonjoggingshoes.“Whatdoyouthinkyou’redoing?”thefirsthikersaystohercompanion“You’llneverbeabletooutrunthatgrizzly.”“That’strue”saysthecompanion“butallIhavetodoisoutrunyou.”
Weallcompetewhenthemotivationisstrongenough.Howevercompetitionisnottherealpurposeoflife.Fulfillingthemeasureofourcreationcanonlybeachievedindividually.
Mostoftimewearenotincompetitionwithanyotherpersonsowedonothavetocompareourselveswithothers.Thereisonlyonepersonthatcanfulfillourroleandthatisus.Thismeansthatotherscannotbeatustothefinishlinebecausethereisnorace.Thisisnottosaythatothersdonothaveasimilarroletousbutitisneverthesame.Thisisimportanttounderstandifwearegoingtoenjoylife.Everyhumanbeingisuniqueandcannotbeduplicated.InthisIamnotreferringtothebodyonlytothespiritsoulortheessenceofaperson.
57.Thefirst4paragraphstellusthatcompetition .
A.isnecessarythoughharmful B.onlyexistsinsportsandbusiness
C.isunavoidableandbeneficial D.isafightagainstoneself
58.Whyisthestoryoftwofriendstoldinthepassage?
A.Toadvisefrien