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  3. Read carefully the following excerpt on competition, and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 words, in which you should

Read carefully the following excerpt on competition, and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 words, in which you should

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问题     Read carefully the following excerpt on competition, and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 words, in which you should:
    - summarize the main message of the excerpt, and then
    - comment on whether competition is really of great importance.
    You should support yourself with information from the excerpt.
    Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.
    Competition, Good or Bad?
    To some, competition is regarded as natural, healthy, and essential for building character. To others, competition is regarded as harmful, psychologically injurious, and detrimental to cooperative activity.
    Competition can be both productive and counterproductive and that it’s the adults who can determine what effects competition can have on a child. With the young athlete, the emphasis must be on fun, encouragement, and building on success. A coach said, "Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing! " He retracted this statement shortly before he died, saying that he meant putting forth the effort necessary to win was important, not stamping out values and morality in order to win.
    Unfortunately, many adults still have this attitude and are passing it on to children at a high expense. In interviewing several young athletes, the top reasons for participation in sports are to have fun, make friends and stay in shape. Winning was near the bottom. What many coaches don’t realize is that if they make developing relationships and meeting emotional needs of their athletes a top priority, winning will be much more likely to occur.
    Despite beliefs that competitive sport is harmful to children, one thing is very clear: Competition is a big part of our children’s lives, and it’s here to stay for a long time. With that in mind, whether we like it or not, we have to make the most of it to create positive experiences for our children.
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答案 The Importance of Competition Competition can be both advantageous and disadvantageous; this is particularly true with young athletes. On the one hand, adults demand victory regardless of these athletes’ wishes for enjoyment in sports, which can be harmful to their character building. On the other hand, competition is inevitable. By making good use of it, these athletes can achieve their full potential. As for us, I believe competition is also of great significance. First of all, competition is a powerful force to urge people to excel themselves. Without competition, there will be no challenge for us and we will not test our limit or even go beyond it. If, in a sport game, two or more persons are in a competition, athletes have to bring their A game to outplay the opponent. If, unfortunately, one loses the game, he must set his heart and mind to get better to win the next competition. In this way, the athletes are driven to improve themselves. Secondly, competition is a catalyst to boost innovation. For example, in the Silicon Valley, many new technological applications are released on a daily basis. Subject to the competitive industry environment, they have to come up with new, distinctive and unique idea to survive. Owing to this, we are enjoying many benefits brought by their cutting-edge design and invention, which resulted from competition. In conclusion, competition is important for us in that it makes us get better and brings us countless innovations.
解析     本题的主旨是讨论竞争是否重要这个话题。首先应当总结概括材料中内容，再给出自己的观点。文章结构安排如下：
    第一段：简要概括材料内容，提出自己的看法——竞争很重要。
    第二段：列出理由论证观点。首先，竞争是人们不断超越自我的动力，以运动员比赛来说明该观点；其次，竞争是创新的催化剂，以硅谷创新为例子。
    第三段：总结全文，重申观点——竞争很重要，能让我们超越自我，不断推陈出新。
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