Ⅲ.任务型读写

(合肥一中2010～2011学年度高三第一次月考)

Somepeoplebelievethatgreedandselfishnesshasbecomethebasisofmodernsociety，andweshouldreturntotheoldtraditionsoffamilyandcommunitythenwewillhaveabetterlife.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagreewiththeaboveopinion?

Inthisfast­pacedworld，manyvaluesareundergoingmajorchanges.Whilepeopletraditionallyprioritizecaring，sharingandgenerosityinlifeandwork，modernpeopleseemtobemoreself­absorbedandself­concerned.

Modernpeopleactselfishlytosurvivetheharshcompetitionoflife.Theysaythatitisajungleoutthere.Tosurvive，youhavetofightwithwhatevermeansthatcomehandy.Obviouslygreedyandselfishnessgoperfectlywellwithsuchideas.Inacompany，employeesdoeverythingtheycantogetbetterpayandhigherposition，evenatthecostofcolleagues.Weareinanywayadvocatinganyselfishconduct.Itisjustthatpeoplearepressuredtoactinacertainwayduetooutsideinfluences.

Inspiteofcommonpractice，itishardtoconcludethatmodernsocietyisbuiltongreedandselfishness，bothofwhicharenotnewlyinventedvocabulary.Inancienttimespeoplealsodidgreedyandselfishthingsthoughsuchbehaviorsweremorecondemnedthen.Butwecannotignorethefactthatpeopleinthepastlivedarelativelymoreisolatedlifeandfacedlesspressurecomparedwiththeirmoderncounterparts.

Arewehappiertosharewithothersandbegeneroustothem?Thereisnofixedanswereither.Somepeopletakegreatpleasurehelpingandgivingtootherswhileothersfeelhappydoingtheopposite.ButIpersonallythinkthatpeopleshouldnotbetooselfish.Caringforotherscanactuallyencouragethedevelopmentofamutuallybeneficialrelationship.

Inconclusion，modernpeopleappeartobemoreself­centeredthanthoseinthepastduetostrongoutsidepressure.However，weshouldencouragepeopletoknowtheimportanceofbeingcaringandgenerousandtobuildamutuallybeneficialrelationshipwithothers.

AreModernPeopleBecomingMoreSelfish?

Maincomparisons Contexts

1.________arechanging. Inthepastpeopleputcaring，sharingandgenerosityinthefirst2.________.

Nowadays，peopleseemtobemore3.________aboutthemselves.

4.________arechangingtoo. Peopleinthepastappearedtobemodestandself­effacing(谦让的).

Peoplemaystrivetoachievetheirown

5.________atthepriceoftheircoworkers.

Theauthor’sunderstanding

6.________forthechangesinauthor’seyes Fierce7.________andgreat8.________onmodernpeoplemayberesponsibleforthechanges.

Theauthor’s

9.________towardstopic Arelationshipwhichcan10.________twosidesshouldbeestablished.