Question

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C, D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

As a general rule, all forms of activity lead to boredom when they are performed on a routine basis. As a matter of fact, we can see this ________at work in people of all _________. For example, on Christmas morning, children are excited about _______with their new toys. But their ________soon wear off and by January those_________toys can be found put away in the basement. The world is full of_________stamp albums and unfinished models, each standing as a monument to someone’s _________interest. When parents bring home a pet, their child________bathes it and brushes its fur. Within a short time, however, the_______of caring the animal is handed over to the parents. Adolescent enter high school with great_______but soon looking forward to________. The same is true of the young adults going to the college. And then, how many_________, who complain about the long drives to work, _________drove for hours at a time when they first_________ their drivers licenses? Before people retire, they usually _______to do a lot of_____things, which never had _____while working. But ________after retirement, the golfing, the fishing , the reading and all of the other pastimes become as boring as the jobs they _______. And, like the child in January, they go searching for new_________.

1.A.principle B.habit C.way D.power

2.A.parties B.races C.countries D.ages

3.A.working B.living C.playing D.going

4.A.confidence B.interest C.anxiety D.sorrow

5.A.same B.extra C.funny D.expensive

6.A.well-organized B.colorfully-printed C.newly-collected D.half-filled

7.A.broad B.passing C.different D.main

8.A.silently B.impatiently C.gladly D.worriedly

9.A.promise B.burden C.right D.game

10.A.courage B.calmness C.confusion D.excitement

11.A.graduation B.independence C.responsibility D.success

12.A.children B.students C.adults D.retirees

13.A.carefully B.eagerly C. nervously D.bravely

14.A.required B.obtained C.noticed D.discovered

15.A.need B.learn C.start D.plan

16.A.great B.strange C.difficult D.correct

17.A.time B.money C.skills D.knowledge

18.A.only B.well C.even D.soon

19.A.lost B.choose C.left D.quit

20.A.pets B.toys C.friends D.colleagues

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.B

5.A

6.D

7.B

8.C

9.B

10.D

11.A

12.C

13.B

14.B

15.D

16.A

17.A

18.D

19.C

20.B

【解析】

【试题分析】本文是一篇议论文。文章讲述了一旦我们的各种活动成为我们日常生活必须做的事情时，无论是哪个年龄段的人都会感到无聊而半途而废了。接下来具体说明了从小孩子、到青少年、再到成年人、到老人都会有这种情况出现。

1.principle法则；habit习惯；way方式、方法；power力量。只有principle和第一句话中的rule意思接近。故选A。

2.parties党、聚会；B.races竞赛；countries国家；ages年龄。故选D。

3.例如，在圣诞节的早晨，孩子们兴奋地玩他们的新玩具。此处working工作；living和…一起生活；playing 玩；going去。短语 play with的意思是玩弄……。故选C。

4.confidence自信；interest兴趣；anxiety焦虑；sorrow悲伤。故选B。

5.一月份可以发现同样的那些玩具就被放在了地下室里。此处same相同的；extra额外的；funny好玩的；expensive贵的。the same同一个的，说明还没持续几天兴趣就没了。故选A。

6.世界充满了装了一半的集邮册和为完成的模型，此处well-organized 组织好的；colorfully-printed涂得五颜六色的；newly-collected新收集来的；half-filled完成一半的。这里又是一个不能把兴趣保持下去的例子。所以最佳选D。

7.broad宽的；passing短暂的；different 不同的；main主要的。如果知道passing的意思是短暂的。那么选B就很容易了。

8.当父母带回家一只宠物，他们的孩子高高兴兴地给它洗澡、给它刷毛。此处silently安静地；impatiently 不耐烦地；gladly高兴地；worriedly担心地。小孩子对宠物很感兴趣，所以选C最能表达这里的意思。

9.然而，很快照顾动物的责任就交给父母。此处promise承诺；burden负担、责任；right权利；game游戏。如果兴趣变成了每天必做的是，孩子就坚持不下去了。当然照顾宠物的责任就由父母来承担了。

10.青少年进入高中时很激动。此处courage勇气；calmness平静； confusion 混淆；excitement激动。根据常识可知，一开始进入新环境人们应该是兴奋、激动的。故选D。

11.graduation毕业；independence独立；responsibility责任；success成功。但是有的人不能坚持，过不久就盼着毕业离开了。只有A符合语境。

12.children孩子们；students学生；adults成年人；retirees退休人员。故选C。

13.carefully小心地；eagerly渴望地、急切地；nervously紧张地；bravely勇敢地。故选B。

14.required需要；obtained获得；noticed注意；discovered发现。只有B符合语境。

15.need需要；learn学；start开始；plan计划。对未来生活的憧憬应该用plan更合适。故选D。

16.great 伟大的；strange奇怪的；difficult困难的；correct正确的。结合前面的例子可知，自己以前没有做成的事，一开始总是觉得很伟大，很了不起。故选A。

17.time时间；money钱；skills技能；knowledge知识。等到退休了再去做，应该是以前忙于工作而没有时间做。故选A。

18.only仅仅；well好；even甚至；soon不久。这里表达兴趣一旦变成每天必须做的事时，老人也一样难以坚持。故选D。

19.lost失去；chose选择；left剩下、离开；quit停止。leave work 离开工作岗位。故选C。

20.pets宠物；toys玩具；friends朋友；colleagues同事。和一开始的例子一样。说明老人和小孩子一样没有长性。把老人比作孩子，那孩子玩的东西就是玩具了。故选B。

考点：日常生活类阅读。