Question

As a general rule, all forms of activity lead to boredom when they are performed on a routine(常规)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 wears 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 for the animal is handed over to the parents. Adolescents enter high school with great but are soon looking forward to . The same is true of the young adults going to college. And then, how many , who now complain (抱怨) about the long drives to work, drove for hours at a time when they first their driver’s license (执照)? Before people retire, they usually to do a lot of things, which they never had to do 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. weaker 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- collectedD. 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. strong 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. chose 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：

作为一般规则，各种形式的活动在常规的基础上做时，就会使人厌烦。实际上，这种情况各种年龄段的人都有。如小孩子的玩具玩不了几天就被丢到一边；而青少年、成年人也都会这样。

1.考查名词辨析及对语境的理解。A. principle原则；B. habit习惯；C. weaker 弱点；D. power电源、力量。作为一般规则，当各种形式的活动成为常规活动时，就会令人厌烦。实际上，我们可以看到不同年龄的人都有这种情况。principle与a general rule意思相同。故选A。

2.2】考查名词辨析及对语境的理解。A. parties党派；B. races种族；C. countries国家；D. ages年龄。根据下文提到的不同的年龄的人的做法可知，这里是总述。故选D。

3.3】考查动词辨析及对语境的理解。A. working工作；B. living生活；C. playing玩；D. going去。在圣诞节的早晨，孩子们很兴奋地玩着他们的新玩具。play with 玩弄。故选C。

4.4】考查名词辨析及对语境的理解。A. confidence信心；B. interest兴趣；C. anxiety焦虑；D. sorrow悲伤。但是他们的兴趣很快消退，通过but 表示前后转折。前面兴趣很浓，后面就没了兴致。故选B。

5.5】考查形容词辨析及对语境的理解。A. same相同的； B. extra额外的；C. funny好玩的；D. expensive贵的。到1月份那些相同的玩具就只有在地下室里可以找到了。这里强调相同的玩具因为时间一久就没兴趣玩了。故选A。

6.6】考查形容词辨析及对语境的理解。A. well-organized条理的；B. colorfully-printed彩印的；C. newly- collected新收集的；D. half-filled装了一半的。世界充满了装了一半的集邮册和未完成的模型，这里还是举例说明人们做事常常是有头无尾。故选D。

7.A. broad广泛的；B. passing 过往的；C. different不同的；D. main主要的。每个都作为某人曾经的兴趣的一座纪念碑。故选B。

8.8】考查副词辨析及对语境的理解。A. silently默默地；B. impatiently不耐烦地；C. gladly高兴地； D. worriedly担心地。当父母把宠物带回家时，他们的孩子兴高采烈地给它洗澡和刷毛。表明孩子一开始的兴趣，故选C。

9.9】考查名词辨析及对语境的理解。A. promise承诺；B. burden负担；C. right权利；D. game游戏。但是很快，照顾宠物的担子就交给了家长。说明孩子们的兴趣消失了。故选B。

10.0】考查名词辨析及对语境的理解。A. courage勇气；B. calmness冷静；C. confusion混乱；D. excitement兴奋。与前面提到的小孩子一样，一开始升入高中时，青少年们都很激动。故选D。

11.1】考查名词辨析及对语境的理解。A. graduation毕业；B. independence独立；C. responsibility责任；D. success成功。但是很快就盼着毕业离开了。故选A。

12.2】考查名词辨析及对语境的理解。A. children儿童；B. students学生；C. adults成年人；D. retirees退休人员。本文是按照年龄从小到大的顺序讲述的。 前面提到上大学的年轻人。然后这里应该是， 上班的成年人现在抱怨长途驾车上班。故选C。

13.3】考查副词辨析及对语境的理解。A. carefully仔细地；B. eagerly急切地；C. nervously紧张地；D. bravely勇敢地。他们急切地渴望能一口气开上几个小时。故选B。

14.4】考查动词辨析及对语境的理解。A. required需求；B. obtained获得；C. noticed注意；D. discovered发现。当他们第一次获得驾照的时候哪？这里用另一个例子说明人们的兴趣不常。故选B。

15.5】考查动词辨析及对语境的理解。A. need需要；B. learn学习；C. start开始；D. plan计划。退休之前，人们通常计划要做很多事。故选D。

16.6】考查形容词辨析及对语境的理解。A. great伟大的；B. strong强大的；C. difficult困难的；D. correct正确的。很多的大事是他们在工作时没有时间去做的。这里用great来说明一开始的想法很棒，故选A。

17.7】考查名词辨析及对语境的理解。A. time时间；B. money钱；C. skills技能；D. knowledge知识。很多的大事是他们在工作时没有时间去做的。他们工作的时候没有时间去做，所以希望退休后有时间去做。故选A。

18.8】考查副词辨析及对语境的理解。A. only仅仅；B. well好；C. even甚至；D. soon. 很快。但退休后不久，打高尔夫球、钓鱼、读书和所有其他消遣都变得和他们不久才离开的工作一样令人乏味了。故选D。

19.9】考查动词辨析及对语境的理解。A. lost失去；B. chose选择；C. left离开；D. quit停止。退休的人应该是离开工作岗位的人。故选C。

20.20】考查名词辨析及对语境的理解。A. pets宠物；B. toys玩具；C. friends朋友；D. colleagues同事。像在一月份的孩子，他们去寻找新的玩具了。说明兴趣保持的时间短。故选B。

考点：科普类短文阅读。