Question

As a general rule, all forms of activity lead to boredom when they are performed on a routine(常規(guī))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 (執(zhí)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.weaker B. habit C. principle D. power

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.D

9.B

10.A

11.A

12.C

13.D

14.B

15.C

16.A

17.D

18.C

19.D

20.B

【解析】

試題分析：這篇小短文闡述了當一件事情成為常規(guī)之后就會變得無聊的一般規(guī)律，這個規(guī)律適合各個年齡階段的人，比如孩子們對于玩具和寵物的三分鐘熱度，青少年和青年人從期待進入學校轉(zhuǎn)變?yōu)榭释�早點畢業(yè)的態(tài)度，成年人對工作的抱怨，以及人們原來計劃工作之余做的很多事情在退休后也和工作變得一樣無聊等。

1.考查名詞辨析。A較弱的（形容詞）；B習慣；C原理，原則；D力量。從后文 “As a general rule, all forms of activity lead to boredom when they are performed on a routine(常規(guī))basis.”可知，這里指的是一個普遍的原理，故選C。

2.考查名詞辨析。A年齡；B比賽；C城市；D聚會�！皃eople of all ages” 表示“各個年齡的人”故選A。

3.考查動詞辨析。A工作；B玩耍；C居��；D前進。小孩子很期待圣誕節(jié)的早上玩新的玩具，“playing with the new toys”符合原文內(nèi)容，故選B。

4.考查名詞辨析。A信心；B悲傷；C焦慮；D興趣。但是孩子們的興趣很快就消退了，故選D。

5.考查形容詞辨析。A相同的，同樣的；B額外的；C有趣的；D昂貴的。這里玩具與前文中“children are excited about with their new toys”的“their new toys”相同，故選B。

6.考查形容詞辨析。A有序的，井井有條的；B半滿的；C新采集的；D彩色印刷的。根據(jù)句子的結(jié)構(gòu)，在“The world is full of stamp albums and unfinished models”中and的前后兩部分應該對稱，“half-filled stamp albums”和“unfinished models”分別表示“集半滿的郵冊”和“未完成的模型”，在意思上對稱，也本文中人們總是三分鐘熱度的思想，故選B。

7.考查形容詞辨析。A寬的，遼闊的；B不相同的；C短暫的，流逝的；D主要的。這句話表達的意思是“這個世界充滿了集半滿的郵冊和未完成的模型，每一個都是某些人短暫的興趣的紀念”，故選C。

8.考查副詞辨析。A輕微地；B不耐心地；C擔憂地；D高興地。此處表達的意思應該是當父母剛把寵物帶回家時，孩子們很興奮地給寵物洗澡、刷毛，其他都與文意不符，故選D。

9.考查名詞辨析。A承諾；B負擔，責任；C權(quán)利；D游戲。在“ the of caring for the animal is handed over to the parents.” 中指的是照顧寵物的重擔轉(zhuǎn)交給父母，應為burden，故選B。

10.考查名詞辨析。A興奮；B冷靜；C迷惑；D勇氣。青少年剛進入高中時心情應該是無比激動和興奮的，故選A。

11. 考查名詞辨析。A畢業(yè)；B獨立；C責任；D成功�！癆dolescents enter high school with great but are soon looking forward to . ”根據(jù)居中的意思，青少年應該是剛進入高中很興奮但是很快又期待著畢業(yè)，態(tài)度轉(zhuǎn)變地很快并形成鮮明對比，故選A。

12.考查名詞辨析。A孩子；B學生；C成年人；D退休人員。前文中提到了Adolescents和young adults，根據(jù)年齡階段的變化以及文中抱怨工作上的不滿可以推斷出此處應該是成年人，故選C。

13.考查副詞辨析。A細心地；B勇敢地；C緊張地；D渴望地，熱切地。根據(jù)文中的意思，此處應該是在剛剛拿到駕照的時候人們會熱切地在一個時間短駕駛很長時間，故選D。

14.考查動詞辨析。A要求；B得到；C注意；D發(fā)現(xiàn)。“when they first their driver’s license ”中用obtain表示獲得駕照，故選B。

15. 考查動詞辨析。A需要；B學習；C計劃；D開始。根據(jù)文中“Before people retire, they usually to do a lot of things” 中可以推斷人們應該是在退休前會計劃做很多事情，其他的與原文不符，故選C。

16.考查形容詞辨析。A好的；B強壯的；C困難的；D正確的。根據(jù)前文的意思，人們應該是會計劃做很懂很美好的事情，故選A。

17.考查名詞辨析。A知識；B金錢；C技能；D時間。在“which they never had to do while working.”中可以看出人們是在工作的時候沒有時間去完成他們計劃的事情，其他的與文中意思不符，故選D。

18.考查副詞辨析。A只，僅僅；B很好地；C不久，一會兒；D甚至，即使。在“But after retirement”中用soon表示“在退休不久之后” ，符合原文的意思，故選C。

19.考查動詞辨析。A丟失；B選擇；C放棄；D離開。從前文中“retirement”可以看出人們是剛剛退休不久，所以應該是離開他們的工作崗位，故選D。

20.考查名詞辨析。A寵物；B玩具；C朋友；D同事，同行。從前文中“For example, on Christmas morning, children are excited about with their new toys.”可以看出孩子們應該是尋找新的玩具，與前文相照應，故選B。