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【题目】阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，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 principle at in people of all ages. For example, on Christmas morning, children are about playing with their new toys. But their interest soon off and by January those same toys can be found put in the basement. The world is full of stamp albums and unfinished models, each standing as a monument to someone’s passing . When parents bring home a pet, their child bathes it and brushes its fur. Within a short time, , the burden of caring the animal is handed over to the . Adolescent enter high school with great excitement but soon looking forward to graduation. The same is of the young adults going to the college. And then, how many adults, who complain about the long drives to work, drove for hours at a time when they first obtained their drivers’ ? Before people retire, they usually plan to do a lot of great things, which never had time while working. But soon after , the golfing, the fishing, the reading and all of the other pastimes become as as the jobs they left. And, like the child in January, they go searching for new .

【1】A. school B. home C. work D. night

【2】A. curious B. optimistic C. anxious D. excited

【3】A. cuts B. leaves C. wears D. takes

【4】A. away B. off C. out D. up

【5】A. newly-designed B. half- filled C. well-organized D. colorfully-printed

【6】A. friendship B. job C. time D. interest

【7】A. worriedly B. thankfully C. happily D. hurriedly

【8】A. however B. therefore C. besides D. thus

【9】A. friends B. parents C. relatives D. teachers

【10】A. aware B. afraid C. tired D. true

【11】A. carefully B. nervously C. bravely D. eagerly

【12】A. work B. position C. licenses D. certificate

【13】A. retirement B. resign C. assignment D. graduation

【14】A. frustrating B. boring C. interesting D. annoying

【15】A. surroundings B. friends C. toys D. pets

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】C

【4】A

【5】B

【6】D

【7】C

【8】A

【9】B

【10】D

【11】D

【12】C

【13】A

【14】B

【15】C

【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】C考查名词。 A. school 学校； B. home 家； C. work 工作；D. night 晚上；从下文内容可知这种原理适合各个年龄群体，at work 在工作，起作用，选C。

【2】D考查形容词。A. curious 好奇的； B. optimistic 乐观的； C. anxious 焦虑的；D. excited 兴奋的；从情理和下文but 后内容的转折可知孩子们收到礼物时会非常开心，兴奋，选D。

【3】C考查动词。A. cuts 切； B. leaves 离开；C. wears 穿，戴，磨损； D. takes 带，拿；cut off 断绝供应、联系；leave off 停止； wear off 逐渐消逝；take off 起飞，脱掉，从下文可知孩子们的兴趣逐渐消失了，选C。

【4】A考查副词。A. away 离开； B. off 离开；C. out 向外； D. up 向上；put away 放好，储存；put off推迟；put out 扑灭；put up 张贴，举起，根据句意可知过些日子玩具就被仍一边了，选A。

【5】B考查形容词。 A. newly-designed 新设计的；B. half- filled 完成一半的；C. well-organized 组织好的； D. colorfully-printed 涂地彩色的；这里是又一个不能把兴趣保持下去的例子，选B。

【6】D考查名词。 A. friendship 友谊； B. job 工作； C. time 时间；D. interest 兴趣；文章介绍人们在很多时候兴趣只是一时的，很难维持很久，而且从上文的例子也可以看出这里指短暂的兴趣，选D。

【7】C 考查副词。A. worriedly 担心地； B. thankfully 感激地；C. happily 高兴地； D. hurriedly 匆忙地；孩子们喜欢动物，所以会很高兴地照顾它们，选C。

【8】A考查副词。A. however 然而； B. therefore 因此； C. besides 此外； D. thus 因此；根据后面内容可知孩子们过些日子就对宠物失去了兴趣，前后内容是转折关系，选A。

【9】B考查名词。A. friends 朋友；B. parents 父母； C. relatives 亲戚； D. teachers 老师；在家里饲养宠物，孩子不管的时候当然是父母去照顾宠物，选B。

【10】D 考查形容词。 A. aware 意识的；B. afraid 害怕的；C. tired 累的； D. true 真的；根据上下文可知小孩子的这种情况也使用于年轻人，be true of “对…适用”，选D。

【11】D考查副词。 A. carefully 仔细地；B. nervously 紧张地； C. bravely 勇敢地； D. eagerly 热切地；和前面的人们一样，他们一开始拿到驾驶证时多么渴望一次开上几个小时，选D。

【12】C考查名词。A. work 工作；B. position 位置； C. licenses 执照； D. certificate 证书；从情理可知人们拿到驾驶证才可以开车上路，选C。

【13】A考查名词。A. retirement 退休； B. resign 辞职； C. assignment 任务； D. graduation 毕业；根据Before people retire 可知在退休前人们计划着做很多的事，但退休后却对这些都没了兴趣，选A。

【14】B 考查形容词。 A. frustrating 令人沮丧的； B. boring 枯燥的；C. interesting 有趣的；D. annoying 让人恼火的； 从上文可知在事情的开始人们都会兴致勃勃，但是过段时间后就会感觉枯燥无聊，选B。

【15】C考查名词。A. surroundings 环境；B. friends 朋友； C. toys 玩具； D. pets 宠物；根据上文提到的孩子和玩具的情况一样，老人也和孩子一样，他们的兴趣会很快转移，然后就会和孩子一样去寻找新的“玩具”，选C。