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【来源】(2014·新课标全国Ⅰ) 考点21中难
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__1__at work in people of all__2__.For example,on Christmas morning,children are excited about__3__with their new toys. But their__4__ soon wears off and by January those __5__ toys can be found put away in the basement. The world is full of __6__ stamp albums and unfinished models,each standing as a monument to someone’s __7__ interest. When parents bring home a pet,their child __8__ bathes it and brushes its fur. Within a short time,however,the __9__ of caring for the animal is handed over to the parents. Adolescents enter high school with great __10__ but are soon looking forward to __11__.The same is true of the young adults going to college. And then,how many __12__,who now complain(抱怨)about the long drives to work,__13__ drove for hours at a time when they first__14__ their driver’s licenses(执照)?Before people retire,they usually __15__ to do a lot of __16__ things,which they never had __17__ to do while working. But __18__ after retirement,the golfing,the fishing,the reading and all of the other pastimes become as boring as the jobs they __19__.And,like the child in January,they go searching for new __20__.
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.chose C.left D.quit
20.A pets B.toys C.friends D.colleagues