Ⅱ.完形填空(每小题1分,共15分)
As a general rule, all forms of activities 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 ages. For example, on a December morning, children are excited about with their new toys. But their soon wears off and by January those same 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 passing 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 students, who now complain（抱怨）about the long drives to work, drove for hours at a time when they first their driver's licenses（执照）? Before people retire, they usually to do a lot of things, which they never had time 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 children in January, they go searching for new .
1.()A. principle B. habit C. way D. power
2.()A. working B. living C. playing D. going
3.()A. confidence B. interest C. anxiety D. sorrow
4.()A. well-organized B. colorfully-printed C. newly-collected D. half-filled
5.()A. silently B. impatiently C. gladly D. worriedly
6.()A. promise B. burden C. right D. game
7.()A. courage B. calmness C. confusion D. excitement
8.()A. graduation B. independence C. responsibility D. success
9.()A. carefully B. eagerly C. nervously D. bravely
10.()A. required B. obtained C. noticed D. discovered
11.()A. need B. learn C. start D. plan
12.()A. great B. strange C. difficult D. correct
13.()A. only B. well C. even D. soon
14.()A. lost B. chose C. left D. quit
15.()A. pets B. toys C. friends D. colleagues
读后续写(5)——高频语法表达突破
[高分技巧]
1.形容词作状语
Depressed and helpless, Eric burst into tears.
又沮丧又无助,埃里克大哭起来。
2.非谓语动词结构作状语或补语
With all the things bought, they headed for the park. 东西买齐了,他们朝着公园去了。
3.倒装结构
So excited was he that he couldn't go to sleep. 他太激动了,以至于无法入睡。
4.虚拟语气
But for your instruction, I would not have made such great progress. 要不是你的指导,我就不会取得如此大的进步。
5.从句
It hit me all of a sudden that I had forgotten her birthday. 我突然想到我忘记了她的生日。

语篇解读 本文是一篇议论文。一般来说,任何事情做久了都会让人厌倦。实际上不论是在工作中,还是在人们的日常生活中都会有这样的现象;同样的厌倦心理也会出现在各个年龄段。
1. A 根据文章开头的"As a general rule...(按照一般规则……)"可知,上文中rule暗示此处要用principle。故选A。
2. C 根据该空后面的"with their new toys"可知,孩子们是"玩"新的玩具,所以此处要用playing。故选C。
3. B 分析语境,前文说"孩子们很兴奋地玩他们的新玩具",由But表转折可知,他们的兴趣(interest)慢慢消失。wear off意为"逐渐减少,慢慢消失"。故选B。
4. D 下文的unfinished models(没有完成的模型)是重要提示,与unfinished并列的应是half-filled,意为"装了一半的"。故选D。
5. C 结合下文的"Within a short time, however, the ____ of caring for the animal is handed over to the parents."可知,开始时孩子很乐意(gladly)为宠物洗澡和梳理毛发。故选C。
6. B 根据语境可知,孩子没有了兴趣,因此照顾宠物的负担(burden)就移交给父母了。故选B。
7. D 根据上文的"children are excited about"可知,进入高中的青少年也是满怀"兴奋"的,故此处要用excitement。故选D。
8. A 刚进入高中的青少年开始时很兴奋,从but可以推知,他们不久就失去了兴趣而盼望毕业(graduation)。故选A。
9. B 根据下文的"when they first ____ their driver's licenses(执照)"可以推知,人们最初拿到驾照的时候是很"渴望"开车的,故此处要用eagerly。故选B。
10. B 根据语境可知,此处指"获得"驾照,因此要用obtained。故选B。
11. D 根据语境可知,退休前他们通常打算(plan)做很多事情。故选D。
12. A 由下文的"the golfing, the fishing, the reading and all of the other pastimes"可知,这是他们退休后打算做的"极好的"事情,所以此处要用great。故选A。
13. D soon after意为"不久",也就是在他们退休后不久,所以此处要用soon。故选D。
14. C 根据上文的"after retirement"可知,他们退休了,而他们退休前打算要做的那些事情也正如他们离开的工作一样无聊,所以此处要用left。quit虽然也有"离开"的意思,但只用于辞职,不用于退休。故选C。
15. B like the children in January意为"像一月份的孩子那样",孩子们一月份时已经对玩具失去兴趣了,故此处表示"退休的人对他们之前的打算失去兴趣了,像孩子那样寻找新的玩具(toys)"。故选B。