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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 ________at work in people of all _________. For example, on Christmas morning, children are excited about _______with their new toys. But their ________soon wear 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 the animal is handed over to the parents. Adolescent enter high school with great_______but soon looking forward to________. The same is true of the young adults going to the college. And then, how many_________, who complain about the long drives to work, _________drove for hours at a time when they first_________ their drivers licenses? Before people retire, they usually _______to do a lot of_____things, which never had _____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_________.
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小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:A
小题6:D
小题7:B
小题8:C
小题9:B
小题10:D
小题11:A
小题12:C
小题13:B
小题14:B
小题15:D
小题16:A
小题17:A
小题18:D
小题19:C
小题20:B
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。
小题1:A。考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。事实上，我们可以看到这个法则在起作用。此处principle法则；habit习惯；way方式、方法；power力量。只有principle和第一句话中的rule意思接近。故选A。
小题2:D。考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。后面详细描述了不同年龄的人的情况，因此可知本句话的意思是：其实，我们在不同年龄的人在工作时都会看出这一点。此处parties党、聚会；B.races竞赛；countries国家；ages年龄。故选D。
小题3:C。考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。例如，在圣诞节的早晨，孩子们兴奋地玩他们的新玩具。此处working工作；living和…一起生活；playing 玩；going去。短语 play with的意思是玩弄……。故选C。
小题4:B。考查形容词词义辨析及语境理解。根据语境可知，但是孩子们对这些玩具的兴趣很快就越来越少了。此处confidence自信；interest兴趣；anxiety焦虑；sorrow悲伤。故选B。
小题5:A考查形容词词义辨析及语境理解。到一月份可以发现同样的那些玩具就被放在了地下室里。此处same相同的；extra额外的；funny好玩的；expensive贵的。the same同一个的，说明还没持续几天兴趣就没了。故选A。
小题6:D。考查形容词词义辨析及语境理解。这个世界充满了装了一半的集邮册和为完成的模型，此处well-organized 组织好的；colorfully-printed涂得五颜六色的；newly-collected新收集来的；half-filled完成一半的。这里又是一个不能把兴趣保持下去的例子。所以最佳选D。
小题7:B。考查形容词词义辨析及语境理解。每一个都如一个立在那里的纪念碑来纪念某个人短暂的兴趣。此处broad宽的；passing短暂的；different 不同的；main主要的。如果知道passing的意思是短暂的。那么选B就很容易了。
小题8:C。考查副词词义辨析及语境理解。当父母带回家一只宠物，他们的孩子高高兴兴地给它洗澡、给它刷毛。此处silently安静地；impatiently 不耐烦地；gladly高兴地；worriedly担心地。小孩子对宠物很感兴趣，所以选C最能表达这里的意思。
小题9:B。考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。然而，很快照顾动物的责任就交给父母。此处promise承诺；burden负担、责任；right权利；game游戏。如果兴趣变成了每天必做的是，孩子就坚持不下去了。当然照顾宠物的责任就由父母来承担了。
小题10:D。考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。青少年进入高中时很激动。此处courage勇气；calmness平静； confusion 混淆；excitement激动。根据常识可知，一开始进入新环境人们应该是兴奋、激动的。故选D。
小题11:A。考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。但是很快就盼着毕业了。此处graduation毕业；independence独立；responsibility责任；success成功。但是有的人不能坚持，过不久就盼着毕业离开了。只有A符合语境。
小题12:C。考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。前面根据年龄提到小孩子、十多岁的青少年、青年人。接下来应该说成年人了。成年人抱怨要开好长时间的车去上班。此处children孩子们；students学生；adults成年人；retirees退休人员。故选C。
小题13:B。考查副词词义辨析及语境理解。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。此处carefully小心地；eagerly渴望地、急切地；nervously紧张地；bravely勇敢地。故选B。
小题14:B。考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。他们一开始拿到驾驶证时多么渴望一次开上几个小时。此处required需要；obtained获得；noticed注意；discovered发现。只有B符合语境。
小题15:D。考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。在退休前人们经常计划着做很多的事。此处need需要；learn学；start开始；plan计划。对未来生活的憧憬应该用plan更合适。故选D。
小题16:A。考查形容词词义辨析及语境理解。在退休前人们经常计划着做很多伟大的事。此处great 伟大的；strange奇怪的；difficult困难的；correct正确的。结合前面的例子可知，自己以前没有做成的事，一开始总是觉得很伟大，很了不起。故选A。
小题17:A。考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。这些事在工作期间都没有时间去做。此处time时间；money钱；skills技能；knowledge知识。等到退休了再去做，应该是以前忙于工作而没有时间做。故选A。
小题18:D。考查副词词义辨析及语境理解。但是退休后不久，打高尔夫、钓鱼、读书和所有其他的消遣方式都变得无聊了。此处only仅仅；well好；even甚至；soon不久。这里表达兴趣一旦变成每天必须做的事时，老人也一样难以坚持。故选D。
小题19:C。考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。这些想做的事就像他们离开的工作一样变得索然无味了。此处lost失去；chose选择；left剩下、离开；quit停止。leave work 离开工作岗位。故选C。
小题20:B。考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。就像那个一月的孩子一样，他们又去寻找新的玩具了。此处pets宠物；toys玩具；friends朋友；colleagues同事。和一开始的例子一样。说明老人和小孩子一样没有长性。把老人比作孩子，那孩子玩的东西就是玩具了。故选B。
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试题【阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C, D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。As a general rule, 】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
But what began as nothing important in public affairs has grown into a social movement .Business people, political leaders, university professors, and especially millions of grass-roots Americans are taking part in the movement. “The understanding has increased many ,many times,” says Gaylord Nelson, the former governor from Wisconsin, who thought up the first According to US government reports , emissions (排放)from cars and trucks have dropped from 10.3 million tons a year to 5.5 tons .The number of cities producing CO beyond the standard has been reduced from 40 to 9 .Although serious problems still remain and need to be dealt with , the world is a safer and healthier place .A kind of “Green thinking ” has become part of practices .
Great improvement has been achieved .In 1988 there were only 600 recycling programs ,; today in 1995 there are about 6,600 .Advanced lights ,motors , and building designs have helped save a lot of energy and therefore prevented pollution .
Twenty –five years ago , there were hardly any education programs for environment .Today , it’s hard to find a public school , university , or law school that does not have such a kind of program .” Until we do that , nothing else will change! ” say Bruce Anderson .
小题1:According to Anderson , before 1970, Americans had little idea about ___
| A．the social movement |
| B．recycling techniques |
| C．environmental problems |
| D．the importance of Earth Day |
| A．The grass –roots level |
| B．The business circle |
| C．Government officials |
| D．University professors |
| A．They have cut car emissions to the lowest |
| B．They have settled their environmental problems |
| C．They have lowered their CO levels in forty cities. |
| D．They have reduced pollution through effective measures . |
| A．Education |
| B．Planning |
| C．Green living |
| D．CO reduction |
Any huge task seems easier when reduced to baby steps. I f you wished to climb a 12,000-foot mountain, and could do it a day at a time, you would only have to climb 33 feet daily to reach the top in a year. If you want to take a really nice trip in 10 years for a special occasion, to collect the $15,000 cost, you have to save $3.93 a day. If you drop that into a piggy bank and then once a year put $1,434 in a savings account at 1% interest rate after-tax, you will have your trip money.
When I was a child, my parents gave me a piggy bank to teach me that, if I wanted something, I should save money to buy it. We associate piggy banks with children, but in many countries, the little containers are also popular with adults. Europeans see a piggy bank as a sign of good fortune and wealth. Around the world, many believe a gift of a piggy bank on New Year’s Day brings good luck and financial success. Ah, but you have to put something in it.
Why is a pig used as a symbol of saving? Why not an elephant bank, which is bigger and holds more coins? In the Middle Ages, before modern banking and credit instruments, people saved money at home, a few coins at a time dropped into a jar or dish. Potters(制陶工) made these inexpensive containers from an orange-colored clay(黏土) called “pygg,” and folks saved coins in pygg jars.The Middle English word
for pig was “pigge”. While the Saxons pronounced pygg, referring to the clay, as “pug”, eventually the two words changed into the same pronunciation, sounding the “i” as in pig or piggy. As the word became less associated with the orange clay and more with the animal, a clever potter fashioned a pygg jar in the shape of a pig, delighting children and adults. The piggy bank was born.
Originally you had to break the bank to get to the money, bringing in a sense of seriousness into savings. While piggy banks teach children the wisdom of saving, adults often need to relearn childhood lessons. Think about the things in life that require large amounts of money--- college education, weddings, cars, medical care, starting a business, buying a home, and fun stuff like great trips. So when you have money, take off the top 10%, put it aside, save and invest wisely.
小题1:What is the piggy bank strategy?
| A．Paying 1% income tax at a time. |
| B．Setting a goal before making a travel plan. |
| C．Aiming high even when doing small things. |
| D．Putting aside a little money regularly for future use. |
| A．To delight him with the latest fashion. |
| B．To encourage him to climb mountains. |
| C．To help him form the habit of saving. |
| D．To teach him English pronunciation. |
| A．Money | B．Gifts |
| C．Financial success | D．Good luck |
| A．a potter’s instrument |
| B．a cheap clay container |
| C．an animal-shaped dish |
| D．a pig-like toy for children |
| A．the seriousness of educating children |
| B．the enjoyment of taking a great trip |
| C．the importance of managing money |
| D．the difficulty of starting a business |
What caused so much pain? Sports day. Sports day might be necessary at a highly-competitive independent school, but not at a village primary school. For the children who can fly like the wind, sports day cause no problem. For those who are overweight or just not good at sport, it is nightmare（噩梦）. Even for those who enjoy running but fall halfway down the track in front of the entire school and their parents, it can prove a disease.
Why do we put our children through this annual suffering? Some may say competition is character building; or it’s taking part, not winning, that’s important; or that’s a tradition of school life. I just felt great pity for those children in tears or in pain.
Team games at the end of sports day produced some close races, wild enthusiasm, lots of shouting — and were fun to watch. More importantly, the children who were not so fast or quick at passing the ball were hidden a little from everyone’s eyes. Some of them also had the thrill of being on the winning side.
I wish that sports day could be abandoned and replaced with some other less competitive event. Perhaps an afternoon of team games, with a few races for those who want them, would be less stressful for the children and a lot more fun to watch.
小题1:What can we learn about the author’s son from Paragraph 1?
| A．He talked with some mothers. |
| B．He comforted his classmates. |
| C．He had difficulty in sleeping. |
| D． He suffered from stomachache. |
| A．this is an independent school |
| B．it is a tradition of the school |
| C．it helps children lose weight |
| D．children enjoy watching sports |
| A．They should include more stressful races. |
| B．They are acceptable to different children. |
| C．They should be abandoned at primary school. |
| D．They are less fun for those who love running. |
| A．Critical. | B．Neutral. | C．Positive. | D．Ambiguous. |
"Well, the gym teacher is doing something different," she said. "There are teams of four and partners of two.We get to pick our partners, and I want someone to pick me. "Anne held up a list.
"It looks like I"m on a team with you, Stacey, and Paul," I said. "Stacey is my best friend.Maybe we can be together: " Just then, Stacey and Paul came over. They had heard of the teams.
"Do you want to be partners, Stacey?" I asked.
"Well, I was going to be partners with Paul," she claimed. I didn"t blame her. Paul was as fast as a rocket, and my nickname was "Snail". "But we are best friends," said Stacey. “So I guess I"II be with you. "
It was our first game. Stacey went to talk to some other friends afterwards, and Paul and Anne were talking about winning their game. I was sipping on my water, when I overheard Stacey, "She"s worse than I thought; if I played the team alone,, I would have won easily. She"s worse than a snail. She"s more like a statue. "
That night, I felt terrible for losing and mad at Stacey for calling me a statue. After all, she was my best friend and my only friend. Anyway, the phone rang, and it was Stacey. At first, I thought she might apologize, but no such luck.
“Allison, the game tomorrow is canceled, " she said.
"Okay," I replied. "Sorry about the game today", Stacey hung up on me.
The next day, I went over to the soccer field. I knew the game was canceled, but maybe I could help clean up.But instead of a mess, I saw a soccer game in progress. Stacey and were playing, and Anne was hiding in the corner. "Paul made me pretend to be sick, " she whispered. “He wants to play with Stacey because she"s so fast. "
So Anne and I went to get ice cream. Even if I lost Stacey ,I just created a lifelong friendship.
小题1:Why did Anne practice playing soccer?
| A．Because she wanted to win in all games. |
| B．Because she didn"t want to be left out. |
| C．Because she intended to be a normal student. |
| D．Because she hoped to do something different. |
| A．Allison called her nickname. |
| B．Allison was as fast as a rocket. |
| C．Allison didn"t treat her as a best friend |
| D．Allison moved too slowly in the game. |
| A．get rid of Allison as a partner |
| B．apologize for calling Allison a statue |
| C．tell Allison there was no game tomorrow |
| D．encourage Allison to fight in the next game |
| A．watch a soccer game |
| B．keep the soccer field clean |
| C．find out Why the game was cancelled |
| D．make preparations for another game |
| A．Allison wanted to be partners with Anne. |
| B．Stacey called Allison to show real concern. |
| C．Allison and Anne would be friends forever. |
| D．Anne was hiding in the corner because she was sick. |
You see, we all make mistakes in life. Maybe you spent more money than you should have on a car, you passed up on a great job opportunity, or you didn’t try as hard as you could have in school. It’s a part of life and we learn from it. But there are certain mistakes that are much better made while you’re still young and have plenty of time to recover.
I’m definitely not telling you that you should purposely go out and make these mistakes (because they’re a pain to recover from). But these are all mistakes that are much better made when you’re younger so that you can learn from them and not have them ruin your entire life.
Starting the wrong career
Wouldn’t you hate to be 45 years old and discover that you absolutely hate what you do for a living? It’s a reality that a lot of people face and it can be difficult to fix. You see, when you’re 23 and find out you don’t like the career path you’ve chosen, you can easily explore new career options.
We no longer live in an age when people are expected to stay with one company until they retire. You can bounce around a little bit and find out what you want to do. When you get older, just switching careers whenever you want isn’t as simple.
You have to consider your family, retirement, the difficulties you might run into with starting from the bottom in a new industry, and plenty of other issues that someone in their early 20’s just doesn’t have to deal with.
Dating the wrong person
The divorce rate in the U.S is extremely high. Other parts of the world aren’t doing too much better either. While everyone gets divorced for their own reasons, I think we can all agree that it’s better to find out that the person you’re with is wrong for you sooner rather than later.
Hopefully you find out whether or not the person you’re with is right for you before you tie the knot, because around 50% of first marriages end in divorce.
Messing up your credit
Ruining your credit is never a good idea. Even if you ruin it while you’re young, it could affect you in the future. The upside of having bad credit while you’re young instead of older is that you have time to build it back up.
It can take 7-10 years to rebuild your credit if you have a history of late payments, loan defaults, foreclosures, or bankruptcy. During those 7-10 years, you’ll have a hard time financing anything unless you have a cosigner or put down a substantial down payment.
Most people tend to make most of the bigger purchases in life when they get older such as a house or their dream car. If you have bad credit, you can kiss all of that goodbye.
Making bad investments
If you’re investing money for your retirement, making bad decisions can mean you’ll be working your entire life. Whether you choose to pay someone to do the investing for you or handle it all yourself, it’s a lot better to take risks when you’re younger.
If you invest in stock or even real estate while you’re young and the market takes a hit, you’re not ruined. Investing is a long-term venture, so the younger you start, the more fluctuation you can withstand and still come out with a positive return.
Blowing your money
What would you do if you went broke at 60 years old? You would be working your behind off when you really should be relaxing and getting ready to retire soon.
But if you’re 25 and broke, you still have plenty of time to earn more money. Also, nobody will judge you because it’s not unusual for people in their 20’s to not have money these days. You might have blown your money on a nice car or have an obsession with all the newest gadgets.
When you get older, you’ll be able to look back and realize how dumb you were for spending $20,000 on a brand new car when you were only 20 years old. But when you’re older and waste your money, you’ll REALLY have nothing to show for it.
小题1:The following are all the advantages of being young EXCEPT ___________.
| A．you have more time to recover from mistakes |
| B．most of the parts of your body still work great |
| C．you have many responsibilities and complete independence |
| D．you have a world of opportunity in front of you |
| A．My father would burst into the kitchen bouncing a football. |
| B．The wind was bouncing the branches of the big oak trees. |
| C．I was an army brat, I always bounced a lot when I was young |
| D．The ex-boxer"s job is to bounce people who want to enter this private club. |
| A．You should purposely go out and make these mistakes so that you can learn from them and not have them ruin your entire life. |
| B．There are certain mistakes that are much better made while you’re still young and have plenty of time to recover. |
| C．When you get older, you’ll have rich experiences to share with your friends and families however dumb you were |
| D．The younger you start, the fewer risks you can withstand and still come out with a positive return. |
| A．about 50% of first marriages end in divorce in the U.S, much higher than other parts of the world |
| B．never tie the knot before you make sure he or she will not divorce you |
| C．it usually takes 7-10 years to rebuild one’s credit if it is broken for any reason |
| D．it’s unusual for people in their 20’s to have money these days |
| A．if you are to take risks, the earlier, the better |
| B．it’s better for the young to take any risk than the older |
| C．that they should make big purchases such as a house when they get older |
| D．if you don’t take risks when young, your youth will be dumb |
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- 3若m＜0，则m和它的相反数的差的绝对值等于（ ）A．0B．mC．-2mD．2m
- 4下列词语中加点的字，每对读音都相同的一项是（２分）A．挑剔／剔透 苍劲／劲头 喷薄／薄暮 载途／载体B．应酬／应允
- 5________ reducing pullution, man should pay more attention t
- 6人们注意到，中国是人口众多的发展中国家，西方国家的发展模式不完全适用于中国，例如以植物性食物为主的中国人，牛肉的平均消费
- 7【题文】下列各组词语中加点字的读音全正确的一组是A．觇视(chān)拎包(līn)瘦削(xuē)踉踉跄跄(liàn
- 8A、B、C、D、E、F六种元素，其中A、B、C、D、E为短周期主族元素。它们之间的关系如下：（Ⅰ）原子半径：A ＜ C
- 9如果要实现经济的良性循环，则图中的①②③④依次应该是 [ ]A．①CPI降低；②生产成本降低；③商品物价上涨；④
- 10 如图2, , 点在由射线、线段及的延长线围成的区域内 （不含边界）运动, 且,则的取值范围是__________；