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(2014年高考新课标全国卷Ⅰ)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 41 at work in people of all 42 .For example, on Christmas morning, children are excited about 43 with their new toys.But their 44 soon wears off and by January those 45 toys can be found put away in the basement.The world is full of 46 stamp albums and unfinished models, each standing as a monument to someone's 47 interest.When parents bring home a pet，their child 48 bathes it and brushes its fur.Within a short time, however, the 49 of caring for the animal is handed over to the parents.Adolescents enter high school with great 50 but are soon looking forward to 51 .The same is true of the young adults going to college.And then, how many 52 ，who now complain (抱怨) about the long drives to work, 53 drove for hours at a time when they first 54 their driver's licenses (执照)? Before people retire, they usually 55 to do a lot of 56 things, which they never had 57 to do while working.But 58 after retirement, the golfing, the fishing, the reading and all of the other pastimes become as boring as the jobs they 59 .And, like the child in January，they go searching for new 60 . 语篇解读 本文通过举例说明这样一个道理：各种形式的活动，如果人们经常做，都会产生厌倦情绪。

41．A.principle C．way

B．habit D．power

解析：其实，我们可从各年龄段的人们身上看到这个准则是如何起作用的。第一段的第一句出现短语As a general rule，本空填principle呼应名词rule。

答案：A 42．A.parties C．countries

B．races D．ages

解析：各年龄段的人都会产生厌倦情绪。从下文可知，孩子厌倦玩具、少年厌倦高中、青年厌倦大学、成年人厌倦开车、老年人厌倦退休后的生活。因此本空填ages。

答案：D 43．A.working C．playing

B．living D．going

解析：在圣诞节早上，孩子们一开始很喜欢玩(playing)他们的新玩具。 答案：C

44．A.confidence C．anxiety

B．interest D．sorrow

解析：但是，不久他们对新玩具的兴趣(interest)逐渐消失了。 答案：B 45．A.same C．funny

B．extra D．expensive

解析：到了一月，同样的(same)玩具再也不能吸引孩子们了，他们就把那些玩具收起来了。

答案：A

46．A.well-organized C．newly-collected

B．colorfully-printed D．half-filled

解析：生活中满是装满一半(half-filled)邮票的集邮册和没有完工的模型。后文的“unfinished”是关键信息。

答案：D 47．A.broad C．different

B．passing D．main

解析：这些东西说明很多人曾经喜欢某一件事，结果半途而废。他们的兴趣是短暂的(passing)。故选B项。

答案：B 48．A.silently C．gladly

B．impatiently D．worriedly

解析：当父母带回家一个宠物时，孩子高兴地(gladly)为它洗澡、刷它的毛。 答案：C 49．A.promise C．right

B．burden D．game

解析：但是，过不了多久，照顾动物的重担(burden)又被移交给了父母。 答案：B 50．A.courage C．confusion

B．calmness D．excitement

解析：青少年带着极大的兴奋之情(excitement)进入高中。 答案：D

51．A.graduation C．responsibility

B．independence D．success

解析：但是，不久他们就盼望着毕业(graduation)。 答案：A 52．A.children

B．students

C．adults D．retirees

解析：前句中的young adults暗示下文谈论的是成年人。根据文意可知，抱怨每天开车上班花费时间长的人，应该是成年人。

答案：C 53．A.carefully C．nervously

B．eagerly D．bravely

解析：而当他们刚刚拿到驾照时，他们翘首企盼(eagerly)一次开好几个小时。eagerly“渴望地”，符合文意。

答案：B 54．A.required C．noticed

解析：obtain“得到”。这里指考取驾照。 答案：B 55．A.need C．start

B．learn D．plan B．obtained D．discovered

解析：在退休前，人们通常计划(plan)做很多事情。 答案：D 56．A.great C．difficult

B．strange D．correct

解析：这些事情是他们上班时没有时间做的大事(great things)。 答案：A 57．A.time C．skills

B．money D．knowledge

解析：参见上题解析。他们上班太忙了，没有时间(time)做这些事情。 答案：A 58．A.only C．even

B．well D．soon

解析：但是，退休后不久(soon)，像打高尔夫、钓鱼、阅读及其他所有的消遣方式都变得没有意思了。

答案：D 59．A.lost C．left

B．chose D．quit

解析：那些消遣方式就像他们刚离开(leave)的工作一样，非常乏味。 答案：C