高考话题八(高考英语)

[话题解读]“兴趣爱好”是高中英语课程标准24个话题之一，亦是高考英语常考话题。

本话题包括音乐、舞蹈、表演、体育运动、游戏(包括网络游戏)、集邮、阅读、烹饪、看电影、看电视、听收音广播、欣赏戏剧、音乐会、观光旅行、招待客人、参观博物馆、饲养宠物等，是学生熟悉又比较关心的话题。

[高考探究]“兴趣爱好”这一话题，常出现在高考阅读理解、完形填空和书面表达中。

就阅读理解和完形填空而言，命题人可能就家长如何培养孩子的兴趣爱好、电影与电视的优劣比较、现场看表演和看电视转播的比较、极限运动兴起的原因分析等话题发表看法。

如：2016年天津卷阅读理解C篇；2016年上海卷阅读理解A篇；2014年新课标全国卷Ⅰ完形填空等。

就书面表达而言，命题人可能要求考生介绍某一项兴趣爱好，写一份校园比赛的海报，给英国笔友写一封信描述自己是如何度过课余时间的等。

如2012年江西书面表达等。

为了迎接运动会，学校开展了“体育周”活动。

学校英语广播电台举办了征文比赛，请同学们谈一谈自己最喜欢的运动。

请你以“My Favorite Sport”为题，写一篇文章参赛。

要点如下：1．最喜欢的运动是什么；
2．为什么喜欢这项运动；
3．运动给你带来什么好处。

佳作欣赏
My Favorite Sport
Sport is an important part of my life.I not only like watching the sports meet，but also like playing sport.My favorite sport is basketball.Firstly，it can help me to keep healthy and happy.Secondly，I can make a lot of friends through playing basketball and we can share our success and failure.I can also learn a lot from playing basketball with others，which makes me understand that there is no “I”in the team.And every player should cooperate with other players in the team.So，I keep on playing it with my friends and classmates every day.
名师点睛
文章要点全面，并使用了高级词汇，如share，cooperate with，keep on doing等；文章还使用了一些连接词，如firstly，secondly等，使得文章结构合理、层次清晰，并有一定的逻辑性。

文章应用了高级句型，如not only...but also...，which引导的非限制性定语从句及宾语从句。

Ⅰ.写作必记单词
1．collect v t.收集；搜集→collection n．作品集；收藏品；一批(人或物品)
2．comfort v t.安慰；使舒适；n.安慰；舒适；安逸→comfortable adj.舒服的→uncomfortable adj.不舒服的，不自在的
3．delight n．快乐；高兴；v t.使高兴；使快乐
4．increase v．增加；提高
5．intend v t.想要；打算
6．possess v t.占有；拥有→possession n．私有物品
7．realize v t.意识到；实现
8．similar adj.相似的，类似的→similarity n．相似性，类似性
9．talent n．才能；天赋
10．value v．重视；珍视；n.价值；重要性→valuable adj.贵重的，有价值的
11．variety n．多样化；种类
12．worth adj.值钱的；值得的
Ⅱ.阅读识记单词
13．antique n．古董
14．attraction n．吸引；爱慕→attract v t.吸引→attractive adj.吸引人的；引人注目的15．backpack n．双肩背包
16．collection n．收藏品；收集物
17．curiosity n．好奇心→curiously ad v.好奇地；奇怪地→curious adj.好奇的18．delighted adj.高兴的；快乐的
19．enjoyable adj.令人愉快的；有乐趣的
20．enjoyment n．享受；令人愉快的事
21．entertainment n．娱乐→entertaining adj.有趣的；愉快的→entertain v i.& v t.使欢乐，使娱乐；款待
22．enthusiastic adj.热情的；热心的
23．exploration n．探险；探测；勘探→explore v t.探测；勘探→explorer n．勘探者，探险家24．favorite adj.最喜爱的
25．hunting n．打猎，狩猎
26．intention n．打算；目的；意图
27．pleasant adj.令人愉快的；舒适的
28．priceless adj.无价的
29．preference n．偏爱；优先
30．proper adj.恰当的；合适的
31．recreation n．娱乐；消遣
32．self-confidence n．自信
33．temporary adj.临时的；暂时的
34．treasure n．宝物；财富
35．worthless adj.无价值的；没有用的
语境活用[用所给词的正确形式填空]
1．Large collections(collect) of personal information have become valuable only recently.(2016·上海)
2．If we stay at home，it is comfortable(comfort) and there is no need to spend money.(2016·全国Ⅱ)
3．I’m very delighted(delight) to learn that you’re coming to our class to study with us as an exchange student next term.(2014·天津)
4．Weekends give the crew valuable(value) time to rest and do a few hours of housework. 5．Visiting an apple event is a good chance to see，and often taste，a wide variety(various) of apples.(2016·全国Ⅲ)
6．While I was exploring my curiosity(curious)，my disease got worse.(2016·北京)
7．In recent years，Internet voting has become increasingly(increase) popular in China.(2016·江苏) 8．He did not compromise easily，but was willing to accept any constructive advice for a worthy(worth) cause.(2016·江苏)
1．abandon oneself to沉迷于……
2．be crazy about对……狂热
3．be fed up with对……感到厌倦
4．be fond of喜欢；爱好
5．be interested in/have a taste for对……感兴趣
6．be keen on热衷于……
7．be mad about对……着迷；热衷于……
8．be popular with受……的欢迎
9．do sb.good对某人有好处
10．go in for参加；爱好
11．in one’s spare time在某人的业余时间
12．keep on doing sth.继续做某事
语境活用[运用上述短语完成片段]
Mary 1.is fond of(喜欢) drawing.She 2.is crazy/mad about(对……狂热) drawing and 3.abandons herself to(沉迷于) it 4.in her spare time(在她的业余时间里)．She often 5.goes in for(参加) some activities about drawing because she thinks that drawing 6.does her good(对她有好处)．Although she 7.is keen on(热衷于) drawing，she 8.is fed up with the study of history because she thinks the history teacher 9.is not popular with(不受……的欢迎) the students.
1．such...that...
It has become such an important part in my life that I can hardly imagine what life would be like without music.
它(音乐)已成为我生命中重要的一部分。

真的很难想象，如果没有音乐(我的)生活将会怎样。

仿写这本书是用这么容易的英语写的以至于初学英语的人也能理解它。

The book is written in such easy English that beginners can understand it.
2．never置于句首引起的倒装句
Never for a moment can I stop my love for reading because books are wise teachers as well as good friends in my life.
我对书的热爱一刻也不能停止，因为在我的生活中书是良师益友。

仿写这个男孩说：“我从不怀疑我父亲会来救我。

”
“Never for a second，”the boy says，“did I doubt that my father would come to my rescue.”3．It takes/took some time (for sb.) to do sth.
The reason is that it takes less time to understand the whole story in the film.
原因是在电影中花更少的时间就能理解整个故事情节。

仿写我仍然记得我们要花多长时间来擦我们的咖啡桌子腿。

(2016·浙江)
I can still remember how long it took to polish the legs of our coffee table.
4．as...as...
It’s strange that fishing isn’t as easy to learn as it seems.
很奇怪的是钓鱼不像看起来那样容易。

仿写美国人每人每年只吃大约15磅鱼，但是我们在餐馆吃的鱼是在家吃的两倍。

(2016·全国Ⅲ)
Americans eat only about fifteen pounds of fish per person per year，but we eat twice as much fish
in restaurants as at home.
delight n．高兴；令人高兴的事；乐趣
vt.使高兴；使欣喜
(1)To my delight，I was chosen from hundreds of applicants to attend the opening ceremony. 令我高兴的是，在几百个申请者中我被选中参加开幕式了。

(2015·福建)
(2)We delight in going for long walks in the country.
我们乐于去乡间远足。

基础知识训练——[单句语法填空]
(1)The boy takes great delight in pulling the cat’s tail.
(2)To our delight，everything goes well.
(3)The children unwrapped their Christmas presents with delight.
(4)She was very much delighted(delight) that he returned，safe and sound.
(5)It was the most delightful(delight) garden I had ever seen.
写作能力提升——[句式升级]
(6)I’m delighted at your ability and I’ll go on working with you.(用形容词短语作状语改写) Delighted at your ability，I’ll go on working with you.
intend vt.打算；计划；想要；意指
(1)Many times the person who hurt you does not intend to apologize.
很多时候伤害你的人并不打算道歉。

(2)This book is intended for children.
这本书是供孩子们用的。

基础知识训练——[单句语法填空]
(1)Under no circumstances should it be intended for trading or investing purposes.
(2)He intends to study/studying(study) abroad next year.
(3)I intend you to come(come) with me.
写作能力提升——[句式升级]
(4)They intended the plan to be put into practice within this year.(改为复合句)
They intended that the plan (should) be put into practice within this year.
(5)The green map is intended for travelers，so it sells well.(用形容词短语作状语改写) Intended for travelers，the green map sells well.
possess vt.拥有；具有；支配
(1)Unfortunately，rich countries possess most of this knowledge，while developing countries do not.
遗憾的是，富裕国家拥有大部分的这种知识而发展中国家却没有。

(2014·江西)
(2)She was found in possession of dangerous drugs.
她被发现藏有危险药品。

基础知识训练——[单句语法填空]
(1)You can’t take possession of this book.
(2)When her father died，she came into possession of a large fortune.
(3)There is no more precious possession(possess) anyone could hold.
写作能力提升——[同义句改写]
(4)He is in possession of the company.
①The company is in the possession of him/in his possession.(用possession短语改写)
②He takes possession of the company.(用possession短语改写)
③He is possessed of the company.(用possess短语改写)
④He possesses the company.(用possess v．改写)
value vt.估价，评价；重视
n．价值
(1)Paintings valued at over 200,000 were stolen from her home.
估价为20多万美元的几幅画从她家被盗走。

(朗文词典)
(2)His research has been of little practical value.
他的研究没多大实用价值。

基础知识训练——[单句语法填空]
(1)Your watch is good value for the money.
(2)The machine is valued at ten thousand yuan.
(3)Thank you for your valuable(value) service.
写作能力提升——[同义句改写]
(4)The ways to learn English are very valuable to us students.(用“be of＋n.”改写)
The ways to learn English are of great value to us students.
variety n．(同一事物的)不同种类；多种样式；
[U]变化；多样化；[C]变种
(1)The girls come from a variety of different backgrounds.
姑娘们的出身背景各异。

(朗文词典)
(2)There are a variety of books for us to choose from，like history books，science books，literary books and so on.
有各种各样的书供我们选择，像历史书、科学书、文学书等。

名师点拨
a variety of＋名词，作主语时，动词原则上与它所修饰的名词的数保持一致；the variety of＋复数名词，意为“……的品种”，作主语时，谓语动词用单数。

基础知识训练——[单句语法填空]
(1)Opinions on this matter vary from person to person.
(2)The variety of his books is(be) astonishing.
(3)A variety of books are(be) on the desk.
(4)The prices of some vegetables vary with the season.
(5)The goods in the supermarket vary in size，color and price.
(6)Varieties(vary) of food have been sent to the flood-stricken areas.
写作能力提升——[一句多译]
(7)有多种理由支持我的观点，即汉语词典不能收入英文单词。

①There are a variety of reasons in favour of my opinion that a Chinese dictionary shouldn’t include English words.(variety)
②There are various reasons in favour of my opinion that a Chinese dictionary shouldn’t include English words.(various)
③There are many kinds of reasons in favour of my opinion that a Chinese dictionary shouldn’t include English words.(kind)
worth adj.价值……的；值……钱的
(1)The most recent powerful Niňo，in 1997-98，killed around 21,000 people and caused damage
worth36 billion around the globe.
最近的最有影响力的厄尔尼诺现象发生在1997至1998年间，造成21 000人死亡，全球损失达360亿美元。

(2016·江苏)
(2)This article is well worth reading，but it is not worthy of being translated.
这篇文章很值得一读，但不值得翻译。

名师点拨
worthy和worthwhile可作前置定语，而worth不能，worth一般只作表语，可用程度副词well 修饰。

基础知识训练——[单句语法填空]
(1)He said it was quite impossible to buy the novel which was well(good) worth reading.
(2)This is a worthy(worth) English-Chinese dictionary.
写作能力提升——[一句多译]
(3)这家工厂值得参观。

①The factory is worth visiting/a visit.(worth)
②The factory is worthy of a visit.(worthy of＋n.)
③The factory is worthy of being visited.(worthy of being done)
④The factory is worthy to be visited.(worthy to be done)
⑤It is worthwhile to visit/visiting the factory.(worthwhile)
be fed up with 受够了；饱受；对……感到厌倦
(1)I am fed up with waiting for her to telephone.
我等她的电话都等得不耐烦了。

(牛津词典)
(2)Owls feed on mice and other small animals.
猫头鹰以老鼠和其他小动物为食。

图解助记
基础知识训练——[单句语法填空]
(1)Please feed some grass to the cow.
(2)He is busy feeding the computer with new data.
写作能力提升——[句式升级]
(3)She was fed up with his lies，so she won’t believe in him any longer.(用形容词短语作状语改写)
Fed up with his lies，she won’t believe in him any longer.
realize vt.意识到；实现
基础知识训练——[单句语法填空]
(1)This is not imagination，but reality(real)．
(2)Our income has got smaller，so we must be realistic(real) and sell our car.
(3)In reality，my grandfather can no longer walk.
写作能力提升——[一句多译]
(4)他上大学的梦想已经实现了。

His dream of going to college has been realized.
His dream of going to college has come true.
His dream of going to college has become a reality.
His dream of going to college has come into reality.
similarly adv.同样地，类似地；差不多地
[单句语法填空]
(1)Our cars are similar only in color.
(2)You should see something similar to Figure 2.
(3)There were significant similarities(similar) between mother and son.
(4)Cars must stop at red traffic lights；similarly(similar)，bicycles should stop too.
be keen on 热衷于……
[句型转换]
(1)He’s very eager to see his birthplace again.
He’s very keen to see his birthplace again.
[翻译句子]
(2)She is keen to study abroad.
她渴望去国外学习。

(3)He’s very keen on the girl next door.
他对隔壁的姑娘非常着迷。

(4)She is keen on growing roses.
她喜欢种植玫瑰。

go in for 参加；爱好
[短语填空]
go against，go through，go in for，go off，go by
(1)She doesn’t go in for team games；she likes single ones.
(2)He felt extremely frustrated when things went against him.
(3)I always start the day by going through my e-mail.
(4)This morning the smoke alarm went off.
(5)As time goes by，we will become old.
keep on doing sth. 继续做某事
[短语填空]
keep back，keep to，keep up with，keep on，keep off，keep up
(1)They lit a fire to keep off wild animals.
(2)Neither of them is telling the whole truth.They keep something back.
(3)Even well-established companies can scarcely keep up with demand.
(4)I’m sorry but we have to keep to the timetable，sir.
(5)Walking alone in the dark，the boy whistled to keep up his courage.
(6)He keeps on saying the same thing all the time.
Never for a moment can I stop my love for reading because books are wise teachers as well as good friends in my life.
我对书的热爱一刻也不能停止，因为在我的生活中书是良师益友。

句型：never置于句首引起的倒装句
(1)Never before has she seen anybody who can play tennis as well as Robert.
她从来都没有看到过任何人网球打的和Robert一样好的。

(2)Not until I failed in the exam did I realize how much time I had wasted.
直到我考试不及格我才意识到自己已浪费了很多时间。

名师点拨
(1)当not until位于句首时，not until所在的从句不倒装，主句要用倒装。

(2)not only...but also...连接两个并列句且not only位于句首时，前者倒装后者不倒装。

(3)neither...nor...连接并列的句子且neither位于句首时，(因neither/nor都是否定意义的词)前后两句都用倒装语序。

基础知识训练——[单句改错]
(1)Seldom did he went
go to the cinema.
写作能力提升——[把下列句子改为倒装句]
(2)I knew little that she had already left.
Little did I know that she had already left.
(3)The lost car was nowhere to be found.
Nowhere was the lost car to be found.
(4)He was not only a statesman，but he was also a writer. Not only was he a statesman，but he was also a writer.
The reason is that it takes less time to understand the whole story in the film.
原因是在电影中花更少的时间就能理解整个故事情节。

句型：It takes/took some time (for sb.) to do sth.
(1)It takes a long time to get from London to Sydney.
从伦敦到悉尼花了很长时间。

(剑桥词典)
(2)It’s going to cost me over 100,000 to buy new several trucks.
买几辆新卡车将花掉我10万多美元。

基础知识训练——[单句语法填空]
(1)It takes the boy most of his free time to learn(learn) drawing.
(2)He bought the bag for ten dollars.
写作能力提升——[一句多译]
(3)我花了10元钱买这本书。

①I spent ten yuan on the book/in buying the book.(spend)
②The book cost me ten yuan.(cost)
③I paid ten yuan for the book.(pay)
It’s strange that fishing isn’t as easy to learn as it seems.
很奇怪的是钓鱼不像看起来那样容易。

句型：as...as...
(1)Interest is as vital to learning as the ability to understand，even more so.
兴趣对于学习来说，如同理解能力一样重要，甚至更重要。

(2)The geography teacher tells us that China has almost the same size as the USA but its population is six times as large as that of the USA.
地理老师告诉我们，中国的面积与美国几乎一样大，但是人口却是美国的六倍。

名师点拨
在as＋adj.＋a/an＋n.＋as结构中形容词放在不定冠词a/an之前，同样的结构还有：so/too/how＋adj.＋a/an＋n.＋...。

基础知识训练——[完成句子]
(1)——和那件连衣裙相比，我更喜欢这件。

——我也是，但它贵一倍。

—I like this dress better than that one.
—So do I，but it costs almost twice as much as that one.
写作能力提升——[按题后要求答题]
(2)You must help him as much as possible.(改为复合句)
You must help him as much as you can.
(3)她的声音像她妈妈的一样甜美。

(用as...as...翻译句子)
She has as sweet a voice as her mother.
(2016·天津)
Every man wants his son to be somewhat of a clone，not in features but in footsteps.As he grows you also age，and your ambitions become more unachievable.You begin to realize that your boy，in your footsteps，could probably accomplish what you hoped for.But footsteps can be muddied and they can go off in different directions.
My son Jody has hated school since day one in kindergarten.Science projects waited until the last moment.Book reports weren’t written until the final threat.
I’ve been a newspaperman all my adult life.My daughter is a university graduate working toward her master’s degree in English.But Jody？When he entered the tenth grade he became a “vo-tech” student(技校学生)．They’re called “motorheads” by the rest of the student body.
When a secretary in my office first called him “motorhead”，I was shocked.“Hey，he’s a
good kid，” I wanted to say.“And smart，really.”
I learned later that motorheads are，indeed，different.They usually have dirty hands and wear dirty work clothes.And they don’t often make school honor rolls(光荣榜)．
But being the parent of a motorhead is itself an experience in education.We who labor in clean shirts in offices don’t have the abilities that motorheads have.I began to learn this when I had my
car crashed.The cost to repair it was estimated at 800.“Hey，I can fix it，” said Jody.I doubted it，but let him go ahead，for I had nothing to lose.
My son，with other motorheads，fixed the car.They got parts(零件) from a junkyard，and
ability from vo-tech classes.The cost was 25 instead of 800.
Since that first repair job，a broken air-conditioner，a non-functioning washer and a non-toasting toaster have been fixed.Neighbors and co-workers trust their car repairs to him.
These kids are happiest when doing repairs.They joke and laugh and are living in their own relaxed world.And their minds are bright despite their dirty hands and clothes.
I have learned a lot from my motorhead：publishers need printers，engineers need mechanics，and architects need builders.Most important，I have learned that fathers don’t need clones in footsteps or anywhere else.
My son may never make the school honor roll.But he made mine.
语篇解读本文是一篇夹叙夹议类的文章。

作者的儿子在学校里不是优秀学生，最后成了一名修车工，这并不是作者希望他走的路。

但是作者通过让儿子给自己修车的经历意识到：在学校里是不是优秀学生并不是那么重要，让孩子追随父亲的足迹也是不明智的。

41．What used to be the author’s hope for his son?
A．To avoid becoming his clone.
B．To resemble him in appearance.
C．To develop in a different direction.
D．To reach the author’s unachieved goals.
答案 D
解析推理判断题。

根据第一段第三句“You begin to realize that your boy，in your footsteps，could probably accomplish what you hoped for.”可知，作者原先希望让儿子实现自己未能实现的目标，故D项正确。

42．What can we learn about the author’s children?
A．His daughter does better in school.
B．His daughter has got a master’s degree.
C．His son tried hard to finish homework.
D．His son couldn’t write his book reports.
答案 A
解析细节理解题。

根据第三段第二句“My daughter is a university graduate working toward her master’s degree in English.”可知，作者的女儿已经大学毕业，正在努力攻读英语硕士学位，所以，作者的女儿在学校里表现好，故选A项。

43．The author let his son repair the car because he believed that .
A．his son had the ability to fix it
B．it would save him much time
C．it wouldn’t cause him any more loss
D．other motorheads would come to help
答案 C
解析细节理解题。

根据第六段最后一句“...but let him go ahead，for I had nothing to lose.”可知，让儿子修车不会给自己带来任何损失，故C项正确。

44．In the author’s eyes，motorheads are .
A．tidy and hardworking
B．cheerful and smart
C．lazy but bright
D．relaxed but rude
答案 B
解析细节理解题。

根据倒数第三段第一句“These kids are happiest when doing repairs.”可知，这些孩子是快乐的；由该段第三句“And their minds are bright despite their dirty hands and clothes.”可知，尽管他们的手和衣服很脏，但是他们的头脑是聪明的。

由此可知，B项正确。

45．What did the author realize in the end?
A．It is unwise to expect your child to follow your path.
B．It is important for one to make the honor roll.
C．Architects play a more important role than builders.
D．Motorheads have greater ability than office workers.
答案 A
解析推理判断题。

根据倒数第二段最后一句“Most important，I have learned that fathers don’t need clones in footsteps or anywhere else.”可知，作者最后意识到，让你的孩子追随你的足迹是不明智的，故选A项。

名师指津
1．抓住主旨大意，理清文章脉络
通过阅读文章可知，本文是一篇夹叙夹议类的文章。

作者的儿子在学校里不是优秀学生，最后成了一名修车工，这并不是作者希望他走的路。

但是作者通过让儿子给自己修车的经历意识到：在学校里是不是优秀学生并不是那么重要，让孩子追随父亲的足迹也是不明智的。

文章具体脉络如下：
2．总结解题规律，提高解题能力
抓住关键信息，做好推理判断题
兴趣爱好类的题目设置往往以细节理解题为主，也有很多推理判断题。

细节理解题比较简单易做，一般文章出现的内容即是答案，而推理判断题往往较难一些，它们不是通过题干的某个单词定位到文中就能直接得出答案来的，而是要通过故事中人物的语言，动作去揣摩他们的真正意图。

做题时绝对不能流于表面，而要适当运用一些解题技巧。

做推理判断题要善于抓住某一段话中的关键信息，即某些关键词或短语去分析、推理、判断，利用逆向思维或正面推理，从而推断出这句话所隐含的深层含义。

话题词汇重现
1．feature n．特征；特色
2．ambition n．雄心；抱负
3．unachievable adj.无法获得的；无法实现的
4．accomplish v t.完成；实现
5．hate v t.憎恨；厌恶
6．smart adj.聪明的；灵巧的
7．ability n．能力
8．in different directions朝不同的方向
9．do well in在……做得好
(2014·新课标全国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 . 41．A.principle B．habit
C．way D．power
答案 A
解析根据文章开头的“As a general rule...”可知，此处意为“我们能在……中看到这个定律”，上文中rule暗示此处要用principle。

42．A.parties B．races
C．countries D．ages
答案 D
解析由For example后面提到的几类人children，adolescents，young adults以及people to retire 可知此处要填ages，意为“我们可以看到这一定律对各年龄段的人都有效”。

43．A.working B．living
C．playing D．going
答案 C
解析根据该空后面的with their new toys可知，孩子们是“玩耍”新的玩具，所以此处要用playing。

44．A.confidence B．interest
C．anxiety D．sorrow
答案 B
解析分析语境，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。

confidence信心；anxiety焦虑；sorrow伤心。

wear off逐渐减少，慢慢消失。

下文的“...each standing as a monument to someone’s interest.”也暗示此空填interest。

45．A.same B．extra
C．funny D．expensive
答案 A
解析这里提到的玩具就是原来孩子们非常感兴趣的玩具，所以此处要用same。

46．A.well-organized B．colorfully-printed
C．newly-collected D．half-filled
答案 D
解析下面的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“完成一半的”集邮册，而不是“排列好的”、“绘成彩色的”或“最新收集的”。

47．A.broad B．passing
C．different D．main
答案 B
解析此处语境为：这个世界上到处都是装了一半的集邮册和尚未完成的模型，每个都是某人曾经的兴趣的纪念碑。

passing interest曾经的兴趣，也就是曾经那么感兴趣，而现在没有兴趣了。

48．A.silently B．impatiently
C．gladly D．worriedly
答案 C
解析结合下文的“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。

silently 沉默地；impatiently不耐烦地；worriedly忧虑地。

49．A.promise B．burden
C．right D．game
答案 B
解析孩子没有了兴趣，因此照顾宠物的负担(burden)就移交给父母了。

promise承诺；right 权利；game游戏。

50．A.courage B．calmness
C．confusion D．excitement
答案 D
解析根据前文的“children are excited about...”可以得知，刚进入高中的青少年也是满怀“兴奋”的，故此处要用excitement。

51．A.graduation B．independence
C．responsibility D．success
答案 A
解析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)。

independence独立；responsibility责任，职责；success成功。

52．A.children B．students
C．adults D．retirees
答案 C
解析根据该空前面的“The same is true of the young adults going to college.And then...”可知，此处是讲成年人(adults)的事情。

53．A.carefully B．eagerly
C．nervously D．bravely
答案 B
解析根据后面的“...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。

54．A.required B．obtained
C．noticed D．discovered
答案 B
解析成人“获得”驾照，因此要用obtained。

require要求；notice注意到；discover发现。

55．A.need B．learn
C．start D．plan
答案 D
解析退休前他们通常打算(plan)做很多事情。

56．A.great B．strange
C．difficult D．correct
答案 A
解析由下文的“...the golfing，the fishing，the reading and all of the other pastimes...”可知，这是他们打算退休后做的“极好的事情”，所以此处要用great。

57．A.time B．money
C．skills D．knowledge
答案 A
解析根据前面的before people retire可知，他们要做自己原来没有“时间”做的事情，所以此处要用time。

58．A.only B．well
C．even D．soon
答案 D
解析soon after意为“不久”，也就是在他们退休后不久，所以此处要用soon。

59．A.lost B．chose
C．left D．quit
答案 C
解析根据前面的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。

60．A.pets B．toys
C．friends D．colleagues
答案 B
解析like the child in January “像一月份的孩子那样”，孩子们一月份时已经对圣诞节的玩具失去兴趣了，故此处意为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)。

名师指津
1．抓住话题词汇，理清文章脉络，得出主旨大意
快速阅读文章，根据文中的“activity，boredom，routine，be excited about，wear off，interest，care for，boring，habit”等话题词汇以及文章开头第一句“As a general rule，all forms of activity lead to boredom when they are performed on a routine(常规) basis.”和文章倒数第二句“But 58 after retirement，the golfing，the fishing，the reading and all of the other pastimes become as boring as the jobs they 59 .”等关键信息句可知，本文是一篇议论文，其话题背景是兴趣与爱好。

文章的脉络如下：
综上所述，可得出本文的主旨大意：在人的一生中会有很多的兴趣爱好，但是当这些兴趣爱好成为经常做的事情时，人们很快就会失去对它们的兴趣，转而寻找新的兴趣爱好了。

作者在本文中通过不同年龄的孩子、年轻人、成年人以及即将退休的人的例子告诉我们这样一个定理：一旦各种活动成为日常生活必做的事情时，无论是哪个年龄段的人都会感到无聊而半途而废了。

2．依据话题主线，调整逻辑思维，准确解答题目
“兴趣爱好”话题的文章多以议论文和记叙文为体裁，题材涉及音乐、舞蹈、表演、体育运动、游戏(包括网络游戏)、集邮、阅读、烹饪、看电影、看电视、听收音广播、欣赏戏剧、音乐会、观光旅行、招待客人、参观博物馆、饲养宠物等。

“兴趣爱好”这一话题，常出现。