2018年高考英语二轮复习第二部分知识运用篇专题3完形填空第3讲议论文练案

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(2014·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 ____1.A____ at work in people of all ____2.D____.For example，on Christmas morning，children are excited about __3.C____ with their new toys.But their ____4.B____ soon wears off and by January those ____5.A____ toys can be found put away in the basement.The world is full of ____6.D____ stamp albums and unfinished models，each standing as a monument to someone's ____7.B____ interest.When parents bring home a pet，their child ____8.C____ bathes it and brushes its fur.Within a short time，however，the __9.B____ of caring for the animal is handed over to the parents.Adolescents enter high school with great ____10.D____ but are soon looking forward to ____11.A____.The same is true of the young adults going to college.And then，how many ____12.C____，who now complain(抱怨) about the long drives to work，____13.B____ drove for hours at a time when they first ____14.D____ their drivers licenses(执照)？Before people retire，they usually ____15.D____ to do a lot of ____16.A____ things，which they never had ____17.A____ to do while working.But ____18.D____ after retirement，the golfing，the fishing，the reading and all of the other pastimes become as boring as the jobs they ____19.C____.And，like the child in January，they go searching for new ____20.B____.

文章大意：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。

❶A．principle B．habit

C．way D．power

解析：根据文章开头的As a general rule...“作为一个通用的规则……”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。

❷A．parties B．races

C．countries D．ages

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”。

❸A．working B．living

C．playing D．going

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。

❹A．confidence B．interest

C．anxiety D．sorrow

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，而不是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 ____7____ interest.也暗示此空填interest。

❺A．same B．extra

C．funny D．expensive

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。

❻A．well－organized B．colorfully－printed

C．newly－collected D．half-filled

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”。

❼A．broad B．passing

C．different D．main

解析：此处语境为：这个世界上到处都是装满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。

❽A．silently B．impatiently

C．gladly D．worriedly

解析：结合下文的Within a short time，however，the ____9____ 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。

❾A．promise B．burden

C．right D．game

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。