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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 e 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 北方工业大学排名 soon wears off and by January tho 45 toys can be found put away in the bament.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 licens (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 arching 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 B．habit
C．way 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 B．races
C．countries 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 B．living
C微信引流．playing 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 B．interest
C．anxiety 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．燕然未勒的意思A.same B．extra
C．funny D．expensive
紫姑解析：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.wellorganized B．colorfullyprinted
C．newlycollected D．halffilled
解析：生活中满是装满一半(halffilled)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 B．passing
C．different 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 B．impatiently
C．gladly 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.promi B．burden
C公考报名入口．right 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 B．calmness
C．confusion 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 B．independence
C．responsibility 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 B．eagerly
C．nervously 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 B．obtained
C．noticed D．discovered
解析：obtain“得到”。这里指考取驾照。
答案：B
55．A.need B．learn
C．start D．plan
解析：在退休前，人们通常计划(plan)做很多事情。
答案：D
56．A.great B．strange
C．difficult 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 B．money
C．skills 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 B．well
C．even 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 B．cho
C．left 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
60．A.pets B．toys
C．friends D．colleagues
解析：这些退休老人遭遇的处境，就像一月的孩子一样，开始找新玩具(toys)，寻求刺激了。
答案：B
Santa Claus is someone who will remain in the hearts of children forever.He is the makebelieve person who brings toys and other 1 to children at Christmas.To 2 ，he is a special symbol of good will and lfless giving.
Santa Claus also has some other 3 ： Saint Nicholas, St.Nick, Kris Kringle, Pelznickel.
Two of his names—Santa Claus and Saint Nicholas—both 4 the Dutch who ttled in New York long ago.
The Dutch believed Saint Nikolaas gave gifts to children.They 5 this kind saint with a yearly festival on December 6th.The 6 people who lived nearby greatly enjoyed Dutch festivals.And they brought the Saint and the 7 of giving gifts into their own celebration at 8 time.
The Dutch spoke the name “Saint Nikolaas” very fast.It sounded like “Sinterklaas”．And so，when the English said this word, it 9 like Santa Claus.
The 10 of Santa Claus，as we e him，came from Thomas Nast.He was an American painter born in Bavaria.He painted pictures for Christmas poems.Someone asked him to paint a picture of 11 .
Nast 12 when he was a little boy in southern Germany.Every Christmas，a fat old man gave toys and cakes to the 13 .So, when Nast painted the picture, his Santa Claus looked like the kind old man of his 14 .And through the years, Nast's painting has 15 as the most popular picture of Santa Claus.
Santa can be en almost 16 in large American cities 17 the Christmas ason.Some stand on street corners 18 for money to buy food and gifts for the needy.Others are found in stores and shopping centers.
