As a general rule, all forms of activity lead to boredom when they are performed on a routine(常規(guī))basis. As a matter of fact, we can see this at work in people of all ages. For example, on Christmas morning, children are about playing with their new toys. But their soon wears off and by January those same 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 time, however, the burden of caring for the animal is handed over to the parents. Adolescents enter high school with great excitement but are soon looking forward to . The same is true of the young adults going to college. And then, how many , who now complain about the long drives to work, drove for hours at a time when they first their driver’s license ? Before people retire, they usually to do a lot of things, which they never had time to do while working. But soon after retirement, the golfing, the fishing, the reading and all of the other pastimes (消遣) become as boring as the jobs they . And, like the children in January, they go searching for “new ” .
1.A. principle B. habit C. weakness D. power
2.A. surprised B. moved C. excited D. satisfied
3.A. confidence B. interestC. anxiety D. sorrow
4.A. well-organizedB. colorfully-printed C. newly- collected D. half-filled
5.A. missingB. passingC. developingD. falling
6.A. silently B. impatientlyC. gladlyD. worriedly
7.A. interestingB. short C. long D. boring
8.A. graduation B. independence C. responsibilityD. success
9.A. childrenB. students C. adults D. retirees
10.A. carefully B. eagerly C. nervously D. bravely
11.A. requiredB. obtained C. noticed D. discovered
12.A. needB. learn C. start D. plan
13.A. great B. strong C. difficult D. correct
14.A. lostB. chose C. left D. quit
15.A. pets B. toys C. friends D. colleagues
1.A
2.C
3.B
4.D
5.B
6.C
7.B
8.A
9.C
10.B
11.B
12.D
13.A
14.C
15.B
【解析】
試題分析:
1.考查名詞詞義辨析及上下文語境。A原則,定理;B習(xí)慣;C弱者;D權(quán)力,電力。文章開頭提出As a general rule, all forms of activity lead to boredom when they are performed on a routine(常規(guī))basis.(通常說來當(dāng)各種活動變成日常常規(guī)的時候都會讓人厭倦。)這一常見的現(xiàn)象,下文用this指代前句所表達(dá)的信息,由此判斷上述情況其實是一種定律,是在人們中經(jīng)常發(fā)生的一種狀況,故答案選A.。
2.考查形容詞辨析及上下文串聯(lián)。A.驚訝的;B. 感動的;C. 興奮的;D.滿意的。從情理可知孩子們對新玩具感到非常興奮的,會愛不釋手,選C。
3.考查名詞辨析及上下文串聯(lián)。A. 自信;B. 興趣;C. 焦慮;D. 難過。從上文可知孩子們對圣誕節(jié)得到的新禮物非常激動高興,但是根據(jù)后句內(nèi)容and by January those same toys can be found put away in the basement.可以推斷他們對以前的玩具不再熱衷,興趣索然,選B。
4.考查形容詞辨析及上下文串聯(lián)。A有組織的;B彩印的;C剛收集的;D半滿的;本文主要講述的是人們的興趣經(jīng)常會變,我們總是不把事情做圓滿,不會持之以恒,集郵本只有一半郵票,小說只寫了一部分,沒有完工。這些都是興趣轉(zhuǎn)移的情況,故答案選D
5.考查形容詞辨析及上下文串聯(lián)。A.失去的;B. 過去的;C. 發(fā)展中的;D. 倒下的。上句提到收集了一半的集郵冊,只寫了一部分的小說,這些都是興趣轉(zhuǎn)移的情況,都是逝去的興趣的見證,答案選B。
6.考查副詞辨析及語境串聯(lián)。A安靜地;B不耐煩的;C高興地;D擔(dān)心地。當(dāng)父母親把寵物帶回家時孩子們很高興地給寵物洗澡,梳理毛發(fā)。這說明在新鮮事物出現(xiàn)的時候,人們總是興趣濃厚。
7.考查形容詞辨析及上下文串聯(lián)。 A. 有趣的;B. 短的;C.長的;D. 無聊的,枯燥的。上文講述的是人們興趣愛好的不斷轉(zhuǎn)移,而且根據(jù)下句however, the burden of caring for the animal is handed over to the parents.可以判斷孩子對寵物的興趣很快就消失了,所以是短時間內(nèi)就失去了興趣,選B。
8.考查名詞詞義辨析及上下文串聯(lián)。A畢業(yè);B獨立;C責(zé)任;D成功;這個例子仍然告訴我們年輕人的興趣也是很快就消失的。剛進(jìn)入高中時很興奮,但很快他們就厭倦了高中生活,期待著畢業(yè)了,選A。
9.考查名詞詞義辨析及語境串聯(lián)。A孩子;B學(xué)生;C成年人;D退休的人。在前面內(nèi)容作者敘述了小孩子,青年人的情況之后,從本句開始講述成年人的情況。那些抱怨開車很長時間上班的人在剛剛拿到駕照的時候又是無比興奮,選C。
10.考查副詞辨析及上下文串聯(lián)。A細(xì)心地;B急切地;C緊張地;D勇敢地。從情理可知剛剛拿到駕照的成年人非常興奮,急切地連續(xù)開車好幾個小時,慢慢地他們厭倦了開車,開車上班都有了抱怨,選B。
11.考查動詞詞義辨析及語境串聯(lián)。A要求,請求;B獲得;拿到;C注意到;D發(fā)現(xiàn)。在上文中作者講述了小孩子,年輕人對于剛剛開始做的事情非常期待,從情理以及上文內(nèi)容可以推測本句是指成年人在剛剛得到駕照的時候無比急切地要去開車。
12.考查動詞詞義辨析及上下文串聯(lián)。A需要;B學(xué)習(xí);C開始;D計劃;從后句which they never had time to do while working.可知即將退休的老人在退休之前對退休后的生活也充滿著期待,計劃在退休之后要做很多的事情,選D。
13.考查形容詞辨析及語境串聯(lián)。A美妙的,偉大的;B強壯的;C困難的;D正確的。從情理判斷人們都是期待著美好的事情,所以老人們在退休之前雄心勃勃地計劃要去做他們在上班時候沒有時間去做的事情。選A。
14.考查動詞詞義辨析及語境串聯(lián)。A失去;B選擇;C離開;D放棄。文章介紹的是人們的興趣愛好容易轉(zhuǎn)移放棄的情況,所以他們放棄高爾夫等是因為這些愛好和他們離開的工作一樣都變得很無聊乏味了。
15.考查名詞詞義辨析及上下文串聯(lián)。A寵物;B玩具;C朋友;D同事;這些退休的老人和1月份的孩子們一樣拋棄了圣誕節(jié)時收到的玩具禮物,去找新的玩具了。此處是指他們?nèi)ふ倚碌呐d趣了,選B.
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Last Saturday I went to the library as usually. At about noon, I was enjoying my reading near a lake while suddenly I hear someone crying for help. I went up to see what was happening. I was shocking to find a little child struggling in the water in the distance while many peoples were standing by without doing anything. Without any hesitation, I had pushed through the crowd as I took off my coat, but jumped into the water quickly. I managed to reach him and carried him back to safety. To his great relief, the kid saved.
I was proud with what I had done. I hope everyone can give a hand when someone else is in need.
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科目:高中英語 來源:2015屆山西省高二5月月考英語試卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解
It seems hard to watch someone yawn(打哈欠) and not to yawn ourselves. Even reading about yawning can make you do it. Now, a new study has found why yawning has such a powerful force.
Yawning when others yawn, the study suggests, is a sign of pity and a form of social connection. Kids don’t develop this deeply rooted behavior until around age four, the study found. Kids with autism (自閉癥) are less likely to catch yawns. In the most serious cases, they never do. Yawning might help doctors to see whether the children are developing rightly. The work could also lead to a better understanding of the ways that people communicate and connect.
"Emotional infection seems to be a born thing that connects us together," said Molly Helt, a graduate student in psychology at the University of Connecticut. "Yawning may be part of that." Inspiration for her study came when she tried to get her own autistic son to clear his ears on an airplane. She repeatedly yawned at him, hoping he would yawn back. He never did.
"The fact that autistic kids don’t do it might mean they’re really missing out on that emotional connection with people around them," she said. "The biggest thing people try to figure out after birth is how we become humans and understand that humans have minds that are different from others’," she added. "Autistic people never seem to understand that."
Like infectious (有感染力的)laughter and crying, scientists have found that yawning is a shared experience that promotes social connection. Helt said it could fight stress after a period of being nervous and spread a feeling of calm through a group.
1.What does the new study suggest, according to the first two paragraphs?
A. Yawning is a form of communication.
B. It is easy to stop yawning when you see others yawn.
C. Children follow others in yawning just after they are born.
D. Yawning has some mysterious force which is related to God.
2.According to Molly Helt, _________.
A. humans differ from animals because they communicate with others
B. yawning is a kind of emotional connection among humans
C. emotions are infectious, but yawning is not
D. yawning helps clear ears on planes
3.Which of the following is NOT true about yawning?
A. It is natural to yawn back if people around you yawn.
B. Some kids are too young to yawn after others.
C. Yawning can be used to test children’s development.
D. Kids with autism yawn easily when others yawn.
4.The author implies in the last paragraph that ________.
A. yawning is different from infectious laughter and crying in theory
B. it is bad manners to yawn on some social occasions
C. the more you yawn, the happier you will be
D. yawning can make people feel relaxed
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