1、19. A. lost B. chose C. left D. quit20. A. pets B. toys C. friends D. colleagues【文章大意】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。1. 【答案】A 【解析】本题考查名词的用法。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。2. 【答案】D 各年龄段的人都会产生厌倦情绪。下文讲到孩子、少年、青年、成年、老年的厌倦例子。3. 【答案】C【解析】本题考查动词的用法。在
2、圣诞节早上，孩子们一开始非常喜欢他们的新玩具。4. 【答案】B 但是，不久他们的兴趣就消失了。5. 【答案】A 【解析】本题考查形容词的用法。到了一个月，同样的玩具再也不能吸引他们的注意力。因此他们把它们收起来。6. 【答案】D 生活中满是装满一半的邮票集和没完工的模型。根据后文“unfinished”得出。7. 【答案】B 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“passing”的。8. 【答案】C【解析】本题考查副词的用法。当父母带回来一个宠物时，孩子们高兴地“gladly”为它洗澡。9. 【答案】B 但是过了不久，照顾宠物的重担“burden”又移交给了父母。
3、10. 【答案】D 青少年带着极大的兴奋之情“excitement”进入高中。11. 【答案】A 但是，不久他们就盼着毕业“graduation”。12. 【答案】C 前句中的young adult 暗示下文谈论的是成年人。13. 【答案】B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。14. 【答案】B obtain“得到”。这里指考取驾照。15. 【答案】D 在退休前，人们通常计划（plan）做很多事情。16. 【答案】A这些事情是他们上班时没有时间做的大事（great things）。17. 【答案】A 参见上题解析。他们上班
4、太忙了，没有时间（time）做这些事情。18. 【答案】D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。19. 【答案】C 那些消遣方式就像他们刚离开（leave）的工作一样，非常乏味。20. 【答案】B 这些退休老人遭遇的处境，就像一月份的孩子一样，开始找新玩具（toys），寻求刺激了。Passage 1Hello, Mr. Wi-Fi. Life without you is next to impossible. Were happy to sing your name from morning till evening, sometimes
5、till dawn.1I know you help me, sometimes youre making me do things with2_ attention. Many times I promise myself that Ill3my feelings towards you, but youre4me closer and closer Youve entered both my home and my5. Youre just a window for our6and information. But we people arent7only with the window.
6、 So we open all our8for you. Is this a（n）9or some kind of attachment? If this is an illness, is it curable? And if this is an attachment will you10me to the lifelong togetherness?We want you 24/7. Cant you take a few days off so that both you and I can11? Youre a poisonnot a slow one but a super12po
7、ison which holds our mind and makes us dance13its tune. Nowadays youre so14that anyone can buy and make you our15. Youll never be bothered about our health but well16_be concerned about your “health”. Because you accompany us everywhere and never let us be alone.If you were a17person made of flesh a
8、nd blood（血肉之躯） would we love you the same? You 18us with your numerous talents and we even cant get rid of you. Were all your19. Sometimes I wonder how people in the previous generations20, but if they did why cant we?1. A. Now that B. Only if C. Though D. When2. A. praised B. increased C. focused D
9、. divided3. A. keep in B. bring back C. approve of D. give up4. A. drawing B. pushing C. forcing D. observing5. A. space B. soul C. society D. workplace6. A. entertainment B. argument C. expansion D. struggle7. A. strict B. satisfied C. generous D. busy8. A. thoughts B. eyes C. exits D. doors9. A. d
10、isease B. inspiration C. routine D. phenomenon10. A. recommend B. instruct C. commit D. adapt11. A. persist B. relax C. progress D. balance12. A. raw B. ambiguous C. strong D. fast13. A.to B. against C. from D. within14. A. affordable B. valuable C. conventional D. attractive15. A. addition B. exper
11、t C. companion D. instrument16. A. sometimes B. always C. never D. seldom17. A. selfish B. dishonest C. responsible D. real18. A. control B. scold C. comfort D. challenge19. A. friends B. slaves C. colleagues D. employers20. A. suffered B. connected C. survived D. surfed【文章大意】本文为一封书信。讲述的是作者和其他人对Wi-F
12、i的依赖，没有Wi-Fi的生活几乎不可能，大家都成了Wi-Fi的奴隶。最后作者反思如果先辈们可以做到没有Wi-Fi也能生存，我们为什么不行？1. 【答案】C 【解析】本题考查连词的用法。Now that既然；Only if只有；Though尽管，虽然；When当时。句意：虽然我知道你帮助了我，但有时你使我做事注意力分散。根据句意可知应选C。praise 表扬；increase 增加；focus集中；divide划分。根据句意选D。3. 【答案】A keep in 抑制；bring back带回来；approve of 赞成；give up 放弃。很多次我对自己许诺要抑制对你的感情，但你却正在把
13、我拉得越来越近。根据句意选A。4. 【答案】A drawing 拉，画；pushing 推；forcing 强迫；observing观察。5. 【答案】D space空间；soul 灵魂；society社会；workplace工作场所，车间。你已经进入了我家和我的工作场所。6. 【答案】A entertainment娱乐；argument争论；expansion扩展；struggle 挣扎。你只是我们获得娱乐和信息的窗口。7. 【答案】Bstrict严格的；satisfied满意的，满足的；generous慷慨的；busy忙碌的。但是我们这些人对这个窗口并不满足。根据句意，可知应选B。8. 【
14、答案】D thoughts想法；eyes眼睛；exits出口；doors门。所以我们为你打开了所有的门。根据句意可知应选D。9. 【答案】A disease疾病；inspiration激励，灵感；routine常规，惯例；phenomenon现象。根据下文“If this is an illness”，可知此处句意为“这是一种疾病还是某种依恋”，选A。10. 【答案】C recommend推荐，建议；instruct指示；commit承诺；adapt适应，改编。如果这是一种依恋，你会向我承诺终生在一起吗？11. 【答案】B persist坚持；relax放松；progress进步；balanc
15、e平衡。难道你不能休几天假以便于你和我都可以放松一下吗？根据句意可知应选B。12. 【答案】D raw生的；ambiguous含糊的，不明确的；strong强壮的，坚强的；fast快速的。你是一种毒药不是一种慢性毒药而是一种超级快的毒药，它控制我们的思维，使我们跟着它的曲调跳舞。13. 【答案】A 【解析】本题考查介词的用法。to根据，跟着；against反对，违背；from从；within在内。根据句意可知应选A。dance to跟着跳舞。14. 【答案】Aaffordable买得起的；valuable有价值的；conventional传统的；attractive有吸引力的。根据下文的“th
16、at anyone can buy”可知此处应选“买得起的”，故选A。15. 【答案】C addition增加，添加；expert专家；companion伙伴，同伴；instrument器械。根据上文可知此处表示“使你成为我们的伙伴”，故选C。16. 【答案】B sometimes有时；always总是，一直；never从不；seldom很少。你从不为我们的健康担心，但是我们却一直关心你的健康。17. 【答案】D 如果你是一个真正的血肉之躯的人，我们还会一样爱你吗？应选D。18. 【答案】A 你用你数不清的才能控制我们，我们甚至无法摆脱你。根据句意，应选A。19. 【答案】B 我们都是你的奴隶
17、。根据句意，应选B。20. 【答案】C 有时我想知道先辈们是如何生存的。但是，如果他们做到了，我们怎么不行。根据句意，选C。Passage 2When was the last time you picked something up to read? You can 1 your answer on your lack of time if you must, but you are missing a lot of wonderful 2 of reading.Reading can 3 peoples lives in some of the following ways: 4 and
18、spiritually. Also, you can acquire 5 information and enrich your knowledge.Firstly, the activity of reading helps exercise your mind, 6 your mind begins to bend and flex（伸缩） physically when reading. Just like taking physical exercise helps you keep slim, 7 reading routine ensures that the reading mu
19、scle stays in good 8 .Keep on reading, and what you need is a 9 to make reading a part of your life.Secondly, reading can also improve your 10 to focus. Burying your head in a book can free you from your everyday troubles and 11 for a while. When the mind is trained, it begins to focus on what you a
20、re doing _12_ you can forget those unpleasant things. Thats why reading keeps you in good spirits.Thirdly, there is no greater 13 to getting information than through reading. You can 14 your mind greatly if you insist on reading. You can 15 the knowledge left by those who came before you, which has
21、_16 changed your lives. Nearly all successful people will tell you that they have learned 17 things by reading and there is at least one book that has greatly changed their lives.In short，reading can help you to 18 a solid basis for your future，which will allow you to _19 many goals you have for your life. Reading 20 your success in the future. Start reading right now and youll make it.1A. concentrate Bput Cblame Dpass2A. aims Bmotivations Ctraditions Dbenefits3A. present Bimprove
