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 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 ” .
A．principle B．habit C．weakness D．power
A．surprised B．moved C．excited D．satisfied
A．confidence B．interest C．anxiety D．sorrow
A．well-organized B．colorfully-printed C．newly- collected D．half-filled
A．missing B．passing C．developing D．falling
A．silently B．impatiently C．gladly D．worriedly
A．interesting B．short C．long D．boring
A．graduation B．independence C．responsibility D．success
A．children B．students C．adults D．retirees
A．carefully B．eagerly C．nervously D．bravely
A．required B．obtained C．noticed D．discovered
A．need B．learn C．start D．plan
A．great B．strong C．difficult D．correct
A．lost B．chose C．left D．quit
A．pets B．toys C．friends D．colleagues
I am always eager to do experiments, especially chemistry ones. It's 21to work with test tubes and beakers , even though sometimes my efforts end in failure. Experiments were fun for me 22a recent accident.
The accident happened when I was heating a big test tube with an alcohol burner , chatting to my partner. All of a sudden, the tube cracked. Even though I jumped from my seat when I heard the crack, the hair on my forehead was burnt as I was leaning too close to the test tube.
23I had no time to be sad about my hair: the liquid in the test tube poured onto the table and caught fire. I'd never 24anything so bad! My mind went blank for a moment. Then I quickly covered the fire with a damp cloth to put it out.
The teacher told me that the test tube broke in half at the bottom because we didn't dry it properly before 25 it.
We calmed down and did the experiment, again. But our hearts were still26rapidly even after we walked out of the lab.
But my bad luck didn't end there! Since all our 27was focused on the flames while we were in the lab, I didn't see the liquid falling onto my trousers.
During the following class, I felt a pain in my leg. Soon it became more and m6re painful and I touched the area with my fingers, 28to make things better. But to my great 29 , the material of my trousers turned into powder! "Vitriol ! ! ! The terrible word came into my mind. I rushed out right away to wash and examine my poor skin. 30 , it was not a serious injury.
After changing my trousers I thought it's very important to have a serious attitude in chemistry class. Doing scientific experiments as a learner is no laughing matter.
21. A. exciting B. moving C. dangerous D. difficult
22. A. but B. except C. besides D. until
23. A. Because B. Instead C. But D. Or
24. A. felt B. heard C. experienced D. imagined
25. A. boiling B. holding C. heating D. cooking
26. A. striking B. beating C. knocking D. hitting
27. A. effort B. sense C. attention D. spirit
28. A. failing B imanaging C. trying D. planning
29. A. disappointment B. joy C. surprise D. comfort
30. A. Luckily B. Obviously C. Unexpectedly D. Generally
Professor Barry Wellman of the University of Toronto in Canada has invented a term to describe the way many North Americans interact these days. The 1 is "networked individualism". This concept is not 2 to understand because the words seem to have opposite meanings. How can we be individuals and be networked 3 ? You need other people for 4 .
Here is 5 Professor Wellman means. 6 the invention of the Internet and email, our social networks 7 live interactions with relatives, neighbors and colleagues at work. Some of the_8 was by phone, but it was still voice to voice, person to person, in 9 time.
A recent 10 by the Pew Internet and American Life Project 11 that for a lot of people, electronic interaction through the computer has 12 the person-to-person interaction. However, a lot of people interviewed for the Pew's study 13 that's a good thing. Why?
In the past , many people were 14 that the Internet isolated (孤立) us and caused us to _15 too much time in the imaginary world of the computer. But the Pew's study discovered that the _16 is true. The Internet 17 us with more real people than expected -- 18 people who can give advice on careers, medical problems, raising children, and choosing a school or college. About 60 million Americans told Pew that the Internet 19 an important role in helping them make major life decisions.
Thanks to the computer, "networked individuals" are able to be 20 and together with other people -- at the same time!
1. A. saying B. term C. concept D. meaning
2. A. difficult B. different C. easy D. surprising
3. A. at the same time B. at once C. all the time D. once in a while
4. A. job B. food C. help D. networks
5. A. what B. how C. where D. which
6. A. After B. With C. Before D. As
7. A. included B. contained C. formed D. affected
8. A. appointment B. interaction C. invitations D. doings
9. A. true B. right C. wrong D. real
10. A. experiment B. study C. interview D. work
11. A. showed B. suggested C. learned D. added
12. A. ensured B. removed C. replaced D. exchanged
13. A. say B. discuss C. talk D. speak
14. A. excited B. surprised C. shocked D. worried
15. A. take B. spend C. cost D. stay
16. A. opposite B. thing C. outcome D. effect
17. A. connects B. offers C. shares D. informs
18. A. thankful B. considerate C. helpful D. friendly
19. A. finds B. plays C. catches D. possesses
20. A. united B. social C. separated D. alone
Have you heard news 9 The price of petrol around the world is going down by 70% !
A．the, the B．the, 不填 C．不填, the
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第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One summer night, on my way home from work I decided to see a movie. I knew the theatre would be air-conditioned and I couldn’t face my 1_____ apartment. Sitting in the theatre I had to look through the 2_____between the two tall heads in front of me. I had to keep changing the 3____every time she leaned over to talk to him. 4_____ he leaned over to kiss her. Why do Americans display such 5____ in a public place? I thought the movie would be good for my English, but 6_____ it turned out, it was an Italian movie. 7____ about an hour I decided to give up on the movie and 8_____ on my popcorn. I’ve never understood why they give you so much popcorn! It tasted pretty good, 9____. Afetr a while I heard 10____ more of the romantic-sounding Italians. I just heard the 11____ of the popcorn crunching(咀嚼) between my teeth. My thought started to 12 _____. I remembered when I was in South Korea, I 13 ____ to watch Kojak on TV frequently.
He spoke perfect Korean-I was really amazed. He seemed like a good friend to me, 14____I saw him again in NewYork speaking 15_____English instead of perfect Korean. He didn’t even have a Korean accent and I 16_____like I had been betrayed(背叛). When our family moved to the United States six years ago, none of us spoke any English. 17____we had begun to learn a few words, my mother suggested that we all should speak English at home. Everyone agreed, but our house became very 18_____ and we all seemed to avoid each other. We sat at the dinner table in silence, preferring that to 19____ in a difficult language. Mother tried to say something in English but it 20_____ out all wrong and we all burst into laughter and decided to forget it! We’ve been speaking Korean at home ever since.
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A．warm B．hot C．heated D．cool
A．crack B．blank C．break D．opening
A．seat B．view C．space D．angle
A．while B．whenever C．or D．and
A．attraction B．attention C．affection D．motion
A．since B．when C．what D．as
A．Within B．After C．For D．Over
A．set B．chew C．fix D．taste
A．too B．still C．though D．certainly
A．much B．any C．no D．few
A．voice B．sound C．rhythm D．tone
A．wonder B．imagine C．wander D．depart
A．enjoyed B．happened C．turned D．used
A．until B．because C．then D．therefore
A．false B．informal C．perfect D．practical
A．felt B．looked C．seemed D．appeared
A．While B．Before C．If D．Once
A．empty B．quiet C．noisy D．calm
A．telling B．shouting C．saying D．speaking
A．worked B．got C．came D．made