第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分55分)

　　第一节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题2分，满分40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)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　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 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 soon wears off the by January those 45 toys can be found put away in the basement. 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 hour at a time when they first 54 their driver’s licenses (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 searching for new 60 .

　　41. A. habit B. principle C. way D. power

　　42. A. parties B. races C. countries D. ages

　　43. A. working B. living C. playing D. going

　　44. A. confidence B. interest C. anxiety D. sorrow

　　45. A. same B. extra C. funny D. expensive

　　46. A. well-organized B. colorfully-printed C. half-filled D. newly-collected

　　47. A. broad B. passing C. different D. main

　　48. A. silently B. impatiently C. worriedly D. gladly

　　49. A. promise B. burden C. right D. game

　　50. A. courage B. calmness C. confusion D. excitement

　　51. A. graduation B. independence C. responsibility D. success

　　52. A. children B. students C. adults D. retirees

　　53. A. carefully B. eagerly C. nervously D. bravely

　　54. A. required B. obtained C. noticed D. discovered

　　55. A. need B. learn C. plan D. start

　　56. A. great B. strange C. difficult D. correct

　　57. A. time B. money C. skills D. knowledge

　　58. A. only B. well C. even D. soon

　　59. A. lost B. chose C. quit D. left

　　60. A. pets B. toys C. friends D. colleagues