Module 1Section ⅠⅠ.完形填空[2014·课标全国卷Ⅰ]As a general rule, all forms of activity lead to boredom W1 when they are performed on a routine (常规) basis. As a matter of fact, we can see this ___1___ at work in people of all ___2___. For example, on Christmas morning, children are excited about ___3___ with their new toys. But their ___4___ soon w ears off P1 and by January those ___5___ toys can be found put away in the basement. The world is full of P2 ___6___ stamp albums and unfinished models, each standing as a monument W2 to someone's ___7___ interest. When parents bring home a pet, their child ___8___ bathes it and brushes its fur. Within a short time, however, the ___9___ of caring for the animal is handed o v er to the P3 parents. Adolescents enter high school with great ___10___ but are soon looking for w ard to P4 ___11___. The same is true of P5 the young adults going to college. And then, how many ___12___，who now complain (抱怨) about the long drives to work, ___13___ drove for hours at a time when they first ___14___ their driver's licenses (执照)? Before people retire W3, they usually ___15___ to do a lot of ___16___ things, which they never had ___17___ to do while working. But ___18___ after retirement, the golfing, the fishing, the reading and all of the other pastimes W4 become as boring as the jobs they ___19___. And, like the child in January, they go searching for new ___20___.1. A. principle B. habitC. wayD. power2. A. parties B. racesC. countriesD. ages3. A. working B. livingC. playingD. going4. A. confidence B. interestC. anxietyD. sorrow5. A. same B. extraC. funnyD. expensive6. A. well-organized B. colorfully-printedC. newly-collectedD. half-filled7. A. broad B. passingC. differentD. main8. A. silently B. impatientlyC. gladlyD. worriedly9. A. promise B. burdenC. rightD. game10. A. courage B. calmnessC. confusionD. excitement11. A. graduation B. independenceC. responsibilityD. success12. A. children B. studentsC. adultsD. retirees13. A. carefully B. eagerlyC. nervouslyD. bravely14. A. required B. obtainedC. noticedD. discovered15. A. need B. learnC. startD. plan16. A. great B. strangeC. difficultD. correct17. A. time B. moneyC. skillsD. knowledge18. A. only B. wellC. evenD. soon19. A. lost B. choseC. leftD. quit20. A. pets B. toysC. friendsD. colleagues本文为议论文，题材为社会生活类。
文章主要讲述了各种活动一旦成为我们日常生活的一部分，无论哪个年龄阶段的人都会感到无聊。
1. A'根据上文的As a general rule可知各种活动一旦成为我们日常生活的一部分，无论哪个年龄阶段的人都会感到无聊，这是一种法则，故选A项。
A：原理，原则；B：习惯；C：方式，方法；D：能力，权力。
2. D'根据下文列举的例子可知，这一法则适用于各个年龄阶段的人，故选D项。
3. C'根据常识，玩具当然是用来玩耍的，故选C项。
4. B'根据下文7空后的interest可知选B项。
A：信心；B：兴趣；C：忧虑，焦虑；D：悲伤。
5. A'到一月份的时候，同样的那些玩具就被发现被弃置在地下室里了。
6. D'根据下文unfinished models可推断世界上充满了没有完成的集邮册，故选D项。
7. B'既然这些集邮册和模型没有完成，当然只是人们对它们往昔兴趣的一种纪念，故选B项。
A：宽广的；B：过往的；C：不同的；D：主要的。
8. C'当父母把宠物带回家的时候，他们的孩子会很高兴地为宠物洗澡和梳理毛发。
A：寂静地，沉默地；B：不耐烦地；C：高兴地；C：担忧地。
9. B'然而，不久照料动物的责任就交给父母了。
A：诺言；B：负担；C：权利；D：游戏，比赛。
10. D'青少年刚进入中学的时候很兴奋，但很快就盼着毕业了。
A：勇气；B：冷静，沉着，平静；C：混淆；D：兴奋。
11. A'解析见上题。
A：毕业；B：独立，自立；C：责任，职责；D：成功。
12. C'根据下文驾驶汽车可判断空格处指的是具有驾驶资格的成年人，故选C项。
13. B'根据上文很多成年人现在抱怨开很长时间的车上班的事实，可推断他们刚拿到驾照时渴望连续几个小时驾车，故选B项。
A：仔细地，小心地；B：渴望地，热切地；C：紧张地；D：勇敢地。
14. B'解析见上文。
obtain a driver's license获得驾照。
15. D'在退休前，人们计划做很多伟大的但在工作时没时间做的事情。
plan to do sth. 意为“计划做某事”。
16. A'根据下文的例子可知选A项。
A：美好的，伟大的；B：奇怪的，陌生的；C：困难的；D：正确的。
17. A'计划退休后做的事，这些事当然是工作时没有“时间”做的。
18. D'但是，退休后不久，打高尔夫、钓鱼、读书和所有其他的消遣方式都变得无聊了。
此处仍然在强调随着时间的推移人们兴趣的减弱，故选D项。
19. C'这些想做的事就像他们离开的工作一样变得索然无味了。
they left是定语从句，修饰限定the jobs。
20. B'根据上文like the child in January可知，就像一月的孩子，他们又去寻找新的玩具了。
A：宠物；B：玩具；C：朋友；D：同事。
温馨提示：完形填空及阅读理解中标注的W部分为重点单词，标注的P部分为重点短语，标准的S部分为长难句，旨在通过此栏目的练习，帮助学生夯实基础，做到厚积薄发。
W重点单词1. boredom n．无聊2. monument n．纪念碑3. retire v．退休4. pastime n．消遣，休闲活动P重点短语1. wear off逐渐消失2. be full of充满3. hand sth. over to sb.把(权力或责任)移交给(某人)4. look forward to期待5. be true of与……情况相同Ⅱ.阅读理解[2014·北京朝阳区第一次综合练习]Johnny the ExplorerJohnny was three when he ran away from home for the first time. Somebody left the garden gate open. Johnny wandered out，crossed some fields and，two hours later，arrived in the next village. He was just able to give his name and address.By the time he was seven，Johnny used to P1 disappear W1 from home two to three times a year. Sometimes he co v ered W2 quite long distances on foot. Sometimes he got on a bus or even a train，and simply sat there until someone asked for his ticket. Generally the police brought him home. “Why do you do it？” they used to ask. “I just like seeing places，”Johnny told them.Johnny continued to “see places” although everyone tried to stop him. His parents used to w atch him closely，and so did his teachers；but sooner or later P2 Johnny managed to slip a w ay.S1 As he grew older，his favorite trick was to hide on a long distance truck. Sometimes he travelled hundreds of miles before anyone discovered him.It is hardly surprising that e v entually W3 Johnny managed to board a plane.S2 He was twelve at the time. It was a cargo plane and a few hours later，Johnny found himself in Cairo. How did he get on board? No one knows! According to Johnny himself，it was easy：he just went into the airport，walked along some passages and got on board the nearest plane.In spite of P3 all this，Johnny did well at school. He enjoyed mathematics and languages and，perhaps not surprisingly，he was especially good at geography. “What do you want to be when you grow up？” his teachers asked him. “An explorer！” he answered. “But it's difficult to become an explorer in this modern age，”they tried to tell him. But it was no use：Johnny knew what he wanted!Just before he left school，Johnny saw a notice in a daily paper. A long journey was about to go to Brazil to travel up the Amazon River. There were jobs for three young people “willing to work hard and with a sense of adventure”. Johnny applied，and two months later，he was on his w ay to P4 Brazil.1. Johnny frequently left home because ________.A. he preferred to stay aloneB. he enjoyed seeing new placesC. he couldn't do well at schoolD. he didn't get along well with his parents2. People around Johnny ________.A. tried to stop him from slipping awayB. kept following him to get him backC. booked tickets for him if necessaryD. were clear about how he travelled abroad3. From the passage，we can learn that ________.A. Johnny worked for a daily paperB. Johnny lacked a sense of adventureC. Johnny went exploring along the Amazon RiverD. Johnny went to Brazil two months after he finished school文章介绍Johnny从小就喜欢探险，因为他喜欢看新的地方，虽然父母和老师都阻止他这么做，但是他去的地方越来越远，最近决定去亚马逊探险。
