2018高考英语二轮复习（课件+检测）：专题3 第三讲　议论文 (2份打包)

专题三　完形填空 第三讲　议论文 真题验证 (2014·课标全国卷Ⅰ) 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 ____1.A____ at work in people of all ____2.D____.For example，on Christmas morning，children are excited about __3.C____ with their new toys.But their ____4.B____ soon wears off and by January those ____5.A____ toys can be found put away in the basement.The world is full of ____6.D____ stamp albums and unfinished models，each standing as a monument to someone's ____7.B____ interest.When parents bring home a pet，their child ____8.C____ bathes it and brushes its fur.Within a short time，however，the __9.B____ of caring for the animal is handed over to the parents.Adolescents enter high school with great ____10.D____ but are soon looking forward to ____11.A____.The same is true of the young adults going to college.And then，how many ____12.C____，who now complain(抱怨) about the long drives to work，____13.B____ drove for hours at a time when they first ____14.D____ their drivers licenses(执照)？Before people retire，they usually ____15.D____ to do a lot of ____16.A____ things，which they never had ____17.A____ to do while working.But ____18.D____ after retirement，the golfing，the fishing，the reading and all of the other pastimes become as boring as the jobs they ____19.C____.And，like the child in January，they go searching for new ____20.B____. 文章大意：本文是一篇议论文。一般来说，任何事情做久了都会让人厌倦。实际上不论是在工作中，还是在人们的日常生活中都会有这样的现象；同样的厌倦心理也会出现在各个年龄段。 ❶　A．principle　　　 B．habit C．way D．power 解析：根据文章开头的As a general rule...“作为一个通用的规则……”可知，此处意为“我们能在……中看到这个定律”，上文中rule暗示此处要用principle。 ❷　A．parties B．races C．countries D．ages 解析：由For example后面提到的几类人children，adolescents，young adults以及people to retire可知此处要填ages，意为“我们可以看到这一定律对各年龄段的人都有效”。 ❸　A．working B．living C．playing D．going 解析：根据该空后面的with their new toys可知孩子们是“玩耍”新的玩具，所以此处要用playing。 ❹　A．confidence B．interest C．anxiety D．sorrow 解析：分析语境，前文说“孩子们很兴奋地玩他们的新玩具”，由But表转折可知，他们的兴趣(interest)慢慢消失，而不是confidence“信