11 .The same is true of 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，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 become as boring as the jobs they 19 .And，like the child in January，they go searching for new 20 .(2014·新课标全国Ⅰ) 1．A.principle C．way 答案 A
解析 根据文章开头的“As a general rule...”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。 2．A.parties C．countries 答案 D
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”。 3．A.working C．playing 答案 C
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。 4．A.confidence C．anxiety 答案 B
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信心；anxiety焦虑；sorrow伤心。wear off逐渐减少，慢慢消失。下文的“...each standing as a monument to someone’s interest.”也暗示此空填interest。 5．A.same C．funny 答案 A
解析 这里提到的玩具就是原来孩子们非常感兴趣的玩具，所以此处要用same。 6．A.well-organized
B．colorfully-printed B．extra D．expensive B．interest D．sorrow B．living D．going B．races D．ages B．habit D．power
C．newly-collected 答案 D
D．half-filled
解析 下面的unfinished models“没有完成的模型”是重要提示，与unfinished并列的应是half-filled，意为“完成一半的”集邮册，而不是“排列好的”“绘成彩色的”或“最新收集的”。 7．A.broad C．different 答案 B
解析 此处语境为：这个世界上到处都是装满一半的集邮册和尚未完成的模型，每个都是某人曾经的兴趣的纪念碑。passing interest曾经的兴趣，也就是曾经那么感兴趣，而现在没有兴趣了。 8．A.silently C．gladly 答案 C
解析 结合下文的“Within a short time，however，the of caring for the animal is handed over to the parents.”可知，开始时孩子很乐意(gladly)为宠物洗澡和梳理毛发。silently沉默地；impatiently不耐烦地；worriedly忧虑地。 9．A.promise C．right 答案 B
解析 孩子没有了兴趣，因此照顾宠物的负担(burden)就移交给父母了。promise承诺；right权利；game游戏。 10．A.courage C．confusion 答案 D
解析 根据前文的children are excited about可以得知，进入高中的青少年也是满怀“兴奋”的，故此处要用excitement。 11．A.graduation C．responsibility 答案 A
解析 刚进入高中的青少年开始时很兴奋，从but可以推知，他们不久就失去了兴趣而盼望毕业(graduation)。independence独立；responsibility责任，职责；success成功。 12．A.children C．adults
B．students D．retirees B．independence D．success B．calmness D．excitement B．burden D．game B．impatiently D．worriedly B．passing D．main
答案 C
解析 根据该空前面的“The same is true of the young adults going to college.And then...”可知，此处是讲成年人(adults)的事情。 13．A.carefully C．nervously 答案 B
解析 根据后面的“...when they first their driver’s licenses(执照)？”可以推知，人们最初拿到驾照的时候是很“渴望”开车的，故此处要用eagerly。 14．A.required C．noticed 答案 B
解析 成人“获得”驾照，因此要用obtained。require要求；notice注意到；discover发现。 15．A.need B．learn C．start D．plan 答案 D
解析 退休前他们通常打算(plan)做很多事情。 16．A.great C．difficult 答案 A
解析 由下文的the golfing，the fishing，the reading and all of the other pastimes可知，这是他们退休后打算做的“极好的事情”，所以此处要用great。 17．A.time C．skills 答案 A
解析 根据前面的before people retire可知，他们要做自己原来没有“时间”做的事情，所以此处要用time。 18．A.only C．even 答案 D
解析 soon after意为“不久”，也就是在他们退休后不久，所以此处要用soon。 19．A.lost C．left 答案 C
解析 根据前面的after retirement可知他们退休了，而他们退休前打算要做的那些事情也正如他们离开的工作一样无聊，所以此处要用left。
B．chose D．quit B．well D．soon B．money D．knowledge B．strange D．correct B．obtained D．discovered B．eagerly D．bravely
20．A.pets C．friends 答案 B
B．toys D．colleagues
解析 like the child in January“像一月份的孩子那样”，孩子们一月份时已经对圣诞节的玩具失去兴趣了，故此处意为退休的人对他们之前的打算失去兴趣了，像孩子那样寻找新的玩具(toys)。
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Sean Le Vegan，a dog lover from Manchester，England，will spend over a month in an animal cage to raise awareness about the difficulty of homeless dogs and encourage people to adopt rather than buy pet dogs.
Sean，a 35-year-old web-designer and volunteer，believes spending 35 days and nights in a cage is a good way to direct attention to homeless dogs.It’s also a great way to raise some much-needed funds for the dog shelter，as he plans to broadcast his challenge on the Internet and charge ￡5 (7.50) per donation.People will be able to watch a human living a dog’s life and Le Vagan plans to offer them a realistic experience.35 days is the average stay for a dog at the Manchester-based animal shelter.Just like the dogs brought here，Sean won’t eat anything for the first four days and will have to live on with just water and a blanket.After that he will be feeding on vegetarian dog food throughout the whole event.He will only be allowed one hour of freedom per day，to use the toilet and clean up.
“It’s going to be really tough.I want to really show people what homeless dogs go through，and experience it for myself，”Sean told Manchester Evening News.“People thought I was absolutely crazy when I first came up with it.The toilet will obviously be a problem so I’ve cut coffee，salt and sugar out of my diet to limit my water levels.I really want to do this properly.”The young activist has chosen to begin his cage living experiment on October 5th，when the weather starts to get cold，to show what the animals have to suffer.To follow Sean’s progress，check out his website，Kennel 35 and follow him on Twitter. 1．Sean decided to live in an animal cage to . A．experience a lost dog’s life B．observe sick dogs’ behaviour C．communicate with deserted dogs D．draw attention to homeless dogs 答案 D
解析 细节理解题。根据第一段的内容可知，Sean住在笼子里是为了引起人们对流浪狗的
关注，因此选D项。
2．The broadcast of Sean’s stay in the cage on the Internet is intended for . A．donation C．pleasure 答案 A
解析 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“...he plans to broadcast his challenge on the Internet and charge ￡5 (7.50) per donation.”可知，A项正确。 3．Why did Sean design to stay in the cage for 35 days? A．A homeless dog stays as long. B．It is the limit for him to stand. C．He wants to break a record. D．He is 35 years old. 答案 A
解析 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“35 days is the average stay for a dog at the Manchester-based animal shelter.”可知选A项。 4．Sean limits his water levels to . A．keep his body healthy B．get rid of fat from his body C．avoid going to the toilet too often D．lessen the amount of food he needs 答案 C
解析 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“The toilet will obviously be a problem so I’ve cut coffee，salt and sugar out of my diet to limit my water levels.”可知选C项。
B
Experts from nearly 200 countries have spent the past two weeks in Warsaw，Poland.More than 9,000 representatives gathered for a United Nations conference on climate change.Organizers called the meeting to work toward a treaty(条约) to fight rising temperatures on our planet.The treaty would be signed in 2015 and take effect after 2020.
In the United States，the Environmental Protection Agency is leading government efforts to fight climate change.The agency just ended a series of public hearings across the country.The EPA was seeking comments as it considers tightening clean air rules for coal-burning power plants. David Doniger is a climate policy expert.He says it is the duty of the EPA to control carbon as a pollutant.He wants the agency to establish new rules that would move the United States toward a cleaner energy environment.
“No one is coming up with standards that would knock out all those power plants.We’re talking
B．advertising D．challenge