
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 and 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 hours at a time when they first 54 their driver’s license (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. principle B. habit C. weaker 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. newly- collected D. half-filled
47. A. broad B. passing C. different D. main
48. A. silently B. impatiently C. gladly D. worriedly
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. start D. plan
56. A. great B. strong 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. left D. quit
60. A. pets B. toys C. friends D. Colleagues
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Joe Simpson and Simon Yates were the first people to climb the West Face of the Siula Grande in the Andes mountains. They reached the top __41_____, but on their way back conditions were very _42______. Joe fell and broke his leg. They both knew that if Simon __43_____ alone, he would probably get back _44______. But Simon decided to risk his __45_____ and try to lower Joe down the mountain on a rope(绳).
As they __46_____ down, the weather got worse. Then another ___47____ occurred. They couldn’t see or hear each other and, ___48____, Simon lowered his friend over the edge of a precipice(峭壁). It was ___49____ for Joe to climb back or for Simon to pull him up. Joe’s _50_____ was pulling Simon slowly towards the precipice. ___51____, after more than an hour in the dark and the icy cold, Simon had to __52_____. In tears, he cut the rope. Joe __53_____ into a huge crevasse(裂缝)in the ice below. He had no food or water and he was in terrible pain. He couldn’t walk, but he __54_____ to get out of the crevasse and started to ___55____ towards their camp, nearly ten kilometers __56_____.
Simon had ___57____ the camp at the foot of the mountain. He thought that Joe must be __58_____, but he didn’t want to leave ___59____. Three days later, in the middle of the night, he heard Joe’s voice. He couldn’t ___60____ it. Joe was there, a few meters from their tent, still alive.
41.A. hurriedly B. carefully .C. successfully D. early
42. A. difficult B. similar C. special D. normal
43. A. climbed B. worked C. rested . D. continued
44. A. unwillingly B. safely C. slowly D. regretfully
45. A. fortune B. time C. health D. life
46. A. lay B. settled C. went D. looked
47. A. damage B. storm C. change D. trouble
48. A. by mistake B. by chance C. by choice D. by luck
49. A. unnecessary B. practical C. important D. impossible
50. A. height B. weight C. strength .D. equipment
51. A. Finally B. Patiently .C. Surely D. Quickly
52. A. stand back B. take a rest C. make a decision .D. hold on
53. A. jumped B. fell C. escaped D. backed
54. A. managed B. planned C. waited D. hoped
55. A. run B. skate C. move D. march
56. A. around B. away C. above D. along
57. A. headed for B. traveled to C. left for D. returned to
58. A. dead B. hurt C. weak D. late
59. A. secretly B. tiredly C. immediately D. anxiously
60. A. find B. believe C. make D. Accept
