升初英语完形填空阅读理解及答案

第一篇：升初英语完形填空阅读理解及答案

五、完形填空。(10分)

Dear friend,My name is Alice Green.I am __1__ American girl.I’m thirteen.I have two brothers.One is Jack, __2__ is Tom.We go __3__ school five days a week.We stay at home __4__ Saturdays and Sundays.We are in __5__ same school.My father is a worker.My mother is a teacher.Mother often __6__ China is great and Chinese food is good.The Chinese people __7__ very friendly.I like spring.My brothers like __8__.We __9__ like watching TV.What about you?

Let us __10__.Please write to me soon.Yours,Alice

()1.A a B an C the D /

()2.A another B other C the other D the others

()3.A a B to C the D to the

()4.A in B on C the D /

()5.A a B an C the D /

()6.A say B says C speak D speaks

()7.A am B is C are D be

()8.A play football B playing football

C play the football D playing the football

()9.A each B every C all D any

()10.A do a friend B be a friend C do friends D be friends

六、阅读短文，根据短文内容选择正确答案。(10分)

The Smiths like to go out for a trip on Sundays.This Sunday they want to go to the West Hill.Jack and Mike, the sons, get up very early in the morning.Jack puts on a shirt and jeans, and Mike put on a T-shirt and jeans.They put bread, meat, eggs and some fruit in a basket and carry it to the car.M rs Smith also takes four tins of Coke with her.The little dog is running after her.It wants to go with them, too.They are all very happy.()1.On Sundays the Smiths like ________.A to stay at home B to watch TV

C to go out for a trip D to do shopping

()2.Jack and Mike wear ________.A jeans and running shoes B coats and trousers

C some meat and bread D some food and books

()3.They take _______ with them.免责声明：本文仅代表作者个人观点,与本网无关。

第二篇：高考英语完形填空阅读理解课外练习

阅读理解【2014·湛江市普通高考测试一】

When you make a mistake，big or small，cherish it as it’s the most precious thing in the world.Most of us feel bad when we make mistakes，beat ourselves up about it，feel like failures，and get mad at ourselves.And that’s only natural：Most of us have been taught from a young age that mistakes are bad，and we should try to avoid mistakes.We’ve been scolded when we make mistakes—at home，school and work.Maybe not always，but probably enough times to make feeling bad about mistakes an unconscious reaction.Yet without mistakes，we could not learn or grow.If you think about it that way，mistakes should be cherished and celebrated for being one of the most amazing things in the world：They make learning possible；they make growth and improvement possible.By trial and error—trying things，making mistakes，and learning from those mistakes—we have figured out how to make electric lights，to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel，and to fly.Mistakes make walking possible for the smallest toddler，make speech possible，and make works of genius possible.Think about how we learn：We don’t just consume information about something and instantly know it or know how to do it.You don’t just read about painting，or writing，or computer programming，or baking，or playing the piano，and know how to do them fight away.Instead，you get information about something，from reading or from another person or from observing usually...then you construct a model in your mind...then you test it out by trying it in the real world...then you make mistakes...then you revise the model based on the results of your real world experimentation...and repeat，making mistakes，learning from those mistakes，until you’ve pretty much learned how to do something.That’s how we learn as babies and toddlers，and how we learn as adults.Mistakes are how we learn to do something new—because if you succeed in something，it’s probably something you already knew how to do.You haven’t really grown much from that success—at most it’s the last step on your journey，not the whole journey.Most of the journey is made up of mistakes，if it’s a good journey.So if you value learning，if you value growing and improving，then you should value mistakes.They are amazing things that make a world of brilliance possible.1．Why do most of us feel bad about making mistakes? A．Because mistakes make us suffer a lot.B．Because it’s a natural part in our life.C．Because we’ve been taught so from a young age.D．Because mistakes have ruined many people’s careers.2．According to the passage，what is the right attitude to mistakes? A．We should try to avoid making mistakes.B．We should owe great inventions mainly to mistakes.C．We should treat mistakes as good chances to learn.D．We should make feeling bad about mistakes an unconscious reaction.3．The underlined word “toddler” in Paragraph 6 probably means________.A．a small child learning to walk

B．a kindergarten child learning to draw C．a primary pupil learning to read D．a school teenager learning to write

found and described.Their loss is immeasurable.Take rubber for example.For many uses, only natural rubber from trees will do.Synthetics are not good enough.Today over half the world's commercial rubber is produced in Malaysia and Indonesia, while the Amazon's rubber industry produces much of the world's four million tons.And rubber is an important material in making gloves, balloons, footwear and many sporting goods.Thousands of other tropical plants are valuable for their industrial use.Many scientists strongly believe that deforestation contributes to the greenhouse effect--or heating of the earth from increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.As we destroy forests, we lose their ability to change carbon dioxide into oxygen.Carbon dioxide levels could double within the next half-century, warming the earth by as much as 4.5 degrees.The result? A partial melt-down of polar ice caps, raising sea levels as much as 24 feet;even 15 feet could threaten anyone living within 35 miles of the coast.Unbelievable? Maybe.But scientists warn that by the time we realise the severe effects of tropical deforestation, it will be 20 years too late.Can tropical deforestation affect our everyday lives? Now, you should have got the answer.11.The underlined word “synthetics” probably means

.A.natural rubber

B.tropical materials

C.man-made material

D.commercial rubber 12.In the last paragraph the author tries to

.A.tell people how to avoid the tropical deforestation

B.persuade people to buy something synthetic

C.show us how important it is to protect the tropical forests

D.let people realise the effect of tropical deforestation 13.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A.The forests are losing their function in turning carbon dioxide into oxygen.B.Many of our daily uses are related to the tropical forests.C.Tropical plants can be used to make industrial products.D.High carbon dioxide levels will make the earth warmer.14.The author's attitude towards the tropical deforestation is

.A.puzzling

B.cold

C.supporting

D.opposed 15.Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

A.Tropical Forests

B.Saving the Tropical Forests

C.Tropical Forests and Our Life

D.The Greenhouse Effects 【参考答案】11—

15、CCADC

【由2013界广东省广雅中学高三上第一次月考改编】

完型填空。阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项。

I used to walk my dog every morning.Later when we got back home, I would give it some food.This usually caught the

of a mynah bird.The most

feature of this bird was its brightly-coloured

mouth, so I found it a bit strange.Later I read a book and found that the colour yellow “communication, optimism and inspiration”.I took the “c” from , “o” from optimism, and “in” from inspiration to form the word “Coin”.This became the bird’s

.D.custom习惯。因为只有communication的首字母是C。我从communication取一个字母C，故选A。6.【答案】C 【解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A.food食物； B.cage笼子； C.name名字； D.story故事。根据Coin would look at me and sing , “Raack!Raack!” 可以推测这是它的名字，这就形成了鸟的名字，故选C。7.【答案】C 【解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A.song歌曲； B.communication交流；C.meal 一餐；D.walk步行。

根据she would start picking up the food left by the dog.每一次等狗完成了它的大餐（meal）以后，故选C。8.【答案】C 【解析】考查动词及语境的理解。A.died死； B.hid躲藏； C.disappeared消失；

D.escaped逃离。

根据常识咱们知道鸟有迁徙的习惯。冬天来了八哥就消失（disappeared）了，故选C。9.【答案】B 【解析】考查副词及语境的理解。A.suddenly突然； B.finally终于，最后；C.happily 高兴地；D.luckily幸运地。这里用最后表示作者盼着鸟的归来。当最后春天来时，鸟又都回来了，故选B。10.【答案】C 【解析】考查动词及语境的理解。A.complained 抱怨；B.recorded 记录；C.wondered纳闷； D.wished希望。根据what had happened to Coin可知我常常纳闷我的小八哥怎么样了，故选C。11.【答案】D 【解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A.door门； B.bird 鸟；C.daughter 女儿；D.dog狗。根据上文可知作者常常喂狗。有一天当我喂狗的时候，小八哥飞了下来，故选D。12.【答案】B 【解析】考查形容词及语境的理解。A.strange 奇怪的；B.Familiar熟悉的； C.Crazy疯狂的； D.Terrible可怕的。根据上文可知作者非常了解八哥的叫声。就在那时我又听到了熟悉的声音，故选B。

13.【答案】A 【解析】考查动词及语境的理解。A.place地方； B.cat 猫；C.person人； D.sky天空。有时我纳闷鸟怎么会又回到它以前离开的同一个地方，故选A。14.【答案】A 【解析】考查动词及语境的理解。A.song 歌曲；B.face 脸C.appearance外貌； D.voice声音。根据上文可知八哥爱唱歌。每天早晨八哥就带着甜甜的歌曲来了，故选A。15.【答案】B 【解析】考查动词及语境的理解。A.confirmed 确认；B.accepted 接受；C.agreed同意； D.impressed给人印象。根据Both I and my dog accepted her as a member of our family.可知如果我们经常能和其他的人交流，我们肯定能被接受其他的每一个人，故选B。

【参考答案】完型填空

1—

15、DACAA

CCCBC

DBAAB

第三篇：七年级上册英语完形填空试题及答案（最终版）

1.Hello,everyone!I am in my new school now.I have some good _1__ here.They are all nice.Please come with me and __2_ them.First, the tall boy is Frank.Look at his blue _3_.He is from the USA.He lives__4_ his parents in Nanjing.Frank is a kind boy.He often helps with my English.He likes _5_.Yao Ming and Jordan are his idols.And Kitty, a pretty girl, always smiles.She is a good student and she is good at all her__6_.She __7_ many books.We often study together.Leon is also my friend.He isn’t tall.He doesn’t like basketball.__8_ he likes football.He is __9_ the football team of our school.I am really __10_ to have the three good friends.1.A.friends

B.teachers

C.boys

D.Girls 2.A.say

B.look

C.hear

D.meet 3.A.hair

B.eyes

C.ears

D.hands 4.A.with

B.for

C.and

D.to 5.A.football

B.basketball

C.ping-pong

D.badminton 6.A.games

B.lessons

C.classes

D.rooms 7.A.sees

B.watches

C.reads

D.hears 8.A.And

B.So

C.But

D.Or 9.A.for

B.in

C.at

D.to 10.A.happy

B.sad

C.polite

D.sorry 2.What grade can an 11-year-old boy be in? In Grade 5or 6,right?

_1_ 11-year-old Carson Huey-You is in a university now.And he is doing well in his _2_.He surprises all his classmates and teachers.Many people are_3_ about him in the university now.But Carson doesn’t think much of their surprised _4_.Carson hopes to _5_ new things and make new friends in the university.His mother goes to classes with him because he is too_6_.Carson is very clever.His mother, Claretta Huey-You, says numbers and maths are _7_ so difficult for him.He _8_ Chinese at home, but English at school.Carson is not a bookworm(书虫).Sometimes he is just a _9_.Like many other children, he has many_10_,such as playing computer games and playing the piano.Now all the teachers and students like this young student.1.A.And

B.So

C.But

D.Because 2.A.activities

B.lessons

C.games

D.games 3.A.thinking

B.reading

C.talking

D.listening 4.A.eyes

B.heads

C.ears

D.legs 5.A.learn

B.make

C.chat

D.show 6.A.strong

B.tall

C.clever

D.young 7.A.sometimes B.always

C.usually

D.seldom 8.A.speaks

B.says

C.starts

D.stops 9.A.child

B.student

C.parent

D.teacher 10.A.classes

B.hobbies

C.friends

D.subjects 答案：1:1~5 ABBAB

6~10 BCCBA 2：1~5CBCAA 6~10 DDAAB

第四篇：完形填空和阅读理解

完形填空

阅读下面短文，从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项.My car and my best friend

For most, getting your first car opens up a new world of freedom and allows you to go wherever you want, whenever you want.Getting a car did1this for me, and it also brought my best friend and me2.But then it tore us apart(分开).My best friend lives three minutes from my3.Since her4is in late summer, seven months behind mine, I basically became her5when I turned 16 in December.And so I6her up for school and took her home.We made ice-cream7, went shopping and to the movies―all in my car.I would drive to her house just to sit on her bed, read magazines and have a good laugh.I went to her house so8that she gave me a key9her house.A week after I got my license（驾照），she was with me10I had my first accident.She was there and11me and we kept it a12, since I didn’t want people to13.From then on, through thick and thin(共患难), it was just me , my car and my best friend.High school is a time of14, but I couldn’t15for a long time16we became so distant（疏远）after being so close.My friend waited three months after her birthday to get her dream car：a green 2004 Beetle.With its17, the passenger seat of my car became18.Our car trips became less frequent(频繁的)19I didn’t even drive down her street.It’s funny how a car can change a relationship so much.I had wanted her to get a car, but once she did, I20it.I wanted her friendship back, even if it couldn’t be the same.1.A.someB.anyC.noneD.all

2.A.closerB.fartherC.luckierD.happier

3.A.neighborB.schoolC.homeD.family

4.A.holidayB.birthdayC.courseD.job

5.A.guideB.followerC.partnerD.driver

6.A.pickedB.wokeC.calledD.hurried

7.A.partiesB.tripsC.plansD.classes

8.A.happilyB.oftenC.hardlyD.seldom

9.A.toB.onC.ofD.for

10.A.while

11.A.savedB.butC.whenD.after B.suggestedC.advisedD.comforted

B.secretC.prideD.joke 12.A.favorite

13.A.helpB.seeC.knowD.laugh

14.A.changeB.disappointment C.friendshipD.excitement

15.A.believeB.answerC.imagineD.understand

16.A.whenB.where

17.A.arrival

C.howD.what C.returnD.beauty 1 B.dream

18.A.brokenB.crowded

20.A.lostB.received

阅读理解 C.emptyC.enjoyedD.different D.beforeD.regretted 19.A.howeverB.untilC.as

(A)

Fifteen people were killed and 38 others injured in a road accident early Wednesday morning in Enshi,Central China's Hubei Province．The bus，travelling from Wanzhou in Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality to Shenzhen in South China's Guangdong Province，had 53 passengers on board, three more than permitted．

At around 1 am on Wednesday，the bus increased speed gradually on a curve（弯路）and plunged more than 30 metres into a valley below.Thirteen people，including one of the two drivers，died at once.Two others died on the way to hospital．

Although the cause of the accident is still unclear，the local police said the driver paid no attention to the official warning signs on the expressway．It hit a section which had been closed as a result of snow.Because of the freezing weather and icy roads，the expressway had been closed by police since Tuesday morning． But the bus drivers took the dangerous route，paying no attention to the warnings．

The rescue team, which included more than 30 medical workers and 120 local villagers，joined together and rushed to the scene at the news of the accident．By 5 am, all of the injured had been sent to three local hospitals for emergency treatment．A hospital source said most of the patients were in a stable（稳定的）condition but a few were still in danger．

According to a 2002 national public opinion poll, traffic accidents ranked as people's third biggest security concern．

1． When the accident took place，＿＿＿＿．

A．the bus was on the way to ShenzhenB．most of the passengers were sound asleep

C．all the passengers were given immediate rescueD．it was snowing hard

2． The expressway was closed to ＿＿＿＿．

A．protect the passengers from being frozenB．make the police have a good rest

C．stop cars traveling aroundD．avoid the happening of traffic accidents

3．The passage is about ＿＿＿＿．

A． how a road accident took placeB． safety measures

C． a terrifying accidentD． the basic rules for safety

(B)

For the first time in Hong Kong's history，an entertainer has been written into middle school textbooks.He is considered one of the best actors in Hong Kong.Yes，he is Chow Yun fat．

The example of his long hard struggle for success has been used in a chapter in a Hong Kong middle school textbook．Using his experience，students can learn to make the most of their time and to grab every opportunity to succeed．

On hearing about this，Chow said happily，“I really hope that my experiences can make young people understand that one should not be afraid of difficulties and setbacks（挫折），for they are the only way to success．”

Indeed，Chow has travelled a long and difficult path to reach his success．In 1955，he was born into a poor family in Hong Kong.When he was 17，he had to leave school．He worked in a number of jobs—as a postman，camera salesman and taxi driver.These experiences paved the way for him to play all kinds of roles later in life．

Chow broke into the film industry in the late 1970s.He was one of the hardest working actors and starred in a number of popular TV dramas and films including “Shanghai Bund”（《上海滩》）and “A Better Tomorrow”． Since 1985，he has won many awards including Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards and Hong Kong Film Awards.In 1995, he went to Hollywood． Although he was already in his 40s, he had to learn English．He even put chopsticks in his mouth to practise pronouncing certain sounds.His film，“Crouching Tiger，Hidden Dragon”，began to gain him more fame and recognition around the world．In 1998，the mayor of Chicago set aside January 12 as “Chow Yun fat Day．”

4．Chow Yun fat has been written into middle school textbooks mainly because________．

A.he plays best in Hong KongB.he keeps on struggling for success

C.his experiences are very specialD.he is well thought of

5．Chow felt_________when he learned that he had been written into middle school textbooks．

A． surprisedB． happyC． sadD． shy

6．What can we infer from the passage？

A． Chow Yun fat is proud of his success．

B． Chow Yun fat is popular both at home and abroad．

C． Chow Yun fat prefers to make a living by selling cameras rather than by performing．

D． Chow Yun fat has won more awards than other actors．

7．The underlined sentence（in Paragraph 6）suggests ＿＿＿＿．

A． chopsticks is of great help to practise English pronunciation

B． Chow Yun fat is willing to struggle with difficulties

C． Chow Yun fat has suffered a lot since he went to Hollywood

D． it is hard for a person who is over 40 years old to learn spoken English

8.The author wrote this passage to ＿＿＿＿．

A.introduce Chow's way to success

B.praise Chow for his excellent performance

C.call on people to learn from Chow

D.show why Chow is popular

III．完形填空

36-40 DACBD41-45 ABBAC46-50DBCAD51-55 CACBD IV． 阅读理解

56-58 ADC59-63 BBBBC

第五篇：2014年高考英语新课标卷阅读理解及完形填空译文

C篇在人们心目中一个专业的训狮员就是一手挥鞭一手持椅的逗乐人。鞭子捕获了所有的注意力，而事实上，鞭子大部分时间只是表演。，真正起作用的是椅子。当巡视员手拿椅子出现在狮子面前，狮子试图把注意力同时放在四条椅子腿上。由于注意力被分散，狮子变得迷惑不知道下一步做什么。当面对太多的选择，狮子选择僵持和等候，而不再攻击持椅人。

有多少次你感觉自己和狮子一样处于一样的境地？又有多少次你心存目标如减肥、开办企业或是游历更多地方，但结果只是止于对眼前诸多选择的困惑而最终毫无进展？

这种情况一直是我不安烦恼，因为当所有的专家忙着讨论那个是最佳选择时，想要提升自我生活的人们却被各种充满矛盾和冲突的信息所困惑。最终的结果就是我们感觉不能集中精力或我们正C篇在人们心目中一个专业的训狮员就是一手挥鞭一手持椅的逗乐人。鞭子捕获了所有的注意力，而事实上，鞭子大部分时间只是表演。，真正起作用的是椅子。当巡视员手拿椅子出现在狮子面前，狮子试图把注意力同时放在四条椅子腿上。由于注意力被分散，狮子变得迷惑不知道下一步做什么。当面对太多的选择，狮子选择僵持和等候，而不再攻击持椅人。

有多少次你感觉自己和狮子一样处于一样的境地？又有多少次你心存目标如减肥、开办企业或是游历更多地方，但结果只是止于对眼前诸多选择的困惑而最终毫无进展？

这种情况一直是我不安烦恼，因为当所有的专家忙着讨论那个是最佳选择时，想要提升自我生活的人们却被各种充满矛盾和冲突的信息所困惑。最终的结果就是我们感觉不能集中精力或我们正把精力投在错误的事情上，之后我们不再作为，进展很小，在我们 本能提升的时候却原地不动。事情本不必那样。任何时候当你发觉世界在你面前惠东椅子时，记住这点：你需要的就是集中精力做好一件事。你只需立即开始。在你感觉就绪前 就开始行动是许多成功人士的习惯。如果你有想要去的地方，想要完成的事情，想要成为某种人士。。立即采取行动！如果你清楚地知道你想要去的地方，世界所有其他不是帮助你到那就是为你让路。

D篇随着越来越多的人说诸如英语、汉语、西班牙语和阿拉伯语等世界语言，其他语种正迅速消失。事实上，根据世界教科文组织的调查，今天在世界上使用的6000-7000种语言中的一半很可能将会在下一个世纪消亡。

在阻止语言消亡的努力中，来自许多组织的学者，包括教科文和国家性地质人员在内，已经花费许多年时间在整理那些正在消亡的语言和文化。

M耶鲁大学的一位科学家，专注于喜马拉雅山地区的语言和口述的传统，也正在记录那的传统。他最近出版的那本书，就出自他在尼泊尔的一个村子的生活、工作和抚养一个家庭的经历。

记录T的语言和文化，对于他来说只是一个起点，他努力寻求其他的语言和传统，包括喜马拉雅山地区的印度、尼泊尔、不丹和中国。但是他不满足于仅仅记录那些即将消亡的声音。

在剑桥大学他发现极有价值的重要资料包括照片，电影，录音材料，驻地记录等，这个仍然未被研究急需关注和保护。

现在通过他创建的两个组织他已经发起了一项运动以便使在世界范围内的图书馆和储藏的资料能为年轻一代所用，而不仅仅局限于那些学者。M说，多亏有数码技术和遍及全世界的网络技术，那些濒危的语言才能够被拯救并与各语言研究协会重获联系。

完形填空作为一个通则，各种形式的活动如果以一种常规的形式来开展，往往归于厌倦。事实上，我们在各年龄段的人们身上都能看到这一通则在起作用。例如，在圣诞节早晨，孩子们在兴奋地玩着他们的新玩具。但是他们的兴趣很快消失，到一月时那些玩具就被发现堆积在储藏间。这个世界充斥着太多的完成一半的集邮册，半途而废的模型，每一个矗立在那就像是逝去的兴趣的纪念。当父母们初次将宠物带回家，他们的孩子都会兴致勃勃的为他们洗澡梳理毛发。而在很短时间内，照顾小动物的任务就转嫁到父母身上。青少年满怀兴奋进入高中但很快就期待毕业。年轻人去上大学亦如此。然后，有多少成年人现在总是抱怨长时间驱车去上班，而在他们第一次取得驾照时是那么渴望连续几小时驱车兜风？在人们退休前，总是计划去做种种他们上班时间没空做的“大事”。但是退休不久，那些高尔夫、钓鱼、阅读等各类消遣娱乐都变得和他们离开的工作一样无趣，就像在一月，孩子们又会去找寻新的玩具。把精力投在错误的事情上，之后我们不再作为，进展很小，在我们 本能提升的时候却原地不动。事情本不必那样。任何时候当你发觉世界在你面前惠东椅子时，记住这点：你需要的就是集中精力做好一件事。你只需立即开始。在你感觉就绪前 就开始行动是许多成功人士的习惯。如果你有想要去的地方，想要完成的事情，想要成为某种人士。。立即采取行动！如果你清楚地知道你想要去的地方，世界所有其他不是帮助你到那就是为你让路。

D篇随着越来越多的人说诸如英语、汉语、西班牙语和阿拉伯语等世界语言，其他语种正迅速消失。事实上，根据世界教科文组织的调查，今天在世界上使用的6000-7000种语言中的一半很可能将会在下一个世纪消亡。

在阻止语言消亡的努力中，来自许多组织的学者，包括教科文和国家性地质人员在内，已经花费许多年时间在整理那些正在消亡的语言和文化。

M耶鲁大学的一位科学家，专注于喜马拉雅山地区的语言和口述的传统，也正在记录那的传统。他最近出版的那本书，就出自他在尼泊尔的一个村子的生活、工作和抚养一个家庭的经历。

记录T的语言和文化，对于他来说只是一个起点，他努力寻求其他的语言和传统，包括喜马拉雅山地区的印度、尼泊尔、不丹和中国。但是他不满足于仅仅记录那些即将消亡的声音。

在剑桥大学他发现极有价值的重要资料包括照片，电影，录音材料，驻地记录等，这个仍然未被研究急需关注和保护。

现在通过他创建的两个组织他已经发起了一项运动以便使在世界范围内的图书馆和储藏的资料能为年轻一代所用，而不仅仅局限于那些学者。M说，多亏有数码技术和遍及全世界的网络技术，那些濒危的语言才能够被拯救并与各语言研究协会重获联系。

完形填空作为一个通则，各种形式的活动如果以一种常规的形式来开展，往往归于厌倦。事实上，我们在各年龄段的人们身上都能看到这一通则在起作用。例如，在圣诞节早晨，孩子们在兴奋地玩着他们的新玩具。但是他们的兴趣很快消失，到一月时那些玩具就被发现堆积在储藏间。这个世界充斥着太多的完成一半的集邮册，半途而废的模型，每一个矗立在那就像是逝去的兴趣的纪念。当父母们初次将宠物带回家，他们的孩子都会兴致勃勃的为他们洗澡梳理毛发。而在很短时间内，照顾小动物的任务就转嫁到父母身上。青少年满怀兴奋进入高中但很快就期待毕业。年轻人去上大学亦如此。然后，有多少成年人现在总是抱怨长时间驱车去上班，而在他们第一次取得驾照时是那么渴望连续几小时驱车兜风？在人们退休前，总是计划去做种种他们上班时间没空做的“大事”。但是退休不久，那些高尔夫、钓鱼、阅读等各类消遣娱乐都变得和他们离开的工作一样无趣，就像在一月，孩子们又会去找寻新的玩具。