2014届东城区职教中心对口升学英语专题训练：完形填空05.doc

2014届东城区职教中心对口升学英语专题训练：完形填空05 We always want what we cannot have.When we’re young，we want to stay out late，have romantic relationships，and be __1__.However，when we’re __2__，we want to go back to being young and we __3__ the days when we didn’t have to worry about complex love affairs，__4__ pressure，and money problems. Young people believe adulthood __5__ freedom from parents and schoolwork.When they get older，they feel that __6__ is freedom from work pressure and family responsibilities.To __7__ this feeling，people say，“The grass is always __8__ on the other side.” As __9__，we like to be adults，but as young adults，we __10__ to be young again.We think about staying out late，__11__ our own money to spend.Suddenly，they see that love can result in __12__ hearts；staying out late makes it hard to get ready for __13__ the next morning.They find out that adult life is not as __14__ as they thought it would be and suddenly，__15__ becomes very scary. Life is __16__.It gives us time to __17__ but also requires us to work.The time will come when we must grow up and we will always look back wishing we __18__ being young a bit longer.That time will not come back.It is normal to want what we cannot have but the __19__ is that to be happy is to appreciate what we have.That is the first step to growing up.__20__ life becomes more complex we will not regret the time we wasted wishing we were adults. 1．A.comfortable　　　　　　　 B．dependent C．independent D．polite 解析：选C。根据句意可知，年轻的时候，我们往往想摆脱父母的束缚，争得独立，所以选C。comfortable舒适的；dependent依赖的；依靠的；polite有礼貌的，均不符合句意。 2．A.older B．weaker C．married D．confident 解析：选A。和“we want to go back to being young...”相对应的应该是older。however也是提示。 3．A.like B．forget C．regret D．miss 解析：选D。长大以后，就会“怀念”年轻时候的岁月，故选D。 4．A.study B．job C．age D．health 解析：选B。成年人的主要压力应该来自工作，所以选B。 5．A.creates B．shows C．means D．limits 解析：选C。此处应该是对adulthood这一概念的解释。在年轻人的眼中，成年世界是自由的，没有父母和功课的压力。 6．A.childhood B．adulthood C．parenthood D．manhood 解析：选A。和adulthood相对的是childhood。上下两句是两个年龄阶段的对比。 7．A.redu