第一篇：升初英語完形填空閱讀理解及答案

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、閱讀短文，根據短文內容選擇正確答案。(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.免責聲明：本文僅代表作者個人觀點,與本網無關。

第二篇：高考英語完形填空閱讀理解課外練習

閱讀理解【2014·湛江市普通高考測試一】

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 【參考答案】11—

15、CCADC

【由2013界廣東省廣雅中學高三上第一次月考改編】

完型填空。閱讀下面短文,掌握其大意,然后從所給的A、B、C和D項中,選出最佳選項。

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習慣。因為只有communication的首字母是C。我從communication取一個字母C，故選A。6.【答案】C 【解析】考查名詞及語境的理解。A.food食物； B.cage籠子； C.name名字； D.story故事。根據Coin would look at me and sing , “Raack!Raack!” 可以推測這是它的名字，這就形成了鳥的名字，故選C。7.【答案】C 【解析】考查名詞及語境的理解。A.song歌曲； B.communication交流；C.meal 一餐；D.walk步行。

根據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，故選C。8.【答案】C 【解析】考查動詞及語境的理解。A.died死； B.hid躲藏； C.disappeared消失；

D.escaped逃離。

根據常識咱們知道鳥有遷徙的習慣。冬天來了八哥就消失（disappeared）了，故選C。9.【答案】B 【解析】考查副詞及語境的理解。A.suddenly突然； B.finally終于，最后；C.happily 高興地；D.luckily幸運地。這里用最后表示作者盼著鳥的歸來。當最后春天來時，鳥又都回來了，故選B。10.【答案】C 【解析】考查動詞及語境的理解。A.complained 抱怨；B.recorded 記錄；C.wondered納悶； D.wished希望。根據what had happened to Coin可知我常常納悶我的小八哥怎么樣了，故選C。11.【答案】D 【解析】考查名詞及語境的理解。A.door門； B.bird 鳥；C.daughter 女兒；D.dog狗。根據上文可知作者常常喂狗。有一天當我喂狗的時候，小八哥飛了下來，故選D。12.【答案】B 【解析】考查形容詞及語境的理解。A.strange 奇怪的；B.Familiar熟悉的； C.Crazy瘋狂的； D.Terrible可怕的。根據上文可知作者非常了解八哥的叫聲。就在那時我又聽到了熟悉的聲音，故選B。

13.【答案】A 【解析】考查動詞及語境的理解。A.place地方； B.cat 貓；C.person人； D.sky天空。有時我納悶鳥怎么會又回到它以前離開的同一個地方，故選A。14.【答案】A 【解析】考查動詞及語境的理解。A.song 歌曲；B.face 臉C.appearance外貌； D.voice聲音。根據上文可知八哥愛唱歌。每天早晨八哥就帶著甜甜的歌曲來了，故選A。15.【答案】B 【解析】考查動詞及語境的理解。A.confirmed 確認；B.accepted 接受；C.agreed同意； D.impressed給人印象。根據Both I and my dog accepted her as a member of our family.可知如果我們經常能和其他的人交流，我們肯定能被接受其他的每一個人，故選B。

【參考答案】完型填空

1—

15、DACAA

CCCBC

DBAAB

第三篇：七年級上冊英語完形填空試題及答案（最終版）

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(書蟲).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：完形填空和閱讀理解

完形填空

閱讀下面短文，從36—55各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項.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(分開).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（駕照），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(共患難), 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（疏遠）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(頻繁的)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

閱讀理解 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（彎路）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（穩定的）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”（《上海灘》）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． 閱讀理解

56-58 ADC59-63 BBBBC

第五篇：2014年高考英語新課標卷閱讀理解及完形填空譯文

C篇在人們心目中一個專業的訓獅員就是一手揮鞭一手持椅的逗樂人。鞭子捕獲了所有的注意力，而事實上，鞭子大部分時間只是表演。，真正起作用的是椅子。當巡視員手拿椅子出現在獅子面前，獅子試圖把注意力同時放在四條椅子腿上。由于注意力被分散，獅子變得迷惑不知道下一步做什么。當面對太多的選擇，獅子選擇僵持和等候，而不再攻擊持椅人。

有多少次你感覺自己和獅子一樣處于一樣的境地？又有多少次你心存目標如減肥、開辦企業或是游歷更多地方，但結果只是止于對眼前諸多選擇的困惑而最終毫無進展？

這種情況一直是我不安煩惱，因為當所有的專家忙著討論那個是最佳選擇時，想要提升自我生活的人們卻被各種充滿矛盾和沖突的信息所困惑。最終的結果就是我們感覺不能集中精力或我們正C篇在人們心目中一個專業的訓獅員就是一手揮鞭一手持椅的逗樂人。鞭子捕獲了所有的注意力，而事實上，鞭子大部分時間只是表演。，真正起作用的是椅子。當巡視員手拿椅子出現在獅子面前，獅子試圖把注意力同時放在四條椅子腿上。由于注意力被分散，獅子變得迷惑不知道下一步做什么。當面對太多的選擇，獅子選擇僵持和等候，而不再攻擊持椅人。

有多少次你感覺自己和獅子一樣處于一樣的境地？又有多少次你心存目標如減肥、開辦企業或是游歷更多地方，但結果只是止于對眼前諸多選擇的困惑而最終毫無進展？

這種情況一直是我不安煩惱，因為當所有的專家忙著討論那個是最佳選擇時，想要提升自我生活的人們卻被各種充滿矛盾和沖突的信息所困惑。最終的結果就是我們感覺不能集中精力或我們正把精力投在錯誤的事情上，之后我們不再作為，進展很小，在我們 本能提升的時候卻原地不動。事情本不必那樣。任何時候當你發覺世界在你面前惠東椅子時，記住這點：你需要的就是集中精力做好一件事。你只需立即開始。在你感覺就緒前 就開始行動是許多成功人士的習慣。如果你有想要去的地方，想要完成的事情，想要成為某種人士。。立即采取行動！如果你清楚地知道你想要去的地方，世界所有其他不是幫助你到那就是為你讓路。

D篇隨著越來越多的人說諸如英語、漢語、西班牙語和阿拉伯語等世界語言，其他語種正迅速消失。事實上，根據世界教科文組織的調查，今天在世界上使用的6000-7000種語言中的一半很可能將會在下一個世紀消亡。

在阻止語言消亡的努力中，來自許多組織的學者，包括教科文和國家性地質人員在內，已經花費許多年時間在整理那些正在消亡的語言和文化。

M耶魯大學的一位科學家，專注于喜馬拉雅山地區的語言和口述的傳統，也正在記錄那的傳統。他最近出版的那本書，就出自他在尼泊爾的一個村子的生活、工作和撫養一個家庭的經歷。

記錄T的語言和文化，對于他來說只是一個起點，他努力尋求其他的語言和傳統，包括喜馬拉雅山地區的印度、尼泊爾、不丹和中國。但是他不滿足于僅僅記錄那些即將消亡的聲音。

在劍橋大學他發現極有價值的重要資料包括照片，電影，錄音材料，駐地記錄等，這個仍然未被研究急需關注和保護。

現在通過他創建的兩個組織他已經發起了一項運動以便使在世界范圍內的圖書館和儲藏的資料能為年輕一代所用，而不僅僅局限于那些學者。M說，多虧有數碼技術和遍及全世界的網絡技術，那些瀕危的語言才能夠被拯救并與各語言研究協會重獲聯系。

完形填空作為一個通則，各種形式的活動如果以一種常規的形式來開展，往往歸于厭倦。事實上，我們在各年齡段的人們身上都能看到這一通則在起作用。例如，在圣誕節早晨，孩子們在興奮地玩著他們的新玩具。但是他們的興趣很快消失，到一月時那些玩具就被發現堆積在儲藏間。這個世界充斥著太多的完成一半的集郵冊，半途而廢的模型，每一個矗立在那就像是逝去的興趣的紀念。當父母們初次將寵物帶回家，他們的孩子都會興致勃勃的為他們洗澡梳理毛發。而在很短時間內，照顧小動物的任務就轉嫁到父母身上。青少年滿懷興奮進入高中但很快就期待畢業。年輕人去上大學亦如此。然后，有多少成年人現在總是抱怨長時間驅車去上班，而在他們第一次取得駕照時是那么渴望連續幾小時驅車兜風？在人們退休前，總是計劃去做種種他們上班時間沒空做的“大事”。但是退休不久，那些高爾夫、釣魚、閱讀等各類消遣娛樂都變得和他們離開的工作一樣無趣，就像在一月，孩子們又會去找尋新的玩具。把精力投在錯誤的事情上，之后我們不再作為，進展很小，在我們 本能提升的時候卻原地不動。事情本不必那樣。任何時候當你發覺世界在你面前惠東椅子時，記住這點：你需要的就是集中精力做好一件事。你只需立即開始。在你感覺就緒前 就開始行動是許多成功人士的習慣。如果你有想要去的地方，想要完成的事情，想要成為某種人士。。立即采取行動！如果你清楚地知道你想要去的地方，世界所有其他不是幫助你到那就是為你讓路。

D篇隨著越來越多的人說諸如英語、漢語、西班牙語和阿拉伯語等世界語言，其他語種正迅速消失。事實上，根據世界教科文組織的調查，今天在世界上使用的6000-7000種語言中的一半很可能將會在下一個世紀消亡。

在阻止語言消亡的努力中，來自許多組織的學者，包括教科文和國家性地質人員在內，已經花費許多年時間在整理那些正在消亡的語言和文化。

M耶魯大學的一位科學家，專注于喜馬拉雅山地區的語言和口述的傳統，也正在記錄那的傳統。他最近出版的那本書，就出自他在尼泊爾的一個村子的生活、工作和撫養一個家庭的經歷。

記錄T的語言和文化，對于他來說只是一個起點，他努力尋求其他的語言和傳統，包括喜馬拉雅山地區的印度、尼泊爾、不丹和中國。但是他不滿足于僅僅記錄那些即將消亡的聲音。

在劍橋大學他發現極有價值的重要資料包括照片，電影，錄音材料，駐地記錄等，這個仍然未被研究急需關注和保護。

現在通過他創建的兩個組織他已經發起了一項運動以便使在世界范圍內的圖書館和儲藏的資料能為年輕一代所用，而不僅僅局限于那些學者。M說，多虧有數碼技術和遍及全世界的網絡技術，那些瀕危的語言才能夠被拯救并與各語言研究協會重獲聯系。

完形填空作為一個通則，各種形式的活動如果以一種常規的形式來開展，往往歸于厭倦。事實上，我們在各年齡段的人們身上都能看到這一通則在起作用。例如，在圣誕節早晨，孩子們在興奮地玩著他們的新玩具。但是他們的興趣很快消失，到一月時那些玩具就被發現堆積在儲藏間。這個世界充斥著太多的完成一半的集郵冊，半途而廢的模型，每一個矗立在那就像是逝去的興趣的紀念。當父母們初次將寵物帶回家，他們的孩子都會興致勃勃的為他們洗澡梳理毛發。而在很短時間內，照顧小動物的任務就轉嫁到父母身上。青少年滿懷興奮進入高中但很快就期待畢業。年輕人去上大學亦如此。然后，有多少成年人現在總是抱怨長時間驅車去上班，而在他們第一次取得駕照時是那么渴望連續幾小時驅車兜風？在人們退休前，總是計劃去做種種他們上班時間沒空做的“大事”。但是退休不久，那些高爾夫、釣魚、閱讀等各類消遣娛樂都變得和他們離開的工作一樣無趣，就像在一月，孩子們又會去找尋新的玩具。