2019年湖北学位英语完形填空练习题(3)
In some cities,workaholism(废寝忘食工作)is so common that people don′t consider it unusual. They accept the lifestyle as 41__________. Government workers in Washington,
D.C,for example,frequently work sixty to seventy hours a week. They don′t do this because they have to ; they do it because they 42__________ to. Workaholism can be a
43__________ problem. Because true workaholics would rather work than do anything else, they probably have no idea of how to relax. Most of all, they 44__________ to sit and do nothing. The lives of workaholics are usually stressful,and this tension(紧张)and worry can cause 45__________ problems such as heart attacks and stomach
diseases.46__________,typical workaholics don′t pay much attention to their families.
Their marriages may end in 47__________ as they spend little time with their families.
Is workaholism 48__________ dangerous? Perhaps not. There are,certainly,people who work 49__________ under stress. Some studies show that many workaholics have great energy and
inter-est in work. They feel work is so pleasurable that they are actually very happy. For most workaholics,work and entertainment are the same thing. Their jobs 50__________ them with a challenge; this keeps them busy and creative.
41.填入答案()。
A.strange
B.boring
C.pleasant
D.normal
答案：D
42.填入答案()。
A.agree
B.promise
C.dare
D.want
答案：D
解析：本题考查旬意理解。
联系上下文意思可知，废寝忘食工作者没
有其他的兴趣爱好，而他们又宁愿工作而不愿无所事事。
所以，本句
意为：他们忘我地工作，不是因为他们必须要这么做，而是因为他们
愿意。
want to和have to形成对照。
43.填入答案()。
A.slight
B.serious
C.obvious
D.difficult
答案：B
解析：本题考查对上下文的理解。
下文所举的例子表明废寝忘食地工
作可能导致身体上的严重疾病或家庭破裂。
所以，这种工作方式有时
候会导致很严重的问题。
slight，轻微的;serious，严重的;obvious，明显的。
44.填入答案()。
A.dream
B.decide
C.intend
D.hate
答案：D
解析：本题考查动词辨析。
根据上文的意思可知，废寝忘食的工作者
宁愿工作也不愿无所事事。
hate doing/to do，不喜欢做某事。
45.填入答案()。
A.physical
B.cultural
C.social
D.mental
答案：A
解析：本题考查形容词辨析。
下文列举的疾病都是指身体方面的问题，故用physical(身体的)。
cultural，文化的;social，社会的;mental，心智上的。
46.填入答案()。
A.Therefore
B.However
C.Anyway
D.Besides
答案：D
解析：本题考查上下文句意的关系和连词的使用。
前文所列举的是废
寝忘食地工作所可能导致的身体方面的疾病，后文所列举的是因为废
寝忘食地工作而导致的家庭方面的问题，这两者之间应是并列递进关系，所以选besides。
therefore，所以;however，不过;anyway，无论如何。
47.填入答案()。
A.happiness
B.silence
C.failure
D.surprise
答案：C
解析：本题考查对上下文的理解。
根据空格后面as所引导的原因状
语从句和上一句的解释可知，和家人在一起的时间太少，会导致他们
的婚姻失败。
end in，以……结束。
48.填入答案()。
A.sometimes
B.always
C.seldom
D.hardly
答案：B
解析：本题考查对上下文句意的理解。
上文所列举的例子都是废寝忘
食地工作引起的不良影响，而下文所举的例子则是积极的影响。
根据
这个点可知，此句既是对上一句的反问，又起承上启下的作用。
49.填入答案()。