高考英語備考學(xué)易黃金易錯(cuò)點(diǎn)——專題13 完形填空（專題）（解析版） Word版含解析.doc

1、【易錯(cuò)雷區(qū)，步步為贏】 (2015新課標(biāo)全國卷)my kids and i were heading into the supermarket over the weekend.on the way，we spotted a man holding a piece of paper that said，“ _1_ my job.family to feed.”at this store，a _2_ like this is not normal.my 10yearold noticed him and made a _3_ on how bad it must be to have to st

2、and _4_ in the cold wind.in the store，i asked each of my kids to _5_ something they thought our “friend” there would _6_.they got apples，a sandwich and a bottle of juice.then my 17yearold suggested giving him a _7_.i thought about it.we were _8_ on cash ourselves，but.well，sometimes _9_ from our need

3、 instead of our abundance is _10_ what we need to do！all the kids _11_ something they could do away with for the week.when we handed him the bag of _12_，he lit up and thanked us with _13_ eyes.when i handed him the gift card，saying he could use it for _14_ his family might need，he burst into tears.t

4、his has been a wonderful _15_ for our family.for days the kids have been looking for others we can _16_！things would have played out so _17_ if i had simply said，“no，we really dont have _18_ to give more.” stepping out not only helped a brother in _19_，it also gave my kids the _20_ taste of helping

5、others.itll go a long way with them.【語篇解讀】這是一篇記敘文，作者講述了發(fā)生在自己身邊的一件事。周末的時(shí)候作者和孩子們?nèi)コ械穆飞嫌龅搅艘粋€(gè)站在寒風(fēng)中尋求幫助的人，他引導(dǎo)孩子們奉獻(xiàn)愛心，快樂自己。通過這次經(jīng)歷，作者詮釋了“贈(zèng)人玫瑰，手留余香”的真諦。1.a.lost b.changed c.quit d.finished【答案】a2.a.condition b.place c.sight d.show【答案】c【解析】考查語境中名詞的辨析。那人手里拿著一張寫有“失去工作，供養(yǎng)家人”的紙，站在冷風(fēng)中。這種情景在超市外面并不常見。condition條件；pla

6、ce地方；sight情景，景象；show展示。顯然唯有c項(xiàng)符合題意。3.a.suggestionb.commentc.decisiond.call【答案】b【解析】考查語境中名詞的辨析。十歲的兒子看到這個(gè)站在冷風(fēng)中的求助者十分感慨，發(fā)表評論(comment)。suggestion建議；decision決定；call電話；均不合句意。4.a.outside b.proudly c.by d.angrily【答案】a5.a.draw b.say c.arrange d.pick【答案】d【解析】考查語境中動(dòng)詞的辨析。根據(jù)下文所述可知，我讓孩子們挑選(pick)某種他們認(rèn)為這位朋友喜歡(apprec

7、iate)的東西。draw繪畫；say說出；arrange安排。均與語境不符。6.a.order b.supply c.appreciate d.discover【答案】c【解析】考查語境中動(dòng)詞的辨析。見上一小題解析。order命令，訂購；supply供應(yīng)；discover發(fā)現(xiàn)。均不符合語境。7.a.dollar b.job c.hot meal d.gift card【答案】d【解析】考查語境中名詞的辨析。下一段“when i handed him the gift card.”一句已有暗示。8.a.easy b.low c.soft d.loose【答案】b【解析】考查語境中形容詞的辨析。

8、根據(jù)前面“i thought about it.”以及接下來的“but.well.”可知，我們的現(xiàn)金也不多了。easy容易；low (數(shù)量等)不足的；soft 柔軟的；loose 松散的。b項(xiàng)顯然符合句意。9.a.giving b.saving c.spending d.begging【答案】a【解析】考查語境中動(dòng)詞的辨析。由全文內(nèi)容不難看出，作者和孩子們的舉動(dòng)是將財(cái)物贈(zèng)與需要幫助的人。故答案為a。10.a.yet b.even c.still d.just【答案】d【解析】考查語境中副詞的辨析。有時(shí)，從生活需用品中節(jié)省出來贈(zèng)與別人恰恰是(just)我們需要做的。其余選項(xiàng)不符合語意邏輯。11.

9、a.declared b.shared c.ignored d.expected【答案】a【解析】考查語境中動(dòng)詞的辨析。為了省出錢來去幫助別人，孩子們紛紛宣布自己這周可以舍棄不用的東西。declare 公布，宣布；share 分享，分擔(dān)；ignore 忽視，不理睬；expect 期待。由句意可知答案為a。12.a.toys b.medicine c.food d.clothes【答案】c13.a.sleepy b.watery c.curious d.sharp【答案】b【解析】考查語境中形容詞的辨析。根據(jù)本段結(jié)尾一句中的“.he burst into tears.”可知，這個(gè)人眼含淚水向我們

10、表示感謝。sleepy困倦的；watery含水的；curious好奇的；sharp銳利的。由語境可知b項(xiàng)為正確答案。14.a.whoever b.whatever c.whichever d.whenever【答案】b【解析】考查語境中代詞的辨析。由句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，這是一個(gè)賓語從句。從句謂語動(dòng)詞need之后缺少賓語，故可將d項(xiàng)排除。再結(jié)合句意“我告訴他可以用這張卡為家人購買生活必需品”可知答案非b莫屬。15.a.experience b.example c.message d.adventure【答案】a【解析】考查語境中名詞的辨析。由前文所述可知，這是一次非常棒的經(jīng)歷，給了孩子們莫大的鼓舞。e

11、xperience經(jīng)歷；example例子；message口信；adventure冒險(xiǎn)。顯然答案為a。16.a.rely on b.respect c.learn from d.help【答案】d【解析】考查語境中短語動(dòng)詞的辨析。幫助別人，快樂自己。接連幾天，孩子們都在尋找需要幫助的人。顯然，d項(xiàng)意思與語境相吻合。17.a.suddenly b.vividly c.differently d.perfectly【答案】c18.a.time b.power c.patience d.money【答案】d【解析】考查語境中名詞的辨析。見上一小題解析。19.a.fear b.love c.need

12、d.memory【答案】c【解析】考查語境中名詞的辨析。綜合前文所敘述的經(jīng)歷可知，我和孩子們幫助了一位處于困境中的人。in need的意思是“患難；急需；處于困境中”。20.a.strong b.sweet c.strange d.simple【答案】b【解析】考查語境中形容詞的辨析。縱觀全文，作者與孩子們的這一善舉讓他們品嘗到了幫助別人的甜蜜，正所謂“贈(zèng)人玫瑰，手留余香”。故答案為b。(2015陜西卷)dad had a green comb.he bought it when he married mum.every night，he would hand me his_1_and say

13、，“good girl，help daddy clean it，ok？”i was _2_to do it.at age five，this dull task brought me such _3_.i would excitedly turn the tap_4_and brush the comb carefully.satisfied that id done a good job，i would happily return the comb to dad.he would _5_affectionately at me and place the comb on his walle

14、t.two years later，dad started his own_6_，which wasnt doing so well.that was when things started to _7_.dad didnt come home as early and as much as he used to.mum and i became _8_with him for placing our family in trouble.with _9_，an uncomfortable silence grew between us.after my graduation，dads busi

15、ness was getting back on track.on my 28th birthday，dad came home _10_.as usual，i helped him carry his bags into his study.when i turned to leave，he said，“hey，would you help me _11_my comb？”i looked at him a while，then _12_the comb and headed to the sink.it hit me then：why，as a child，_13_dad clean hi

16、s comb was such a pleasure.that routine(習(xí)慣) meant dad was home early to _14_the evening with mum and me.it _15_a happy and loving family.i passed the clean comb back to dad.he smiled at me and _16_placed his comb on his wallet.but this time，i noticed something _17_.dad had aged.he had wrinkles next

17、to his eyes when he smiled，_18_his smile was still as _19_as before，the smile of a father who just wanted a good_20_for his family.【語篇解讀】父親的綠色梳子曾給我的孩提時(shí)代帶來了許多的快樂，然而，父親開始做生意之后，這一切都悄悄地發(fā)生著變化，父親不再早歸，我也不再幫助他清洗梳子。直到我28歲生日的那一天，我才知道，無論如何變化，不變的是父親的微笑，父親希望帶給我們幸福生活的心。1.a.bag b.wallet c.comb d.brush【答案】c【解析】考查名詞

18、辨析。本文首句說父親有一把綠色的梳子，所以每天晚上，父親會(huì)把他的梳子遞給我讓我去清洗。2.a.annoyed b.relieved c.ashamed d.pleased【答案】d3.a.joy b.sadness c.courage d.pain【答案】a【解析】考查名詞辨析。父親讓我洗梳子這件事給五歲的我?guī)砹撕芏嗫鞓?。雖然單調(diào)，但是我很樂意這樣做，從后文的excitedly可以看出。4.a.out b.over c.in d.on【答案】d【解析】考查固定搭配。我打開水龍頭。turn on打開。5.a.stare b.smile c.shout d.laugh【答案】b【解析】考查名詞辨

19、析。我洗完梳子，會(huì)很開心地交還給父親，而父親會(huì)親切地朝我微笑，并把梳子放入他的錢包。6.a.family b.business c.task d.journey【答案】b【解析】考查名詞辨析。兩年后，父親決定開始自己創(chuàng)業(yè)，但是進(jìn)展的并不是很好。start his own business開始創(chuàng)業(yè)。7.a.progress b.change c.improve d.form【答案】b【解析】考查名詞辨析。就在父親開始創(chuàng)業(yè)的時(shí)候，事情開始發(fā)生了變化。父親不再像往常一樣回家早了。8.a.satisfied b.delighted c.mad d.strict【答案】c9.a.time b.patie

20、nce c.speed d.ease【答案】a【解析】考查名詞辨析。隨著時(shí)間的流逝，我們之間有了一種令人不舒適的寂靜，這兒指我和父親不大交流了。10.a.occasionally b.early c.frequently d.rarely【答案】b【解析】考查副詞辨析。我畢業(yè)后，父親的生意開始回到了正軌，在我28歲生日那天，父親早早地回到了家。11.a.sharpen b.repair c.clean d.keep【答案】c【解析】考查形容詞辨析。我?guī)透赣H把包拿到了書房，正要離開，父親問我：“你愿意幫我清洗我的梳子嗎？”這是數(shù)年前的問法，當(dāng)然是clean。12.a.dropped b.took

21、 c.handed d.threw【答案】b【解析】考查動(dòng)詞辨析?？戳烁赣H一會(huì)兒，我然后把梳子拿過來，去了洗滌槽。take拿；取。13.a.watching b.letting c.helping d.hearing【答案】c【解析】考查動(dòng)詞辨析。我突然想起：為什么在我是個(gè)小孩子的時(shí)候，幫父親洗梳子是一件快樂的事情呢？14.a.find b.lose c.waste d.spend【答案】d【解析】考查動(dòng)詞辨析。那個(gè)習(xí)慣意味著父親回家很早，與我和母親一起度過晚上。spend度過。15.a.affected b.broke c.meant d.supported【答案】c16.a.firmly

22、b.hurriedly c.casually d.carefully【答案】d【解析】考查副詞辨析。我洗完梳子，還給父親，父親朝我微笑著，并小心翼翼地把它放進(jìn)錢包里。firmly堅(jiān)定地；hurriedly匆忙地；casually隨意地。17.a.different b.exciting c.interesting d.urgent【答案】a【解析】考查形容詞辨析。但是這一次，我注意到一些不同的事情：父親變老了，當(dāng)他微笑時(shí)，他的眼角出現(xiàn)了皺紋。18.a.for b.or c.so d.yet【答案】d【解析】考查連詞辨析。然而，他的微笑卻和以前一樣溫暖人心。19.a.convincing b.h

23、eartwarming c.cautious d.innocent【答案】b【解析】考查形容詞辨析。解析如上。heartwarming暖人心的；convincing令人信服的；cautious小心的；innocent無辜的；清白的。20.a.origin b.life c.reputation d.education【答案】b【解析】考查名詞辨析。父親的微笑仍然是一個(gè)想讓自己的家人過上快樂生活的父親的微笑。(2015新課標(biāo)全國卷)where do you go when you want to learn something？school？a friend？a tutor？these are

24、all_1_places of learning.but it may well be that the learning you really want_2_ somewhere else instead.i had the_3_of seeing this first hand on a_4_.my daughter plays on a recreational soccer team.they did very well this season and so_5_a tournament，which normally was only for more skilled club tea

25、ms.this led to some_6_experiences on saturday as they played against teams_7_trained.through the first two games，her_8_did not get on serious shot on goal.as a parent，i_9_seeing my daughter playing her best，_10_ still defeated.it seemed that something clicked with the_11_between saturday and sunday.

26、when they _12_ for their sunday game，they were _13_ different.they had begun to integrate (融合)the kinds of play and teamwork they had _14_ the day before into their _15_.they played aggressively and _16_ scored a goal.it _17_ me that playing against the other team was a great _18_ moment for all the

27、 girls on the team.i think it is a general principle._19_ is the best teacher.the lessons they learned may not be_20_what they would have gotten in school，but are certainly more personal and meaningful，because they had to work them out on their own.【語篇解讀】這是一篇夾敘夾議文。作者女兒所在的球隊(duì)因?yàn)檫@個(gè)賽季表現(xiàn)突出而入圍錦標(biāo)賽。雖然與強(qiáng)手角逐的前

28、兩場比賽中失利，但是善于吸取教訓(xùn)的孩子們在周日的比賽中進(jìn)球了。通過這次經(jīng)歷，作者得出結(jié)論：學(xué)習(xí)的途徑有許多，通過親身實(shí)踐得來的經(jīng)驗(yàn)更加富有意義。1.a.public b.traditional c.official d.special【答案】b【解析】考查語境中形容詞的辨析。根據(jù)首句的意思及“school? a friend? a tutor？”，再結(jié)合生活常識，不難看出，這些都是傳統(tǒng)意義上的(traditional)學(xué)習(xí)途徑。public公共的；official官方的，正式的；special特別的。均不符合題意。2.a.passes b.works c.lies d.ends【答案】c3.a

29、.dream b.idea c.habit d.chance【答案】d【解析】考查語境中名詞的辨析。聯(lián)系下文可知，“我”有機(jī)會(huì)親自觀看了女兒的一場足球賽并領(lǐng)悟到了這一點(diǎn)。dream夢想；idea主意；habit習(xí)慣。均與句意不符。4.a.trip b.holiday c.weekend d.square【答案】c【解析】考查語境中名詞的辨析。作者下面敘述的幾場比賽都是發(fā)生在周六和周日的，因此答案選c。5.a.won b.entered c.organized d.watched【答案】b【解析】考查語境中動(dòng)詞的辨析。這個(gè)賽季女兒所在的球隊(duì)表現(xiàn)出色而有資格參加錦標(biāo)賽。win贏；enter進(jìn)入；o

30、rganize組織；watch觀看。6.a.painful b.strange c.common d.practical【答案】a【解析】考查語境中形容詞的辨析。由于參加錦標(biāo)賽的多是技術(shù)更加?jì)故斓木銟凡壳蜿?duì)，他們的球員訓(xùn)練有素(well trained)，技術(shù)過硬。女兒的球隊(duì)艱難鏖戰(zhàn)，還是沒有一次真正意義上的射門(did not get one serious shot on goal)。painful困難的，艱難的；strange奇怪的；common普通的；practical實(shí)用的。由句意可知a項(xiàng)為正確答案。7.a.less b.poorly c.newly d.better【答案】d8.a

31、.fans b.tutors c.class d.team【答案】d【解析】考查語境中名詞的辨析。聯(lián)系上下文可知，女兒所在的球隊(duì)在前兩場比賽中未能進(jìn)球得分。故答案選d。9. a.imagined b.hated c.avoided d.missed【答案】b【解析】考查語境中動(dòng)詞的辨析。作為父母，誰也不愿意看到竭盡全力踢球的孩子遭受失敗的結(jié)局。imagine想像；hate憎恨；avoid避免；miss錯(cuò)過。由語境可知b項(xiàng)最能表達(dá)此意。10.a.if b.or c.but d.as【答案】c【解析】考查語境中連詞的辨析。由空格前的played her best 和still defeated的語

32、意邏輯，不難看出前后為轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。因此c項(xiàng)為正確答案。11.a.girls b.parents c.coaches d.viewers【答案】a【解析】考查語境中名詞的辨析。女兒所在的球隊(duì)在接下來的比賽中有了很大的改變。由此可以推斷該句意思是：“周日比賽之前，這群女孩子似乎突然間明白了什么。”故a項(xiàng)正確。12.a.dressed b.showed up c.made up d.planned【答案】b【解析】考查語境中短語動(dòng)詞的辨析。由語境可知，周六比賽失利，女孩子們又出現(xiàn)在周日的賽場上。show up(出現(xiàn)，露面)與語境相吻合。13.a.slightly b.hardly c.basicall

33、y d.completely【答案】d【解析】考查語境中副詞的辨析。根據(jù)下文所述，女孩子們的表現(xiàn)與上一場比賽迥然不同。slightly稍微；hardly幾乎不；basically基本上；completely完全地。14.a.seen b.known c.heard d.read【答案】a【解析】考查語境中動(dòng)詞的辨析。她們的表現(xiàn)之所以有很大改觀是因?yàn)樯朴诳偨Y(jié)經(jīng)驗(yàn)教訓(xùn)，將周六比賽中看到的對方團(tuán)隊(duì)協(xié)作的技術(shù)運(yùn)用到自己的比賽中。由語境可知a項(xiàng)正確。15.a.styles b.training c.game d.rules【答案】c16.a.even b.still c.seldom d.again【答

34、案】a【解析】考查語境中副詞的辨析。在強(qiáng)手面前，孩子們努力拼搏，志在必得，甚至還進(jìn)了一個(gè)球。even甚至；still仍然；seldom很少；again又，再。17.a.confused b.struck c.reminded d.warned【答案】b【解析】考查語境中動(dòng)詞的辨析。由作者接下來闡發(fā)的感想可知這是他從這場比賽中突然想到的。it strikes sb that.意為“使某人突然想到”。18. a.touching b.thinking c.encouraging d.learning【答案】d【解析】考查語境中動(dòng)詞的辨析。由前文對比賽的描述可知，對于球隊(duì)的每個(gè)孩子來說，這場比賽是一

35、個(gè)學(xué)習(xí)的好機(jī)會(huì)。因此答案為d。19. a.experience b.independence c.curiosity d.interest【答案】a【解析】考查語境中名詞的辨析。通過這場比賽，孩子們學(xué)到了以前沒有接觸到的東西，經(jīng)歷促使她們成長得更快，經(jīng)歷是最好的老師。experience經(jīng)歷，經(jīng)驗(yàn)；independence獨(dú)立；curiosity好奇心；interest興趣。其余三項(xiàng)均與短文主旨無關(guān)。20.a.harmful to b.mixed with c.different from d.applied to【答案】c (2015福建卷)one of the easiest things

36、 in the world is to become a faultfinder.however，life can be _1_ when you are not busy finding fault with it.several years ago i _2_ a letter from seventeenyearold kerry，who described herself as a worldclass faultfinder，almost always _3_ by things.people were always doing things that annoyed her，and

37、 _4_ was ever good enough.she was highly selfcritical and also found fault with her friends.she became a really _5_ person.unfortunately，it took a horrible accident to change her _6_.her best friend was seriously hurt in a car crash.what made it almost _7_ to deal with was that the day before the _8

38、_，kerry had visited her friend and had spent the whole time criticizing her _9_ of boyfriends，the way she was living，the way she related to her mother，and various other things she felt she needed to _10_.it wasnt until her friend was badly hurt that kerry became _11_ her habit of finding fault.very

39、quickly，she learned to appreciate life rather than to _12_ everything so harshly(刻薄).she was able to transfer her new wisdom to other parts of her _13_ as well.perhaps most of us arent as extreme at faultfinding，_14_ when were honest，we can be sharply _15_ of the world.im not suggesting you _16_ pro

40、blems，or that you pretend things are _17_ than they are，but simply that you learn to allow things to be as they are_18_ most of the time，and especially when its not a really big _19_.train yourself to “bite your tongue”，and with a little _20_，youll get really good at letting things go.and when you d

41、o，youll get back your enthusiasm and love for life.【語篇解讀】世界上最容易做的事情之一就是成為一個(gè)挑剔的人，但是，如果能改變一下的話，生活也許會(huì)是另外一個(gè)樣子。1.a.lonely b.great c.quiet d.uneasy【答案】b【解析】考查形容詞辨析。如果能不忙著找別人的毛病，生活會(huì)十分棒。2.a.received b.answered c.expected d.rejected【答案】a【解析】考查動(dòng)詞辨析。幾年前，我收到了一封來自十七歲的kerry的信。收到來信用receive；answer a letter回信；expect

42、期待；預(yù)料；reject拒絕。3.a.threatened b.interrupted c.bothered d.spoiled【答案】c4.a.anything b.everything c.something d.nothing【答案】d【解析】考查代詞。在kerry看來，人們總是做一些讓她煩惱的事情，什么事都不夠好。只有nothing表示此處kerry作為一個(gè)超級挑剔者的特點(diǎn)。5.a.caring b.boring c.interesting d.surprising【答案】b【解析】考查形容詞辨析。kerry不僅挑剔自己，也總是找別人的毛病，她真的變成了一個(gè)boring(令人厭煩的)人

43、。6.a.attitude b.planc.measure d.explanation【答案】a【解析】考查名詞辨析。不幸的是，改變她的態(tài)度是以一場可怕的事故為代價(jià)的。measure丈量；衡量；explanation解釋。7.a.urgent b.unnecessary c.certain d.impossible【答案】d8.a.occasion b.event c.accident d.adventure【答案】c【解析】考查名詞辨析。根據(jù)上文可知，在這場事故之前，kerry拜訪了她的朋友。9.a.memory b.notice c.evidence d.choice【答案】d【解析】考查

44、名詞辨析。kerry拜訪了她的朋友，不停地批評她朋友選擇男朋友(的問題)、她生活的方式問題、她和她父母相處的問題以及各種各樣她覺得她需要表達(dá)的問題。10.a.hear b.contribute c.express d.admit【答案】c【解析】考查動(dòng)詞辨析，解析見上題。11.a.aware of b.afraid of c.curious about d.confused about【答案】a【解析】考查形容詞短語的辨析。直到她朋友受了重傷之后，她才意識到自己的(亂挑剔)的習(xí)慣(可能會(huì)給別人帶來嚴(yán)重的后果)。become aware of意識到；be afraid of害怕；be curio

45、us about好奇；be confused about困惑。12.a.discuss b.realize c.judge d.settle【答案】c【解析】考查動(dòng)詞辨析。從那之后，很快地，她開始學(xué)著欣賞生活而不是刻薄地去評判任何事。judge判斷，評判；discuss討論；realize意識到；settle解決。13.a.family b.life c.career d.education【答案】b【解析】考查名詞辨析。她能夠把她的新的智慧也傳遞到她的生活中的其他部分。14.a.so b.or c.but d.for【答案】c【解析】考查連詞。也許我們大部分人都不是很挑剔，但是誠實(shí)地說，我們

46、可能會(huì)對這個(gè)世界十分的挑剔。此處表示轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。15.a.proud b.sure c.hopeful d.critical【答案】d【解析】考查形容詞辨析。critical對應(yīng)本文的線索詞faultfinder。16.a.face b.create c.solve d.ignore【答案】d【解析】考查動(dòng)詞辨析。發(fā)現(xiàn)了問題，我不是建議你去忽略這些問題?；蛘呒傺b這些事比他們事實(shí)上好。17.a.rarer b.better c.stranger d.worse【答案】b【解析】考查形容詞辨析。解析見上題。18.a.at least b.at last c.by far d.so far【答案】a1

47、9.a.task b.deal c.result d.duty【答案】b【解析】考查名詞辨析。特別是不是什么大事的時(shí)候。big deal大事。20.a.practice b.speech c.rest d.pity【答案】a【解析】考查名詞辨析。訓(xùn)練自己“咬住自己的舌頭”，少說話，多這樣做，你會(huì)真的學(xué)會(huì)放手了。practice做法，實(shí)踐。(2015安徽卷)in our modern world，when something wears out，we throw it away and buy a new one.the_1_is that countries around the world

48、have growing mountains of _2_because people are throwing out more rubbish than ever before.how did we_3_a throwaway society? first of all，it is now easier to_4_an object than to spend time and money to repair it._5_modern manufacturing (制造業(yè)) and technology，companies are able to produce products quic

49、kly and inexpensively.products are plentiful and_6_.another cause is our_7_of disposable (一次性的) products.as_8_people，we are always looking for_9_to save time and make our lives easier.companies_10_thousands of different kinds of disposable products: paper plates，plastic cups，and cameras，to name a few.our appetite for new products also_11_to the problem.we are_12_buying new things.advertisements persuade us that_13_is better and that we will be happier with the latest products.the r