单选题
Norah had a cottage on a cliff above a big bay. In winter it could be very unpleasant because of strong winds and sea spray.
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in summer Norah enjoyed her cottage very much. At weekends she could sit out-of-doors in the sun,
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at the beautiful view.
Now, Norah and her husband had plenty of friends and relations. These people always came to visit them in summer and in the end it really became quite
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. When they were at home, they found friends and relations arriving, expecting to be given
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drinks and meals, and to sit in the sun for hours, talking as if Norah and her husband had
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else to do but entertain and listen to them.
This went on for several years. Then one day Norah was
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about this to her hairdresser while she was doing her hair.
"You"re disturbed by too many uninvited guests,
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you?" said the hairdresser. "Why don"t you try my way of
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? Well, when the bell rings, I
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my coat and take my shopping bag. If it"s someone I don"t want to see, I say innocently, "I"m sorry, but I"ve got to go out." But if it"s someone I want to see, I say, "How
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! I"ve just come in.""
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查连词和副词的用法。上句说,Norah的小木屋在冬天由于大风及浪花的影响,不宜居住。本句说,“在夏天,Norah很喜欢她的小木屋和花园。”上下文显然有转折之意,因此B项为正确答案。thus表示“于是,因而”,如:He employed an able secretary. Thus, he was able to do his work efficiently.(他雇用了一位能干的秘书,因此工作很有效率。)then作副词时表示“然后;那么”,如:I dropped in at her house and then I went home.(我顺便到她家探访一下,然后回了家。)What do you think of that, then?(那么,你怎么看待那件事?)
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查现在分词的用法。根据语法规则,此处应该用现在分词短语作状语表示伴随情况。分词这样用时有三个条件:①分词表示的必须是主语的一个动作;②分词表示的动作和谓语表示的动作(或状态)是同时发生的;③分词表示的是比较次要的动作,对谓语表示的动作或状态加以说明。如:They stood there for an hour watching the performance of the actors.(他们在那儿站了一个小时观看演员的表演。)Please fill in this form, giving your name, address, etc.(请把这份表填一下,写下你的姓名、住址等。)在本句中,look是sit的伴随动作,用来对sit的状态加以说明。
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查根据上下文选择词义的能力。从上下文来看,一到夏天就有许多人到Norah家去做客,不停地吃吃喝喝及闲聊,这件事只能使Norah和她丈夫感到非常苦恼,而不可能是愉快的感受,因此答案为annoying。annoy表示“(因……)使(某人)烦恼,使焦躁”,如:These flies are annoying me.(这些苍蝇使我烦恼。)Don"t annoy your neighbors by singing loudly at night.(夜晚不要大声唱歌,以免打扰邻居。)enjoyable和pleasurable都表示“愉快的,快乐的”,如:have an enjoyable (pleasurable) time(一段快乐的时光)。pleasing表示“令人高兴的,讨人喜欢的,愉快的”,如:a waiter with pleasing manners(态度讨人喜欢的侍者)。It is pleasing to think that these lovely children are mine. (一想到这些可爱的孩子都是我的孩子时,我就感到愉快。)
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查不定代词与but的搭配。在四个选项中只有anything和nothing能和but搭配使用,但他们的用法不同。be anything but表示“根本不是,一点也不”,如:He was anything but a hero.(他根本算不上英雄。)The little bridge is anything but safe.(这座小桥一点也不安全。)nothing…but…表示“只有……,只不过”,如:Nothing for supper but a little piece of cheese.(晚餐只有一小块奶酪。)Don"t have him for a friend: he is nothing but a criminal.(别把他当朋友,他只不过是一名罪犯。)在本句中,nothing…but…符合上下文意思。句意:他们闲聊着,似乎Norah和她丈夫除了让他们高兴,听他们聊天以外,没有别的事可做。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查根据上下文选择词义的能力。文章第二段说,每年夏天Norah家都有很多不速之客造访,这使得她们一家颇感烦恼。本段说,这样的情形持续了几年,终于有一天,Norah在做头发的时候向她的理发师诉说了苦衷。空格处填complaining合适,其他三个词都不带感情色彩。complain表示“抱怨,发牢骚,诉说(病痛等)”,如:She complained to me about his bad manners.(她向我抱怨他不礼貌。)We complained to the police about the noise from the bar.(酒吧间的声音太大,我们向警方投诉。)mention表示“提及,(简单地)述说”,如:He mentioned the event, but didn"t go into details.(他提到那件事,但没有详细说明。)He mentioned to me that he was going to sell his car.(他跟我说他打算卖掉车子。)
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查反义疑问句的用法。反义疑问句用来提出情况或看法,问对方同不同意,这种问句由两部分组成,前一部分用陈述句形式,后一部分是一个附着在前一部分上的简短问句,如前一部分为肯定形式,后一部分通常用否定形式,前一部分为否定形式,后一部分就用肯定形式。此外,两部分的时态、人称要一致。如:You prefer going by plane, don"t you?(你更愿意坐飞机走,是吧?)You have already got our invitation, haven"t you?(我们的请柬你们已经收到了,是吧?)因此,在本句中,You"re disturbed by too many uninvited guests的反意问句就是aren"t you。句意:你正被太多的不速之客打扰,是吗?
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查根据上下文选择词义的能力。在Norah告诉她的理发师她常被很多不速之客打扰以后,她的理发师说,你为什么不学学我的______之道呢?下文理发师接着告诉了她怎样避免受不速之客的打扰,因此空格处应该填escaping。escape表示“逃离,避免”,如:escape from reality表示“逃避现实”;escape punishment表示“逃过惩罚”。remove表示“去除,脱掉”,如:remove a person"s fears(消除某人的不安)。
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查根据上下文选择词义的能力。“穿上衣服”用短语put on,如:Put your coaton when you go out.(你出去时要穿上外套。)“脱下衣服”用短语take off,如:You may take off your coat when you get home.(回到家里后,你可把大衣脱掉。)句意:理发师答道:“是这样的。当门铃响了以后,我穿上外套,拿起我的购物袋。如果来者是我不想见的人,我就故作无辜地说:‘对不起,我不得不出门去。’……”
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查根据上下文选择词义的能力。这两句的意思是:理发师开门后,如果发现来者是她不想见的人,她会说她不得不出门去,而如果来者是她想见的人,她就会说:“太巧了!我刚进家门。”因此,答案只能是lucky,其他选项均不符合句意。lucky表示“幸运的;侥幸的”,如:I was lucky enough to get a job.(我很幸运得到一份工作。)troublesome表示“讨厌的,难处理的”,如:a troublesome job表示“使人心烦的事”。unexpected表示“突然的,意外的,意料之外的”,如:an unexpected guest表示“不速之客”;an unexpected result表示“意外的结果”。unfortunate表示“不幸的,运气不好的”,如:She was unfortunate to miss the last train. (她不幸错过了最后一班列车。)