单选题 Text
In Britain, winter is the season not only for visits to the theatre, opera, concerts and ballet, but also for shopping or for sightseeing.
London, one of the (26) cities in the world, has plenty to offer during the winter months, (27) in the way of entertainment—and the (28) act like a magnet with (29) array of presents for the Christmas (30) , followed by large scale bargains in the January (31) . But it's not only London that (32) value shopping—most of our suburban and (33) centres have just as much to offer to the (34) shopper.
Even if you're based (35) London, you don't have to spend all your (36) there—and that goes for all the year (37) , too. Take a train or coach and (38) what else Britain has to offer; (39) are many excursions, even in winter, and among the great country houses (40) keep their stately front doors open (41) the year are Longleat and WoburnAbbey. (42) a car and drive (43) into the beauty of the winter landscape—the scenery will be (44) beautiful—and the people will have more time to chat to you (45) this time of year.

【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】本题所选的词应该根据后文来推断,后文描述了伦敦冬季一片热闹景象,因此应该选busiest。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】这里要突出的是伦敦娱乐服务,因此选especially。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】从本句话意思可以看出,应该选shops。因为只有shop才有众多的商品出售。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】这里their指代前面的shops。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】shopper意为购物者。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】sale意为甩卖,西方国家在Christmas过后一般都有大批的商品甩卖。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】offer意为提供,不用presents是因为少了一个介词with。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】这里provincial是与伦敦这个capital相对的。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】eager意为热切的,有购物欲望的意思。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】根据下一句话的意思,应该用in,即即使你住在伦敦,你也得到处逛逛。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】从下一句话可以看出,人们还可以到伦敦之外的地方去远行,那么这里spend的对象就不应该是money而是time。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】一整年应该用all the year round。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】看一看应该用see。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】此处是there...be句型。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】定语从句用which做先行词。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】整年即throughout the year。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】租一辆车应该用hire。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】drive out into在这里指开车到外面看看冬天的美丽景色。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】这里没有递进的语气,因此用still,表示仍然、依旧。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】“at this time of the year”指一年中人们将有更多时间闲聊。