单选题 James sat outside the office waiting for the interview. He felt so 41 that he didn"t know what to do with himself. The person who had gone in 42 him had been there for nearly an hour. And she looked so confident when she went in. Not like James, she felt 43 that she had already got the job. The problem was that James wanted this job so much. It meant 44 to him. He had thought about it such a lot before the day of the interview. He had imagined himself 45 brilliantly at the interview and 46 the job immediately. But now here he was feeling terrible. He couldn"t 47 all those things he had planned to say. At that moment, he almost decided to get up and leave. But no—he had to do this. He had spent so much time considering it that he couldn"t 48 like that. His hands were hot and sticky and his mouth felt dry. At last, the door of the office opened. The woman who had gone in an hour earlier came out looking very 49 with herself. She smiled sympathetically at James. At that moment, James heated her. The managing director then appeared at the office door. "Would you like to come in now, Mr. Davis? I"m sorry to have kept you waiting." He got up, legs 50 and forehead sweating and wondered whether he looked as terrified as he felt.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 通过第一句话可知,James要参加一个面试,由后一句的he didn"t know what to do可判断面试之前他应该是nervous“很紧张”,而healthy“健康的”和careless“粗心的,马虎的”在这里都不合适,confident“有信心的”和后面的语意不一致。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 由had been there for nearly an hour这句话“已经在那儿待了将近一小时了”可以判断是在他之前进去的那个人,所以选择before。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 前面已经说到之前进去参加面试的人很有信心,所以这里应该选择sure“确信的”。doubtful意为“怀疑的”;angry意为“生气的”;astonishing意为“令人惊讶的”。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 前面提到:James wanted this job so much, 他非常需要这份工作,所以这份工作对他来说应该是十分重要的。mean everything意思是be very important。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 在面试的前一天他想象着自己参加面试时的表现很好,并且很快就得到了这份工作。imagine意为“想象”,imagine doing sth.意为“想象做某事”;explain意为“解释”;answer意为“回答”;prefer意为“更喜欢”。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 通过句义可以判断出,此处用被动语态,故A、B项可排除,offer意为“提供”;ask for意为“要求”,固定搭配为ask sb. for sth.。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 之前Tames只是想象自己表现很好,但是一到真正面对现实的时候,由于过度紧张,他忘掉了之前准备要说的话。depend on意为“依赖,依靠”;afford意为“能负担起”;believe in意为“信任”;remember意为“记得,记起”。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 由于之前做了那么多的努力,所以现在不能轻易地放弃,用give up;take back意为“收回所说的话”;put off意为“推迟”;putdown意为“记下”。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 后面一句She smiled sympathetically at James.说明她面试完了之后感觉应该是不错的,四个选项中只有pleased“高兴的”与文章语意符合。ugly意为“丑陋的”;sad意为“伤心的”;pretty意为“漂亮的”。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 由于紧张所以forehead sweating(头冒冷汗),legs shaking意为“双腿打颤”。bend意为“弯曲”;walk意为“走,散步”;stop意为“停止”。