单选题 It had been a tiring day and I was looking forward to a quiet evening. My husband would not be back until (41) and I had decided to settle down in a comfortable chair in the living room and read a good book. I (42) the children to bed early and (43) a sandwich and a cup of coffee. Soon I was (44) comfortably with my book in front of me and the sandwich and cup of coffee (45) a tray beside me.
I was just beginning to eat (46) the telephone rang. I dropped my book and hurried to answer it. (47) the time I got back to the living room, my coffee was cold. I ate the sandwich and began sipping(呷) (48) coffee with the book still open (49) the first page. Suddenly there was a loud knock (50) the front door. It startled me so (51) that I (52) some coffee on my skirt. The man (53) the door was looking for a (54) address and wanted me to give him directions. It took me a long time (55) him. After that, I sat down again and (56) to read a whole page without further interruption until the baby woke up. He started screaming at the top of his (57) , so I rushed upstairs. He was still (58) at 11 o'clock when my husband came home, I (59) something at him when he asked me (60) I had spent a pleasant evening.

【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】根据上下文意思,得出“我丈夫很晚才回来”,故选late。B项later意为“以后,过一会儿”;C项lately意为“近来的”;D项latest意为“最近的,最新的”。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】put sb. to bed为固定词组,意为“照顾某人上床睡觉”。该句意思为“我早早地就照顾孩子们上床睡觉了”。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】根据上下文意思选出。在此fix为“准备(饭食)”之意。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】solved解决;satisfied使满意;served服务,尽职;settled安顿下来,坐下。根据上下文意思应选D项。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】on a tray为固定搭配,表示“在托盘里”。该句意思为“不久,我就舒舒服服地坐下了,面前放着一本书,身边放着托盘,里面放了一块三明治和一杯咖啡”。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】when在该句中有“突然”的意思。该句意思是“我刚刚开始吃东西,突然电话铃响了”。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】根据上下文,意思为“等我回到客厅时,咖啡已经凉了”。at后一般接某个具体的时间;by表示到……为止,到某时为止;in the time及upon the time,一般无此用法。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】根据上下文可知,“咖啡是凉的”。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】此处open为形容词“打开的”。此句意思是“我吃完了三明治,呷了一口咖啡,书是掀开的,仍然只翻到第一页”。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】knock at the door为固定搭配,意为“敲门”。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】much为程度副词,在句中修饰动词startle表示“被吓了一跳”。B项little意为“几乎没有”,D项many用来修饰可数名词。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】根据上下文意思,“我被吓了一跳,以致于把咖啡洒在了裙子上”。故选B项。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】at一般用于表示较小的地点,at the door为习惯用法,表示“在门口”。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】certain固定的,明确的;sure确定的;definite肯定的;bound一定的。该句意思为“站在门口的人要找一个固定地址,并让我给他指路”。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】cast away抛弃,扔掉;discard抛弃;get rid of除去,摆脱;throw away扔掉。该句意为“我花了很长时间才摆脱他”。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】try试图,尝试;manage后接动词不定式,意为“设法做到”;succeed成功地完成某事;finish完成。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】on top of one's lung为固定搭配,表示“用最大的嗓门叫”。该句意思是“他开始用最大的嗓门尖叫起来,所以我赶紧冲到楼上”。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】联系上下文,此句意思为“11点钟我丈夫回来时,孩子还醒着”。故选择C项 awake,在句中做表语。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】“Could + have + done”表示与过去事实相反的虚拟语气。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】可根据上下文意思选出,而且动词ask后的宾语从句的引导词一般用if。