单选题 Devonshire Daily
October 9
Devonshire Music Festival Makes Right Move

By Marcia Kensington
The Devonshire Music Festival recently confirmed the expansion of the gathering to two new sites, Webley Hall and Shelby Fairgrounds.
Webley Hall is indoors and can hold up to 2,000 Festival goers. This makes it ideal in many respects. Those who attend the Festival during rainy days will now be able to enjoy (144) comfortably inside instead of going home or sheltering under trees. Performances within Webley can also go on uninterrupted (145) notorious Devonshire weather variability, which otherwise reduces the Festival's appeal.
We certainly (146) the changes at the Festival to create positive results for the entire town, such as increasing the number of tourists who come.

单选题 A. him
B. himself
C. them
D. themselves
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】这道题考查的是代词。从选项来看,有代词“he、they”的变形。因为这道题的空格处于“enioy”的宾语的位置,所以我们首先要观察“主语”。这里的主语是“Those who attend(出席者)”,是复数形式,所以可以将答案锁定至(C)和(D)这两个选项。接下来,根据“enjoyoneself(玩得痛快)”这一惯用词组就可以选出(D)。
单选题 A. while
B. despite
C. because
D. owing to
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】本题的选项中罗列了介词和连词,我们需要从中作出选择。把握空格后面的句子结构是解题的关键。因为空格后面是名词词组“notoriousDevonshire weather variability”,所以此处应该填入介词。接下来就要认真看前后文,在(B)和(D)中作出进一步选择。因为句中说“演奏不间断”、“天气多变(weather variability)”,所以“despite(尽管)”是最合适的,即是(B)。
单选题 A. play
B. finish
C. turn
D. expect
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】这是一道词汇题,要求我们选择符合文意的动词。解决词汇题最基本的方法是通过惯用词组或运用相关语法知识来解答。这个句子的结构是“V+O(the changes)+to do”,因此是“expect+O+to do(期待~O做~)”。平常我们应该多做相关练习,提高对这种句子结构的敏感度。