单选题 For the people who have never traveled across the Atlantic the voyage is a fantasy. But for the people who cross it frequently one crossing of the Atlantic is very much like another, and they do not make the voyage for the (56) of its interest. Most of us are quite happy when we feel (57) to go to bed and pleased when the journey (58) . On the first night this time I felt especially lazy and went to bed (59) earlier than usual. When I (60) my cabin, I was surprised (61) that I was to have a companion during my trip, which made me feel a little unhappy. I had expected (62) but there was a suitcase (63) mine in the opposite corner. I wondered who he could be and what he would be like. Soon afterwards he came in. He was the sort of man you might meet (64) , except that he was wearing (65) good clothes that I made up my mind that we would not (66) whoever he was and did not say (67) . As I had expected, he did not talk to me either but went to bed immediately.
I suppose I slept for several hours because when I woke up it was already the middle of the night. I felt cold but covered (68) as well as I could and tried to go back to sleep. Then I realized that a (69) was coming from the window opposite. I thought perhaps I had forgotten (70) the door, so I got up (71) the door but found it already locked from the inside. The cold air was coming from the window opposite. I crossed the room and (72) the moon shone through it on to the other bed. (73) there. It took me a minute or two to (74) the door myself. I realized that my companion (75) through the window into the sea.

【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查的是固定搭配,for the sake of意为“为了,由于”,符合题意。A项reason意为“理由,原因,动机,理智,前提”;B项motive意为“动机,目的;原因”; C项cause意为“导致某事发生的人或事,动机,理由,根据,目标,理想,事业”,都与题意不符,因此D项为正确答案。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 本题应注意enough的用法。修饰形容词时,enough放在形容词后。形容人感到疲倦用tired,形容某事或某物能引起疲劳、很累人用tiring。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 本题的四个选项中,be over意为“结束”,如:The hardest part of the task is over and the rest is downhill.(任务最困难的部分已经过去,剩下的部分将不难完成。) achieve实现,finish是动词,跟在journey后应加词尾-es,in the end意为“最后”,因此 C项为正确答案。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] D项somehow意为“不知怎地”,与题意不符。A项quite,B项rather,C项fairly这几个副词均可表示“适度的”、“在某种程度上”或“不很”的意思,常用以改变所修饰的形容词或副词的分量。但是只有rather可与比较级的词语连用。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] arrived后可跟介词,arrive in/at some place表示到达某地。如:At what time did you arrive at the station? (你是几点钟到火车站的?)没有arrive to这一搭配;reach作“到达”解时,为及物动词,后面无需加介词。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查的是固定搭配。I was surprised to see意为“看到……使我很惊讶”。 be surprised at something意为“因某事物而吃惊”。因此D项为正确答案。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 本题中,expect to do something意为“预计/原先以为会做某事”,固定结构。 lonely强调寂寞的感觉,alone只表示一人独处,并不强调寂寞感。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] similar to,the same as和like的意思、用法相似。like和as都表示“像……一样”,不同之处在于like后面跟词,而as引导从句。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 四个选项中,D项anywhere意为“任何地方,随处”,强调任何,符合题意。如:You can go anywhere you like.(你可以去你喜欢的任何地方。)A项in each place意为“在每个地方,强调每个”,C项somewhere意为“某个地方”,B项for all parts语意不明。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 因为clothes是复数,不能用a修饰;应用such修饰名词(good clothes),而 so用来修饰形容词。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 四个选项中,C项get on well together意为“相处融洽”,treat each other well也可以,其余都不对。因此C项为正确答案。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] say something to somebody意为“对某人说某事”。tell somebody something也可以。但因主句中已有否定词not,所以从句中就不必再加了。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] cover something/somebody up和cover up something/somebody都对,但如果something/somebody是用代词表示的话,则只能用cover something/somebody up,且这里应该用反身代词,所以选cover myself up。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] A项draft意为“通风气流”,根据上下文可判断作者感觉到的是一股冷风。B项voice意为“声音,嗓音,发音能力,意见,发言权”;C项air意为“空气,样子,天空,空中,曲调”;D项sound意为“声音,语音”。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 应注意forget to do和forget doing的区别。forget to do意为“忘记做应该做的事”,forget doing意为“已经做过某事,但忘记了,以为还没做”。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 本题说的是起床的目的是去关门,所以选to shut the door。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 此处意为“当我穿过房间的时候”,用as I did so。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 通过分析上下文,可推知此处要表达的意思是“床上没有人”,所以用there be结构的否定。因此B项为正确答案。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] remember doing something意为“想起来曾经做过的事”,remember to do something意为“记得要做未做之事”。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 表示对过去把握比较大的推测用must have done something,意为“肯定已经……”。