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单选题 [A] bus [B] taxi [C] train [D] plane
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[精解] 本题考查语义衔接。从文中第三段第一句...got her to the train on time可知,这位女商人正在赶火车。所以本题的正确答案选C。
单选题 [A] choose [B] pass [C] find [D] reach
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[精解] 本题考查动词词义。choose意为“选择,选定”;pass意为“通过,审查通过”;find意为“找到,发现”;reach意为“到达,达到”。根据文意,本题的正确答案为D。
单选题 [A] jokingly [R] angrily [C] anxiously [D] curiously
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[精解] 本题考查副词词义。jokingly意为“开玩笑地”,angrily意为“生气地”,anxiously意为“焦急地;,curiously意为“好奇地”。从司机说You don't think I know the best way to go?可知他对她的建议很不满意,肯定是生气了。所以本题的正确答案为B。
单选题 [A] supposed [B] expected [C] meant [D] decided
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[精解] 本题考查固定搭配。mean to do sth,意为“有意做某事”,这里女商人想说她不是有意去惹恼司机的。所以本题的正确答案为C。
单选题 [A] apologizing [B] driving [C] asking [D] shouting
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[精解] 本题考查语义的衔接。前文说司机因为女商人的建议而生气了,且女商人已经试图向他解释了,动词keep的意思足“保持,继续”,前面司机在生气,那么这里司机继续的动作当然还是生气地喊。所以本题的正确答案为D。
单选题 [A] reasonable [B] blamed [C] normal [D] practical
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[精解] 本题考查形容词词义。reasonable意为“合理的,有道理的,通情达理的,讲道理的”blamed意为“受责备的”;normal意为“正常的,正规的”;practical意为“实际的,实践的,实用的、”。这位女商人一再向他解释,但他仍大声吵闹,说明司机此时有点不可理喻或不讲道理了。所以本题的正确答案为A。
单选题 [A] unreasonable [B] unexpected [C] unnecessary [D] unbelievable
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[精解] 本题考查语义的衔接。前文说女商人知道有条捷径,并向司机建议,从而使得司机不高兴,然而这里女商人突然改变了看法,赞成司机的意见。这是司机没有预料到的。unexpected的意思是“想不到的,意外的,未预料到的”。所以本题的正确答案为B。
单选题 [A] honest [B] clever [C] right [D] helpful
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[精解] 本题考查形容词词义。honest意为“诚实的,正直的”; clever意为“机灵的,聪明的;’;right意为“正当的,正确的”; helpful意为“有帮助的,有用的;有益的”。既然后文中女商人承认自己的建议是错误的,那司机当然就是对的。所以本题的正确答案为C。
单选题 [A] strange [B] terrible [C] wrong [D] stupid
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[精解] 本题考查形容词词义。strange意为“奇怪的,陌生的,生疏的”;terrible意为“很糟的,极坏的,可怕的”;wrong意为“错误的,不正当的:;stupid意为“愚蠢的,麻木的,乏味的”。根据文意,这里女商人是在承认自己刚才的做法是错误的、愚蠢的。正确的答案为D。
单选题 [A] Surprised . [B] Annoyed [C] Worded [D] Disappointed
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[精解] 本题考查语义的衔接。前文说女商人与司机发生了争执,但女商人却突然变换了态度,因此司机感到有些surprised。本题的正确答案选A。
单选题 [A] wanted [B] found [C] came [D] lived
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[精解] 本题考查动词词义。want意为“要求”;find意为“找到”;come意为“来到”;live意为“居住”。从该句中的turned down和got her to the train on time可知,司机采用了女商人建议的路线,所以本题的正确答案选A。
单选题 [A] after [B] because [C] until [D] since
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[精解] 本题考查连同。原文说司机一直保持沉默,到达火车站后,女商人付费时他才说了声谢谢。not...until意为“直到……才”。所以本题的正确答案为C。
单选题 [A] stopped [B] helped [C] needed [D] faced
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[精解] 本题考查动词词义。stop意为“停止,阻止,终止”;help意为“帮助,助长,接济”;need意为“需要,必需”;face意为“面对,面向,面临”。be faced with...为固定短语,意为“面对……”,文章的意思是说如果你遇到或面对像司机这样的人。所以本题的正确答案为D。
单选题 [A] give up [B] turn down [C] stick to [D] point out
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[精解] 本题考查固定搭配。give up意为“.放弃(念头、希望等),停止”;turn down意为“拒绝,拐入”;stick to意为“坚持,粘住?;point out意为“指出”。本句的意思是“……总是坚持自己的观点。”所以本题的正确答案为C。
单选题 [A] happy [B] suffered [C] divided [D] destroyed
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[精解] 本题考在动词词义。destroy的意思是“破坏,毁坏”, destroy marriages是“毁掉婚姻”的意思,不能用divide。这里用 destroyed表示“被破坏的”。所以本题的正确答案为D。
单选题 [A] which [B] that [C] but [D] though
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[精解] 本题考查连词。but表示转折关系。用在这里表示“一个简单但极不可能会成功的方法”。根据文意本题的正确答案为C。
单选题 [A] its [B] other [C] those [D] this
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[精解] 本题考查代词。its意为“它的”;other意为“其他的,他人,另外一个”;those意为“那些”;this意为“这,这个”。文章说该方法能阻止任何意见不一致或者其他别的麻烦局势发展成为灾难。所以本题的正确答案为B。
单选题 [A] problem [B] importance [C] key [D] result
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[精解] 本题考查名词词义。problem意为“问题,难题”; importance意为“重要(性),重大”;key意为“关键”;result意为“结果,成效”。这里说的是问题的关键是什么,所以本题的正确答案选C。
单选题 [A] fact [B] meaning [C] expression [D] truth
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[精解] 本题考查语义的衔接。这里作者告诉我们要注意发现别人话语中正确的部分,不要总是坚持自己的观点。本题的正确答案为D。
单选题 [A] explain [B] argue [C] agree [D] escape
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[精解] 本题考查语义的衔接。作者建议我们寻求与别人观点统一的方法。本题的正确答案为C。