单选题 In Britain, winter is the season not only for visits to the theatre, opera, concert and ballet, but also for shopping or for sightseeing.
London, one of the (26) cities in the world, has plenty to offer during the winter months, (27) in the way of entertainment—and the (28) act like a magnet with (29) array of presents for the Christmas (30) followed by large scale bargains in the January (31) . But it's not only London that (32) value shopping, most of our suburban and (33) centres have just as much to offer to the (34) shopper.
Even if you're based (35) London, you don't have to spend all your (36) there—and that goes for all the year (37) , too. Take a train or coach and (38) what else Britain has to offer; (39) are many excursions, even in winter, and among the great country houses (40) keep their stately front doors open (41) the year are Longleat and WoburnAbbey. (42) a car and drive (43) into the beauty of the winter landscape, the scenery will be (44) beautiful and the people will have more time to chat to you (45) this time of the year.

单选题 A. busiest B. noisiest C. coldest D. foggiest
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析：根据上下文及常识可知，伦敦是世界上最繁忙的城市之一。
单选题 A. generally B. especially C. occasionally D. normally
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析：上面说“伦敦的冬季为人们提供了很多东西”，此处填入especially上下文才显得连贯。
单选题 A. pubs B. shops C. clubs D. restaurants
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析：此处在讲购物，用shops最合适。
单选题 A. their B. its C. that D. the
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析：此处应该填人一个形容词性物主代词，指代“许多商店里的”。
单选题 A. spender B. caller C. shopper D. visitor
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析：第28题选shops，此处相应地应选shopper。
单选题 A. sales B. bargains C. selling D. trading
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析：large scale bargains只能发生在sales(交易，买卖)中。
单选题 A. opens B. grants C. presents D. offers
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】解析：该句的末尾有offer sth. to sb．这一短语，与其相同，此处也要选offer。
单选题 A. international B. divisional C. national D. provincial
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】解析：该句意为：但是不仅仅是在伦敦，我们的许多郊区和大城市以外的各地区的购物中心也为狂热的购物者提供购物机会。provincial指“主要城市以外各地区的，省的。
单选题 A. eager B. nervous C. lazy D. lonely
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析：eager“急切的”，反映了购物者的心情； nervous“紧张的”；lazy“懒惰的”；lonely“孤独的”。
单选题 A. in B. at C. outside D. on
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析：base... on“以…为基础、依据”，此处说的不是此意，而是说“即使你住在伦敦”。base“把…设在”，后跟at表小地点，后跟in表大地点。
单选题 A. time B. money C. energy D. holiday
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析：此句意为：你不必把你所有的时间都花在伦敦。
单选题 A. over B. then C. there D. round
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】解析：all the year round“终年地”。
单选题 A. view B. see C. watch D. look
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析：view是检查，查看，仔细看；see是用眼睛去感受；look是有目的地、聚精会神地使用眼睛；watch是看运动中的东西。
单选题 A. which B. they C. here D. there
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】解析：There be句型。
单选题 A. what B. where C. who D. which
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】解析：本句是一个定语从句，先行词是the great country houses，根据句意应选which。
单选题 A. for B. within C. throughout D. by
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析：throughout the year“一年四季的，整年的”。
单选题 A. Let B. Take C. Hire D. Lend
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析：前文提到“take a train or coach”，此处只有选hire才能与上文对应。
单选题 A. back B. on C. across D. out
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】解析：drive out表示“开车出去”。
单选题 A. still B. even C. yet D. ever
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析：该句意为：(那里的)风景依然美好。用 still最符合题意。
单选题 A. with B. after C. at D. beyond
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析：at this time of...为固定用法。