单选题
It was a beautiful summer day and I was taking a walk in the downtown area of Madrid.
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I sat down at a table near the door. The waiter came over, and I{{U}} (60) {{/U}}a glass of wine.
While{{U}} (61) {{/U}}my wine, I listened to the soft music. The{{U}} (62) {{/U}}was a young lady, a little too fat, but{{U}} (63) {{/U}}pretty. A black young man was playing the piano.
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【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】四个名问中,能和动词turn搭配的只有corner(角落)这个词。turn a street corner“拐弯”;sidewalk“人行道”。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】coming指声音向“我”传过来,现在分词短语做定语。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】该句的意思是这音乐吸引了我,所以我走过去仔细听。attract“吸引”,其他三个问都不能做谓语。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】前句提到作者听到歌声从咖啡馆传来,所以作者走过去是为了听得更好。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】order专指在饭店里点酒菜,其他三词都无此意。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】wait for“等待”固定搭配。本句中使用现在分词短语waiting for做伴随状语。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】从上下文可判断应选stager。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】quite pretty“非常漂亮”;too much“太多的”用来修饰不可数名词;little“几乎没有”修饰不可数名词。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】with表示“带着、拿着”,该句话的意思是服务员拿着我点的红酒回来了。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】根据常理可知红酒应放在table上。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】watch表示“观看”。该句话的意思是我一边喝酒一边看这咖啡馆里的其他人。watch指带有观赏性质的看;see强调看的结果,表示“看到”;look for表示“寻找”;notice表示“注意到”。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】“周围全是男人”和“妇女们很少到咖啡馆来”是果和因的关系,所以用because来连接。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】用现在分词sitting做定语修饰three men。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】tell表示“辨别、说出”。本句话的意思是:我能够通过他们的口音判断出其中一个是美国人…。judge“判决,断定”;speak“讲某种语言或发言”;remark“评论”。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】从下文可知第三个人是个陌生人“stranger”。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】从下文可知每只杯子里都有一只“fly(苍蝇)”。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】reach for“伸手去拿”;reach“到达”。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】the rest of“剩余的…”。意思是他看到苍蝇,把苍蝇拿了出来,然后把剩下的喝完了。 other“另外的”,一般不和of搭配。remain(n.)表示“剩余”时往往用复数。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】第三个人也注意到了苍蝇。too一般放在句尾,also往往在句中,either用在疑问句和否定句中。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】happily在此处有一种讽刺的意味。最后的这个陌生人竟然连苍蝇体内的一点酒也不放过,还要挤出来喝掉,用夸张的手法描述了一个嗜酒如命的人,而happily则比其他表痛苦的词更能加深这种意味。