Question

完形填空 　　Anna arrived far too early．Usually she left things to the last minute, 　　1　　 today was a very special occasion．It was almost 　　2　　 by getting there an hour beforehand that she 　　3　　 to cause the plane to arrive sooner．　　4　　 raced through her mind．“Do you look all right? Will he notice that I’m wearing a 　　5　　 trouser suit? Will he even 　　6　　 me? After all, it was a year almost to the day since she had 　　7　　 seen Joe．She fished a 　　8　　 out of her handbag and inspected her face．Too much make-up? Joe had 　　9　　 made any comment but she knew that he did not approve of(贊成)heavy make-up－“gilding the lily, he 　　10　　 it．It was funny how much importance she attached to 　　11　　 a good impression on him．After all, friends do not judge each other by 　　12　　．All the same, it was the first meeting after a long separation, and she wanted everything to 　　13　　 right． 　　Looking out of the window, Joe 　　14　　 a first glimpse, through a break in the 　　15　　, of the town far below．Certainly it was very flattering that they had 　　16　　 him to be the guest lecturer at their Autumn Congress yet again．The Chairman of the Organizing Committee, as a matter of courtesy(禮貌), had 　　17　　 to meet him at the airport, as he had done on previous occasions．This time, 　　18　　, it was not necessary, 　　19　　 because Joe was quite familiar with the city, but mainly because Anna had said that she could 　　20　　 the afternoon off in order to come and meet him． (1) [　　] A． and B． but C． for D． as (2) [　　] A． because B． since C． as if D． when (3) [　　] A． thought B． liked C． had D． hoped (4) [　　] A． Idea B． Facts C． Thoughts D． Matters (5) [　　] A． new B． strange C． latest D． single (6) [　　] A． tell B． terrify C． recognize D． like (7) [　　] A． before B． recently C． last D． most (8) [　　] A． purse B． handkerchief C． mirror D． book (9) [　　] A． never B． almost C． often D． regularly (10) [　　] A． told B． called C． saw D． thought (11) [　　] A． offering B． taking C． having D． making (12) [　　] A． appearance B． clothes C． make-up D． looking (13) [　　] A． come across B． turn up C． go off D． get out (14) [　　] A． caught B． left C． enjoyed D． met (15) [　　] A． air B． rain C． train D． clouds (16) [　　] A． employed B． invited C． told D． informed (17) [　　] A． offered B． arrived C． intended D． attempted (18) [　　] A． therefore B． however C． instead D． as well (19) [　　] A． luckily B． really C． partly D． separately (20) [　　] A． put B． made C． take D． leave

Answer 1

答案：1．B;2．C;3．D;4．C;5．A;6．C;7．C;8．C;9．A;10．B;11．D;12．A;13．C;14．A;15．D;16．B;17．A;18．B;19．C;20．C;
解析：

(1)	轉(zhuǎn)折連詞“but”表示today(今天)與usually(往日)不同。
(2)	由下文“…to cause the plane to arrive sooner”可知此處用“as if that…”，旨在考查虛擬語氣的用法。
(3)	體現(xiàn)出Anna渴望的心情，故D項(xiàng)為最佳選項(xiàng)。
(4)	idea思想，意見；fact事實(shí)，真相；thought念頭，想法，側(cè)重思維活動(dòng)；matter作可數(shù)名詞時(shí)有“事實(shí)，問題”之意，此句可翻譯為“腦海里閃現(xiàn)出各種念頭”，故C項(xiàng)為最佳選項(xiàng)。
(5)	“久未謀面”，穿新衣也在情理之中。
(6)	由下文“after a long separation”可知及物動(dòng)詞recognize為最佳選項(xiàng)。
(7)	last表示最近一次。
(8)	從下文inspected her face可知she(Anna)fished…out(搜出)的是一面鏡子。
(9)	由句意可知，雖然Joe從不對(duì)Anna的著裝作任何評(píng)論，但她也知道Joe不贊成濃妝。
(10)	本題考查動(dòng)詞call的復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)即call sth．/sb．sth．“認(rèn)為……是……”本句可變換為：He called it gilding the lily(畫蛇添足，多此一舉)即Joe認(rèn)為濃妝是沒有必要的。A、C兩項(xiàng)語意不正確。D項(xiàng)不能接這種復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)，故B項(xiàng)為最佳。
(11)	考查make an impression on sb．這一短語，譯為“給某人留下……印象”。
(12)	appearance側(cè)重“儀態(tài)，儀表”，兼有B項(xiàng)和D項(xiàng)之意。
(13)	go off在此表示“進(jìn)行，進(jìn)展”。
(14)	catch a glimpse of…意為“一瞥，瞥見”。
(15)	由下文“far below”可推出Joe尚在空中，再由“through a break”透過縫隙可知clouds最為恰當(dāng)，故D項(xiàng)正確。
(16)	由下文“…to be the guest lecturer”可知。
(17)	offer to do sth．主動(dòng)提出做某事；intend to do sth．打算做某事；attempt to do sth．企圖做某事，從語意上判斷，只有A項(xiàng)才顯出對(duì)方很有禮貌，故A項(xiàng)最佳。
(18)	therefore“因此、所以”，however“然而，但是”，instead“替代”，作副詞常用于句尾，as well也，由句意可知，B項(xiàng)正確。
(19)	partly because部分原因是……，mainly because…主要原因是……
(20)	take some time off/leave“請(qǐng)……(多長時(shí)間的)假”，考查短語的用法。