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(2013·高考湖北卷)In much of the animal world,night is the time________for sleep-pure and simple.
A.set asideB.set down
C.set offD.set up
A
选A。句意:在大多数动物世界里,夜晚就是完全用来睡觉的时间。这里pure and simple表示“完全,不折不扣”,用来指某事只有唯一的原因。这里用set aside表示“留出,拨出(时间等)”,表示这段时间就是用来睡觉的。set down“写下”;set off“出发;引起”;set up“建立”。
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