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(赞成)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(礼貌), 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)	转折连词“but”表示today(今天)与usually(往日)不同。
(2)	由下文“…to cause the plane to arrive sooner”可知此处用“as if that…”，旨在考查虚拟语气的用法。
(3)	体现出Anna渴望的心情，故D项为最佳选项。
(4)	idea思想，意见；fact事实，真相；thought念头，想法，侧重思维活动；matter作可数名词时有“事实，问题”之意，此句可翻译为“脑海里闪现出各种念头”，故C项为最佳选项。
(5)	“久未谋面”，穿新衣也在情理之中。
(6)	由下文“after a long separation”可知及物动词recognize为最佳选项。
(7)	last表示最近一次。
(8)	从下文inspected her face可知she(Anna)fished…out(搜出)的是一面镜子。
(9)	由句意可知，虽然Joe从不对Anna的着装作任何评论，但她也知道Joe不赞成浓妆。
(10)	本题考查动词call的复合结构即call sth．/sb．sth．“认为……是……”本句可变换为：He called it gilding the lily(画蛇添足，多此一举)即Joe认为浓妆是没有必要的。A、C两项语意不正确。D项不能接这种复合结构，故B项为最佳。
(11)	考查make an impression on sb．这一短语，译为“给某人留下……印象”。
(12)	appearance侧重“仪态，仪表”，兼有B项和D项之意。
(13)	go off在此表示“进行，进展”。
(14)	catch a glimpse of…意为“一瞥，瞥见”。
(15)	由下文“far below”可推出Joe尚在空中，再由“through a break”透过缝隙可知clouds最为恰当，故D项正确。
(16)	由下文“…to be the guest lecturer”可知。
(17)	offer to do sth．主动提出做某事；intend to do sth．打算做某事；attempt to do sth．企图做某事，从语意上判断，只有A项才显出对方很有礼貌，故A项最佳。
(18)	therefore“因此、所以”，however“然而，但是”，instead“替代”，作副词常用于句尾，as well也，由句意可知，B项正确。
(19)	partly because部分原因是……，mainly because…主要原因是……
(20)	take some time off/leave“请……(多长时间的)假”，考查短语的用法。