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If you have a telephone in your own house you will admit that it 21 to ring when you least want it to ring-when you are asleep, or 22 a meal or a conversation, or when you are 23 going out, or when you are 24 your bath. Are you strong minded 25 to ignore(不理) it , to say to yourself, “Ah, well, it will all be the same in 26 time?” You are not . You think there 27 some important news or message 28 you. Have you never rushed 29 from the bath, or chewing from the table or dazed from the bed, 30 that you are a wrong 31 ? You were told the truth. 32 all telephone numbers are wrong numbers. If, of course, your telephone rings and you decide 33 it, then you will have to listen to an idiotic bell ringing and ringing in 34 is supposed to be the 35 of your own house. You 36 buy a bicycle bell and ring it yourself. Suppose you 37 the telephone when it rings, and suppose that, for once, somebody has an important message for you. I can 38 you that if a message is really important it will 39 you sooner or later. Think of the proverb: “Ill news travels apace.” I must say good news seems to travel 40 fast.
21. A. likely B. tends C. inclined D. tries
22. A. in the middle of B. among C. eating D. carrying on
23. A. about B. on the point C. just D. even
24. A. for B. on C. at D. in
25. A. only B. enough C. sufficient D. just
26. A. a hundred years‘ B. a hundred year’s C. a hundred year D. a hundred years
27. A. should be B. may be C. ought to be D. has to be
28. A. waiting B. to C. for D. about
29. A. dripped B. dripping C. having dripped D. being dripped
30. A. only to tell B. only to be told C. just to tell D. simply to be told
31. A. number B. person C. mistake D. fool
32. A. Accordingly B. In my opinion C. As for me D. Generally speaking
33. A. to not answer B. to answer not C. not to answer D. to answer no
34. A. there B. what C. that D. where
35. A. privacy B. exclusiveness C. individual D. quiet
36. A. ought to B. might as well C. just well D. can well
37. A. neglect B. don‘t mind C. disregard D. ignore
38. A. assure B. promise C. ensure D. trust
39. A. attain B. reach C. arrive D. make for
40. A. quite B. the same C. just as D. just to
21. B A是“可能”的意思;tend 有…倾向,容易… ,后面接to;try 努力,试图“;inclined有…倾向,通常用法是to be inclined,根据这句话的意思(如果你家有电话,你就会承认它总是在你最不想要它响的时候响,这种情况发生在你睡觉,吃饭或者谈话的时候,或者你刚要出门的时候,或者在你洗澡的时候。)可知B项正确。
22. A in the middle of 在…之间; among在…之间,用在复数当中; carry on 执行,进行; 在一顿饭或一次谈话中间,显然用in the middle of a meal or a conversation.
23. C about的常用形式:be about to do…,打算…,准备…(注意它后面跟不定式,这个就不会错选了); just 刚刚,正好,适合文章的意思,为正确答案。
24. D in one‘s bath 在某人洗澡的时候(过程中);考查介词搭配问题。
25. B 文章意思说:你能意志强到这份儿上,电话响了却不理会它,还对自言自语说“唉,没有办法,一百年都是这样。” enough 一般只放在所修饰词的后面; only 仅仅,只有; sufficient是足够的、充足的意思,放在所修饰的词前面;所以显然B正确。
26. A 词尾加‘s,表示“…的”这样的所有关系时,如果这个单词本身以s结尾,那么’后面的s就省略不写。一百年显然是复数形式,“年”用years,a hundred years‘表示一百年的…。
27. B 文章说:你做不到不去理会电话,因为你可能会想到会不会有些什么重要的新闻或是消息要告诉你。 另外: should be应当; may be 可能; ought to be 应当; has to be 不得不;显然用may be.
28. C message for you 是(打电话)给你的消息,不要理解为是关于你的消息。
29. B 看下一行有线索,or chewing from the table or dazed from the bed…,这是并列句,时态保持一致。故这里用dripping ,现在分词做伴随状语。这句意思是说你会不会身上的水还滴着或是嘴里还嚼着饭就从浴室或饭桌上匆忙出来。
30. B 结果你接过电话,被告知他是打错电话了。句子是表示被动,A,C是主动的形式,simple是仅仅的意思,B表示被动only在这里表示结果怎么样。
31. A you are a wrong number 你拨错号了,或你打错电话了;故A正确。
32. B 在我看来,所有的电话都是错误的电话。表明作者的观点和立场。 A是“于是,因此”的意思; C是“对我来说”的意思; D是“一般的说来”的意思。观点题,用作者的视角看这个现象。
33. C 下面表示转折,当然你可以决定不接电话,如果是这样你的电话就会不停的响,不得不听电话像傻瓜似的无休止的的响下去。这题表示否定,注意用法,decide (not) to do sth 决定(不)做某事。
34. B 接着说明了电话在什么地方不停的响,用in what引导正确。注意:后面的定语从句少主语,并且显然介词后面不能用where\there.
35. A privacy个人,隐私; exclusiveness 隔绝、排外的意思; individual 个人的; quiet 安静的; in the ____ of your own house,在你自己的房子里面,这里显然应该需要用名词,故只可能用privacy.
36. B 你倒不如买个自行车铃让它不停的响! might as well 还不如、倒不如。
37. D neglect 忽视,忽略,疏忽(不是主观意识上成心这样做的); don‘t mind 不介意,不在乎; disregard 不管,不顾; ignore 不顾,不理,忽视(含有思想上故意这样做的意味); 通过分析意思,我们知道用ignore最好。假设电话响的时候你故意不去接,再假如,有一次还真是有人给你有重要的事情要说呢。
38. A assure 使确信,向…保证; promise 承诺; ensure 确保,赋予; trust 信任;I can assure … 我敢说… , 我打保票… .
39. B attain 完成,获得; reach 到达,伸手够到…; arrive at 到达; make for 走向,向…前进,冲向;这句话是说,我敢说这个消息要是真的重要的话,它迟早要传到你这儿。
40. C 想想那句谚语:“(好事不出门),坏事传千里”。 just as 正像,正当…的时候,与…一样。