I’m glad it’s Sunday again. I can stay in bed 1 I like, drinking tea and 2 those thick newspapers that are brought 3 the newsboy through the letterbox at 8:30. In this way, I can catch up with all the 4 I haven’t got time to read during my work time.
When I 5 the papers, I then prepare my bath. The Sunday morning bath is 6 of the week. There‘s no need to hurry because there’s no bus to 7 and my friends are told not to call me up before noon on Sundays, so there is no danger of 8 by the telephone.
9 spend the afternoon after lunch is always a bit of problem. In summer I can go to the park and sit in a chair 10 boys playing football, while in winter I sit in front of the fire and 11 when reading a book, sometimes I turn on the television and sleep through an old film.
Then there’s the 12 ahead of me. Perhaps I’ll call on some friends or go to the cinema 13 a new film I want to see or to town for a concert. Oh, there are 14 pleasant ways of passing Sunday evenings. The only sad thing is that Monday morning is getting 15 。
【名师点评】本篇着重介绍作者在周日把工作抛在一边,尽情享受周日的大好时光。其实,绝大部分人都有这样的生活体验,因此,在做该题时,常识会帮助你顺利解题。
1. A. as long asB. as soon asC. as well asD. as much as
【答案解析】:A。as long as表示时间上的要多长有多长 。
2. A. readB. readingC. to readD. am readingwWW.KAo8.Cc
【答案解析】:B。现在分词充当伴随状语,与前面的drinking并列。
3. A. from B. with C. and D. by
【答案解析】:D。newsboy是动作的执行者,所以用by 。
4. A. things B. books C. information D. knowledge
【答案解析】:A。意为报纸之类的所有的东西。
5. A. am reading B. have read C. had read D. read
【答案解析】:B。强调已读完报纸。
6. A. the much pleasant B. the more pleasant
C. the most pleasant D. the very pleasant
【答案解析】:C。通过上下文可知只有用最高级,意为“星期日的淋浴是一个星期中最令人愉快的”。
7. A. sit B. catch C. get in D. take
【答案解析】:B。catch a bus 赶车。
8. A. trouble B. being troubled
C. troublingD. to be troubled
【答案解析】: B。被打扰,所以用被动式,of 后接动名词形式作宾语。
9. A. What to B. How to C. When to D. Where to
【答案解析】:B。表示怎样度过下午是个问题。
10. A. looking B. seeing C. looking at D. watching
【答案解析】: D。watch sb. doing sth.。seeing也很具有迷惑性,但观看某人踢足球还是应当用watch。
11. A. fall asleep B. go to sleep C. go to bed D.get to sleep
【答案解析】:A。入睡,睡着。
12. A. supper B. friend C. evening D. work
【答案解析】:C。下午过后,当然是夜晚就在眼前。
13. A. whether there’s B. if there will be
C. when there has D. if there will be
【答案解析】:B。这里故意把if和whether放在一起,其实,我们需要的是“假如”,而非“是否”,故选择if,本句是一个条件状语从句,故用一般现在时。
14. A. so many B. such manyC. a lot D. quite few
【答案解析】:B。 固定短语so…that,,such…that 另,many, much, little, few前用 so而不用such。
15. A. busier B. longer C. near D. away
【答案解析】:C。意为星期一早晨临近了。