Cloze Assuming that a constant travel-time budget, geographic constraints and short-term infrastructure constraints persist as fundamental features of global mobility, what long-term results can one expect? In high-income regions, 1 North America, our picture suggests that the share of traffic 2 supplied by buses and automobiles will decline as high-speed transport rises sharply. In developing countries, we 3 the strongest increase to be in the shares first for buses and later for automobiles. Globally, these 4 in bus and automobile transport are partially offsetting. In all regions, the share of low-speed mil transport will probably continue its strongly 5 decline. We expect that throughout the period 1990—2050, the 6 North American will continue to devote most of his or her 1.1-hour travel-time 7 to automobile travel. The very large demand 8 air travel (or high-speed rail travel) that will be manifest in 2050 9 to only 12 minutes per person a day; a little time goes a long way in the air. In several developing regions, most travel 10 in 2050 will still be devoted to nonmotorized modes. Buses will persist 11 the primary form of motorized transportation in developing countries for decades. 12 important air travel becomes, buses, automobiles and 13 low-speed trains will surely go on serving vital functions. 14 of the super-rich already commute and shop in aircraft, but average people will continue to spend most of their travel time on the 15 .
For the people who have never traveled across the Atlantic the voyage is a fantasy. But for the people who cross it frequently one crossing of the Atlantic is very much like another, and they do not make the voyage for the 16 of its interest. Most of us are quite happy when we feel 17 to go to bed and pleased when the journey 18 . On the first night this time I felt especially lazy and went to bed 19 earlier than usual. When I 20 my cabin, I was surprised 21 that I was to have a companion during my trip, which made me feel a little unhappy. I had expected 22 but there was a suitcase 23 mine in the opposite corner. I wondered who he could be and what he would be like. Soon afterwards he came in. He was the sort of man you might meet 24 , except that he was wearing 25 good clothes that I made up my mind that we would not 26 whoever he was and did not say 27 . As I had expected, he did not talk to me either but went to bed immediately. I suppose I slept for several hours because when I woke up it was already the middle of the night. I felt cold but covered 28 as well as I could and tried to go back to sleep. Then I realized that a 29 was coming from the window opposite. I thought perhaps I had forgotten 30 the door, so I got up 31 the door but found it already locked from the inside. The cold air was coming from the window opposite. I crossed the room and 32 the moon shone through it on to the other bed. 33 there. It took me a minute or two to 34 the door myself. I realized that my companion 35 through the window into the sea.
16.
A.reason
B.motive
C.cause
D.sake
A B C D
D
[解析] 本题考查的是固定搭配,for the sake of意为“为了,由于”,符合题意。A项reason意为“理由,原因,动机,理智,前提”;B项motive意为“动机,目的;原因”;C项cause意为“导致某事发生的人或事,动机,理由,根据,目标,理想,事业”,都与题意不符,因此D项为正确答案。
[解析] 本题的四个选项中,be over意为“结束”,如:The hardest part of the task is over and the rest is downhill.(任务最困难的部分已经过去,剩下的部分将不难完成。)achieve实现,finish是动词,跟在journey后应加词尾-es,in the end意为“最后”,因此C项为正确答案。
[解析] arrived后可跟介词,arrive in/at some place表示到达某地。如:At what time did you arrive at the station?(你是几点钟到火车站的?)没有arrive to这一搭配;reach作“到达”解时,为及物动词,后面无须加介词。
21.
A.for seeing
B.that I saw
C.at seeing
D.to see
A B C D
D
[解析] 本题考查的是固定搭配。I was surprised to see意为“看到……使我很惊讶”。be surprised at something意为“因某事物而吃惊”。因此D项为正确答案。
22.
A.being lonely
B.to be lonely
C.being alone
D.to be alone
A B C D
D
[解析] 本题中,expect to do something意为“预计/原先以为会做某事”,固定结构。lonely强调寂寞的感觉,alone只表示一人独处,并不强调寂寞感。
23.
A.like
B.as
C.similar than
D.the same that
A B C D
A
[解析] similar to,the same as和like的意思、用法相似。like和as都表示“像……一样”,不同之处在于like后面跟词,而as引导从句。
24.
A.in each place
B.for all parts
C.somewhere
D.anywhere
A B C D
D
[解析] 四个选项中,D项anywhere意为“任何地方,随处”,强调任何,符合题意。如:You can go anywhere you like.(你可以去你喜欢的任何地方。)A项in each place意为“在每个地方,强调每个”,C项somewhere意为“某个地方”,B项for all parts语意不明。