正确答案: C

believed that Beijing would be the winner

题目：According to the second paragraph, the 50 to 60 booking phone calls are from those who ______.

解析：解析：本题的依据句是“...，the hotel had already received 50 to 60 such phone calls from would-be game-goers gambling on the result.” gambling on the result在这里的意思是“算定了北京会赢”，所以他们提前预定宾馆房间。其他选项内容属于错误信息或无关信息。

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[单选题]Most of the people who appear most often and most gloriously in the history books are great conquerors and generals and soldiers, whereas the people who really helped civilization forward are often never mentioned at all. We do not know who first set a broken leg, or launched a seaworthy boat, or calculated the【31】of the year, or manured a field; but we know【32】about the killers and destroyers. People think a great deal of them, so【33】so that on all the highest pillars in the great cities of the world you will find the figure of a conqueror or a general or a soldier. And I think most people believe that the greatest countries are【34】that have beaten in battle the greatest number of other countries and ruled over them as conquerors. It is just possible they are,【35】they are not the most civilized. Animals fight; so do savages; hence to be good at fighting is to be good in the way in【36】an animal or a savage is good, but it is not to be civilized. Even being good at getting other people to fight for you and【37】them how to do it most efficiently — this, after all, is【38】conquerors and generals have done -- is not being civilized. People fight to settle quarrels. Fighting means killing, and civilized peoples ought to be able to find some way of settling their disputes other【39】by seeing which side can kill off the greater number of other side, and then【40】that that side which has killed most has won.

length

解析：解析：length of the year意思为“一年的天数(时间长度)”；其他选项意思与语境不相符合。

[单选题]Guest: Oh, I hadn't realized how late it was. I'm afraid I'll have to be going. Host: Oh, not yet. I'm just going to make some coffee. Guest: ______ , though I'd really love to stay. I've got to be up by six tomorrow morning, unfortunately. Thank you for a wonderful party.

I'm sorry, but I must

解析：解析：主人诚心挽留，客人坚持要走。由于不能接受主人的好意，客人应表示歉意，故而选择A．I'm sorry，but I must比较合理。其他选项使用场合不当。

[单选题]All the people who went to the new supermarket had one great hope: to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for his shopping. For this was what the notice just inside the entrance promised. It said, "Remember, once a week, one of our customers gets free goods. This may be your lucky day!"

be lucky customers

解析：解析：一般而言，第一道题的依据句可以从文章的开始部分寻找。本题的依据句为文章的第一句话“All the people who went to the new supermarket had one great hope：to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for his shopping.”B选项答案非常明确；其他选项在本句中没有涉及，属于无关信息。

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B． talking C． saying D． mumbling 正确答案：C解析：此处需要一个及物动词。A和B后需要跟介词about，只有C正确。

saying

解析：解析：此处需要一个及物动词。A和B后需要跟介词about，只有C正确。

[单选题]What should you do ff your child is under six years old?

You should ask the doctor for advice.

解析：解析：本题的依据句为“For children under six years old consult your doctor.” consult your doctor=ask your doctor for advice，与D选项意思一致。其他选项内容属于错误信息。

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B． way C． means D． method 正确答案：A解析：other than=not(而不是)，为一个固定搭配词组。

thanB． way

解析：解析：other than=not(而不是)，为一个固定搭配词组。

[单选题]She got a ______ job while she was waiting to go to the university.

temporary

解析：解析：本句的后半句话给出厂足够的信息，等待上大学之前找的工作肯定是“临时的”(temporary)。

[单选题]At the foot of the mountain ______.

stood a village

解析：解析：当句首状语是表示地点、处所的介词短语时，要引起全部倒装。D选项的错误在于其单词后没有加s。

[单选题]Tom: You are playing guitar well. Can you read music? Charles: No, I don't. I just listen to songs on the radio and then play them until they sound right. Tom: ______ Charles: No, really.

You're kidding

解析：解析：Tom对Charles不识乐谱也能弹得一手好吉他感到难以置信，这种情况下一般说 You're kidding或You're joking，意思是：“你在开玩笑吧!”或“这不是真的!”。其他几个选项分别表示“撒谎”、“吹嘘”、“欺骗”，都不恰当。