[单选题]In the last sentence, the word "bust" most probably means ______.
正确答案 :A
the upper part of one's body
解析:解析:应该正确理解出现本词汇的最后一个句子“A few even accepted commissions to make busts of prominent citizens.”B选项的意思为“自画像”,和C以及D的意思与句子的语境意义不符。本句话的意思为“一部分木雕师甚至接受任务给名人做上半身塑像”。
[单选题]Mrs. White is different from her friends who were ______.
正确答案 :B
not always hopeful
解析:解析:本题题干上的信号词为different和friends,依据句为“Unlike her friends, however,she never lost heart.”其中lose heart =lose hope。此句意为“她从来都是满怀希望,而她的朋友与她不同,并不是经常满怀希望”。
[单选题]At the foot of the mountain ______.
正确答案 :A
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。
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