真题练习

047. Why was the man late?
A. He had a visitor.
B. He missed the bus.
C. He forgot the time.

048. Why is the man sleepy?
A. He got up too early this morning.
B. He stayed up late to watch TV last night.
C. He worked on his projects late last night.

原文+答案解析

047.
W: The film has been on for ten minutes. It's a pity you missed the first part.
M: I was about to leave my house when I had an unexpected visitor. So I was a little late.
答案解析：
正确答案为A。根据I had an unexpected visitor. 突然来了一个客人。可知，男子晚了是因为有客人，因此A项正确。

048.
W: John, you look pale. Didn't you sleep last night?
M: I did sleep, but I went to bed at around 2 so I'm quite sleepy.
W: Why? We don't have any important projects to hand in.
M: Well, the football final was on so...
答案解析：
正确答案为B。根据I went to bed at around 2，我大概凌晨两点才睡，以及the football final was on有足球决赛，可知，男子是因为昨晚熬夜看电视，今天才会困倦，因此B项正确。