正确答案: A

not very sophisticated

题目：The passage suggests that the early shops for making tools were ______.

解析：解析：本题的依据句是“At first，these articles were whittled with a knife，but when pioneer craftsmen set up their primitive shops most of them were fashioned on a lathe--a machine which holds an object and rotates it while it is being shaped by a tool.”在这里，A选项的not very sophisticated 意思为“并不复杂，是简单的”，对应原文中的primitive(原始的，简单的)。其他选项的内容属于无关信息。

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[单选题]Mary: What are you working on? Susan: I'm doing some embroidery. Mary: ______ Susan: I don't do very much, just for very special occasions.

I didn't know you did needlework.

解析：解析：选项A中，Mary对Susan会刺绣表示意外，这与Susan的对答“我不常做，只是在特殊时候做一做。”语义相连。对于B的应答应该是礼貌地表示谢意，若选C或D，Susan的回答则显得答非所问。

[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。

[单选题]Michael: The Johnsons are moving next week. We are going to have a going-away party for them Saturday. Tracy: I didn't realize they were moving so soon. ______ Michael: Yes, but we'll have one last chance to get together. We're planning a barbecue.

They are really going to be missed.

解析：解析：从Michael的对话but we'll have one last chance…可以推测上面Tracy的话里有遗憾的意思，因为前者话有转折，表示遗憾的事还有些弥补机会。故此选择C．They are really going to be missed．

[单选题]Clearly the medicine ______.

may be dangerous for small children

解析：解析：A选项意思为“这种药对小孩子来说可能有危险”，文中建议请教医生建议，最后一段也说药会引起不适，所以可以确认A选项为正确答案。其他选项的内容与原文不符，属于错误信息。

[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。

[单选题]What is this report mainly about?

Phone inquires about hotel bookings for the 2008 Olympic Games.

解析：解析：这是一个典型的大意理解题，其依据句就是文章的主题句，一般位于文章的开头。本文的主题句就是第一个句子“Beijing's top hotels are fielding scores of calls from foreigners and Chinese people eager to book rooms during the 2008 Olympic Games in the Chinese capital.”与A选项内容相符和。其他的选项内容并不是本文的主题，而只是细节信息或无关信息。

[单选题]Wendy: Have you been to the new bakery on the corner? Arthur: No, how is it? Wendy: It is heaven ! ______ !

Their cakes are to die for

解析：解析：从对话语境和供选答案看，Wendy是想说“那里的蛋糕好吃得不得了”。符合习惯的表达只能是Their cakes are to die for!(to die for something = to be eager to have something)。

[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。