I once went to a town in the north of England on business. It w

I once went to a town in the north of England on business. It was about 7:30 in the evening when I reached the hotel.The manageress,a strict old lady of?about 60,showed me to my room.When I asked her what time dinner was,she said there was only?one sitting at 6:30,and I had_____21_____it. "Never mind,"I said."I′m not very hungry.I′11 just have a drink in the bar(酒吧)and a?sandwich." "Bar!"she____22______her voice."This is a respectable hotel,young man.If you want beer,you?must go somewhere else."She spoke____23______a glass of beer was a dangerous drug. I went to a bar and had some beer and sandwiches and then went to the cinema.At about 11:30 I_____24_____.Everything was in darkness.I knocked at the door,but nothing happened.The_____25_____sound?was the′church clock opposite,which suddenly struck the half-hour with such force that it made me?jump._____26_____a window opened upstairs.The old lady_____27_____and asked me what was going on.I?explained who I was and she let me_____28_____after ten minutes′wait.She was in her nightdress.She?told me seriously that guests were_____29_____to be back in the hotel by 11 o′clock. I went to bed but could not sleep.Every quarter of an hour the church clock struck and at midnight the whole hotel shook with the noise.Just before dawn,I finally_____30_____ When I arrived at breakfast,everyone else had nearly_____31_____and there was not enough coffee?to go round. "Did you_____32_____well,young man?"the old lady asked. "_____33_____,I don′t think I could go through another night in that room,"I replied."I hardly?slept at all." "That"s because you were_____34_____all night drinking!"she said angrily,putting____35______to the?conversation. 第（23）题答案
A、even if
B、since
C、although
D、as if
【正确答案】：D
【题目解析】：第（23）题考察的是语境下对连词的选择。在这个语境中，老妇人说话的语气和方式，仿佛（as if）一杯啤酒是一种危险的药物，表达了她对啤酒的极度反感。 A选项“even if”意思是“即使”，通常用于让步状语从句中，但在这里并不符合语境，因为文中没有提到任何条件或让步的情况。 B选项“since”意思是“因为”，通常用于解释原因或理由，但在这里也不适用，因为老妇人的语气更像是夸张或比喻，而不是在解释原因。 C选项“although”意思是“尽管”，也用于让步状语从句，但同样不适合这里的语境。 D选项“as if”意思是“仿佛，好像”，能够准确表达老妇人说话时那种夸张和比喻的语气，因此是正确答案。 所以，第（23）题的正确答案是D。