1. I need money. Would you please lend me ______?

A.a great deal; some
B.a great deal of; some
C.a great deal; any
D.a great deal of; any

【解析】：首先，考虑“money”为不可数名词，“a great deal of” 用于修饰不可数名词，而“a great deal” 不能直接修饰名词，通常修饰动词，所以第一个空应为 “a great deal of”。其次，在表示请求或建议的疑问句中，希望得到对方肯定的答复时，常用 “some” 而不用 “any”，所以第二空应为 “some”。
【答案】：B

2. One of my bad teeth hurts. I’ll have no choice but tomorrow.
A.have it pull
B.to have it pull
C.have it pulled
D.to have it pulled

D

3. The palace caught fire three times last century, so little of the building now.
A.remains
B.is remaining
C.has been remained
D.is remained

A

"remain"表示“留存、剩余”时为不及物动词，无被动语态，排除C、D；根据"now"可知用一般现在时，A选项"remains"符合，B选项"is remaining"为错误用法（remain不用于进行时）。

4. Since you are so interested in *The Voice of China*, why not for it?
A.go to
B.go out
C.try out
D.turn out

C

根据题意，“既然你对《中国好声音》这么感兴趣，为什么不______ ？”需要选择一个符合句意且与“for it”搭配得当的短语。“why not”后接动词原形，表示建议。
A. go to后通常接地点，表“去某地”，与“for it”搭配不当。
B. go out表“出去”，与“for it”搭配后语义不通。
C. try out for sth. 是固定短语，表“参加...的选拔”，符合题意。
D. turn out表“结果是”，与题意不符。

5. The strength of China’s economy further ______ in the coming years.

A.will be; proven
B.was; proven
C.will; prove
D.has; proven

A

6. you have problems, you can call me.

A.Whatever
B.Until
C.Whenever
D.While

C

7. —Would you like to our discussion this Sunday?
—Oh, sorry! I have an important meeting to .
A.attend; join
B.take part in; attend
C.join; take part in
D.attend; attend

B

8. Martin successfully wrote a popular novel, he worked in a small factory.
A.Though
B.As soon as
C.Until
D.Since

C

9. I wanted to buy a new house, but the cost made me .
A.on my mind
B.never mind
C.change my mind
D.change my mood

C

10. The old man cancer. His ______ made us very sad.

A.died from; dead
B.died of; dying
C.died from; dying
D.died of; death

D

11. he failed, he didn’t ______.

A.Since; lose heart
B.Although; lose heart
C.Since; lose his heart
D.Although; lose his heart

B

12. —How are you today? —I’m feeling even . I don’t think the medicine works.
A.better
B.worse
C.happier
D.unhappier

B

13. —Can I go out and play now? —

A.Although you’ve finished your report.
B.Since you’ve finished your report.
C.Until you finish your report.
D.Not until you finish your report.

D

14. The students the floor ______ the teacher came into the classroom.

A.were sweeping; when
B.swept; when
C.were sweeping; while
D.had swept; while

A

15. —You look worried. —My grandpa is ill in hospital.
A.What’s up?
B.Is it true?
C.Is that so?
D.How about you?

A

二、阅读理解
A daughter complained to her father that everything in her life was so difficult. She did not know how she was going to make it and she wanted to give up.
Her father was a cook. He took her to the kitchen, first poured some water into three pots (锅), and then put them on the fire to burn. Very soon the water began boiling (煮沸). He put a carrot into the first pot, an egg into the second one, and some coffee beans into the third. He cooked them in the boiling water without a word.
The daughter impatiently waited and wondered what her father was doing. About 20 minutes later, he switched off the gas, took the carrot out into a bowl, the egg into another bowl and coffee into a cup. After doing these, he turned to her daughter and asked, “Honey, what did you see?” “A carrot, an egg, and coffee,” she answered.
He let her touch the carrot with her hands. His daughter said it turned soft. He then asked her to take up the egg and break it. It was a cooked egg. Finally, he let her drink the coffee. It smelt great and she smiled. She asked, “Dad, what does this mean?”
He explained, “These three things faced the same thing—the boiling water, but their reactions (反应) were different. The carrot was strong and hard, but after going through the boiling water, it was soft and weak. The egg was fragile (易碎的), but after going into the boiling water, its inside turned hard. The coffee beans are special. After they went into the boiling water, they changed the water.”
“Which are you?” he asked his daughter. “Are you a carrot, an egg, or coffee beans?”
His daughter was lost in thought.
16. What did the father take his daughter to the kitchen for?
A. Telling her how to cook meals.
B. Telling her what real life should be like.
C. Helping her solve the problems she met.
D. Introducing her to a new kind of coffee.
()
17. According to the article, the father was a(n) ______ person.
A. strict
B. impatient
C. energetic
D. wise
()
18. The father used “the boiling water” to represent “______”.
A. their family
B. her daughter
C. the difficulties
D. their life
()
19. Which do you think the father did not want his daughter to be?
A. A carrot.
B. An egg.
C. A coffee bean.
D. Either of the three.
()
20. Which of the following is the best title for this article?
A. A good cook
B. Are you a carrot, an egg or coffee beans?
C. No one is always lucky
D. In the kitchen
()

1. C
2. D
3. C
4. A
5. B