() 1.—We failed in the singing competition.
—______! Better times are waiting for you.

A.No way
B.Best wishes
C.Cheer up
D.Good job

C

题目中对话的意思是：--我们唱歌比赛输了。--______！更好的时光在等着你们。该题考查情景交际。A选项No way的意思是“没门”；B选项Best wishes的意思是“致以最美好的祝愿”；C选项Cheer up的意思是“振作起来”；D选项Good job的意思是“做得好”。根据题目中“Better times are waiting for you”可知，要选鼓舞对方的话语，故C选项正确

() 2.Helen has no difficulty ______ writing but she has some difficulty ______ pronunciation.
A.in; in
B.with; with
C.in; with
D.with; in

C

本题考查固定搭配。“have difficulty in doing sth.”表示“做某事有困难”，其中in可以省略；“have difficulty with sth.”表示“在某方面有困难”。第一空后是动名词writing，所以用in；第二空后是名词pronunciation，所以用with。

() 3.The chair is broken. I think it requires ______.
A.repairing
B.to repair
C.to be repaired
D.A & C

D

当某物作主语且表示“需要被……”时，require后接动名词表示被动意义，即require doing sth. = require to be done。本题中“The chair is broken.”表明椅子需要被修理，it指代the chair，所以可以用repairing，也可以用to be repaired。

() 4.In summer, my cousin Paul ______ ice cream ______ fruit.
A.would rather; to
B.prefers; to
C.prefers to; rather than
D.likes; better

B

"would rather"后接动词原形，结构为"would rather do...than do..."，A选项搭配错误；"prefer...to..."表示"比起……更喜欢……"，符合题意；"prefers to...rather than..."结构中"to"后接动词原形，C选项不符合；"likes...better"后需接"than"，D选项不完整。

() 5.Ricky was so ______ that he ______ when he watched TV.
A.sleepy; fell asleep
B.asleep; fell sleepy
C.sleepy; fall asleep
D.asleep; fall sleepy

A

第一空需形容词作表语，"sleepy"（困倦的）符合，"asleep"（睡着的）表状态，排除B、D；第二空由"watched"可知用一般过去时，"fall asleep"的过去式为"fell asleep"，排除C。

() 6.I think this Chinese-English dictionary can make it ______ for you to learn English.
A.easily
B.more easily
C.more easy
D.easier

D

本题主要考查make it + adj. for sb. to do sth.的结构，其中it是形式宾语，真正的宾语是后面的动词不定式to learn English，所以这里需要用形容词作宾语补足语。A项easily是副词，B项more easily是副词比较级，均不符合语法规则；C项more easy表达错误，easy的比较级是easier；D项easier是easy的比较级，符合make it + adj. for sb. to do sth.的结构，且根据句意“我认为这本汉英词典能让你学英语更轻松”，这里暗含与没有这本词典时学英语的比较，所以用比较级更合适。

三、完形填空
Different colours usually stand for different feelings. Red, for example, is the colour of fire, heat, blood and life. People say red is an exciting and active colour. They associate(联想) red with a strong feeling like anger. Red is used for signs of 1 , such as STOP signs and fire engines. Orange is the bright, warm colour of 2 in autumn. People say orange is a 3 colour. They associate orange with happiness. Green is the cool colour of grass in 4 . People say it is a refreshing colour. In general, people 5 two groups of colours: warm colours and cool colours. The warm colours are red, orange and yellow. Where there are warm colours and a lot of light, people usually want to be 6 . Those who like to be with 7 like red. The cool colours are black and blue. Where there are these colours, people are usually worried. Some scientists say that time seems to 8 more slowly in a room with warm colours. They suggest that a warm colour is a good one for a living room or a 9 . People who are having a rest or are eating do not want time to pass quickly. While 10 colours are better for some offices if the people working there want time to pass quickly.
() 1. A. roads
B. ways
C. danger
D. places
() 2. A. land
B. leaves
C. grass
D. mountains
() 3. A. lively
B. dark
C. noisy
D. frightening
() 4. A. summer
B. spring
C. autumn
D. winter
() 5. A. speak
B. say
C. talk about
D. tell
() 6. A. calm
B. sleepy
C. active
D. helpful
() 7. A. the other
B. another
C. other one
D. others
() 8. A. past
B. pass
C. passed
D. passes
() 9. A. factory
B. classroom
C. restaurant
D. hospital
() 10. A. different
B. cool
C. warm
D. all

CBABCDDBCB

1. 根据后文“STOP signs and fire engines”，这些是危险信号，选C。
2. 秋天的橙色应是树叶的颜色，选B。
3. 橙色与快乐相关，是活泼的颜色，选A。
4. 草变绿是春天，选B。
5. “谈论两种颜色”用talk about，选C。
6. 暖色和强光环境使人活跃，选C。
7. “和其他人一起”用others，选D。
8. seem to后接动词原形，选B。
9. 休息或吃饭的地方，餐厅符合，选C。
10. 与暖色让时间变慢对比，冷色让时间变快，适合办公室，选B。