13．Some parts in South China have experienced ________ this year as they did last year.

A．twice as much rain　 　　　　　　　　　B．rain twice as much

C．twice rain as much　 　　　　　　　　　D．twice as rain much

答案　A

解析　倍数的表达方法：倍数+as+原级+as+...。

12．Before going abroad，he devoted all the time he could ________ his spoken English.

A．to improve　 　　　　　　　　　　　　B．to improving

C．improve　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　D．improving

答案　B

11．Young children need ________.

A．look after 　　　　　　　　　　　　　B．looking after

C．being looked after　 　　　　　　　　　D．to look after

答案　B

解析　need/want/require doing sth.＝need/want/require to be done表“需要……”。

10．Catching the first bus will mean ________ at five o’clock.

A．to get up　 　　　　B．get up　　　　　 C．getting up 　　　D．got up

答案　C

9．-The cars give off a great deal of waste gas into streets.

-Yes.But I’m sure something will be done to ________air pollution.

A．reduce 　　　　　B．remove　 　　　　C．collect　 　　　　D．warn

答案　A

解析　reduce air pollution减少空气污染。

8．________ another survivor under the ruins made the soldiers very happy despite their tiredness.

A．Discovering　 　　　　　　　　　B．To discover

C．Discovered　 　　　　　　　　　　D．Discover

答案　A

解析　分析句子结构可知句子缺少主语，过去分词、动词短语不能在句子中作主语，所以排除C、D两项。不定式作主语表目的或将来，也不符合题意，所以正确答案为A。

7．How ________ did you ________ cleaning your classroom that afternoon?

A．often；cost　 　　　　　　　　　B．much；play

C．long；spend　 　　　　　　　　　D．soon；take

答案　C

解析　由第二空后的cleaning知应用spend。考查spend...(in) doing...。

6．-Did you punish him for his mistake?

-Yes, but________it.

A．I’d rather not do

B．I’d better not do

C．I’d rather not to have done

D．I’d rather not have done

答案　D

解析　would rather not have done sth.表示宁愿没做过某事。

5．-Shall we go for a picnic this weekend?

-________.

A．It’s beautiful　 　　　　　　　　　　　　B．That’s a good idea

C．I’ll do so 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D．Don’t go

答案　B

4．What a table! I’ve never seen such a thing before.It is ________ it is long.

A．half not as wide as　 　　　　　　　　　　B．wide not as half as

C．not half as wide as　 　　　　　　　　　　D．as wide as not half

答案　C

解析　本题考查形容词同级比较结构。句意为：这是一张什么样的桌子啊！我以前可从来没见过这样的，它的宽度还不及长度的一半呢。否定词not要放is之后，而表示倍数的词half，twice，three times,30 percent等要放在“as...as”之前。