C. informed D. to inform

　　【解析】選C。句意: 經理張貼了通知告知員工這周要做什么。staff與inform為被動關系, 故用過去分詞。

　　2. ________ I had done it, I knew I had made a mistake.

　　A. Hardly B. Directly

　　C. Mostly D. Nearly

　　【解析】選B。directly/immediately/instantly等少數副詞具有連詞的功能, 用來引導狀語從句, 意思是“一……就……”, 相當于as soon as, the moment等用法。

　　3. Businessman as he is, his main goal is not only to ________ a profit.

　　A. earn B. challenge

　　C. introduce D. develop

　　【解析】選A。句意: 雖然他是商人, 但他的主要目標不僅僅是獲利。earn后可接表示金錢含義的詞, 表示“掙得……”。profit意為“利潤”。

　　4. —When will we start the restoration of the historical sites?

　　—Not until our plan ________ by the committee.

　　A. will be approved B. approve

　　C. is to approve D. has been approved

　　【解析】選D。考查動詞時態和語態。答句的后半部分被省略, 完整的句子是: “Not until our plan ________ by the committee will we start the restoration of the historical sites. ”。在not. . . until. . . 句型中, 如果強調從句的動作完成后主句的動作才發生, 從句的動詞常用現在完成時替代將來完成時。

　　5. I think this is the best use that we can ________ the material.

　　A. make of B. do with

　　C. take charge D. make into

　　【解析】選A。句意: 我認為這是我們對這種材料的最好利用。本題考查短語make use of, use為先行詞, that引導定語從句, 修飾use, 還原后即為: we can make the best use of the material。

　　6. (2015·南京模擬)—I’m sure Tom will come out first in the coming Youth Olympic Games.

　　—I think so. He ________ for it for months.

　　A. is preparing B. was preparing

　　C. had been preparing D. has been preparing

　　【解析】選D。句意: ——我確定湯姆會在即將到來的青奧會上獲得冠軍。——我也這樣認為。他已經準備了幾個月了。prepare的動作從過去某一時間開始一直持續到現在, 故用現在完成進行時, 選D項。

　　7. Life was difficult for her, but she ________ to make ends meet.

　　A. failed B. succeeded

　　C. struggled D. covered

　　【解析】選C。句意: 生活對她來說曾經很艱難, 但她努力使收支相抵。struggle to do sth. “努力做某事”。fail“失敗”; succeed“成功”, 常構成短語succeed in doing sth. ; cover“覆蓋; 報道”。

　　8. (2015·蘇州模擬)The number of students who have graduated with a driving license has reached 200, 000, a(n) ________ of 40, 000 per year.

　　A. average B. number

　　C. amount D. quantity

　　【解析】選A。句意: 畢業考出駕照的學生人數達到了20萬, 平均每年4萬。an average of“平均”。

　　9. His parents wouldn’t let him marry anyone ________ family was poor.

　　A. that B. whom

　　C. of whose D. whose

　　【解析】選D。考查定語從句。句意: 他的父母不讓他與家庭貧窮的女子結婚。family前缺少作定語的關系代詞, 故選D。

　　10. (2015·蘇州模擬)—How can I get to the island?

　　—You can’t get there ________ by swimming.

　　A. other than B. rather than

　　C. more than D. less than

　　【解析】選A。句意: ——我如何才能到達這個島上? ——除了游泳之外無法到達。other than“除了……之外(沒有)”; rather than“而不是”; more than“不僅僅, 不只是”; less than“少于”。

　　11. China Dream is a great dream ________ anyone can make a positive influence on society and contribute to our country.

　　A. which B. what

　　C. where D. when

　　【解析】選C。考查定語從句引導詞。句意: 中國夢是一個偉大的夢, 其中每個人都可以對社會有積極的影響, 都可以對我們的祖國做出貢獻。該句是一個定語從句, a great dream是先行詞, 分析從句可知句子中不缺主語、賓語或表語, 所以排除掉A; B項what不能引導定語從句; a great dream在從句中作抽象的地點狀語, 而不是時間狀語, 故選C, where=in which。

　　12. My friend Jack devoted all the time he could spare ________ his blog.

　　A. write B. to write

　　C. writing D. to writing

　　【解析】選D。考查devote time to doing sth. 的用法。句意: 我朋友Jack把能抽出來的所有時間都用來寫博客。句中he could spare為定語從句, 修飾time。13. (2015·鹽城模擬) ________ abroad for a tour can be a great honor for an ordinary person like me.

　　A. Taken B. Being taken

　　C. Taking D. Having been taken

　　【解析】選B。句意: 對于像我這樣的普通人來說被帶去國外旅游是件很榮幸的事情。考查動詞-ing形式作主語。此處用動詞-ing的被動形式。

　　14. I’m not a little tired today after giving the room a thorough cleaning and I have never had ________ today.

　　A. as tiring a day as B. as a tiring day

　　C. tiring as a day as D. day as a tiring as

　　【解析】選A。考查“as+形容詞+a/an+單數名詞+as”結構。句意: 今天我徹底打掃了房間, 之后很累, 我從來沒有度過像今天這么累的一天。