【问】 我知道a lot of可跟不可数名词连用，但不知能否跟可数名词连用。

【答】 a lot of既可跟不可数名词连用，亦可跟可数名词连用。请观察下面的实例：

1. We have a lot of time. (CGEL)

我们有很多时间。

2. The room contained a lot of furniture.

房间里有很多家俱。

3. There's ____ those bottles there.

A. much beer on B. much beer in

C. a lot of beer in D. a lot of beer on(Nelson，100C)

4. Once a year a race is held for old cars. A lot of cars entered for this race last year and there was a great deal of excitement just before it began. (NCE)

每年要举行一次老式汽车比赛。去年，很多汽车参加了这种比赛，比赛开始前人们都十分激动。

5. The room contained a lot of students. (CGEL)

房间里有许多学生。

6. “Will you go to John’s party?”

“It’s said that there must be____interesting people”.

A. so B. a lot of C. much D. very much(TOEFL，70. 6)

7. It sped downhill at the end of the race and its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it. (NCE)

快到比赛终点时，车子飞速下坡，司机费了好大的劲试图把车子刹住。