复习板块十七
第四讲 形容词和副词
[高考真题体验]
1.(2009·浙江高考)John is very________— if he promises to do something he'll do it.
A.independent B.confident
C.reliable D flexible
解析:考查形容词辨析。句意:John非常值得信赖——如果是他答应的事情,他一定会做到的。reliable表示“可信赖的,可靠的”,符合语意。
答案:C
2.(2009·福建高考)It seems that living green is________easy and affordable.A small step makes a big difference.
A.exactly B.fortunately
C.surprisingly D.hardly
解析:考查副词辨析。exactly“确切地”;fortunately“幸运地”;surprisingly“令人惊讶地”;hardly“几乎不”。句意:看起来绿色生活是惊人地容易并且(人们)能够承受得了。只要迈出一小步就能成就一大步。
答案:C
3.(2009·湖南高考)I can________be a teacher.I'm not a very patient person.
A.seldom B.ever
C.never D.always
解析:考查副词。根据后句的意思“我没有耐性”可推知:我永远当不了老师。故答案选C。
答案:C
4.(2009·上海高考)The Great Wall is ________ tourist attraction that millions of people pour in every year.
A.so a well-known B.a so well-known
C.such well-known a D.such a well-known
解析:句意:长城是如此著名的旅游胜地,以至于每年都有上百万人涌来。such+a+形容词+单数名词+ that从句,表示“如此……以至于……”。
答案:D
5.(2009·辽宁高考)Peter's jacket looked just the same as Jack's,but it cost________his.
A.as much twice as B.twice as much as
C.much as twice as D.as twice much as
解析:考查倍数表达法。B项为固定的倍数表达法,即“倍数+as+adj.+as+比较对象”结构。
答案:B
[名校模拟检测]
1.(2010·湖北八校联考Ⅱ)It's quite ________ of beginners to forget to use an article before a noun.
A.ordinary B.usual
C.typical D.general
解析:句意:初学者忘记在名词前使用冠词这一现象很典型。typical“(某人或某事物)特有的,独特的”。ordinary“平常的(当处于群体中时,看不出差别)”;usual“通常的,平常的”;general“全面的,整体的”。
答案:C
2.(2010·成都石室中学模拟)I have got the most famous cook to do some cooking for me,so the dinner menu is the ________ of my worries tonight.
A.most B.least
C.better D.worst
解析:根据句意:今天请了最著名的厨师做晚餐,故不用担心晚上吃什么,所以least最恰当。
答案:B
3.(2010·宁夏银川模拟)Strong typhoons hit this area very ________.Normally,they form and come here between July and August every year.
A.generally B.regularly
C.usually D.suddenly
解析:句意:强烈的台风定期袭击这个地区。一般情况下,它们每年的七八月份形成并来到这里。generally“一般地,总地”;regularly“定期地,有规律地”;usually“通常地,往常地”;suddenly“突然地”。
答案:B
4.(2010·北京崇文高三模拟)It's too noisy here.Can we go somewhere________?
A.quietly B.more quietly
C.much quiet D.quieter
解析:句意:这里太吵了。我们可以去较安静的地方吗?根据句意,答案应该是一个形容词比较级,故答案为D。A、B两项为副词,副词是用来修饰动词的,在本句中表示go的方式,即“静静地去某地”,很显然不合题意。
答案:D
5.(2010·湖北华师一附中模拟)When you make a decision to buy something,you must remember that a good name of product doesn't ________ mean good quality of it.
A.simply B.essentially
C.necessarily D.purposefully
解析:句意:当你决定买东西时,一定要记住商品的牌子好不一定质量好。necessarily这里是“一定地”意思。essentially“必要地,不可缺少地”;simply“仅仅,只不过”;purposefully“有目的地,自觉地”,这三项都不恰当。
答案:C
6.(2010·福建毕业班质检)—The result of the football match is really ________.
—I agree.Our team shouldn't have lost the two scores.
A.pleasant B.cheerful
C.relaxing D.annoying
解析:句意:“这场足球赛的结果真让人郁闷。”“我同意。我们队不应该失去那两分。”pleasant“使人愉快的,可喜的”;cheerful“快乐的,兴高采烈的”;relaxing“令人放松的”;annoying“令人烦恼的”。
答案:D
7.(2010·福建泉州质检)Most of the children can work out the problem,so it should be quite ________ to adults.
A.patient B.plain
C.familiar D.lucky
解析:句意:大多数孩子能解决这个问题,因此这个问题对成人来说应该很简单。patient“耐心的”;plain“清楚的,明白的,易懂的,清晰的”;familiar“熟悉的”;lucky“幸运的”。
答案:B
8.(2010·河北保定期末调研)You'd better go there by train.The train ticket is ________ the plane ticket.
A.as cheap three times as
B.as three times cheap as
C.three times cheaper than
D.cheaper three times than
解析:句意:你最好乘火车去那里。火车票比飞机票便宜3倍。本题考查形容词比较等级的常用句型。原级比较句型是:倍数+as+形容词/副词原级+as...;比较级常用句型是:倍数+形容词/副词比较级+than...。
答案:C
9.(2010·湖南雅礼中学月考)Reader's Digest is________ magazine in the world.It has a devoted following of 100 million readers across the globe.
A.the most widely read B.read the most widely
C.the mostly wide read D.the more widely read
解析:句意:《读者文摘》是世界上被最广泛阅读的杂志。read为过去分词作定语,widely修饰过去分词read并置于分词前。由句意可知,此处应用最高级。
答案:A
10.(2010·浙江金华十校3月模拟)Tea is considered by some Europeans ________ popular drink,while coffee comes second.
A.a most B.a more
C.the most D.the more
解析:句意:一些欧洲人认为茶是最受欢迎的饮品而咖啡名列第二。根据comes second可知本句是对饮品的受欢迎程度进行排序,故C为正确答案。
答案:C
11.(2010·杭州学军中学模拟)I haven't seen ________ Maggie since I came here.
A.as lovely a girl as B.so a lovely girl as
C.girl as lovely as D.as a lovely girl as
解析:句意:自从来到这,我还从未见过像 Maggie 这么可爱的女孩呢。“so/as/how/too+adj.+a/an+n.”或“such+a/an+adj.+n.”为固定结构。
答案:A
12.(2010·安徽十校素质检测)What a wonder!They've finished ________ half of the project in such a short time.
A.no more than B.no less than
C.not more than D.much less than
解析:句意:真是一个奇迹!他们在这么短的时间内就完成了一半的工程。no more than=only“仅仅”;no less than=as much as“不少于,多达”。
答案:B
13.(2010·江苏徐州模拟)Parents always get a little ________ when their kids are taking some important examinations.
A.eager B.anxious
C.impatient D.confused
解析:句意:当孩子们参加重要考试的时候,父母总是有点担心。eager“渴望的”;anxious“着急的,担心的”;impatient“不耐烦的”;confused“困惑的,糊涂的”。
答案:B
14.(2010·安徽皖北协作区联考)Everybody said it was a perfect marriage;no one had ever known________ couple.
A.the happier B.a happier
C.a happiest D.the happiest
解析:句意:大家都说那是一桩美满的婚姻,没有人认识(比他们)更幸福的一对了。根据句意,可知此空处应该用比较级,故排除C、D两项;“定冠词+形容词比较级”表“两者当中较……的”,所以A项不合题意;而“不定冠词+形容词比较级”表示“更……的一个”,故选B。
答案:B
15.(2010·东北三省四市一联)—These oranges are only a dollar eighty-nine a pound.
—Well,they are ________ than the others,but they don't look ________ good.
A.prettier;very B.cheaper;as
C.better;too D.more expensive;so
解析:句意:“这些橘子一磅仅一美元八十九美分。”“噢,它们是比其他橘子便宜,但看上去不如其他的好。”根据句意,尤其是第一句中的only可知第一空应为cheaper;第二空所在句子为一省略句,补全后为:...but they don't look as good as the others.
答案:B