2011届高考英语第二轮语法专项提升练习题11：形容词和副词

1．(2009年天津卷)It was a nice house，but________too small for a family of five.
A．rarely　B．fairly
C．rather D．pretty
【解析】　句意为：那是一套很不错的房子，可是对一个五口之家来说太小了。rather too太；rarely：not often，seldom不常，很少，频度副词；fairly相当地，适度地，表示程度的副词；pretty adv.相当，颇，还；pretty certain相当可靠(有把握)；pretty good相当好。
【答案】　C
2．(2009年天津卷)I’m not surprised that he became a writer.Even as a child he had a________imagination.
A．clear B．cautious
C．funny D．vivid
【解析】　句意为：他成了作家，我毫不惊讶。孩提时，他就有活跃的想像力。vivid生动的，逼真的，栩栩如生的；clear清晰的，清楚的，明白的；cautious小心的，谨慎的，慎重的；funny滑稽的，诙谐的。
【答案】　D
3．(2009年宁夏·海南，全国卷Ⅰ)How much________she looked without her glasses!
A．well B．good
C．best D．better
【解析】　句意为：她不戴眼镜看起来好得多！此句为感叹句，how可修饰形容词和副词，但此题还考查much修饰比较级，故选D。
【答案】　D
4．(2009年全国卷Ⅱ)It’s high time you had your hair cut；it’s getting________.
A．too much long B．much too long
C．long too much D．too long much
【解析】　句意为：你该理发了，头发太长了。much too long太长了。
【答案】　B
5．(2009年福建卷)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】　句意为：绿色生活方式似乎惊人地容易且廉价。迈开一小步，就会带来大不同。surprisingly：unusually or unexpectedly不寻常地，出乎意料地。
【答案】　C
6．(2009年浙江卷)The incomes of skilled workers went up.________，unskilled workers saw their earnings fall.
A．Moreover B．Therefore
C．Meanwhile D．Otherwise
【解析】　句意为：有经验的工人的工资在上涨，但同时没经验的工人却看着他们的工资下降。根据句意是指有经验工人和非技术工人工资涨落的对比情况，meanwhile意为“同时”，故选C。
【答案】　C
7．(2009年浙江卷)It took________building supplies to construct these energy-saving houses.It took brains，too.
A．other than B．more than
C．rather than D．less than
【解析】　句意为：建造这些节能住宅不仅仅需要建筑用品，还需要用脑。more than意为“不仅仅”。
【答案】　B
8．(2009年浙江卷)John is very________—if he promises to do something he’ll do it.
A．independent B．confident
C．reliable D．flexible
【解析】　句意为：John是可以信赖的。如果他答应做某事，他一定会做的。根据后句：如果他答应做某事，就会去做。据此得出他是个可信赖的人。
【答案】　C
9．(2009年辽宁卷)Usually John would be late for meetings.But this time，________to my surprise，he arrived on time.
A．little B．much
C．ever D．even
【解析】　句意为：约翰平时开会总是迟到。但是这次，令我特别惊讶的是他竟然准时到会了。much十分，非常，修饰介词短语to my surprise，在此表示程度，以加强语气。
【答案】　B
10．(2009年辽宁卷)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】　句意为：彼得的夹克衫看起来与杰克的一样，但是却是他的价钱的两倍。考查倍数句型“倍数＋as＋原级＋as...”。
【答案】　B
1．(2010届浙江杭州高中月考)To our surprise，we got________people to attend the meeting as we expected.
A．as twice　　　　　　　　　B．twice many
C．twice many as D．twice as many
【解析】　考查倍数的表达法。其形式为：A＋谓语＋倍数＋as＋形容词或副词原级＋as＋B。
【答案】　D
2．(2010届江苏盐城中学一测)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】　考查比较结构。在同级比较的结构中，第一个as是副词，在本句中修饰tiring，因此选择A。
【答案】　A
3．(2010届福建部分重点中学联考)The situation of the global finance crisis was________worse than expected.
A．rather B．fairly
C．very D．any
【解析】　考查副词。本题中所使用的副词必须能够修饰形容词的比较级，rather与any符合条件，但是any用于否定句或疑问句中，因此选rather。
【答案】　A
4．(2010届江苏淮安月考)Rome was not built in a day.You should set________goals and work hard to achieve them.
A．alternative B．considerable
C．subjective D．realistic
【解析】　考查形容词辨析。根据首句“罗马不是一天建成的”可以看出这里是说“制订可实现的目标”，因此选D。realistic明智的，能够实现的。
【答案】　D
5．(2010届浙江嘉兴一中摸底测验)She devoted herself________to her research and it earned her a good reputation in her field.
A．strongly B．extremely
C．entirely D．freely
【解析】　考查副词。strongly强烈地；extremely极其地；entirely完全地；freely自由地。这里的意思为：她完全投入到研究工作中……。
【答案】　C
6．(2010届杭州学军中学月考)Broadly speaking，I would agree with Shirley，though not________.
A．widely B．entirely
C．extremely D．eventually
【解析】　考查副词辨析。句意为：一般地说，我是赞同Shirley的，尽管我不完全同意她的观点。widely广泛地，普遍地；entirely完全地；extremely极端，非常；eventually最后，终于。
【答案】　B
7．(2010届安徽两地联考)I go________to the stadium when there’s a game.But usually I watch it on TV.
A．typically B．anxiously
C．frequently D．occasionally
【解析】　考查副词。句意为“有比赛时，我偶尔去体育馆观看，但我通常在电视上观看”。根据“But...”可知选D。A、B不符合语意，C项表示“经常”，与“But...”相悖。
【答案】　D
8．(2010届江西抚州一中期中测试)It is said that the________building was designed by a famous Frenchman，who has thousands of excellent works all over the world.
A．red stone beautiful B．stone beautiful red
C．beautiful stone red D．beautiful red stone
【解析】　本题考查形容词排序。冠词、数词排最前，接下来是主观性的形容词，最靠近被修饰的名词是表客观性的形容词，如颜色、国籍和材料等。
【答案】　D
9．(2010届山东淄博一中月考)Steve’s description of the place was so________that I could almost picture it in my mind.
A．bitter B．vivid
C．sensitive D．courageous
【解析】　考查形容词辨析。句意为：Steve把那个地方描述得如此生动以至于我差不多在脑海里把它想像出来了。注意picture在句中作动词，意为“想像”。bitter有苦味的，辛酸的；vivid行动的，栩栩如生的；sensitive敏感的，灵敏的； courageous勇敢的。根据语意可知B项正确。
【答案】　B
10．(2010届重庆巴蜀中学月考)—Now that you like the personal computer very much，isn’t it a good idea to get one?
—Well，I’d like to but I can’t afford________computer at present.
A．that expensive a B．a such cheap
C．that an expensive D．so cheap
【解析】　根据所给语境可知说话人目前买不起一台如此昂贵的电脑，此处的that是副词，相当于so。
【答案】　A
11．(2010届黄冈中学期中测试)Authorities face a(n)________task to persuade typhoon survivors to abandon their flood-stricken villages and relocate to lower and safer lands.
A．complex B．tough
C．easy D．sharp
【解析】　考查形容词辨析。要说服那些台风中的幸存者离开被洪水袭击的村庄，搬到更低、更安全的地方，这个工作对政府来说很难。用tough表示“困难的”。A.复杂的；C.容易的；D.敏锐的，都不符合语意。
【答案】　B
12．(2009年龙岩市检测)Swimming is________as any to lose unwanted weight.
A．a way as good B．as a good way
C．as a way good D．as good a way
【解析】　考查固定短语。as...as表示“和……一样”，固定表达方式有“as＋adj./adv.＋as”“as＋adj.＋a/an＋n.＋as”等。
【答案】　D
13．(2010年郑州一模)—How delicious the noodles are!
—Yes.It would taste________with________tomatoes.
A．better；many B．best；many
C．better；more D．best；more
【解析】　考查形容词比较级的用法。根据语意可知，本题两个空都表示比较关系，即如果加入更多的(more)西红柿的话，会更好吃(better)。
【答案】　C
14．(2010年南京检测二)—Why don’t you do some shopping in the second-hand store?
—Well，the goods there are________，but________.
A．more expensive；worse B．more expensive；not as bad
C．cheaper；good enough D．cheaper；not as good
【解析】　考查形容词的比较级。解答本题的关键在于并列连词but。根据语境“那儿的货物(价格)比较便宜，但(质量)不如……”可知，D项正确。
【答案】　D
15．(2010年皖南八校三模)—So big a whale！It weighs 10 tons.
—Yes，I have never seen________one.
A．a heavy B．the heaviest
C．a heavier D．a heaviest
【解析】　否定词＋比较级相当于最高级。我从未见过一只更大的鲸(这是我见过的最大的)。
【答案】　C