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第10讲 形容词与副词
1.Despite the poor service of the hotel,the manager is to invest in sufficient training for his staff.(2018·江苏,34)
A.keen B.reluctant
C.anxious D.ready
答案 B
解析 考查形容词词义辨析。句意为:虽然宾馆的服务很差,但经理仍然不愿意投资对员工进行充分的培训。reluctant意为“不情愿的”,符合语境。keen渴望的,着迷的;anxious担心的,焦虑的;ready准备好的,愿意的。
2.Only five years after Steve Jobs’ death,smart-phones defeated PCs in sales.(2017·江苏,29)
A.controversial B.contradictory
C.confidential D.conventional
答案 D
解析 考查形容词词义辨析。句意为:仅仅在史蒂夫·乔布斯去世五年之后,智能手机的销售额就打败了传统的个人电脑。语境提到smart-phones(智能手机),与之对应的PCs(personal computers)应该用形容词conventional修饰,表示“传统的”。controversial有争议的;contradictory自相矛盾的;confidential机密的。故选D。
3.The disappearance of dinosaurs is not necessarily caused by astronomical incidents.But
explanations are hard to find.(2017·江苏,34)
A.alternative B.aggressive
C.ambiguous D.apparent
答案 A
解析 考查形容词词义辨析。句意为:恐龙的灭绝不一定是因为天体的碰撞,但也难以找到别的解释。空格处与前面的“未必”(not necessarily)呼应,这里用alternative表示“另外的,可替代的”。aggressive好斗的,挑衅的;ambiguous模棱两可的,不明确的;apparent显而易见的,明白的。
4.—I want to see Mr White.We have an appointment.
—I’m sorry,but he is not at the moment,for the meeting hasn’t ended.
(2017·天津,3)
A.busy B.active
C.concerned D.available
答案 D
解析 考查形容词词义辨析。句意为:——我想见怀特先生。我们已经约好了。——很抱歉,但是此刻他没空,因为会议还没有结束。available可表示“(人)有空的”,符合语境。busy忙碌的;active活跃的;concerned担忧的。
5.A sudden stop can be a very frightening experience, if you are travelling at high speed.(2016·浙江,13)
A.eventually B.strangely
C.merely D.especially
答案 D
解析 考查副词词义辨析。句意为:突然停下来可能是一次非常可怕的经历,尤其是你正在高速行驶时。especially特别,尤其,符合语境。eventually最终;strangely奇怪地;merely仅仅,只。
6.I have always enjoyed all the events you organized and I hope to attend in the coming years.(2016·浙江,18)
A.little more B.no more
C.much more D.many more
答案 D
解析 考查比较级。句意为:我一直喜欢你组织的所有活动,希望在未来几年里能参加更多的活动。many more后省略了events。根据句意可知选D。
7.The police officers decided to conduct a thorough and review of the case.
(2015·江苏,31)
A.comprehensive B.complicated
C.conscious D.crucial
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