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高考常考易混形容词、副词归纳
考题再现(完填节选):
例1
The elderly need special care in winter, as they are ________to the sudden change of weather.
A. sensitive B. sensible C. flexible D. positive
例2 I hope I will not be called on in class as I'm not yet ________ prepared.
A.attentively B.readily C.actively D.adequately
近义词用法比较
1.live,alive,living,lively
这四个词都可用作形容词,都与“活着”有关,但用法不同。
live[作定语]活的,有生命的(主要用来描述动物),现场直播的;实况转播的,现场演出的;
alive[作表语或后置定语]有生命的,活的,还出着气的;living活的,健在的,现在的,现代的;
lively活泼的,活跃的,充满生气的(-full of life and spirit),用作定语或表语,既可指人,又可指物。如:
Have you seen a live whale?你见过活的鲸鱼吗?
She must be alive.她一定还活着。
Her grandfather is still living at the age of 93. 她爷爷已93岁了,仍然健在。
I feel everything here very lively. 我觉得这儿的一切都富有生气。
There is live music in Bird Nest tonight. 今晚在鸟巢有现场演奏的音乐。
2.worth,worthy,worthwhile
这三个词用作形容词时,都有“值得的”的意思,但各自的用法或搭配关系不同。
worth是一个只能作表语的形容词,意为“值···的”,“相当于···价值的”,“值得···的”,“有···的价值的”。由于它类似介词,后须接名词或主动语态的动名词(有被动的含义)作宾语;
worthy可以作表语和定语。用作定语时,意为“有价值的”,“值得尊敬的”,“应受到赏识的”;用作表语时,意为“值得…的”,“应得到···的”,其后常接of sth.也可以接of doing sth./to do sth.;worthwhile 跟 worthy一样,既可以作表语,也可以作定语。它表示某事因为重要、有趣或受益大而值得去花时间、钱财或努力去做好它的意思,一般作“值得的”,“值得做的”,“有意义的”解。用作表语时,后可以接动名词或动词不定式。如:
The used car is still worth $200.
Guangzhou is worthy of a visit/to be visited/of being visited.
Helping old people is a worthwhile activity.
3.common,usual,ordinary,general
common(=usual and ordinary; happening or found often and in many places)普通的,常见的,常常发生的;到处可见的;
usual(= done, found, used or existing most of the time)经常的,通常的,惯例的,习以为常的;强调时间习惯方面;
ordinary普通的,正常的;
general一般的,普通的,它与common比较,语气稍强,含有很少例外的意思。如:
This bird is common throughout Europe.
This is the usual state of the house.
It is an ordinary day.平凡的一天。
What's the general idea of this text?
4.alone 与 lonely
alone adv.单独;独自(by oneself; with no other people);仅仅;只有(=only);adj.单独的(=apart from others)
lonely adj.孤独的;寂寞的(=sad because you are alone, with no friends);adj.偏远的;人迹罕至的(=far away from other places).如:
When his wife died, he lived alone.
She often felt lonely.
I was alone,