十年高考真题分类汇编(2010-2019) 英语
专题 05 形容词与副词
(2010﹒福建﹒T23)–Volunteering is becoming popular in China.
--Yeah, people are now aware that helping others is helping themselves.
A. naturally B. successfully C. splendidly D. increasingly
【答案】D
【解析】--志愿活动现在在中国变得越来越受欢迎了。
--是的, 人们一直开始意识到帮助别人就是帮助他们自己。
只要知道词义即可得出答案。A. 自然地, 理所当然地;B. 成功地;C.华丽地,
壮观地;D. 逐渐地, 慢慢地
(2010﹒福建﹒T32)Drunk driving, which was once a occurrence, is now under
control.
A. general B. frequent C. normal D. particular
【答案】B
【解析】A.一般的;B.经常的;C.正常的;D.特别的。理解词义后, 根据生活常
识可以得出答案。
(2010﹒上海﹒T26)It took us quite a long time to get to the amusement park. It was
journey.
A. three hour B. a three-hours C. a three-hour D. three hours
【答案】C
【解析】数词+连字符+名词的用法, 连字符连接的词作名词定语且用单数。意为
“三小时的路程”
(2010﹒安徽﹒T31)_______, she is the sort of woman to spread sunshine to people
through her smile
A. Shy and cautious B. Sensitive and thoughtful
C. Honest and confident . D. Lighthearted and optimistic
【答案】D
【解析】Shy and cautious 意为 “害羞的谨慎的;sensitive and thoughtful 意为 “敏
感的与体贴的”; Honest and confident “诚实的与自信的”; Lighthearted and
optimistic 意为 “愉快的与乐观的”。句意为 “愉快与乐观的她, 是那种通过微笑
把阳光撒给他人的女士。”
(2010﹒湖南﹒T22)Father goes to the gym with us although he dislikes going
there.
A. hardly B. seldom C. sometimes D. never
【答案】C【解析】A 项意为 “几乎不”, B 项意为 “很少”, C 项意为 “有时”, D 项意为 “从
不”。句意为: “尽管父亲不喜欢去那儿, 但他还是有时和我们一起去锻炼。”故
选 C 项。
(2010﹒江西﹒T28)Computers and mobile phones, though they are indeed making
our life ___ and more ___, have reduced the need for face-to-face communications.
A easily; efficient B easier; efficient
C easy; efficiently D easily; efficiently
【答案】B
【解析】make +life+形容词, 而且后面为比较级, 所以说两个空同为形容词同为
比较级
(2010﹒ 山 东 ﹒T35)Mothers holding jobs outside the home should have _______
schedules to make it easier to care for their children.
A. heavy B. smooth C. flexible D. complex
【答案】C
【解析】句意应为 “在外工作的母亲们应该有灵活的时间以便照看孩子们。”表
示 “灵活的”用 flexible 。heavy 表示 “沉重的”; smooth 表示 “光滑的, 滑顺
的”; complex 表示 “复杂的, 难懂的”。
(2010﹒天津﹒T5)People have always been about exactly how life on earth
began.
A. curious B. excited C. anxious D. careful
【答案】A.
【解析】句意:人们一直对于地球生命的起源感到好奇。根据介词 about 后面宾
语从句的意义, 可以确定前面表示的是好奇, be curious about 是 “对……感到好
奇”的意思。
(2010﹒ 四 川 ﹒T12)The school was moved out of downtown as the number of
students had grown too .
A. small B. few C. 1arge D. many
【答案】C
【解析】the number of 意为 “……的数量”, 其后的形容词应为大小, 不用多少。
又据句意学校被移出了市中心, 应该是学生的数量变得太大了, 故选 C。
(2010﹒全国卷 I﹒T23)I’ll spend half of my holiday practicing English and _______
half learning drawing.
A. another B. the other C. other’s D. other
【答案】B
【解析】句意:我将会用假期一半的时间练习英语, 另外一般时间练习画画。other
一般不单独使用, 其前经常有冠词或其他形容词, 如 B 选项的 the other, one...the
other.., 用于一个整体的两部分 “一个……另一个”, 题干中将假期分成两部分,
一部分用来学英语, 一部分用来画画, 符合题意。another 用作形容词时表示 “又,
再”, other's 没有此种用法。(2010﹒陕西﹒T22)Studies show that people are more to suffer from back
problems if they always sit before computer screens for long hours.
A. likely B. possible C. probable D. sure
【答案】A
【解析】所填词做表语, 主语是人, 由 more 来修饰, 意思是:可能, 选 A。其中
四个选项中 possible 和 probable 也都 “可能的”之意, 但他们做表语时主语只能是
物, sure 在此处意思不恰当。
(2010﹒ 全 国 卷 II﹒T13)The island is__________attractive in spring and autumn
because of the pleasant weather in both seasons.
A.partly B.merely C.nearly D.equally
【答案】D
【解析】只要知道词义即可选出答案, 该题较为简单。A, 部分的 B 只不过 C
几乎 D 同样的, 相等的。
(2010﹒ 全 国 卷 II﹒T20)Mr.Black is very happy because the clothes made in his
factory have never been________.
A.popular B.more popular C.most popular D.the most popular
【答案】B
【解析】否定比较级相当于肯肯定。类似的还有 too, enough。
(2010﹒湖北﹒T23)In this lecture, I can only give you a purely view of how
we can live life to the full and make some suggestions about the future.
A. private B. personal C. unique D. different
【答案】B
【解析】根据词义可以快速排除 A 和 D。A 表示 “独特的”, D 表示 “不同的”,
只有 B 和 C 比较接近。 “private”表示 “私人的, 私下的, “personal”表示 “个人
的”, personal view 才能表示 “个人观点”
(2010﹒湖北﹒T24)Mistakes don’t just happen; they occur for a reason. Find out the
reason, and then making the mistake becomes .
A. favourable B. precious C. essential D. worthwhile
【答案】D
【解析】 “worthwhile”表示 “值得的, 有价值的”表示犯错误是值得的。A 表示 “喜
爱的, 赞同的”, B “珍贵的”C “本质的”, 只要知道词义, 并联系生活常识, 该题还
是很容易得出答案的。
(2010﹒湖北﹒T25)If I find someone who looks like the suspect, my reaction
will be to tell the police.
A. physical B. immediate C. sensitive D. sudden
【答案】B【解析】根据词义可得出答案。 “physical”表示 “身体的”; “sudden”表示 “突
然的”; “sensitive”表示 “敏感的”, 只有 “immediate”表示 “立刻, 马上”, 等同于
“at once”.故选 B
(2010﹒湖北﹒T26)I wasn’t blaming anyone; I said errors like this could
be avoided.
A. merely B. mostly C. rarely D. nearly
【答案】A
【解析】 “most”(大部分), 所以 “mostly”(大部分地, 通常地); “near”(临
近) “nearly”(几乎)= almost; rare(稀有的) “rarely”(很少地, 几乎
不); “mere”(仅仅, 只 不过) “merely”(仅仅, 只不过)。全句意思 “我
并没有责 怪任何人, 我只是说类似这种错误是可以避免的”。
(2010﹒辽宁﹒T23)Jim went to answer the phone. _______, Harry started to prepare
lunch.
A. However B. Nevertheless C. Besides D. Meanwhile
【答案】D
【解析】句意:吉姆去接电话, 与此同时, 哈里开始准备午餐。前后两个句子是
相同的语义关系, 在时间上表示同时, 所以用 meanwhile。
(2010﹒辽宁﹒T27)We only had $100 and that was _______ to buy a new computer.
A. nowhere near enough B. near enough nowhere
C. enough near nowhere D. near nowhere enough
【答案】A
【解析】句意:我们只有 100 美元, 他怎么也不够买一台新电脑的。nowhere near
是固定短语, 意思是 “差得远;远不及”, 相当于一个形容词, enough 做副词用,
修饰形容词或副词时, 应该放在被修饰词的后面。
(2010﹒ 浙 江 ﹒T6)I have been convinced that the print media are usually more
and more reliable than television.
A. accurate B. ridiculous C. urgent D. shallow
【答案】A
【解析】分析四个选项的意思:accurate 精确的;ridiculous 可笑的, 滑稽的;urgent
紧急的;shallow 浅的, 肤浅的。根据句意:我确信印刷媒体常常会比电视更准
确、更可靠。
(2010﹒浙江﹒T11)Do you think shopping online will take the place of shopping
in stores?
A. especially B. frequently C. merely D. finally
【答案】D
【解析】分析四个选项的意思:especially 特别, 尤其;frequently 经常, merely
仅仅, finally 最终。根据语境:你认为网上购物最终会替代商场购物吗?(2010﹒ 浙江﹒T19)Playing on a frozen sports field sounds like a lot of fun. Isn’t it
rather risky, ____?
A. though B. also C. either D. too
【答案】A
【解析】根据句意:在冰场上玩耍听起来很有趣。然会不会有危险呢?前后两句
之前是明显的转折关系, 所以选择 though。
(2011﹒全国卷﹒T30)The form cannot be signed by anyone yourself.
A.rather than B.other than C.more than D.better than
【答案】B
【解析】句意为“这张表格只能由你本人签字。”rather than 而不;other than 除了,
相当于 but 和 except;more than 不仅仅;better than 比…多、好。选 B。
(2011﹒ 全 国 卷 II﹒T12)It is one thing to enjoy listening to good music, but it is
another to play it well yourself.
A. quite B. very C. rather D. much
【答案】A
【解析】句意为“欣赏好的音乐是一回事,但是自己把它演奏好完全是另一回
事。”表示“很,非常”时,very 用来修饰形容词、副词或分词形容词,much 用来
修饰形容词或副词的比较级、最高级,也可修饰形容词性的过去分词或描述性形
容词的原级;quite 和 rather 都可修饰名词,但 rather 多用于贬义;another 指的
是 another thing,这个名词受 quite 的修饰。因此选 A。
(2011﹒全国卷 II﹒T17)Mr. Stevenson is great to work for ——I really couldn't ask
for a _______ boss.
A. better B. good C. best D. still better
【答案】A
【解析】句意为“为 Stevenson 先生工作真好,我实在找不到比他更好的老板
了。”否定词 couldn't 与 better 连用,表示“非常好”,等于最高级;still better 不能
用于否定句中。因此选 A。
(2011﹒上海春招﹒T28) You’d be exposed to a lot ______ pollution if you moved to
a town with pure water and air.
A. more B. most C. less D. least
【答案】C
【解析】句意为“如果我们搬到空气清新、水质纯净的小镇去,我们受到的污染
将会少得多。”空格前的 a lot 修饰比较级 more 或 less,根据后面的语意,选 C。
(2011﹒江苏﹒T25) In that school, English is compulsory for all students, but French
and Russian are _________.
A.special B.regional C.optional D.original
【答案】C【解析】句意为“ 在那所学校,英语是学生的必修课,而法语和俄语是选修
课。”special 特别的,特意的;regional 地区的,地方的;optional 可选择的;original
原始的,最初的。句中由 but 进行转折,由此可知法语和俄语不是必修课而是可
以选修,所以正确答案为 C。
(2011﹒ 福 建 ﹒T30)Nowadays, there is a increase in children’s
creativity, for they are greatly encouraged to develop their talents.
A.sharp B.slight C.natural D.modest
【答案】A
【解析】句意为“现在的孩子们在创造力上有很大的提高,因为他们被极力地鼓
励着去发展他们的天赋。”sharp 明显的,急剧的;slight 轻微的,稍稍的;natural
自然的,天生的;modest 谦虚的,不过分的。因此选 A。
(2011﹒ 安 徽 ﹒T31)_____, I managed to get through the game and the pain was
worth it in the end.
A. Hopefully B. Normally C. Thankfully D. Conveniently
【答案】C
【解析】句意为“庆幸的是,我终于打完了比赛,其中的辛苦没有白费。”hopefully
充满希望地;normally 正常地;thankfully 庆幸地;conveniently 方便地。根据句
意,选 C。
(2011﹒浙江﹒T9)The professor could tell by the ___________look in Maria’s eyes
that she didn't understand a single word of his lecture
A. cold B. blank C. innocent D. fresh
【答案】B
【解析】句意为“根据 Maria 茫然的眼神,这位教授能够看出她对他所讲的内容
连一个字也没有听懂。”cold 冰冷的;blank 空虚的,茫然的;innocent 无辜的;fresh
新鲜的。根据后面 didn't understand,选 B。
(2011﹒浙江﹒T13)I’ve been writing this report____ for the last two weeks, but it
has to be handed in tomorrow.
A. finally B. immediately C. occasionally D. certainly
【答案】C
【解析】句意为“在过去的两周里,我是时续时断地写这个报告,可是这个报告
明天就得交了。”finally 最终地;immediately 立即,马上;occasionally 偶尔地;
certainly 肯定地。根据 but it has to be handed in tomorrow 句意,选 C。
(2011﹒浙江﹒T16)My schedule is very ______right now, but I’ll try to fit you in.
A. tight B. short C. regular D. flexible
【答案】A
【解析】句意为“现在,我的计划很紧凑,但我会尽力把你安排进去。”tight (安
排)紧凑的, 紧密的;short 简短的,短缺的, 不够;regular 有规律的, 定期的,符
合规定的;flexible 柔韧的,灵活的,可变通的。
(2011﹒四川﹒T12)——How are your recent trip to Sichuan? ——I’ve never had one before.
A.a pleasant B.a more pleasant C.a most pleasant D.the most pleasant
【答案】B
【解析】句意为“——最近你到四川的旅行怎么样?——从来没有这么愉快过。”
否定词 never 与 a more pleasant 连用,表示“非常愉快”,等于最高级。the most
pleasant 是特指,需要有比较的范围,但是这个范围并不存在。因此选 B。
(2011﹒陕西﹒T17)The new stadium being built for the next Asian Games will be
the present one。
A.as three times big as B. three times as big as
C. as big as three times D. as big three times as
【答案】B
【解析】句意为“为下一届亚运会而修建的体育馆将会是目前的体育馆三倍大
小。”表示倍数的词做修饰语时,放在 as 的前面,即“倍数 + as + adj + as”, 因
此选 B。
(2011﹒湖北﹒T23)The old engineer’s eyes still shone bright in the wrinkled brown
face and his step as he came across the room was________,though slow.
A. shaky B. heavy C. casual D. steady
【答案】D
【解析】句意为“这位年长的工程师,古铜色的脸上布满皱纹,但目光炯炯。当
他走过房间时,步子虽慢但是沉稳。”shaky 颤抖的;heavy 沉重的;casual 漠不
关心的,冷淡的;steady 稳定的。根据前面的交代,选 D。
(2011﹒ 湖 北 ﹒T24)An unhappy childhood may have some negative effects on a
person’s characters; however, they are not always_________,
A. practical B. avoidable C. permanent D. beneficial
【答案】C
【解析】句意为“不幸的童年可能会对人的性格产生一些消极的影响;然而,这
些影响不总是持久的。”practical 实际的,实用的;avoidable 可避免的;permanent
永久的,持久的;beneficial 有益的。根据语意,选择 C。
(2011﹒ 湖 北 ﹒T25)The state-run company is required to make its accounts
as_________ as possible for its staff to monitor the use of money.
A. transparent B. reasonable C. secure D. formal
【答案】A
【解析】句意为“这家国营企业被要求财务尽可能做到透明,以便公司的员工能
对金钱的使用加以监督。”transparent 透明的;reasonable 合理的;secure 安全的;
formal 正式的。根据句意,选 A。
(2011﹒江西﹒T24)——The film is , I have to say, not a bit interesting.
——Why? It’s ______ than the films I have ever seen.
A. far more interesting B.much less interesting
C. no more interesting D.any less interesting【答案】A
【解析】句意为“——我得说,这部电影一点都不令人感兴趣。——什么?这可
比我看过的电影有趣得多了。”程度副词可修饰形容词比较级,放于比较级前。
根据应答者用“Why?”进行的反问,选 A。
(2011﹒江西﹒T33)She has already tried her best. Please don’t be too ______ about
her job.
A.special B.responsible C.unusual D.particular
【答案】D
【解析】句意为“她已经尽了最大的努力。请不要对她的工作太挑剔了 。”be
particular about 对…挑剔,是固定搭配。选 D。
(2012﹒ 北 京 ﹒T28)Many people have donated that type of blood; however, the
blood bank needs _____.
A. some B. less C. much D. more
【答案】D
【解析】形容词考点。比较级,根据句意即刻判断。
(2012﹒全国卷 II﹒T13)Next to biology , I like physics ________.
A. better B. best C. the better D. very well
【答案】B
【解析】此处 best 是副词的最高级,修饰动词 like。句意:除了生物,我最喜欢
物理。
(2012﹒全国新课程卷﹒T29)This restaurant wasn't that other restaurant we
went to.
A. half as good as B. as half good as
C. as good as half D. good as half as
【答案】A
【解析】在 as…as…句型中,倍数放在第一个 as 的前面,故 A 正确。句意:这
家饭店不及我们去过另一家的一半好。
(2012﹒ 福 建 ﹒T27)Anyone, whether he is an official or a bus driver, should be
respected.
A. Especially B. equally C. naturally . D. normally
【答案】B
【解析】根据句意:无论是官员还是公共汽车司机,都应该平等的被尊敬,所以
选择 B 项 equally“平等地,公平地”;especially“尤其地”;naturally“自然地”;
normally“正常地”,只有 B 项符合题意。
(2012﹒福建﹒T32)— Can you lend me the book Gone with the Wind?
— Sorry. I returned it to the library just now. Maybe it is still ____.
A. available B. affordable C. acceptable D. valuable
【答案】A【解析】根据前半句“我刚刚还给图书馆”和下半句中的 still 可知这本书或许还可
得到的用 available,而其它三项 affordable“支付的起的”;acceptable “ 可 接 受
的”;valuable“贵重的”均与题意不符。
(2012﹒浙江﹒T18)Mike was usually so careful, ______this time he made a small
mistake.
A. yet B. still C. even D. thus
【答案】A
【解析】根据句意:麦克通常很认真的,然而(yet)这次他犯了个小错误。Still
仍旧;even 甚至;thus 因此,均不符合语境,故排除。
(2012﹒浙江﹒T10)The research lacksevidence, and therefore, its conclusions are
doubtful.
A. solid B. fierceC. severe D. potential
【答案】A
【解析】根据句意:研究缺乏实证(solid evidence),因此所得出的结论还有待
考证。fierce 激烈的;severe 严重的;potential,有潜力的,均不符合语境,故排
除。
(2012﹒ 安 徽 ﹒T34)Queen Elizabeth Ⅱis often to be richest woman in the
world. , her personal wealth seems rather small.
A. Besides B. Otherwise C. However D. Altogether
【答案】C
【解析】前面说她富有,后面说她个人财富相当少。
(2012﹒安徽﹒T23)Interest is as to learning as the ability to understand , even
more so.
A. vital B. available C. specific D. Similar
【答案】B
【解析】Be vital to 表示:对.....极端重要;something be available to somebody 表
示:某人可以得到某物,列句:cooperative medical service is available to all the
members of the the commune. C 答案 specific 不能与 to 搭配;D 答案 similar to
表示:与.....相似。本题可以把定于 to understand 省掉,也可以把后面的 even more
so 省掉或还原。Interest is as to learning as the ability 这样可以确定 B 是错
误的,D 更是错误的。Interest is even more than the ability to understand.
原句: Interest is vital to learning 互联网对于学习极端重要。变化之一:Interest
is as vital to learning as the ability to understand 互联网对于学习极端重要,就像
理解能力对于学习极端重要一样,互联网甚至比理解能力更加重要。
(2013﹒安徽﹒T30)David is ______ animal fur, so he won’t visit anyone who has
cats or dogs in the house.
A. curious about B. allergic toC. satisfied with D. food of
【答案】B【解析】根据并列连词 so 之后的分句,可知,他不能接近猫狗,A,B,C,D
四个选项的意思分别是“对……感到好奇”,“对……过敏”,“对……感到满意”,“喜
欢”,显然,“对……过敏”导致这个结果的原因,为正确答案。句意为戴维对动
物皮毛过敏,所以他不会拜访家里有猫或者狗的人。
(2013﹒安徽﹒T33)It’s said that the power plant is now ______ large as what it was.
A. twice as B. as twice C. twice much D. much twice
【答案】A
【解析】“两倍大”的表达方法是在表示同样大的 as much as 的前面加上 twice,
成为 twice as much as。句意为据说这个发电厂现在是以前的两倍大。
(2013﹒安徽﹒T25)The Forbidden City attracts a _____ stream of visitors every day,
especially during national holidays.
A. constant B. main C. powerful D. shallow
【答案】A
【解析】constant 不断的、恒定的;main 主要的;powerful 强大的、强有力的;
shallow 浅的、肤浅的。根据句意选 A。句意为紫禁城每天都吸引了源源不断的
游客,尤其是在法定假日时。
(2013﹒福建﹒T31)Those poor and needy teenagers were excited to find a shop at
the corner where they could buy ____ priced bikes。
A. competitively B. recently C. reasonably D.affordably
【答案】D
【解析】competitively 有竞争力地;recently 最近;reasonably 合理地、适度地;
affordably 付得起,根据句意选 D。句意为那些贫困的学生很兴奋地发现在拐弯
的地方有一间商店,在那间商店他们可以买得起标明了价格的自行车。
(2013﹒湖北﹒T27)People complain that decisions to approve or deny a permit are
often ______ rather than based on fixed criteria.
A. appropriate B. conscious C. arbitrary D. controversial
【答案】C
【解析】appropriate 适当的;恰当的;合适的 conscious 有意识的,神志清醒的;
自觉的,有意的;arbitrary 随意的;主观的,武断的;专制的,独断独行的;
controversial 有争议的,引起争议的,被争论的;好争论的;句意为有人抱怨,
批准或拒绝许可证的决定往往是任意的而不是基于既定的标准。
(2013﹒湖北﹒T28)He didn’t selfishly keep for himself the money inherited from his
uncle. Instead, he made a _________ contribution to help the community.
A. commercial B. generous C. comparable D. profitable
【答案】B
【解析】commercial 商业的;贸易的;营利的;generous 慷慨的,大方的;丰
盛的;comparable 可比较的;比得上的 profitable 有利可图的,有益的;句意为
他不自私地把自己从他叔叔那里继承的钱据为己有,相反,他慷慨的捐献以帮助
社区。(2013﹒ 湖 北 ﹒T29)Don’t defend him any more. It’s obvious that he ______
destroyed the fence of the garden even without apology.
A. accidentally B. carelessly C. deliberately D. clumsily
【答案】C
【解析】从上句“Don’t defend him any more.” 不要再袒护他了,可知他是有意破
坏花园的篱笆,accidentally 偶然地,意外地,非故意地 carelessly 粗心大意地;
草率地;淡漠地 deliberately 故意地;深思熟虑地;clumsily 笨拙地;粗陋地,故
选择 C。句意为不要再袒护他了,很显然他是故意毁坏花园的篱笆的,而且甚至
连一句道歉都没有。
(2013﹒ 江 西 ﹒T24)What a terrible experience ! ________, you’re safe now ------
that’s the main thing.
A. Anyway. B. Besides. C. Otherwise. D. Therefore.
【答案】A
【解析】此处考查表示上下连接关系的副词。A 项“不管怎样”;B 项“而且,此
外”;C 项“否则”;D 项“因此”; 根据句意:多么可怕的经历!_____, 主要的
事情是,现在你是安全的。可知答案为 A。 句意为多么糟糕的经历啊!不管怎
么说,你现在安全了——这是主要的。
(2013﹒ 江 西 ﹒T26)There are a small number of people involved, possibly
______twenty.
A. as few as B. as little as C. as many as D. as much as
【答案】A
【解析】本题的关键词是 a small number of(一小部分;少数的),排除 C 选项
与 D选项,它们都表示“多达……”;题中 people 是可数名词,因此正确答案为
A。B 选项中的 little 表示“少的”之意时,不可以用来修饰可数名词。句意为只有
少部分人牵涉在内,少到二十人.
(2013﹒ 辽 宁 ﹒T27)Everything seemed to be going ______ for the first two days
after I moved to New York.
A. vividly B. generally C. frequently D. smoothly
【答案】D
【解析】A. vividly 生动地 B. generally 一般地,概括地 C. frequently 频繁地,经
常地 D. smoothly 平稳地,流利地。本句中,go smoothly 意为“进展顺利”。故选
D。句意为在我搬到纽约之后的头两天,似乎一切进展顺利。
(2013﹒辽宁﹒T33)This is by far ______ movie that I have ever seen.
A. an inspiring B. a much inspiring C. the most D. the more inspiring
【答案】C
【解析】本题有两个提示,by far 意为“非常”,用于修饰形容词或副词的比较级
或最高级,由此可知 A,B 肯定不对。再根据定语从句的修饰,关键词为 ever,
“我曾经看过的”,自然是“最鼓舞人心的”,所以使用最高级。故选 C。句意为这
是我曾经看过的最鼓舞人心的电影。(2013﹒ 上 海 ﹒T28)It’s a ______ clock, made of brass and dating from the
nineteenth century.
A. charming French small B. French small charming
C. small French charmingD. charming small French[
【答案】D
【解析】题干的意思是:“这是一个迷人的法国小时钟,由黄铜做成,可以追溯
到十九世纪”。选项中是三个形容词的不同排序。当名词中心词带有两个或两个
以上形容词作前置修饰语时,顺序往往与汉语不同。可记住这句口诀:县官行令
杀国才(“县”——限定词,“官”——表人们观点的词,“行”——表大小、长短、
高低、形状的词,“令”——表年龄、新旧的词,“杀”即“色”——表颜色的词,
“国”——国籍、出处,“才”——材料)。根据口诀顺序,选项中的三个形容词,
charming 是主观评价即观点,small 是大小,而 French 是产地即出处,因此判断
D 为正确选项。
(2013﹒ 天 津 ﹒T3)I think watching TV every evening is a waste of-- there are
______ meaningful things to do.
A. less B. more C. the least D. the most
【答案】B
【解析】B. more. “较多地”修饰形容词 meaningful;此句是一个比较句型,后面
相当于省略了 than watching TV 这一活动;C. the least.“最少”D. the most.“最多”。
句意为我认为每天晚上看电视是一种浪费时间的行为,还有很多比这更有意义的
事情可做。
(2013﹒全国新课标 II﹒T9)It may not be a great suggestion. But before ______ is
put forward, we’ll make do with it.
A. a good one B. a better one C. the best one D. a best one
【答案】B
【解析】根据句意,空处应该是指“比这个更好的”,故用比较级。句意为这可能
并不是一个非常好的建议。但是,在一个更好的建议提出来之前,我们就将
就它了。
(2013﹒全国新课标 I﹒T25)Tony can hardly boil an egg, still ________ cook dinner.
A. less B. little C. much D. more
【答案】A
【解析】still less 是固定短语,意思是“更不用说;何况”。句意为托尼几乎不会
煮鸡蛋,更不用说做饭了。
(2013﹒浙江﹒T2)Mary worked here as a ______ secretary and ended up getting a
full-time job with the company.
A. pessimistic B. temporary C. previous D. cautious
【答案】B
【解析】根据后句“最终得到这个公司的全职工作”可以推断前面应该是临时的秘
书,pessimistic 悲观的,厌世的,previous 先前的,以前的,cautious 小心谨慎的,均不符合句意。句意为玛丽在这儿工作是作为临时的秘书身份,最终她在这个公
司得到了一份全职的工作。
(2013﹒浙江﹒T6)If we leave right away, ______, we’ll arrive on time
A. hopefully B. curiously C. occasionally D. gradually
【答案】A
【解析】根据上下文 leave right away 和 arrive on time,应选择 hopefully 有希望。
curiously 好奇地,occasionally 偶尔,gradually 渐渐地,均与 arrive on time 无法
搭配。句意为如果我们立刻出发,我们有希望按时到达。
(2013﹒浙江﹒T18)If what your friend comes up with surprises you, don’t reject it
immediately. ______ , imagine that it is true.
A. Thus B. Besides C. Rather D. Otherwise
【答案】A
【解析】根据上文,don’t reject it immediately 和 imagine that it is true 说明转折关
系,用 yet。句意为如果你的朋友所提出令你感到惊讶,不要马上拒绝,而是要
想像是真的。
(2014﹒安徽﹒T27)My good performance in the job interview left me about my
future and about what I can do here.
A. puzzled B. sensitive C. optimistic D. embarrassed
【答案】C
【解析】形容词 puzzled 困惑的;sensitive 敏感的;optimistic 乐观的;embarrassed
尴尬的;句义:在工作面试中良好表现让我对自己的未来和在这里能够做的事情
很乐观。根据 My good performance in the job interview 表现良好,说明我对自己
未来很有信心,故 C 正确。
(2014﹒安徽﹒T33)It's our hope that we will play a greater role in the market place
and, ,supply more jobs.
A. however B. anywhere C. therefore D. otherwise
【答案】C
【解析】副词 however 然而;anywhere 无论何处;therefore 因此;otherwise 否则,
要不然;另外一方面;句义:在市场上起着更重要的作用是我们的希望,因此通
过更多的工作。我们要想在市场上起着更重要的作用是通过提供更多的工作实现
的。上下文之间是因果关系。故 C 正确。
(2014﹒ 大 纲 卷 ﹒T27)Raymond’s parents wanted him to have ______ possible
education.
A. good B. better C. best D. the best
【答案】D
【解析】句义:Raymond 的父母亲想要他得到最好的可能的教育。本句是常识,
父母亲当然希望自己的孩子能够得到最好的教育,有最好的发展前途。故 D 正
确。(2014﹒大纲卷﹒T34)Henry was away from home for quiet a bit and _____ saw his
family.
A. frequently B. seldom C. always D. usually
【答案】B
【解析】副词 frequently 频繁地,经常地;seldom 很少;always 总是,一直;usually
通常。句义:Harry 已经离开家有一段时间了,他很少看见他的父亲。根据句义
可知他已经离开家了,那么很少有和父亲见面的机会。故使用副词 seldom 表示
否定。故 B 正确。
(2014﹒大纲卷﹒T35)--- What did you do last weekend?--- Nothing _____.
A. much B. else C. ever D. yet
【答案】A
【解析】本题中的固定搭配 nothing much 没什么,很少;nothing else 没有别的
事情。句义:—上个周末你干嘛了?—我什么也没有做。根据句义可知表示的是
否定含义。故 A 正确。
(2014﹒福建﹒T24)With online shopping increasingly popular, the Internet is seen as
a(n) way of reaching target customers.
A. temporary B. complex C. accurate D. efficient
【答案】D
【解析】本题考察的是形容词词义辨析 temporary 暂时的;complex 复杂的;
accurate 准确的,精确的;efficient 高效的;句义:随着网络购物越来越流行,
因特网被看作是找到目标客户的高效的方法。根据前半句可知网络购物的流行让
我们很容易就会找到目标客户,所以因特网是一个很高效的方法。故 D 正确。
(2014﹒湖北﹒T27)What was so ______ about Jasmine Westland’s victory was that
she came first in the marathon bare-footed.
A. awful B. essential C. impressive D. obvious
【答案】C
【解析】A 糟糕的,可怕的,极坏的;B 必要的;基本的;D 留有深刻印象的;
D 明显的,显然的;句意:关于 Jasmine Westland 的胜利给人印象最深刻的是他
赤脚得到了马拉松比赛的第一名。根据句意 Jasmine Westland 赤脚获得第一名,
这是最让人难忘的事情。故 C 项符合上下文串联。
(2014﹒湖北﹒T28)Instead of blaming the child who had broken the vase, she gave
him a ______ smile and let him go.
A. cautious B. grateful C. tolerant D. wild
【答案】C
【解析】A 谨慎的,小心的;B 感激的:C 宽容的;容忍的,忍受的;D 野生的,
野蛮的;句意:她并没有责备打破花瓶的那个孩子,相反她对他宽容地笑了一下,
并让他离开了。根据 Instead of blaming the child who had broken the vase 她并没有
责备他,说明她很宽容。故 C 项正确。(2014﹒湖北﹒T29)Hardly had Sabrina finished her words when Albert said ______,
“Don’t be so mean,” pointing a finger of warning at her.
A. dreadfully B. guiltily C. indirectly D. sharply
【答案】D
【解析】A 可怕地,恐怖地;B 有罪地;内疚地;C 简接地;D 严厉地,明确地;
句意:Sabrina 一说完她的话,Albert 就手指着她严厉地说“不要这么苛刻吧!”根
据“Don’t be so mean,”不要这么苛刻。以及 pointing a finger of warning at her。说
明 Albert 说话的语气很严肃。故 D 正确。
(2014﹒江苏﹒T28)The idea "happiness," , will not sit still for easy definition.
A. to be rigid B. to be sure C. to be perfect D. to be fair
【答案】B
【解析】Rigid 僵硬的,死板的;sure 确信的,肯定的,有把握的;perfect 完美
一的;fair 公平的;句意:“幸福,“可以肯定的是,不是个静态简单的定义。根
据句意说明 B 项符合上下文串联。
(2014﹒江苏﹒T32)I can't meet you on Sunday. I'll be occupied.
A. also B. just C. nevertheless D. otherwise
【答案】D
【解析】。Also 也;just 只不过,仅仅;nevertheless 然而,不过;otherwise
要不然;另外;句意:星期天我不能去接你了,另外我还会很忙。根据句意可知
本句中的 otherwise 表示另外,另外方面。故 D 正确。
(2014﹒江西﹒T23)Thanks for your directions to the house ; we wouldn’t have found
it ___.
A. nowhere B. however C. otherwise D. instead
【答案】C
【解析】nowhere 任何地方都不,无处;however 然而;otherwise 否则,要不然;
instead 代替,而不是;句义:多亏了你房子的说明,要不然,我们会找不到的。
本句实际上是一个含蓄条件句的虚拟语气,表示的是与过去事实相反的虚拟语气,
主句使用的“情态动词+have done”,otherwise=if there had not been your directions to
the house。故 C 正确。
(2014﹒浙江﹒T4)Joe is proud and ______, never admitting he is wrong and always
looking for someone else to blame.
A. strict B. sympathetic C. stubborn D. sensitive
【答案】C
【解析】Strict 严格的;sympathetic 同情的,富有同情心的;stubborn 固执的;
sensitive 敏感的。降雨:Joe 很骄傲很固执,从来都不承认他错了而且总是责备
别人。根据 never admitting he is wrong and always looking for someone else to
blame 可知他很固执。故 C 正确。(2014﹒ 浙 江 ﹒T13)The aim of education is to teach young people to think for
themselves and not follow others _ .
A. blindly B. unwillingly C. closely D. carefully
【答案】A
【解析】副词 blindly 盲目地,没有目的地; unwillingly 不愿意地;closely 亲密
地;紧密地;carefully 细心地;句意:教育的目的是教会别人自己思考而不是盲
目地追随他人。根据句意说明 A 正确。
(2015﹒浙江﹒T13) Most of us, if we know even a little about where our food comes
from, understand that every bite put into our mouths was alive.
A. steadily B. instantly C. formerly D. permanently
【答案】C
【解析】试题分析:句意:就算我们很少了解食物来自于哪里,我们大多数人都明
白,放在我们的口里的每一点食物在之前都是活着的。A.steadily 意为稳定地,
B. instantly 意为立即地,C. formerly 意为先前地;D. permanently 意为永久地。在
做题的时候,只需要理解最后一句话就可以了 was galive 根据句意及常识不能得
出答案,在吃入口中之前的都是活着的。
(2015﹒浙江﹒T14) Listening is thus an active, not a , behavior consisting
of hearing, understanding and remembering.
A. considerate B. sensitive C. reliable D. passive
【答案】D
【解析】试题分析:句意:因此听是一种主动的,而不是被动的行为。它包含听,
理解和记忆。A. considerate 意为考虑周全的, B. sensitive 意为敏感的,C. reliable
意为可靠的,D. passive 意为被动的。根据 not 可以知道前后是反义表达,所以
选 D。此题的关键是有一个 not 这是表示否定的,这表明跟前面的 active 是反义
的关系,根据 4 个选项的意思不能得出答案是 D. passive 被动的。
(2015﹒四川﹒T9)Little Tom sat watching the monkey dancing in front of
him.
A. amaze B. amazing C. amazed D. to amaze
【答案】C【解析】试题分析:本句考查形容词作状语。本句考查形容词作伴随状语,意为:
小 Tom 坐在那儿看着小猴子在他面前跳舞,很吃惊。主要考查 B、C 之间的区
别,选项 B 意为:令人吃惊的,常修饰物;而选项 C 意为:感到吃惊的,常修
饰人。根据句意,本题选择 C。
(2015﹒四川﹒T7)Andy is content with the toy. It is he has ever got.
A. a better B. the better C. a best D. the best
【答案】D
【解析】试题分析:考查最高级和比较级。根据上一句话可知,Andy 对这个玩
具很满意,故选择 D,意为:这是他曾得到的最好的玩具。
(2015﹒福建﹒T23)It was________of Michael to inform us of his delay in case we
got worried.
A. careless B. considerate C. patient D. generous
【答案】B
【解析】试题分析:考查形容词辨析 A.careless 不小心的;B.considerate 体贴的;
C.Patient 有耐心的;D.generous 慷慨的。该句意思为:麦克真是体贴,他通知我
们他会迟点来以防我们着急。故选 B
(2015﹒江苏﹒T31)The police officers decided to conduct a thorough and _______
review of the case.
A. comprehensive B. complicated C. conscious D. crucial
【答案】A
【解析】试题分析:句意:警官决定对这起案件进行一次彻底全面的审查。A 项
“综合的,全面的,有理解力的”;B 项“复杂的”;C 项“有意识的”;D 项“至关重
要的”。故选 A 项。
(2015﹒安徽﹒T26)I’m so ______ to all those volunteers because they helped my
terrible day end happily.
A. special B. superior C. grateful D. attractive
【答案】C【解析】试题分析:句意:我非常感激所有的志愿者,因为他们帮我把糟糕的一
天变成了愉快的一天。A 特殊的;B 优秀的,比......好的;C 感激的;D 有吸引
力的。根据句意可知,这里是在向志愿者表达感激之情,故选 C。【考点定位】
考查形容词辨析
(2015﹒安徽﹒T31)They gave money to the old people's home either ______ or
through their companies.
A. legally B. sincerely C. personally D. deliberately
【答案】C
【解析】试题分析:句意:他们给那位老人的家里送钱,有的是一个人的名义,
有的则是通过他们的公司。A 合法地;B 真诚地;C 亲自,当面地,个人而言;
D 故意地。故选 C。
(2015﹒湖北﹒T29)The girl used to be shy, but is ____ getting active in group work
and is more willing to express herself.
A. gradually B. usually C. previously D. merely
【答案】A
【解析】试题分析:意:那个女孩过去很害羞,但现在团队合作越来越积极, (比以
前)更愿意表达自己的想法。A 项“逐渐地”B 项“通常,经常”; C 项“以前”; D 项“仅
仅”。故选 A 项。
(2015﹒湖北﹒T27)Even though the conference hall is near his apartment, he has to
hurry a little if he wants to be_____.
A. accurate B. punctual C. efficient D. reasonable
【答案】B
【解析】试题分析:句意:尽管会议大厅靠近他的公寓,如果他想要准时的话,
还是必须快点。A 项“精确的”;B 项“守时的,准时的”;C 项“有效率的”;D 项“合
理的”。故选 D 项。
(2015﹒湖北﹒T28)I don’t think what he said is _____ to the topic we are discussing .
He has missed the point.
A. faithful B. parallel C. relevant D. similar【答案】C
【解析】试题分析:句意:我认为他所说的和我们今天讨论的话题无关。他没有
抓住要点。A 项“忠实的,忠诚的”;B 项“与……平行”;C 项“和……相关”;D
项“和……相似”。be relevant to“和……相关”。故选 C 项。
22.【2016·浙江】18. I have always enjoyed all the events you organized and I hope
to attend in the coming years
A. little more B. no more C.much more D.many more
【答案】D
考点:考查短语辨析。
【名师点睛】这题考查的是形容词比较级搭配的短语,AB 项意思相近,CD 项意
思相近,根据语境可知用 CD 里面的一个,注意 much more 和 many more 的区别。
much more 修饰不可数名词;many more 修饰可数名词,还有根据上下文可知修
饰的是上文的 activities,所以用 many
(2016﹒江苏﹒T31)His comprehensive surveys have provided the
most__________statements of how, and on whatbasis, data are collected.
A. explicit B. ambiguous C. original D. arbitrary
【答案】A
【解析】
试题分析:考查形容词词义辨析。形容词 explicit 明晰的,清楚的;ambiguous
模棱两可的,含糊不清的;original 原始的,最初的;arbitrary 任意的,专制的;
句意:对于如何以及在什么基础上收集数据,他的综合调查提供了最清晰的说明。
故 A 正确。
(2016﹒浙江﹒T13) A sudden stop can be a very frightening experience , ______ if
you are travelling at high speed.
A. eventually B. strangely C. merely D. especially【答案】D
【解析】
试题分析:句意:突然停止可能是一个可怕的经历,尤其是如果你以高速运行的
时候。A.最终;B.奇怪地;C.仅仅地;D.尤其地。故选 D。
(2017﹒江苏﹒T29)Only five years after Steve Jobs’ death ,smart –phones defeated _______ PCs
in sales.
A. controversial B. contradictory C. confidential D. conventional
【答案】D
(2017﹒江苏﹒T34)The disappearance of dinosaurs is not necessarily caused by astronomical
incidents. But _______ explanations are hard to find .
A. alternative B. aggressive C. ambiguous D. apparent
【答案】A
【解析】
试题分析:考查形容词的辨析。A. alternative 可供替代的;B. aggressive 好斗的,有进取心
的;C. ambiguous 有野心的,耗时的;D. apparent 显而易见的。句意:恐龙的消
失未必是由天体灾害引起的,但是也很难找到其它的解释。故选 A。
(2017﹒天津﹒T3) —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.
A. busy B. active C. concerned
D. available
【答案】D
【解析】
(2018﹒江苏﹒T34) Despite the poor service of the hotel, the manager is _______
to invest in sufficient training for his staff.
A. keen B. reluctantC. anxious D. ready
【答案】B
【解析】考查形容词词义辨析及语境理解。句意:尽管旅馆服务不好,经理还不
愿投入为员工提供足够的培训。A. keen 敏锐的;B. reluctant 不情愿的;C. anxious
渴望的;D. ready 准备好的。故选 B。
(2019﹒江苏﹒T26)Nowadays the ___________ for travelling is shifted from shopping to food and
scenery.
A. priority B. potential C. proportion D. pension
【答案】A
【解析】考查名词辨析。句意:当今,旅行的重点从购物转变成了品尝美食和欣赏风景。
A. priority 优先;优先权;B. potential 潜在的,可能的;C. proportion 比例,占比;D. pension
退休金,抚恤金。故选 A。
(2019﹒江苏﹒T28)Unlike traditional gyms, app-backed gyms offer people ___________ options
to exercise.
A. casual B. regular C. flexible D. tight
【答案】C
【解析】考查形容词辨析。句意:不像传统的体育锻炼,有 app 软件的体育锻炼提供了灵活
的锻炼选项。A. casual 偶然的,随便的;B. regular 定期的,有规律的;C. flexible 灵活的;
D. tight 紧的,密封的。故选 C。
(2019﹒新课标 III 卷﹒T61)On our way to the house,it was raining ___61___ hard that we
couldn't help wondering how long it would take to get (get)there. It was in the middle of Pearl
City.
【答案】so
【解析】考查副词。句意:在我们去那座房子的路上,雨下得如此大以至于我们
不能不想还要多久才能到达那里。“so…that…”意为“如此……以至于……”,引导
结果状语从句。故填 so。
(2019﹒新课标 II 卷﹒T63)Her years of hard work have ___63___(final)been acknowledged after a customer nominated(提名)her to be Cheshire's Woman Of The Year.
【答案】finally
【解析】考查副词用法。根据空格所处位置可知,此处应用副词形式作状语,修
饰谓语动词 have been acknowledged,意为“最终得以认可”,故填 finally。
(2019﹒新课标 I 卷﹒T68)Scientists have responded by noting (note) that hungry
bears may be congregating(聚集) around human settlements, leading to the
illusion(错觉) that populations are ___68___ (high) than they actually are.
【答案】higher
【解析】考查形容词比较级。根据其后 than they actually are 可知,此处为形容词的比较级,
故填 higher。
(2019﹒新课标 I 卷﹒T62)It is difficult to figure out a global population of polar bears as much of
the range has been ___62___ (poor) studied; however, biologists calculate that there are about
20,000-25,000 polar bears worldwide.
【答案】poorly
【解析】考查副词用法。根据句意和结构分析可知,此处用副词 poorly 修饰谓语动词 has
been studied,意为“研究很少”。故填poorly。