专题二 第 3 讲
[小题夯基练]
单句语法填空
1.David has won the first prize in singing;he is still excited and feels the ________ (little)
desire to go to bed.
解析:least [大卫“兴奋过头而睡意全无”,再结合空前的信息 the 暗示,此处该用 little
的最高级,故填 least(最少的,最小的),与句意吻合。]
2.We'll have to expand our production to meet the ________ (increase) demand for locally
grown food.
解析:increasing [本空要用形容词作定语修饰 demand,因此用提示词的形容词形式
increasing 表示“不断增长的”。]
3.The workers are so ________ (accustom) to the noise of the machine that they don't even
notice it during their work.
解析:accustomed [be accustomed to 是固定搭配,意为“习惯于”。]
4.—Our English teacher is as humorous as he is intelligent.
—It could never be ________ (true).I'm crazy about him.
解析:truer [答语句意为“太好了,我对他着迷。”根据句意可知后者完全同意前者的
看法,否定词+比较级=最高级。]
5.While sometimes it's necessary to have phone calls in public,loud phone conversations are
not so ________ (accept).
解析:acceptable [be 动词 are 后接形容词充当表语。]
6.If you sleep short of seven hours,you are three times ________ (like) to catch a cold.
解析:likely [be likely to do sth.为固定搭配,意为“有可能做某事”。]
7 . Douglas quite enjoyed himself while travelling in Huangshan , though the journey took
________ (approximate) a week.
解析:approximately [用副词修饰动词 took。]
8.We Chinese are drinking twice as ________ (many) as milk per person today as we did in
1995.
解析:much [修饰动词 drink 应该用副词 much。many 修饰复数可数名词。]
9.I would like to have a ________ (reliable) car.The one I have got keeps breaking down.
解析:more reliable [由句意可知空格处暗含比较,指与目前拥有的这辆汽车相比较“性
能更好的”,故用 reliable 的比较级形式。]
10.You have learned the poem by heart,but it doesn't ________ (simple) mean that you have fully understood its meaning.
解析:simply [用副词修饰动词 mean。]
[大题提能练]
语法填空——形容词和副词专练
Visitors to Britain may find the 1.________ (good)place to enjoy local culture is in a
2.________ (tradition) pub.A team of researchers have revealed some of the 3.________ (know)
culture of British pubs—starting with the difficulty of getting a drink.This may sound 4.________
(convenient),but there is a 5.________ (hide) meaning.
Pub culture is formed to improve sociability in a society that is known for its coldness.Standing
at the bar for service allows you to chat with others who are waiting to be served.The bar counter is
6.________ (possible) the only place in Britain where a 7.________ (friend)talk with strangers is
considered to be 8.________ (entire) proper and really quite normal behavior.9.________,if you do
not follow the local rules,the experience may fall flat.For example,if you are in a big group,it is
best for one or two people to go to buy the drinks.Nothing makes the regular customers and bar staff
angry 10.________ (much) than a group of strangers blocking all passages to the bar while they chat
hesitantly about what to order.
[语篇解读] 本文讲述的是若想享受英国文化,最好的去处是酒吧。
1.解析:best [考查形容词的最高级。根据语境分析可知,此处指出了一定的范围内,
即“在英国”,应该填提示词的最高级形式 best。]
2.解析:traditional [考查词性转换之名词变形容词。分析句子成分可知,此处应该填一
个形容词作定语,修饰名词 pub,所以填提示词的形容词形式 traditional。]
3.解析:unknown [考查词性转换之动词变形容词。根据上文中的“revealed”(揭示)可知,
此处应该表示“不为人知的”,因此填形容词形式 unknown,在句中作定语。]
4.解析:inconvenient [考查词形转换。根据语境可知此处填写 convenient 的反义词,在
句中作表语。]
5.解析:hidden [考查分词形容词。此处为分词形容词作定语修饰名词 meaning,且表
被动,故填 hidden。]
6.解析:possibly [考查词性转换之形容词变副词。此处在句中作状语,应该填提示词
的副词形式 possibly。]
7.解析:friendly [考查词性转换之名词变形容词。根据语境“与陌生人之间的友好交
谈”可知,此处在句中作定语,填提示词的形容词形式 friendly。]
8.解析:entirely [考查词性转换之形容词变副词。此处在句中作状语,修饰形容词
proper,故填提示词的副词形式 entirely。]
9.解析:However [考查副词。根据语境可知,上下文之间为转折关系,且空格处用逗
号与句子其他部分隔开,所以填表示转折关系的副词 however,注意首字母大写。]10.解析:more [考查副词的比较级。根据后面的 than 可知,此处填提示词的比较级形
式 more。]