1、专题四形容词和副词.单项填空1In the eyes of American parents,every child is _, so they encourage them to develop in their own way.Afamiliar Bobvious Cunique Dpersonal答案C考查形容词辨析。句意:在美国父母眼中,每个孩子都是独一无二的,因此他们鼓励孩子以自己的方式成长。unique“独一无二的”,符合句意。familiar“熟悉的”;obvious“明显的”;personal“个人的”。2Your statement is too general.Could
2、you be more_ about what youre going to do in the future?Aspecial Bspecific Cvivid Dcomplex答案B考查形容词辨析。句意:你的陈述太笼统了。你能不能更具体的谈一下你将来的打算?special“特别的”;specific“明确的,具体的”;vivid“生动的”;complex“复杂的”。根据句意应选B。3Johnson is a qualified driver with more than ten years experience._, I wont hire him.You know honesty is
3、the most important factor I will consider.AMeanwhile BEven soCInstead DMoreover答案B考查副词辨析。句意:“Johnson是一个有十多年经验的合格的司机。”“尽管如此,我也不会雇用他。你知道诚实是我要考虑的最重要的因素。”根据答语中的“I wont hire him”可知,此处应用Even so“尽管如此”。4Nowadays it is _ of a young generation to take it for granted that parents should meet whatever they desi
4、re.Atypical Bcritical Cspecial Duniversal答案A考查形容词辨析。句意:当今,年轻一代理所当然地认为父母应该满足他们的一切欲望,这是他们的典型特征。typical意为“典型的,有代表性的”,符合句意。critical意为“批评的;关键的”,special意为“特别的,专门的”,universal意为“普遍的”,均不符合句意。5You dont seem to be quite yourself today.Whats wrong?Oh,Im suffering from a cold.Nothing serious _.Ayet Bindeed Canyw
5、ay Dthough答案D考查副词辨析。句意:“你今天看起来好像不大舒服。怎么了?”“嗯,我感冒了。但是不太严重。”though可用作副词,意为“可是,不过”,常用于句末。6The man talks as if he knew the truth about the car accident._ he knows nothing about it.AActually BReally CObviously DGenerally答案A考查副词辨析。句意:那个人谈起来好像知道这次车祸的真相。事实上,他什么也不知道。根据句意应选actually“事实上”。really“确实地,的确”;obvious
6、ly “显而易见地”;generally“通常地”。7Is English Literature a(n) _ course,or does everyone have to learn it?Apotential Btypical Coptional Dcritical答案C考查形容词辨析。句意:英国文学是一门选修课,还是一门必修课?根据句意,应选C,optional“选修的,可选择的”。potential“可能的”;typical“典型的”;critical“决定性的”。8Many college students will find _ jobs to gain enough worki
7、ng experience during their holidays.Atemporary BpermanentCsteady Dimportant答案A考查形容词辨析。句意:许多大学生在假期会找份临时工作以获得足够的工作经验。temporary“暂时的”;permanent“长久的,永恒的”;steady“稳定的”;important“重要的”。根据句意,应选A。9I know how busy you must be and _ I wouldnt want to take up too much of your time.Afortunately BfinallyCnaturally
8、Dpossibly答案C考查副词辨析。句意:我知道你肯定很忙,我当然不会想去占用你过多的时间。fortunately“幸运地”;finally“最终”;naturally“自然地,当然地”;possibly“可能”。根据句意,应选C。10There isnt any table _ at the moment in our restaurant.Would you mind waiting a few minutes?Arenewable BavailableCcomfortable Dadaptable答案B考查形容词辨析。句意:现在我们饭店没有空桌了,请等一会儿好吗?renewable“可
9、恢复的”;available“可找到的,可获得的”;comfortable“使人舒服的”;adaptable“能适应的,有适应能力的”。由句意可知,B项正确。11Im not sure of the exact number of the audience,but _ speaking,I would say there are 1,500 or so.Ahonestly BroughlyCproperly Dstrictly答案B考查副词辨析。句意:我不知道观众的确切人数,但粗略地说,大概有1 500人左右。roughly speaking“粗略地说”,符合句意。honestly“诚实地,确
10、实”;properly“正确地,适当地”;strictly“完全地,确切地”。12There is so much rain on the island that its annual rainfall reaches _.Asixty inches as much as Bas sixty inches much asCas much as sixty inches Das much sixty inches as答案C句意:这个岛上的雨水如此之多以至于它的年降雨量多达60英寸。as much as意为“多达,之多”,其后直接跟具体的数量。故选C。13Have you seen the fi
11、lm Lost on Journey?Yeah,amazing! Its _ than the films I have ever seen.Aany less interesting Bmuch less interestingCno more interesting Dfar more interesting答案D由答语中的“amazing”可知,答话人对电影持肯定的态度,故D项符合句意“它比我曾看过的电影有意思得多”。far修饰形容词的比较级,意为“非常,远远,大大”。14Are you pleased with what he has done?Not a bit.It couldnt
12、 be_.Aso bad Bmuch betterCany worse Dbest答案C考查形容词的比较级和最高级。答语中的Not a bit表示“一点儿也不”,由此可知,第二个说话人认为他做的事情糟糕透顶,此处是否定词与比较级连用表示最高级含义。15Which one of these two dictionaries do you advise me to buy,Oxford or Longman?Well,take Oxford.I think it is the _ of the two.Abest Bbetter Cgood Dwell答案B考查形容词的比较级。句意:“牛津词典和朗
13、文词典,你建议我买哪一本呢?”“哦,买牛津词典吧。这两本里我觉得牛津词典更好。”两者作比较,用比较级,因此选B。.完形填空Diana Velez does everything with maximum effortand at maximum speed.That_1_learning a new language,completing two certificates and opening a store.When arriving in Canada in 2008,she had one_2_:to have what she had back home in Colombia.“I
14、 didnt want to_3_what I do,like so many who come to a new country,”she said.“I _4_to open a store here in Canada but knew I had to_5_myself properly.” Diana quickly realized that making her dream of shop ownership in Canada a _6_meant going to school to get the_7_education and certification.“ My exp
15、erience of owning a shop and working as a designer in Colombia gave me_8_in my abilities,but I couldnt speak the language and I had to _9_how to do things in Canada.It was like having to_10_all over again,”said Diana._11_,she found just the help she needed for her relaunch(重新开张)_12_continuing educat
16、ion at George Brown College.She began taking _13_ for both the Essential Skills in Fashion Certificate and the Image Consulting Certificate in May 2009._14_Diana met with the language barrier,she was always going_15_ while at college.By the end of October 2009,she had completed all certificate requi
17、rements.Within two years after her_16_in Canada,Diana at last achieved her_17_ goal when her new store opened its doors in Torontos Sheppard Centre.She was on the fasttrack to_18_.Looking back,Diana,a fashion(时装)designer,_19_her achievements to the goal she set,the education she received from the co
18、llege,and_20_,the efforts she made.Now Diana is very happy doing what she is doing.【语篇解读】本文为记叙文。主要讲述来自哥伦比亚的设计师戴安娜到加拿大重新发展事业,最后通过自己的努力实现目标的故事。文字浅显,易于理解,具有教育意义,说明了目标、教育、个人努力是事业成功的保证的道理。1A.requires BencouragesCincludes Dadvises答案C句意:戴安娜尽最大努力并以最快的速度做每件事,包括学会一门外语,取得两本结业证书和开一家商店。include包括;require要求;encour
19、age鼓励;advise建议。根据句意可知,答案为C项。2A.goal BmemoryCchoice Dproblem答案A根据倒数第二段第二句,戴安娜最后实现了目标,可知此处应指目标,所以答案为A项。goal目标;memory记忆,记忆力;choice选择;problem问题。 3A.continue BchooseCchange Dlose答案C句意:我不想改变我所做的。change改变;continue继续;choose选择;lose遗失,错过。根据第二段第一句和第三段第二句可知,戴安娜曾经在哥伦比亚开一家商店,而且是一位设计师,她在加拿大不想改变她在家时所从事的一切。所以答案为C项。4
20、A.demanded Bdecided Cagreed Dhesitated答案B句意:我决定在加拿大这儿开一家商店。decide决定;demand要求;agree同意;hesitate犹豫,踌躇。根据第三段第一句可知,此处应指“决定”。所以答案为B项。5A.teach BprepareCenjoy Dpersuade答案B句意:但我知道我得好好准备。prepare准备;teach教,传授;enjoy(oneself)玩得很高兴;persuade劝说。根据第三段第一句,戴安娜意识到要上学获得必需的教育和证书,可知答案应为“准备”,所以答案为B项。 6A.reality BfactCchalle
21、nge Dwonder答案A根据第二段最后一句可知,戴安娜决定在加拿大开一家商店,所以,此处指她想让自己的梦想成为现实。故正确答案为A项。reality现实:fact事实;challenge挑战;wonder奇迹。7A.physical BprivateCprimary Dnecessary答案D根据第四段可知,通过在大学的继续教育对她重新开张大有帮助,所以要想在加拿大开店梦想成真,需要获得所需的教育与证书。necessary必要的;physical物质的;private私下的;primary最初的。所以答案应为D项。8A.pressure BjudgementCinfluence Dconf
22、idence答案D句意:我在哥伦比亚开店和当设计师的经历给了我能力上的信心。confidence信心;pressure压力;judgement判断;influence影响。根据句意可知,答案为D项。 9A.put away Bdepend onClearn about Dlook into答案C句意:我得了解在加拿大如何做事情。learn about了解,知道;put away收拾,放好;depend on依赖;look into调查。根据句意可知,答案为C项。10A.advance BstartCsuffer Dwork答案B句意:这就像不得不重新开始一样。start开始;advance前进
23、;suffer受苦;work工作。根据上文可知,戴安娜在加拿大创业,一切得重新开始,所以答案为B项。11A.Naturally BGraduallyCLuckily DClearly答案C句意:幸运的是,她通过在乔治布朗大学的继续学习发现了重新开张所需要的帮助。luckily幸运地;naturally自然地;gradually渐渐地;clearly清楚地,显然地。through通过,故答案为C项。12A.through Bfor Cbefore Dwith答案A句意参见第11题。根据句意可知,答案为A项。 13A.notes BresponsibilitiesCchances Dcourses
24、答案D根据上一句提到去大学继续深造,所以此处应指课程。所以答案为D项。course课程;note笔记;responsibility责任;chance机会。14A.Though BAs CSince DOnce答案A句意:虽然戴安娜遇到了语言障碍,但在大学学习时,她总是领先在前。根据句意可知,此处表转折,所以答案为A项。15A.around Bback Cahead Dout答案C句意参见第14题。go ahead领先,前进;go around四处走动;go back回去;go out出去。根据句意及固定词组可知答案为C项。16A.adventure BarrivalCperformance D
25、journey答案B句意:她来到加拿大之后的两年里。arrival到达;adventure冒险;performance表演;journey旅行。根据上下文可知,此处应指“到达”。所以答案为B项。17A.original BcommonCanother Ddistant答案A根据第二段第一句可知,在2008年当她来到加拿大时就确定的目标,所以此处应指“最初的”目标。故答案为A项。original最初的;common普通的;another另一个的;distant遥远的。18A.success BwealthCglory Dhappiness答案A根据上文提到戴安娜实现了目标,所以此处应指成功。故答
26、案为A项。success成功;wealth财富;glory荣誉;happiness幸福。19A.adds BconnectsCdevotes Dowes答案D句意:回顾过去,时装设计师戴安娜把她的成就归功于她所设定的目标、从大学所接受的教育owe.to.把归功于;add.to.把加到;connect.to.把连接到;devote.to.把贡献于。根据固定表达,答案为D项。20A.after all Babove allCat least Dat first答案B句意:最重要的是,她所付出的努力。above all最重要的是,尤其是;after all毕竟;at least至少;at first
27、最初。根据句意可知,答案为B项。.阅读理解A new oral medication to treat patients in the early stages of multiple sclerosis(多发性硬化)has shown considerable promise in two clinical trials,researchers announced on Wednesday. “The medication is on track to become just the third oral drug available to MS.patients,and potential
28、ly the safest and most effective,”experts said.“The second oral drug,called Aubagio,was approved just last week.”The new trials,published online in The New England Journal of Medicine,found that the drug BG12,developed by Biogen Idec,reduced relapsing MS.rates(旧病复发率)in patients by about 50 percent.T
29、he drug also obviously reduced the frequency of new brain damage,and slowed the progression of disease compared with a placebo(安慰剂)In the two clinical trials,called Define and Confirm,patients were divided into two groups at random,taking 240 milligrams of BG12 either twice or three times a day.Pati
30、ents in a third group took a placebo.The combined results showed that the drug reduced the relapse rate by about 50 percent.Taking BG12 twice a day reduced the number of newly enlarging brain damages by 71 percent to 99 percent.The Define trial found a statistically significant 38 percent reduction
31、in the progression to disability.The most frequent side effects were a temporary flushing(脸红)and warm feeling and other symptoms including nausea,diarrhea,cramping and vomiting.Though both types of side effects were common,they tended to reduce after the first few weeks of use and were tolerated by
32、most patients.However,Interferons,the drugs most commonly used in relapsing MS.,reduce relapses by about 30 percent,and have not been shown to slow the progression of the disease and disability.The newly approved Aubagio also reduces relapses by about 30 percent,and it has the advantage of being an
33、oral drug.BG12 is an antiinflammatory that works by protecting nerves against injury.“The safety track record is wellknown and appears to be very strong,”said Dr.Robert Fox,lead author of one of the new studies and medical director of the Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment.“Its_a_bright_
34、day_for_MS.patients,but_there_is_a_gray_cloud_in_that_we_still_dont_have_anything_for_those_with_progressive_MS.,”he added.【语篇解读】 本文是一篇科技说明文。对新发明的一种治疗多发性硬化的口服药物进行了介绍。1Which of the following is NOT the function of BG12?AIt can slow the progression to disability significantly.BIt can reduce relapse ra
35、tes in patients with relapsing MS.CIt can decrease the number of brain damages caused by MS.DIt can make patients excited and ensure patients have a warm feeling.答案D细节理解题。第三段是对这种药物的功效的介绍,提到了A项、B项和C项中的几种作用。2What can you infer from the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?ABG12 can relieve the pa
36、in from the patients suffering from MS.BThere is hope but still a long way to find a cure for progressive MS.CScientists cannot invent medication for patients with progressive MS.DPatients in the early stages of MS will still suffer a lot in the future.答案B推理判断题。画线句子句意:对那些多发性硬化症患者来说,他们已经看到了光明,但是对那些进行性多发性硬化症患者来说情况并不乐观,因为现在我们还没有任何的治疗药物。故选B项。3Which can be the best title for the text?AAdvantages of BG12BGood news for the patientsCComparisons between three drugsDA new oral medication for the early MS.答案D主旨大意题。本文是对新发明的一种治疗多发性硬化的口服药物的介绍。