13. The solution works only for couple who are self-employed,don't have small children and get along ______ to spend most of their time together.
A.so well
B.too well
C.well as
D.well enough
A B C D
D
[解析] 形容词或副词+enough+to do sth.是惯用搭配。
14. After having gone ______ far, George did not want to turn back.
A.enough
B.much
C.such
D.that
A B C D
D
[解析] that作副词,意为“那么”。
15. This ______ girl is Mary's cousin.
A.pretty little Swedish
B.Swedish little pretty
C.Swedish pretty little
D.little pretty Swedish
A B C D
A
[解析] 当名词前有几个形容词修饰时,形容词的排列顺序是:限定词(包括冠词、指示代词和物主代词、名词所有格、序数词,基数词、量词等)+一般描述性形容词+表示大小、长短、高低的形容词+表示形状的形容词+表示年龄、新旧的形容词+表示颜色的形容词+表示国籍、地区的形容词+表示物质、材料的形容词+被修饰的名词,例:this pretty lovely cloisonne vase(这个十分好看的景泰蓝花瓶),an old black American singer(一位美国黑人老歌唱家),my new brown writing desk(我的棕色新写字台),man's first manned artificial satellite(人类第一颗载人的人造卫星)。
16. I won't pay $20 for the coat;it is not worth ______ .
A.all that much
B.that much all
C.that all much
D.much all that
A B C D
A
[解析] this(that)much是一成语。意为“这(那)么多”。可见在all that much中,that修饰much,说明程度,而all则起强调作用,修饰that much.本句中all that much作worth的宾语,因为worth既是形容词又是介词,后可接名词或动名词,作其宾语,如:The book is worth reading.译文:我不想花20美元买这件外套,它不值那么多钱。
17. They did not find ______ to prepare for the worst conditions they might meet.
18. I shall have a companion in the house after all these ______ years.
A.alone
B.lonely
C.isolating
D.separate
A B C D
B
[解析] alone adj./adv.(=by oneself,without company or help)“单独、独自”,在句中作表语或状语。alone的常用词组有:①leave(1et)sb. /sth.alone“不碰,不干涉某人、某事,不惹”,如Leave the cat alone,or it will scratch.(不要去惹这只猫,否则它会挠你。)②let alone“更不必说”,如:He can't find money for necessities,let alone wine and tobacco.(他连生活必需品都无钱购买,更不必说烟酒了。)lonely adj.(=without companions,unhappy because of being alone)“孤独的,寂寞的”,既可作定语用。也可作表语用。
19. I'm afraid that doll may be ______ expensive.
A.all too much
B.very much
C.far too
D.so too much
A B C D
C
[解析] far作程度状语,意为“过于……”,“……得多”,常与too连用,例如:The room was small and contained far too much furniture.(这间房间太小。而里面的家具太多。)much作副词用时可修饰具有动词性的过去分词或现在分词,如:I was much surprised. very修饰形容词或副词原级。
20. These proposals sought to place greater restrictions on the use and copying of digital information than ______ in traditional media.
1. He got up,walked across the room,and with a sharp quick movement flung the door widely open. A. across B. with C. flung D. widely open
D 应改为wide open。
[解析] wide作副词用,意为“敞开”。
2. Because there are less members present tonight than there were last night,we must wait until the next voting. A. less B. than C. were D. voting
A 应改为fewer。
3. The radio was of so inferior quality that I took it back and asked for a better one. A. so B. that C. back D. one
A 应改为such。
4. John's chante of being electedchairman of the committee is far greater than Dick. A. of being elected B. chairman C. is far D. Dick
D 应改为Dick's。
5. Man has used metals for centuries in gradual increasing quantities, but it was not until the Industrial Revolution that they came to be employed in real vast quantities. A. Man B. gradual C. that D. came to be employed
B 应改为gradually。
6. Young readers, more often than not, find the novels of Dickens far more exciting than Thackeray. A. not B. of C. far D. Thackeray
D 应改为Thackeray's或those of Thackeray。
7. The problem of unemployment the governments want solved is as serious as never in underdeveloped countries. A. the B. solved C. never D. underdeveloped
C 应改为ever。
[解析] ever(=at any time before)(过去)任何时间。the governments want solved是定语从句,作宾语的关系代词省略。solved是过去分词作宾补。例如:I want the work finished by Saturday.(我想这项工作在周六前结束。)
8. They want to expose those educational disadvantaged students to creative,enriching educational experiences for a five-year period. A. educational B. enriching C. experiences D. five-year
A 应改为educationally。
9. Similar elements in the prehistoric remains from both areas suggest that lndians and their neighbours had maintained distant but real connections ever before 1,500 B.C. A. remains B. suggest C. had maintained D. ever
10. It soon became obviously that instead of being trained to sing she would be trained as the astronomer's assistant. A. obviously B. being trained C. would D. as
A 应改为obvious。
[解析] 本题属形容词与副词的误用。
11. The moon has a mass that is nearly one hundred times less than the earth; in consequence,the force of gravity at the moon's surface is only one-sixth of that at the earth's surface. A. less B. the earth C. in consequence D. of
B 应改为that of the earth。
12. It's essential that people bepsychological able to resist the impact brought about by the transition from planned economy to market economy. A. be B. psychological C. brought about D. planned
B 应改为psychologically。
13. On the whole, ambitious students are much likely to succeed in their studies than are thosewith little ambition. A. On the whole B. are much likely C. are those D. with
B 应改为are more likely。
14. A great many teachers firmly believe that English is one of the poorest-taught subjects in high schools at present. A. A great many B. firmly C. poorest-taught D. at present
C 应改为most poorly taught。
15. The logic of scientific development is such that separates groups of men working on the same problem in far-scattered laboratories are likely to arrive at the same answer at the same time. A. such B. separates C. on D. far-scattered
B 应改为separate。
[解析] separate adj.单独的,分开的。
16. Yet not all of these races are intellectual inferior to the European races, and some may even have a freshness and vitality that can renew the energies of more advanced races. A. intellectual inferior B. and C. a D. energies
A 应改为intellectually inferior。
[解析] 副词才能修饰形容词。
17. All those left undone may sound greatly in theory, but even the truest believer has great difficulty when it comes to specifics. A. left undone B. greatly C. truest believer D. when
18. The foreign friends highpraised the products they had seenat the exhibition. A. high B. praised C. had seen D. at
A 应改为highly。
19. Thatso many advances have been made in such short time is the most valid argument for retaining the research unit. A. That B. so many C. such short time D. for retaining
C 应改为such a short time。
20. A great many educators firmly believe that English is one of the poorest taught subjects in high schools today. A. A great many B. firmly C. poorest D. in
C 应改为most poorly。
21. Federal funded training and Free back-to-school programs for laid-off workers are under way, but few experts believe they will succeed. A. Federal B. laid-off C. under way D. few
25. John took pride in his horse which looked spiritedly under the sunlight. A. took B. in C. which D. spiritedly
D 应改为spirited。
[解析] look spirited(看上去精神饱满、生气勃勃)。take pride in为……感到骄傲。例:He loved his son and took pride in him.
26. Psychologists suggest that to knowing give oneself over to a behavior that has a statistical probability of shortening life is similar to attempting suicide. A. knowing B. over C. a D. is
A 应改为knowingly。
[解析] knowingly(=consciously;intentionally)有意地;故意地:He would never knowingly do anything to hurt your interests.give oneself over to放任(自己)。
27. Neither of these reasons justifies our allowing him to pass after he did so poor in the physics examination. A. Neither B. our allowing C. poor D. physics