1.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

　　[解析]句意：喜歡聽(tīng)好的音樂(lè)是一回事，但要自己演奏好它又是另外一回事。quite 完全，強(qiáng)調(diào)在某方面十分突出，作此用法時(shí)，quite 常與名詞連用。another 其實(shí)就是 another thing 的省略。very 非常，修飾形容詞或副詞;rather 修飾形容詞、副詞或帶不定冠詞的名詞;much 修飾不可數(shù)名詞，在此不符合題意。

　　[答案]A

　　2.Mr Stevenson is great to work for—I really couldn't ask for a ________ boss.

　　A. better B. good

　　C. best D. still better

　　[解析]句意：為史蒂文森先生工作感覺(jué)非常好——我真的再也找不到比他更好的老板了。從句中信息 couldn't 可以得知，此處是對(duì) not...better... 的考查。英語(yǔ)中“否定詞+形容詞比較級(jí)”相當(dāng)于形容詞的最高級(jí)。

　　[答案]A

　　3. The young man couldn't afford a new car. ________， he bought a used one.

　　A. Besides B. Otherwise

　　C. Instead D. Still

　　[解析]句意：那個(gè)年輕人買(mǎi)不起新車(chē)，便買(mǎi)了一輛二手車(chē)。instead 相反，取而代之;besides 此外;otherwise 否則;still 仍然。根據(jù)句意C項(xiàng)正確。

　　[答案]C

　　4.—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

　　[解析]句意：——我不得不說(shuō)這部電影真的沒(méi)有意思。——為什么?它比我以前看過(guò)的所有電影都有意思。根據(jù)第二句中 why?可以看出第二個(gè)人與第一個(gè)人的態(tài)度相反，也就是說(shuō)他對(duì)這部電影持肯定態(tài)度，選項(xiàng)中的其他三項(xiàng)都是否定意義。故答案為A項(xiàng)。

　　[答案]A

　　5.The house was too expensive and too big. ________， I'd grown fond of our little rented house.

　　A. Besides B. Therefore

　　C. Somehow D. Otherwise

　　[解析]句意：這個(gè)房子太大、太貴了，此外我已經(jīng)越來(lái)越喜歡我們的小出租屋了。besides 此外;therefore 因此;somehow 不知怎么地;otherwise 否則。前句房子又大、又貴，和后句“我”對(duì)出租屋的感情越來(lái)越深，都是我們不買(mǎi)這個(gè)房子的原因。故答案為A。

　　[答案]A

　　6.She has already tried her best. Please don't be too ________ about her job.

　　A. special B. responsible

　　C. unusual D. particular

　　[解析]句意：她已經(jīng)盡最大努力了。請(qǐng)不要對(duì)她的工作太挑剔了。be particular about 為固定搭配，意為：對(duì)……很挑剔。special 特別的，特殊的，專門(mén)的，專用的;responsible 有責(zé)任的，負(fù)責(zé)的;unusual 不尋常的，罕見(jiàn)的。

　　[答案]D

　　7.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

　　[解析]句意：正在為下屆亞運(yùn)會(huì)而建設(shè)的新體育場(chǎng)將是目前這個(gè)體育場(chǎng)的三倍。比較常見(jiàn)的表達(dá)倍數(shù)的句型有：①...times+as+adj./adv.(原級(jí))+as...;②...times+adj./adv.(比較級(jí))+than...;③...times+the length/width/...+of...。故選擇B項(xiàng)。

　　[答案]B

　　8.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

　　[解析]句意：如今，兒童的創(chuàng)造力急劇增強(qiáng)，因?yàn)樗麄儽淮蟠蠊膭?lì)去發(fā)展他們的才能。sharp 急劇的;slight 微小的;natural 自然的;modest 適度的。根據(jù)句意可知，正確答案為A項(xiàng)。

　　[答案]A

　　9.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

　　[解析]句意：教授從瑪麗亞眼中那茫然的神色可以看出她一點(diǎn)也不懂得他的演講內(nèi)容。cold look 冷淡的神色;blank look 茫然的神色;innocent look 天真的神色;fresh look 新的見(jiàn)解。

　　[答案]B

　　10.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

　　[解析]句意：我最近兩星期偶爾在寫(xiě)這份報(bào)告，但是明天得交上去了。finally 最后;immediately 立刻，馬上;occasionally 偶爾;certainly 當(dāng)然。

　　[答案]C

　　11.My schedule is very ________ right now, but I'll try to fit you in.

　　A. tight B. short

　　C. regular D. flexible

　　[解析]句意：我現(xiàn)在的時(shí)間安排比較緊，但我會(huì)盡量把你安排進(jìn)來(lái)。tight 緊密的，密集的，又如：a tight schedule 緊湊的日程安排;short 短缺的;regular 有規(guī)律的，定時(shí)的;flexible 靈活的。根據(jù)句意，此處前后兩句為轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，故A項(xiàng)符合題意。

　　[答案]A

　　12. In that school, English is compulsory for all students, but French and Russian are ________.

　　A. special B. regional

　　C. optional D. original

　　[解析]句意：在那所學(xué)校，對(duì)于所有學(xué)生來(lái)說(shuō)英語(yǔ)是必修科目，但是法語(yǔ)和俄語(yǔ)是選修科目。compulsory 必修的，與其相對(duì)應(yīng)的詞是 optional (選修的)，故選C項(xiàng)。special 特別的，專門(mén)的;regional 地方性的;original 最初的，原始的，均不符合題意。

　　[答案]C

　　13. ________， I managed to get through the game and the pain was worth it in the end.

　　A. Hopefully B. Normally

　　C. Thankfully D. Conveniently

　　[解析]句意：謝天謝地，我終于打完比賽了，所有的辛苦最終都是值得的。hopefully 滿懷希望地;normally 正常地;thankfully 感激地;conveniently 方便地。根據(jù)句意判斷，答案為C項(xiàng)。

　　[答案]C

　　14.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

　　[解析]句意：這位老工程師黝黑的臉上布滿皺紋，但是他的目光依舊炯炯有神，他走過(guò)房間時(shí)，腳步雖然緩慢，但是每一步都邁得很穩(wěn)。與后面的 slow 呼應(yīng)，這里用 steady 表示“平穩(wěn)的，不搖晃的，牢固的”。A“搖晃的”;B“沉重的”;C“隨便的，漫不經(jīng)心的，偶然的”，都不符合句意。

　　[答案]D

　　15.An unhappy childhood may have some negative effects on a person's character; however, they are not always ________.

　　A. practical B. avoidable

　　C. permanent D. beneficial

　　[解析]句意：不快樂(lè)的童年對(duì)于一個(gè)人的性格有負(fù)面影響，但是這些負(fù)面的影響并不總是長(zhǎng)期存在的。四個(gè)形容詞選項(xiàng)的含義：A“實(shí)用的，實(shí)際的”;B“可避免的”;C“永久的，固定的”;D“有益的，有利的”。從語(yǔ)境的連貫判斷選C，表示“永久的”。

　　[答案]C