1.Drug abusing may have some side effects on one's health; however, it is not always ________ if he stops it timely.
A.permanent B.temporary
C.avoidable D.beneficial
[解析]permanent 永久的。句意:濫用毒品對(duì)健康有副作用;然而,如果及時(shí)停止副作用并非總是長(zhǎng)久的。temporary 暫時(shí)的;avoidable 可避免的;beneficial 有益的。
[答案]A
2.—Credit cards are ________ useful when travelling.
—True. They save us the trouble of taking too much cash.
A.finally B.nearly
C.hardly D.particularly
[解析]particularly 尤其,特別地。句意:信用卡在旅行時(shí)尤其有用。
[答案]D
3.When we put the suggestion to him, he thought highly of it and was ________ about its immediate application.
A.curious B.content
C.cautious D.enthusiastic
[解析]be enthusiastic about 對(duì)……熱心。curious 好奇的;content 滿(mǎn)足的;cautious 謹(jǐn)慎的。
[答案]D
4.The captain ordered his men to save only essential supplies before the ship sank, ________ the food, cooking equipment, candles, bedding and clothes.
A.specially B.exactly
C.particularly D.entirely
[解析]句意:船長(zhǎng)命令手下人搶在船下沉前只去拯救必需品,尤其是食物,炊具,蠟燭,寢具和衣物。particularly 意為 特別地;specially 特殊地;exactly 的確,確切地;entirely 完全地。
[答案]C
5. Glasses are ________ and must be handled with great care.
A. heavy B. smooth
C. flexible D. fragile
[解析]句意:玻璃是易碎品,要輕拿輕放。heavy 重的;smooth 熟練的;flexible 靈活的,可彎曲的;fragile 易碎的。由句意可知D項(xiàng)正確。
[答案]D
6.The students in the international school are encouraged to voice whatever opinions they have and question authority, which helps to develop their______ thinking.
A.cautious B.casual
C.careful D.critical
[解析]critical 批判的。cautious 謹(jǐn)慎的;casual 隨便的;careful 小心的。
[答案]D
7.What was considered impolite years ago has become ________ now.
A. accessible B. adjustable
C. unbelievable D. acceptable
[解析]句意:多年前認(rèn)為不禮貌的事情現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)可以接受了。accessible 可進(jìn)入的,可接近的;adjustable 可調(diào)整的;unbelievable 不可思議的;acceptable 可接受的。由句意可知D項(xiàng)正確。
[答案]D
8.—What do you think of the concert?
—There was nothing special; it was only ________.
A. average B. usual
C. normal D. common
[解析]句意:—你認(rèn)為演唱會(huì)怎么樣?—沒(méi)什么特別之處,一般。average (智力、表現(xiàn)等)一般的;平均的;usual 通常的;normal 正常的;common 常見(jiàn)的,普通的,共有的。由句意可知A項(xiàng)正確。
[答案]A
9.Actually, there are lots of jobs ________ in the western part of China.
A. available B. accessible
C. adorable D. admirable
[解析]句意:事實(shí)上,中國(guó)西部有許多工作機(jī)會(huì)。available 可獲得的,可得到的;accessible 可進(jìn)入的,可到達(dá)的;adorable 值得愛(ài)慕的,可愛(ài)的;admirable 令人敬佩的;極其出色的。由句意可知A項(xiàng)正確。
[答案]A
10.Your letter will get ________ attention! They know you're expecting the answer.
A. careful B. common
C. instant D. general
[解析]句意:你的來(lái)信會(huì)馬上得到關(guān)注!他們知道你在盼著回復(fù)。careful 小心的,認(rèn)真的;common 常見(jiàn)的,共有的;instant 立刻的,馬上的;general 大體的,一般的。由句意可知C項(xiàng)正確。
[答案]C
11.When the weather is fine, watching TV all day is not a ________ way to spend your time.
A. worth B. sensitive
C. worthwhile D. convenient
[解析]worth 值得的,只作表語(yǔ);sensitive 敏感的,過(guò)敏的;worthwhile 值得的,作定語(yǔ)或表語(yǔ);convenient 方便的。由句意和句中所缺成分可以知道C項(xiàng)正確。
[答案]C
12. Just like fingerprints, each person's DNA is ________ unless he has a twin.
A. unusual B. normal
C. various D. unique
[解析]句意:就像指紋一樣,除非有孿生兄弟姐妹,要不然一個(gè)人的DNA也是獨(dú)一無(wú)二的。unusual 不同尋常的;normal 正常的;various 各種各樣的;unique 獨(dú)特的,獨(dú)一無(wú)二的。由句意可知D項(xiàng)正確。
[答案]D
13.His knowledge of French was ________ for the job, although he was not fluent in the language.
A. adequate B. abstract
C. available D. appropriate
[解析]句意:他的法語(yǔ)知識(shí)對(duì)這份工作來(lái)說(shuō)足夠了,雖然他法語(yǔ)講得不流利。adequate 足夠的,可勝任的;abstract 抽象的;available 可達(dá)到的,可獲得的;appropriate 合適的,恰當(dāng)?shù)。由句意可知A項(xiàng)正確。
[答案]A
14. The problem is how ________ the drug abuse remains in America.
A. regular B. practical
C. severe D. obvious
[解析]句意:?jiǎn)栴}是在美國(guó)濫用毒品是多么嚴(yán)重。regular 慣常的,有規(guī)律的;practical 實(shí)用的;severe 嚴(yán)重的;obvious 明顯的。由句意可知C項(xiàng)正確。
[答案]C
15. Many students find ________ jobs during their summer holidays to obtain some working experience.
A. permanent B. comfortable
C. temporary D. stable
[解析]句意:許多學(xué)生在暑假期間找臨時(shí)工作以獲得一些工作經(jīng)驗(yàn)。permanent 永久的;comfortable 舒服的;temporary 臨時(shí)的,暫時(shí)的;stable 穩(wěn)固的。由句意知C項(xiàng)正確。
[答案]C
16. The zoo worker told the visitors that in the case of a highly ________ animal, performance training is easy and not so painstaking.
A. intelligent B. interactive
C. internal D. initial
[解析]句意:動(dòng)物園工作人員告訴游客,在碰到高智商動(dòng)物的情況時(shí),訓(xùn)練表演很容易,不那么費(fèi)勁。intelligent 聰明的;interactive 相互作用的,相互影響的;internal 內(nèi)部的,里面的;initial 開(kāi)始的,最初的。由句意可知A項(xiàng)正確。
[答案]A
17.—What do you think of investing in today's stock market?
—There are many risks, but also many ________ gains.
A. potential B. confidential
C. influential D. preferential
[解析]句意:—你認(rèn)為投資現(xiàn)今的股票市場(chǎng)怎么樣?—有許多風(fēng)險(xiǎn)之處,但也有潛在的獲利機(jī)會(huì)。potential 潛在的;有潛能的;confidential 機(jī)密的;機(jī)要的;influential 易受影響的;preferential 優(yōu)先的,優(yōu)待的,優(yōu)惠的。由句意可知A項(xiàng)正確。
[答案]A
18.________, the boys were shouting and singing.
A. Happy and excited B. Happily and excited
C. Happily and excitedly D. Happy and excitedly
[解析]句意:既高興又興奮,男孩子們又喊又唱的。分析結(jié)構(gòu)可知,此處用形容詞作狀語(yǔ),表示主語(yǔ) the boys 的狀態(tài),故A項(xiàng)正確。
[答案]A
19.After climbing up the top of the mountains, the three of them sat there, ________.
A. hungry and tiredly B. hungrily and tiredly
C. hungry and tired D. hungrily and tired
[解析]句意:爬到山頂之后,他們?nèi)齻(gè)坐在那,又累又餓。由語(yǔ)境可知,此處是形容詞作狀語(yǔ),表示主語(yǔ) the three of them 所處的狀態(tài),故C項(xiàng)正確。
[答案]C
20.After the long journey, the Smiths returned home, ________.
A. safely but tired B. safe but tired
C. safe and tiring D. safely and tiring
[解析]句意:長(zhǎng)途旅行過(guò)后,史密斯一家回來(lái)了,安全但很疲憊。由語(yǔ)境可知,此處應(yīng)用形容詞作狀語(yǔ),表示主語(yǔ) the Smiths 的狀態(tài),故選B項(xiàng)。C項(xiàng) tiring 不能修飾人。
[答案]B