第四节 形容词和副词
考点一：形容词的句法功能
1.(2013厦门外国语月考)Finally, the two brothers climbed up the last floor, ______. A. hungry and tired B. hungrily and tiredly C. hungrily and tired D. hungry and tiredly 【解析】A 句意：最终，两兄弟爬上了最后一层楼，又饿又累。形容词短语hungry and tired在句中作状语，说明the two brothers的状态，不表示动作的方式。
2.(2012合肥一检)John was dismissed last week because of his ______ attitude towards his job.
A. informal B. casual C. tough D. violent
【解析】B 句意：约翰上周被开除是因为他对待工作的态度太“随便”。informal“非正式的”；tough“强硬的，艰苦的”；violent“暴力的”。
3.(2012南京一模)Invention can be ______ as it may suddenly begin just by noticing something usual.
A. accidental B. careless C. necessary D. imaginative
【解析】A 句意：发明有时候是偶然的，因为它可能是人们在观察平常事物的时候突然迸发的灵感。根据后面的suddenly begin可知，应用accidental表示“意外的，偶然的”。
4.(2013届湖南省洞口一中高三周考) —Can they finish the project in time?
—They are ______ to delay it because of the rainy season. A. possible B. probable C. likely D. truly
【解析】C 句意：——他们能按时完成这项工程吗？——由于雨季的原因他们可能会推迟(时间)。possible“可能的”，主语不能是“人”；probable“可能的”，主语不能是“人”；likely“很可能的，有希望的”，主语可以是“人”；truly“真实地，真诚地”。
考点二：副词
1.(2013浙江六校联考)The girl was left alone in the room and couldn't help crying ______.
A. perfectly B. narrowly C. bitterly D. simply
【解析】C 句意：这个女孩被单独留在房间里，不禁伤心地哭了起来。bitterly“伤心地”。
2.(2012黄冈3月质检)Smith is a man of strong character, so he argued ______ in favor of the proposal.
A. severely B. calmly C. forcefully D. heavily
【解析】C 句意：史密斯是个很有主见的人，因此他激烈地争论，赞成这个提议。这里用forcefully表示“强有力地，激烈地”。
3.(2012绍兴质量调研)The latest model of camera can ______ brings the object into focus, with which even a child can shoot very well.
A. instantly B. automatically C. steadily D. randomly
【解析】B 句意：最新款的照相机能自动地对物体进行调焦，用这样的照相机，即使小孩也能拍出很好的相片。由句意可知，选B，表示“自动地”。A.“立刻”，C.“持续地”，D.“随意地”。
4.(2012云南一检)The company is planning to reduce the number of employees and ______ to cut cost.
A. however B. though C. so D. thus
【解析】D 句意：公司正打算裁员，以这种方式减少开支。thus“以这种方式”；however“然而”；though“然而，不过”；so“这么，如此”。
考点三：常用副词辨析
1.(2013届岳阳一中高三第三次月考) —Thanks for your help.
—Not at all. I'm ______ pleased to help you. A. too much B. too only
C. so much D. only too 【解析】D 句意：——谢谢你的帮助！——没什么。我非常乐意帮助你。too much(＝ much)“太??”；too不能置于only前面；so much“如此??”；only too“非常，很”。
2.(2013届怀化三中高三第5次月考)
—Shall I help you carry your travel case to the train, Granny? —On, no, my boy. It is ______ heavy. Thank you anyway. A. so B. not much C. rather D. not that
【解析】D 句意：——奶奶，要我帮您把旅行箱搬到火车上去吗？——噢，不用了，孩子。不是那么沉。谢谢了。D项中的that为副词，意为“那样，那么”，相当于so，用来修饰形容词。much一般不修饰形容词、副词原级，常用来修饰形容词或副词的比较级；rather不符合题意。
3.(2012浙江六校联考)
—Are you satisfied with the result?
—Not a ______. I should have done much ______. A. little；better B. bit；bad C. little；bad D. bit；better
【解析】D 句意：——你对考试成绩满意吗？——一点也不，我本应该考得好很多。not a bit ＝ not at all一点也不；not a little非常。第二空：much后修饰比较级而非原级(bad)，根据句意也可知此处为“好得多”，故选D。
4.(2013届娄底市一中高三第三次月考)He took his responsibilities as a father seriously but in matters of discipline he was ______ too demanding.
A. very B. quite C. so D. rather 【解析】D 句意：他严肃认真地履行做父亲的责任，但在管教方面，他太苛刻了。rather too表示“太??”，其余3项均不能与too搭配使用。
考点四：形容词和副词的比较级和最高级
1.(2012皖北协作区一模)It's reported that women with demanding jobs are almost ______ to suffer a heart attack.
A. as likely twice B. likely twice as C. twice as likely D. twice likely as 【解析】C 句意：据报道做费时费力的工作的妇女得心脏病的可能性是其他人的两倍。做考查倍数的题时要记住倍数要放在比较部分的前面。本题的比较部分为as likely?(as?)，所以选C。
2.(2012西安重点中学三模)______， the more severe the winters are. A. The more north you go
B. The farther you go the north C. The more you go north D. The farther north you go 【解析】D 句意：越往北走，你会发现冬天越寒冷。“The＋比较级?，the ＋比较级?”意为“越??，越??”，为固定句型。从语意上排除A、C项；B项go the north应为go north。故答案选D。
3.(2012届湖南省新田一中高三第五次月考)
—Do you think the weather is good enough for an outing? —Yes. You couldn't hope for ______ at this time of the month. A. a nicer day B. the nicer day
C. the nicest day D. a nice day
【解析】A 句意：——你认为(今天)天气足够好，适合远足吗？——是的。这个月的这个时候不可能有更好的天气了。根据句意可知，题干中使用了省略，原句即You couldn't hope for a nicer day than today at this time of the month，表示“这个月的这时候没有哪一天会比今天天气更好了”。
4.(2011届湖南省师大附中高三第六次月考) —Are you pleased with what he has done?
—It couldn't be ______. Why didn't he put more effort into his work? A. any worse B. much better C. so bad D. the best
【解析】A 句意：——你对他所做的满意吗？——不能再糟糕了。为什么他就不能在工作上多付出些努力呢？此处用否定词与形容词比较级连用表示最高级意义。
1.(2013届株洲市二中高三第2次月考)If you can get the new job, your salary will be ______ your present.
A. three times higher than B. three times as higher as C. higher three times than D. as three times high as
【解析】A 句意：如果你能得到这份新工作，你的薪水将是现在的3倍。表达倍数可用“倍数＋ as ＋形容词原级＋ as”或“倍数＋形容词比较级＋than”的形式，故选A项。
2.(2013届益阳市一中高三第三次月考)We had a party last night and Tony said he would come; he didn't, ______.
A. though B. also C. either D. too 【解析】A 句意：昨晚我们有个聚会，Tony说他要来，可是却没有来。though表示“然而，可是”时，常置于句末。
3.(2013届娄底市蓝蒲学校高三第1次月考)The kind of juice imported from abroad is ______ healthier than that made in our country. Both of them are harmful to people.
A. not B. no C. far D. much
【解析】B 句意：这种从国外进口的果汁和国内生产的一样对健康不利，它们都对人体有危害。no＋比较级＋than表示前后两者都不；not＋比较级＋than表示前者不及后者??，故选B项。
4.(2012河南洛阳联考)Having been out of touch with his parents for two years, Jones returned home, ______.
A. safe and sound B. safely and sound C. safe and soundly D. safely and soundly 【解析】A 句意：与父母失去联系两年后，琼斯安然无恙地回到了家中。safe and sound是固定搭配，表示“安然无恙”。
5.(2013温州八校联考)—What you've said sounds ______， but can we really solve the problem in that way?
—It is worth a try.
A. absurd B. awesome C. reasonable D. shallow
【解析】C 句意：——你讲的听起来有道理，但我们真的能用那种方式解决这个问题吗？——值得一试。absurd“荒谬的”；awesome“使人惊惧的，很困难的”；shallow“肤浅的”。reasonable“合理的”，符合题意。
6. (2012武汉适应性训练)Though he politely declined at first, he ______ took a seat in the front row.
A. consistently B. simply C. eventually D. constantly
【解析】C 句意：刚开始他有礼貌地拒绝了，但最终还是在前排坐下来了。由句意可
知，这里用eventually表示“最终，最后”。A.“一致地”；B.“简单地”；D.“经常地”。
7.(2012襄阳3月调研)After 3 months' association with her boyfriend, Jane came to know that beneath the ______ calm surface is a man of fierce temper, so she decided to break up with him.
A. abruptly B. apparently C. increasingly D. absolutely
【解析】B 句意：在与男朋友交往三个月后，Jane意识到他外表看起来平静却脾气暴躁，因此她决定与他分手。从句意看，这里应用apparently，表示“看来，似乎”。A.“突然地”；C.“不断增加地”；D.“绝对地，确实”。
8.(2012陕西五校三模)Come on, Maria! You can also enjoy ______ you have been dreaming of, if you don't lose heart.
A. as a convenient life as B. as convenient a life as C. as a life convenient as D. convenient as a life as
【解析】B 句意：加油，Maria！你若不灰心，你也能享受到你梦想中的便利生活。as/so/how/too等修饰单数名词短语时的语序是：as/so/how/too ＋形容词＋ a/an ＋单数可数名词，所以B项正确。
9.(2012届辽宁省鞍山一中高三第五次模拟)Swimming is ______ as any to lose unwanted weight.
A. as good a way B. as a good way C. so good a way D. such a good way
【解析】A 句意：游泳和其他任何一种方式一样，都有利于减掉多余的体重。本题考查了一种比较结构：as＋adj.＋a(n)＋n.(单数可数名词)＋as。
10. (2012东北四校一模)I've been living in China for five years but my Chinese level is ______ as good as it should be.
A. not nearly B. not almost C. nothing but D. not simply 【解析】A 句意：我已经在中国住了5年了，但是我的汉语水平远没达到应有的水平。not nearly远非，完全不；nothing but只是，只有；not simply不只是；B项中的almost不能与not 连用。
11.(2012届邵阳市高三第一次联考)After having a ______ match with the POP STAR team, we realize that our teamwork is ______ to be improved.
A. closely；bad B. close；badly C. closely；badly D. hardly；badly
【解析】B 句意：在与POP STAR队进行了一场势均力敌的比赛之后，我们意识到我们的团队合作迫切需要改善。close(adj./adv.)“紧密地，亲近的；接近地”，表具体意义；closely(adv.)“亲近的，紧密地，严密地”，表抽象意义；bad(adj.)“坏的，变质的，严重的”；badly(adv.)“非常，很，严重地，恶劣地”；hardly(adv.)“几乎不，简直不”。故B项符合题意。
12.(2013届邵阳市一中高三第4次月考)Roy could have finished it on schedule, but ______ he fell behind. Nobody knew the reason.
A. somehow B. somewhat C. besides D. anyway
【解析】A 句意：Roy原本能如期做完这件事的，但是不知为什么却落后了。没人知道原因。somehow不知怎么地；somewhat有点；besides而且；anyway尽管如此。
13.(2012陕西五校联考)Take a vocabulary notebook with you all the time. Collect any good words, sentences or articles, ______ famous lines and wise sayings.
A. skillfully B. particularly C. absolutely D. consequently
【解析】B 句意：随时都带着一个词汇笔记本，收集任何好单词、好句子或好文章，尤其是名言警句。skillfully意为“熟练地”；particularly意为“尤其，特别”；absolutely意为“绝对地，完全地”；consequently意为“因此，所以”。根据句意可知B项正确。
14. (2012豫东十校联考)You can't be too careful when driving your car in the city now. Your car ______ missed a cyclist a moment ago.
A. hardly B. merely C. namely D. narrowly
【解析】D 句意：你现在在城里开车越小心越好。刚才你就差点撞到了一个骑自行车的人。can't?too表示“越??越好，再??都不为过”。这里用narrowly表示“差一点儿”。
15.(2013苏北四市二次联考)All the employees complain that their boss is just ______ with promises but never with money.
A. liberal B. literary
C. innocent D. impressive 【解析】A 句意：所有员工都抱怨他们的老板只爱给承诺却对钱很吝啬。be liberal with表示“大方给予”，符合句意。
16.(2012西安一检)We put our books in the bookcase to keep them ______ from dust. A. empty B. free C. loose D. short
【解析】B 句意：我们把书放在书柜中是为了使它们没有灰尘。此处free表示“没有??的”。
17.(2012届江西省新余市高三第二次模拟)At Sam's birthday party he had many guests, who were ______ friends of his.
A. mostly B. usually C. specially D. nearly
【解析】A 句意：山姆生日晚会上来了很多客人，大部分是他的朋友。mostly“大部分地、主要地”；usually“通常地”；specially“特别地”；nearly“几乎，差不多”。
