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一、almost/nearly/hardly/merely/equally（近乎）

1. I wasnt blaming anyone；I _____ said errors like this could be avoided.

A. merely B. mostly C. rarely D. nearly

2. The island is _____ attractive in spring and autumn because of the pleasant weather in both seasons.

A. partly B. merely

C. nearly D. equally

分析：答案分別為AD。almost常與no/any/never等搭配。nearly常與數(shù)詞連用，或與not連用構(gòu)成not nearly，或與very/pretty連用。hardly表示否定，意為“幾乎不”。merely表示程度，意為“僅僅”。equally意為“一樣地，同等地”。

二、so/such（那么）

3. When Mom looked back on the early days of their marriage，she wondered how they had managed with _____ money.

A. so few B. such few

C. so little D. such little

4. The Great Wall is _____ tourist attraction that millions of people pour in every year.

A. so a well-known B. a so well-known

C. such well-known a D. such a well-known

分析：答案分別為CD。so為副詞，后接形容詞或副詞，后接形容詞時，常見于“so+adj.+a/an+n.”結(jié)構(gòu)中。such為限定詞，相當(dāng)于形容詞，可用作前位限定，常見于“such+ a/an+ adj.+n.”結(jié)構(gòu)中，若用在數(shù)詞、不定代詞后則為后位限定詞。

三、rather/fairly/pretty/quite（相當(dāng)）

5. 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

6. It was a nice house，but _____ too small for a family of five.

A. rarely B. fairly C. rather D. pretty

分析：答案分別為AC。fairly的語氣最弱，quite次之，rather的語氣最強(qiáng)。rather表示輕微的批評、失望或驚訝。表示某物既不好也不壞時，用其余三個副詞，quite與形容詞連用修飾名詞時須置于冠詞前，只有rather可以和比較級連用。

四、much/too/very（非常）

7. Usually John would be late for meetings. But this time，_____ to my surprise，he arrived on time.

A. little B. much C. ever D. even

8. Its high time you had your hair cut；its getting _____.

A. too much long B. much too long

C. long too much D. too long much

分析：答案分別為BB。very用來修飾由動詞-ing形式轉(zhuǎn)化而來的形容詞，一般不用在比較級前。much則修飾由動詞-ed形式轉(zhuǎn)化而來的形容詞，可以用在比較級前，作修飾語。too有“太多，超出”之意，其前可由never，only等詞修飾，表示肯定意義，還可由much/rather等表示程度的詞來修飾，too...to表示“太……而不能”。

五、entirely/extremely/largely（完全）

9. She devoted herself _____ to her research and it earned her a good reputation in her field.

A. strongly B. extremely

C. entirely D. freely

10. The great success of this programme has been _____ due to the support given by the local businessmen.

A. increasingly B. roughly

C. largely D. entirely

分析：答案分別為CC。largely意為“在很大程度上，多半”，程度最弱。entirely意為“完全地”，用法同completely或thoroughly，程度較強(qiáng)。extremely意為“極其，極端”，程度最強(qiáng)。

六、normal/usual/regular（通常）

11. A new _____ bus service to Tianjin Airport started to operate two months ago.

A. normal B. usual

C. regular D. common

12. Disabled as he was，he still wanted to lead a perfectly _____ life.

A. common B. regular C. normal D. usual

分析：答案分別為CC。normal意為“正常的”，描述預(yù)料之中的常規(guī)事物。usual意為“像往常，尋常的”。regular意為“定期的，有規(guī)律的”。

七、ever/once（曾經(jīng)）

13. I thought she was famous，but none of my friends have _____ heard of her.

A. even B. ever C. just D. never

14. This book was famous _____，but nobody reads it today.

A. once B. ever C. since D. before

分析：答案分別為BA。ever用于否定句、疑問句和if從句中，表示“曾經(jīng)”，時態(tài)不固定。once意為“曾經(jīng)”，用過去時，描述過去一度發(fā)生的動作或狀態(tài)。

八、already/yet（已經(jīng)）

15. We have _____ to decide what action to take. It depends on the situation.

A. yet B. still C. already D. ever

16. We got there early but Mike had _____ left.

A. even B. just C. yet D. already

分析：答案分別為AD。have yet to do相當(dāng)于have not done，表示“尚未做”。already通常用于肯定句中，也可用在疑問句中，常暗示說話人“驚奇”“意外”。yet用于否定句，表示“還，尚”；用于疑問句，表示“已經(jīng)”；用于肯定句，表示“仍然，還”。

九、anyway/however（不管）

17. Im certain David has told you his business troubles. _____，its no secret that he owes a lot of money to the bank.

A. However B. Anyway

C. Therefore D. Though

18. We sometimes blame others for not understanding what we say. More often than not， _____，people couldnt understand us because we didnt make ourselves clear.

A. otherwise B. anyway

C. though D. however

分析：答案分別為BD。anyway表示讓步，意為“不管怎樣，不論如何，話又說回來”等。however表示轉(zhuǎn)折，意為“然而”。兩者均可用作連接副詞，置于句首時，用逗號將其與主句隔開。

十、probably/possibly/likely/perhaps（可能）

19. Studies show that people are more _____ to suffer from back problems if they always sit before computer screens for long hours.

A. likely B. possible

C. probable D. sure

20. Could you _____ take care of my dog while Im away？

A. perhaps B. probably

C. likely D. possibly

分析：答案分別為AD。perhaps與possibly通?？梢酝ㄓ?。perhaps常用在口語中，且多置于句首。possibly常和情態(tài)動詞連用。probably同most likely，可能性最大。likely作副詞時，主要用在most或very后；作形容詞時，likely的主語既可以是人，也可以是物，有“It is likely that...”“be likely to do”兩種表達(dá)方式。

（作者單位：河南鄭州市十九中）

（責(zé)任編校 筑彭益）