16.The staterun company is required to make its accounts as ________ as possible for its staff to monitor the use of money.
A. transparent B. reasonable
C. secure D. formal
[解析]句意：这家国有公司被要求使自己的账目尽可能透明，以便其员工监督公司对资金的使用。四个形容词选项中，A“透明的，明显的，清楚的”符合句意。B合理的，讲道理的;C安全的;D正规的，正式的。
[答案]A
17.—How was your recent trip to Sichuan?
—I've never had ________ one before.
A. a pleasant B. a more pleasant
C. a most pleasant D. the most pleasant
[解析]句意：——你最近去四川的旅行怎么样?——这是我所有旅行中最愉快的一次。“否定形式+比较级”等同于最高级。根据语境可知此处用比较级与句中的 never 结合表示最高级。
[答案]B
18.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
[解析]句意：当母亲回顾他们刚结婚的那些日子时，她不知道他们是怎样设法用那么点钱过日子的。few 和 little (少)前面不用 such 修饰，排除B和D两项;money 是不可数名词，而 few 修饰可数名词，故排除A，选C。
[答案]C
19. I have seldom seen my mother ________ pleased with my progress as she is now.
A. so B. very
C. too D. rather
[解析]句意：我很少见到我妈妈像现在这样对我的进步感到这么满意。本题考查形容词的平级比较。题干有 as she is now，结合句意和选项看，这里是形容词 pleased 的平级比较。否定句中用 not/never/seldom/...so/as...as 结构表示平级比较。本题看似考查副词辨析，实际上考查形容词的比较结构。因此A项正确。
[答案]A
20. Mothers holding jobs outside the home should have ________ schedules to make it easier to care for their children.
A. heavy B. smooth
C. flexible D. complex
[解析]句意：在外上班的母亲的日程计划应具有弹性，这样可使照看孩子更加容易。heavy 重的，过度的;smooth 平滑的，平稳的;flexible 灵活的，可变动的;complex 复杂的。根据后文 to make it easier to care for their children 可知此题应选C项。
[答案]C
21. People have always been ________ about exactly how life on earth began.
A. curious B. excited
C. anxious D. careful
[解析]句意：人们一直对世界上的生命起源非常好奇。形容词短语搭配be curious about 对……好奇;excited 兴奋的;anxious 焦虑的;careful 认真的。
[答案]A
22.In ancient times, people rarely travelled long distances and most farmers only travelled ________ the local market.
A. longer than B. more than
C. as much as D. as far as
[解析]句意：在古代，人们很少进行长途旅行，大多数农民最远也就到当地的市场。题干中未含有比较的意思，所以排除A、B两项;空格处的词用来修饰动词 travel 旅行，又有后面的地点 the local market 提示，所以选D。
[答案]D
23. 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
[解析]句意：研究表明如果总是长时间地坐在电脑屏幕前，人们的背部很有可能会出现毛病。本题考查表“可能性”的三个形容词 possible，probable，likely 在搭配上的区别：
①It is possible/probable/likely that 从句
②It is possible for sb. to do sth.
③Sb./Sth. is likely to do sth.
综上所述，正确答案为A项。
[答案]A
24.Computers and mobile phones, though they are indeed making our life ________ and more ________， have reduced the need for facetoface communications.
A. easily; efficient B. easier; efficient
C. easy; efficiently D. easily; efficiently
[解析]句意：尽管计算机和手机确实使我们的生活变得更方便更有效率了，但是却减少了面对面交流的需要。本题考查形容词的比较级。两个空格处都需要形容词来作 our life 的宾补;又根据 and more 知道第一空格需要用比较级，所以B项正确。
[答案]B
25.—Volunteering is becoming ________ popular in China.
—Yeah, people are now aware that helping others is helping themselves.
A. naturally B. successfully
C. splendidly D. increasingly
[解析]句意：——在中国，志愿者活动正越来越受到大家的欢迎。——是的，现在人们意识到了助人即助己。increasingly 逐渐地，渐增地;naturally 自然地，天生地;successfully 成功地;splendidly 壮丽地，极好地。
[答案]D
26.I have been convinced that the print media are usually more ________ and more reliable than television.
A. accurate B. ridiculous
C. urgent D. shallow
[解析]句意：我一直都确信纸质媒体比电视要更加准确，更加可靠。accurate 准确的，精确的;ridiculous 荒谬的，可笑的;urgent 紧急的;shallow 浅的，肤浅的，根据句意可得知答案为A项。
[答案]A
27.Do you think shopping online will ________ take the place of shopping in stores?
A. especially B. frequently
C. merely D. finally
[解析]句意：你认为网上购物最终会取代商店购物吗?especially 尤其，特别;frequently 经常;merely 仅仅，只是;finally 最终，最后。根据句意可知答案为D项。
[答案]D
28.Playing on a frozen sports field sounds like a lot of fun. Isn't it rather risky, ________?
A. though B. also
C. either D. too
[解析]句意：在结冰的体育场上玩耍听起来很有趣。但难道不是很危险吗?分析语境可知两个句子之间是转折的关系，B、C和D三项都没有此用法;though 有此用法，但是表转折时要放在句尾，通常用逗号和前面的内容隔开。
[答案]A
29.________， she is the sort of woman to spread sunshine to people through her smile.
A. Shy and cautious
B. Sensitive and thoughtful
C. Honest and confident
D. Lighthearted and optimistic
[解析]句意：她无忧无虑、积极乐观，是那种用微笑给别人带来快乐的人。本题考查形容词作伴随状语。shy and cautious 害羞的、小心的;sensitive and thoughtful 敏感的、多思的;honest and confident 诚实的、自信的。
[答案]D
