1.As is often pointed out, knowledge is a twoedged weapon which can be used______ for good or evil.
A. similarly
B. properly
C. equally
D. widely
[解析]similarly 相似地,类似地;properly 合适地,恰当地;equally 相等地,等同地;widely 广泛地。句意:正如经常指出的那样:知识是一把双刃剑,它既可以用于善,又可以用于恶。由句意可知C项正确,指“它用于善、恶的几率是等同的”。
[答案]C
2.At the meeting, they sat very ________ and had a ________ talk, but I didn't know what they were talking about.
A. close; close
B. closely; close
C. close; closely
D. closely; closely
[解析]close 用作形容词,指“近的;亲密的”,用作副词意为“靠近地”,指具体的“近”;而 closely 只用作副词,意为“紧密地”。由句意“在会上他们紧挨着坐着,在亲密地交谈;但我不知道他们在谈论什么”可知选A项,第一空 close 为副词,而第二空 close 为形容词,指“亲密的,密切的”。
[答案]A
3.In the future, the US policy is likely to be strongly determined by internal developments in a number of key states, ________ China and Russia.
A. particularly
B. namely
C. absolutely
D. eventually
[解析]particularly 特别,尤其;namely 也就是说,即;absolutely 绝对地;eventually 最后,终于。由句意可知A项正确。
[答案]A
4.—You all like your English teacher?
—Yeah, she devotes herself ________ to teaching and it earns her a good reputation.
A. originally
B. extremely
C. obviously
D. entirely
[解析]句意:—你们都喜欢你们的英语老师吗?—是的,她把全部的精力都投入到了教学中,这使她赢得了好名声。originally 原始地,最初地;extremely 极端地;obviously 明显地,显而易见地;entirely 完全地。由句意可知D项正确。
[答案]D
5.Foreign teachers would like students to ________ ask questions, submit theories, or to debate any required reading materials.
A. hopefully
B. gradually
C. truly
D. eagerly
[解析]hopefully 有希望地;gradually 逐渐地;truly 真正地;eagerly 急切地。句意:外国老师想让学生们急切地提问题,提出理论或是辩论任何要求的阅读材料。由语境可知,此处表示“学生内心渴望提问题”,故 eagerly 正确。
[答案]D
6.—I played basketball for a whole morning yesterday and felt pretty good.
—You will be healthier if you exercise more ________.
A. regularly
B. extremely
C. fluently
D. annually
[解析]regularly 定期地,有规律地;extremely 极端地;fluently 流利地;annually 年度地。句意:—我昨天打了一上午篮球,感觉相当不错。—如果你定期地进行锻炼,你会更健康。由句意可知A项正确。
[答案]A
7.China is no longer ________ a production base; it is also one of the most important consumer markets.
A. partly
B. merely
C. shortly
D. totally
[解析]partly 部分地,在一定程度上;merely 仅仅,只不过;shortly 不久,很快,立刻;to tally 完全,整个地。由句意“中国不再只是个生产基地,它还是最重要的消费市场之一”可知B项正确。
[答案]B
8.—What do you think of the film 2012?
—Well, it's good. At least it's ________ the one I saw last time with Jean.
A. as bad as
B. not as good as
C. no worse than
D. not better than
[解析]句意:—你认为电影《2012》怎么样?—嗯,不错。至少不比我上次跟 Jean 去看的那部差。as bad as=not as good as“跟……一样不好”;no worse than“不比……差”;not better than“不如……好”。由句意可知C项正确。
[答案]C
9.—Are you used to your new job?
—Well, yes. It's not as good as I expected, ________.
A. though
B. but
C. too
D. either
[解析]句意:—你适应了新工作了吗?—是的,但不如我预想的好。though 用作副词意为“然而,可是,不过”,放于句末,往往用逗号与原句隔开,符合句意。
[答案]A
10.His parents, ________, did not look after him very well: the elbows of his jacket and his boots were badly worn.
A. generally
B. gradually
C. actively
D. apparently
[解析]generally“一般说来”;gradually“逐渐地”;actively“积极主动地”;apparently“明显地,显而易见地”。由后面的解释“他的夹克衫的肘部和靴子破得厉害”可知应选D项。
[答案]D