1. David is the __________ holder of the 5 000-meter race world record, but there is no guarantee that he will win in the Olympic Games.
A. prevalent B. dominant C. current D. prominent
2. I felt __________to death because I could make nothing of the chairman's speech.
A. fatigued B. tired C. exhausted D. bored
3. The newly-built Science Building seems __________ enough to last a hundred years.
A. sophisticated B. steady C. robust D. substantial
4. The jeweler assured Mr. White that the stone was a(n) ___________ diamond and not an imitation.
A. graceful B. genuine C. actual D. exact
5. As the clouds drifted away an even higher peak became __________ to the climbers.
A. obvious B. visible C. present D. apparent
1．【答案】C
【解析】C項current adj．"現(xiàn)實的，當(dāng)前的；通行的，流行的"，如：the current fashions；This view is current in the capital，符合題意。其他三項中，prevalent adj． "(某種思想、現(xiàn)象、東西)流行的，普遍的，常見的，經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)的"；dominant adj．"支配的，統(tǒng)治的，占優(yōu)勢的"；prominent adj．"突出的，杰出的；突起的"，都與題意不符。
2．【答案】D
【解析】D項bore vt. "使厭煩，使厭倦；鉆(孔)"，如：This book is uninteresting．It's a boring book．I'm bored with the subject，符合題意。其他三項中，tired／fatigued／exhausted adj．"疲勞的，疲憊的，筋疲力盡的"，都與題意不符。
3．【答案】D
【解析】D項substantial adj．"牢固的，結(jié)實的；可觀的，大量的"，如：a substantial building；a substantial meal；substantial changes；a substantial profit，符合題意。其他三項中，sophisticated adj．"(人)老練的，富有經(jīng)驗的；(儀器)精密的，尖端的"；steady adj. "穩(wěn)的，穩(wěn)定的；穩(wěn)重的"；robust adj． "強壯的，健全的；堅定的，堅強的"，如：a robust person with robust physique，都與題意不符。
4. 【答案】B
【解析】B項genuine adj．"真的，非人造的；真心的，真誠的"，如：The bracelet is genuine gold；a genuine friend；He has a genuine love for his family．符合題意。其他三項中，graceful adj．"優(yōu)美的，優(yōu)雅的(多用于修飾人或人的行為舉止等)"；actual adj."實際的，事實上的，真實的，客觀存在的(非想象中的)"；exact adj．"確切的，精確的"，都與題意不符。
5．【答案】B
【解析】B項visible (to sb．) adj．"看得見的，可見的，有形的"，符合題意。其他三項中，obvious adj．"顯然的，明顯的"；present adj．"出席的，到場的(作表語或后置定語)；現(xiàn)在的，目前的(作定語)"；apparent adj．"顯然的，明明白白的；表面上的，貌似(真實)的"，都不符合題意。
1. With the joint effort of everyone, the plan is _________ to succeed; I'm sure of that.
A. obvious B. bound C. doubtless D. necessary
2. The manager gave one of the salesgirls an accusing look for her ___________ attitude toward customers.
A. straightforward B. partial C. favourable D. hostile
3. Most great artists are exceptionally _________ people.
A. sensitized B. sensitive C. senseless D. sensory
4. This is only a _________ agreement: nothing serious concluded yet by far.
A. tentative B. local C. decisive D. kidding
5. Business in this area has been __________ because prices are too high.
A. prosperous B. secretive C. slack D. shrill
1．【答案】B
【解析】B項 be bound (to do)"一定的，必然的"；be bound to／for a place"準(zhǔn)備到……去；開往"，與題意相符。其他三項中，obvious adj．"顯然的，明顯的"；doubtless adv．"無疑地，肯定地"(副詞一般不作表語)；necessary adj．"必要的，必須的；必然的，勢必的"，都不符合題意。
2．【答案】D
【解析】D項hostile (to) adj．"敵對的，不友善的"，符合題意。其他三項中，straightforward adj．"坦率的，正直的；明確的，簡單的"；partial (to) adj．"偏袒的，偏心的；部分的，不完全的"；favourable (to／for) adj．"有利的；贊成的"，都不符合題意。
3．【答案】B
【解析】A項sensitized是動詞sensitize(使敏感)的過去分詞；B項sensitive"敏感的，敏銳的"；C項senseless"無感覺的，無意義的"；D項sensory"感覺(器官)上的"。
4．【答案】A
【解析】A項："試驗性的，嘗試的，暫定的"；B項："地方的，當(dāng)?shù)氐?；C項："決定性的"；D項："戲弄的，玩笑的"。題中所填的詞修飾的是agreement，后文中對這個協(xié)議做了說明：真正的還未達(dá)成。顯然所填的詞應(yīng)當(dāng)與"真正的"表達(dá)的意思相反。故本題答案應(yīng)為A。
5．【答案】C
【解析】C項slack的意思為"(經(jīng)濟(jì))不景氣、不活躍的"，如：Trade is slack this week．這周的買賣不景氣。其他三項中，A項prosperous"繁榮的"，B項secretive"秘密的，偷偷摸摸的"，D項shrill"尖聲的"，都不符合句意，本句意為"因為物價太高，這個地區(qū)的商業(yè)一直不景氣"。因此C項為正確答案。
1. Some linguists believe that the _________ age for children learning a foreign language is 5 to 8.
A. optimistic B. optional C. optimal D. oppressed
2. Her sadness was obvious, but she believed that her feeling of depression was __________.
A. torrent B. transient C. tensile D. textured
3. The unfortunate death of the genius poet caused ___________ loss to this country.
A. priceless B. countless C. incalculable D. imaginable
4. Before the disastrous earthquake there was ___________ chaos.
A. massive B. ominous C. suspending D. imminent
5. The appearance of the used car is __________ ; it's much newer than it really is.
A. descriptive B. indicative C. deceptive D. impressive
1．【答案】C
【解析】C項optimal"的"，符合句意。其他三項中，A項optimistic"樂觀的"，B項optional"可選擇的，隨意的"，D項oppressed"受壓抑的"都與句意不符，本句的意思是"一些語言學(xué)家認(rèn)為孩子學(xué)習(xí)外語的年齡是5~8歲"，因此C項為正確答案。
2．【答案】B
【解析】B項transient"短暫的"符合句意，如：Life is transient．人生如朝露。其他選項中，A項torrent"奔流的"；C項tensile"可拉長的"；D項textured"粗糙的，有織紋的"，都不正確。本句的意思是"她的悲傷顯而易見，但她相信她抑郁的情緒是短暫的"。因此B項為正確答案。
3．【答案】C
【解析】A項priceless"無價的，極貴重的"；B項countless"無數(shù)的，數(shù)不盡的"；D項imaginable"可想象的"。本句的意思是"那位天才詩人的不幸死亡帶給國家不可估量的損失"，只有incalculable的意思是"不可計算的"，如：The sands of the beach are incalculable．海灘上的沙是數(shù)不盡的。因此C項為正確答案。
4．【答案】B
【解析】B項ominous"預(yù)兆性的，惡兆的"，正符合句意。而A項massive"厚重的，魁偉的"；C項suspending"懸而未決的"；D項imminent"迫近的，即將來臨的"，都不符合句意。本句是說"預(yù)兆性的混亂在地震災(zāi)難到來之前就已有了"。因此B項為正確答案。
5．【答案】C
【解析】C項deceptive"欺騙性的"，正符合句意，如：Appearances are deceptive．人不可貌相。而A項descriptive"描述的，敘述的"；B項indicative"指示的，預(yù)示的"；D項impressive"令人印象深刻的"，都不是本題的正確答案。本句后半句說轎車比實際的樣子新得多，那么前半句應(yīng)該說的是這輛舊車的外觀具有迷惑性，即從車的外貌是看不出好壞的。因此C項為正確答案。
1. One of the responsibilities of the Coast Guard is to make sure that all ships ________ follow traffic rules in busy harbors.
A. cautiously B. dutifully C. faithfully D. skillfully
2. One of the wrong notions about science is that many scientific discoveries have come about ___________.
A. accordingly B. accidentally C. artificially D. additionally
3. At the meeting, Smith argued ___________ in favor of the proposal.
A. severely B. warmly C. forcefully D. heavily
4. He ____________interrupted me by asking many irrelevant questions.
A. carelessly B. carefully C. continually D. consequently
5. While shopping in a department, I ____________left my purse lying on a counter of handbags.
A. initially B. fortunately C. frustratedly D. accidentally
1．【答案】B
【解析】dutifully"守本分地"。A項cautiously"小心謹(jǐn)慎地"；C項faithfully"忠誠地"；D項skillfully"熟練地"。
2．【答案】B
【解析】A項accordingly意為"相應(yīng)地；因此，所以，于是"；B項accidentally意為"意外地，偶然地"；C項artificially意為"人造地；造作地，虛假地"；D項additionally意為"另外地，附加地"。根據(jù)題意，B為正確答案。
3.【答案】C
【解析】本題中四個副詞的意思分別是：A項："嚴(yán)厲地"；B項："熱情地"；C項："強有力地"；D項："嚴(yán)重地，劇烈地"。根據(jù)句子的意思，只有C項適合，所以C項為本題正確答案。
4．【答案】C
【解析】A項carelessly意為"粗心地"；B項carefully意為"小心地"；C項continually意為"不停地"；D項consequently意為"所以，因此"。C項為正確答案。
5．【答案】D
【解析】accidentally意為"意外地，偶然地"，如：We accidentally found an ideal solution. 我們意外地找到了一個理想的解決辦法。而initially意為"起初，開始"，如：Initially Alice opposed the plan，but she changed her mind later．一開始愛麗絲反對這個計劃，但后來她改變了主意。fortunately意為"幸運地"，如：Fortunately，nobody was killed in the accident．幸運的是事故中沒人遇難。frustratedly意為"受到挫折地，灰心喪氣地"，如：He retried the method frustratedly，knowing that chances of success were slim．他灰心喪氣地又試了一次那個方法，知道成功的可能性很小。
1. Your advice would be __________ valuable to him, who is at present at his wit's end.
A. exclusively B. extensively C. excessively D. exceedingly
2. I have to say this, but this coat you've just bought is made of __________ fur; it's not real mink.
A. coarse B. genuine
C. slippery D. fake
3. It's amazing that two researchers working independently made the same discovery _________.
A. spontaneously B. simultaneously
C. collaboratively D. conscientiously
4. Largely due to the university tradition and the current academic milieu, every college student here works ___________.
A. industrially B. industriously
C. consciously D. purposefully
5. She made two copies of this poem and posted them __________ to different publishers.
A. sensationally B. simultaneously
C. strenuously D. simply
1．【答案】D
【解析】D項exceedingly adv．"極端地，非常"符合題意。其他三項中，exclusively adv．"專門地，排除其他地"；extensively adv．"廣泛地"；excessively adv．"過分地，過度地"，都不符合題意。
2．【答案】D
【解析】A項："粗糙的"；B項："真的，純正的，虔誠的"；C項："滑的，光滑的"；D項："模擬的，假冒的"。根據(jù)題意說：……你剛買的大衣是……皮，不是真的貂皮。那么與"真貂皮"相對應(yīng)的是"假的"。故本題答案為D。
3．【答案】B
【解析】A項："自然地，本能地"；B項："同時地"；C項："合作地，協(xié)作地"；D項："良心上的"。本句的意思是"兩個獨立工作的研究員同時做出同樣的發(fā)現(xiàn)……"。結(jié)合四個選項的意思看應(yīng)該是"令人感到驚訝"。其他幾項用在句中都不能正確表達(dá)原文的意思，故本題的答案為B項。
4．【答案】B
【解析】B項industriously"勤勉地，刻苦地"符合題意，如：Chinese people are industrious. 中國人民是勤勞的。其他三項中，A項industrially"企業(yè)[工業(yè)]地"，C項consciously"有意識地，自覺地"，D項purposefully"有目的地"，都與題意不符。本題是說這里的每位大學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)都很刻苦，這很大程度上要歸因于這所大學(xué)的傳統(tǒng)和當(dāng)前的學(xué)術(shù)環(huán)境。因此B項為正確答案。
5．【答案】B
【解析】B項simultaneously的意思是"同時地"，如：This event was almost simultaneous with that one. 這件事幾乎是與那件事同時發(fā)生的。其他三項中，A項sensationally"轟動性地"，C項strenuously"費力地"，D項simply"簡單地"，都與句意不符，本句空格處意為"把詩同時寄給不同的出版社"。因此B項為正確答案。
A. prevalent B. dominant C. current D. prominent
2. I felt __________to death because I could make nothing of the chairman's speech.
A. fatigued B. tired C. exhausted D. bored
3. The newly-built Science Building seems __________ enough to last a hundred years.
A. sophisticated B. steady C. robust D. substantial
4. The jeweler assured Mr. White that the stone was a(n) ___________ diamond and not an imitation.
A. graceful B. genuine C. actual D. exact
5. As the clouds drifted away an even higher peak became __________ to the climbers.
A. obvious B. visible C. present D. apparent
1．【答案】C
【解析】C項current adj．"現(xiàn)實的，當(dāng)前的；通行的，流行的"，如：the current fashions；This view is current in the capital，符合題意。其他三項中，prevalent adj． "(某種思想、現(xiàn)象、東西)流行的，普遍的，常見的，經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)的"；dominant adj．"支配的，統(tǒng)治的，占優(yōu)勢的"；prominent adj．"突出的，杰出的；突起的"，都與題意不符。
2．【答案】D
【解析】D項bore vt. "使厭煩，使厭倦；鉆(孔)"，如：This book is uninteresting．It's a boring book．I'm bored with the subject，符合題意。其他三項中，tired／fatigued／exhausted adj．"疲勞的，疲憊的，筋疲力盡的"，都與題意不符。
3．【答案】D
【解析】D項substantial adj．"牢固的，結(jié)實的；可觀的，大量的"，如：a substantial building；a substantial meal；substantial changes；a substantial profit，符合題意。其他三項中，sophisticated adj．"(人)老練的，富有經(jīng)驗的；(儀器)精密的，尖端的"；steady adj. "穩(wěn)的，穩(wěn)定的；穩(wěn)重的"；robust adj． "強壯的，健全的；堅定的，堅強的"，如：a robust person with robust physique，都與題意不符。
4. 【答案】B
【解析】B項genuine adj．"真的，非人造的；真心的，真誠的"，如：The bracelet is genuine gold；a genuine friend；He has a genuine love for his family．符合題意。其他三項中，graceful adj．"優(yōu)美的，優(yōu)雅的(多用于修飾人或人的行為舉止等)"；actual adj."實際的，事實上的，真實的，客觀存在的(非想象中的)"；exact adj．"確切的，精確的"，都與題意不符。
5．【答案】B
【解析】B項visible (to sb．) adj．"看得見的，可見的，有形的"，符合題意。其他三項中，obvious adj．"顯然的，明顯的"；present adj．"出席的，到場的(作表語或后置定語)；現(xiàn)在的，目前的(作定語)"；apparent adj．"顯然的，明明白白的；表面上的，貌似(真實)的"，都不符合題意。
1. With the joint effort of everyone, the plan is _________ to succeed; I'm sure of that.
A. obvious B. bound C. doubtless D. necessary
2. The manager gave one of the salesgirls an accusing look for her ___________ attitude toward customers.
A. straightforward B. partial C. favourable D. hostile
3. Most great artists are exceptionally _________ people.
A. sensitized B. sensitive C. senseless D. sensory
4. This is only a _________ agreement: nothing serious concluded yet by far.
A. tentative B. local C. decisive D. kidding
5. Business in this area has been __________ because prices are too high.
A. prosperous B. secretive C. slack D. shrill
1．【答案】B
【解析】B項 be bound (to do)"一定的，必然的"；be bound to／for a place"準(zhǔn)備到……去；開往"，與題意相符。其他三項中，obvious adj．"顯然的，明顯的"；doubtless adv．"無疑地，肯定地"(副詞一般不作表語)；necessary adj．"必要的，必須的；必然的，勢必的"，都不符合題意。
2．【答案】D
【解析】D項hostile (to) adj．"敵對的，不友善的"，符合題意。其他三項中，straightforward adj．"坦率的，正直的；明確的，簡單的"；partial (to) adj．"偏袒的，偏心的；部分的，不完全的"；favourable (to／for) adj．"有利的；贊成的"，都不符合題意。
3．【答案】B
【解析】A項sensitized是動詞sensitize(使敏感)的過去分詞；B項sensitive"敏感的，敏銳的"；C項senseless"無感覺的，無意義的"；D項sensory"感覺(器官)上的"。
4．【答案】A
【解析】A項："試驗性的，嘗試的，暫定的"；B項："地方的，當(dāng)?shù)氐?；C項："決定性的"；D項："戲弄的，玩笑的"。題中所填的詞修飾的是agreement，后文中對這個協(xié)議做了說明：真正的還未達(dá)成。顯然所填的詞應(yīng)當(dāng)與"真正的"表達(dá)的意思相反。故本題答案應(yīng)為A。
5．【答案】C
【解析】C項slack的意思為"(經(jīng)濟(jì))不景氣、不活躍的"，如：Trade is slack this week．這周的買賣不景氣。其他三項中，A項prosperous"繁榮的"，B項secretive"秘密的，偷偷摸摸的"，D項shrill"尖聲的"，都不符合句意，本句意為"因為物價太高，這個地區(qū)的商業(yè)一直不景氣"。因此C項為正確答案。
1. Some linguists believe that the _________ age for children learning a foreign language is 5 to 8.
A. optimistic B. optional C. optimal D. oppressed
2. Her sadness was obvious, but she believed that her feeling of depression was __________.
A. torrent B. transient C. tensile D. textured
3. The unfortunate death of the genius poet caused ___________ loss to this country.
A. priceless B. countless C. incalculable D. imaginable
4. Before the disastrous earthquake there was ___________ chaos.
A. massive B. ominous C. suspending D. imminent
5. The appearance of the used car is __________ ; it's much newer than it really is.
A. descriptive B. indicative C. deceptive D. impressive
1．【答案】C
【解析】C項optimal"的"，符合句意。其他三項中，A項optimistic"樂觀的"，B項optional"可選擇的，隨意的"，D項oppressed"受壓抑的"都與句意不符，本句的意思是"一些語言學(xué)家認(rèn)為孩子學(xué)習(xí)外語的年齡是5~8歲"，因此C項為正確答案。
2．【答案】B
【解析】B項transient"短暫的"符合句意，如：Life is transient．人生如朝露。其他選項中，A項torrent"奔流的"；C項tensile"可拉長的"；D項textured"粗糙的，有織紋的"，都不正確。本句的意思是"她的悲傷顯而易見，但她相信她抑郁的情緒是短暫的"。因此B項為正確答案。
3．【答案】C
【解析】A項priceless"無價的，極貴重的"；B項countless"無數(shù)的，數(shù)不盡的"；D項imaginable"可想象的"。本句的意思是"那位天才詩人的不幸死亡帶給國家不可估量的損失"，只有incalculable的意思是"不可計算的"，如：The sands of the beach are incalculable．海灘上的沙是數(shù)不盡的。因此C項為正確答案。
4．【答案】B
【解析】B項ominous"預(yù)兆性的，惡兆的"，正符合句意。而A項massive"厚重的，魁偉的"；C項suspending"懸而未決的"；D項imminent"迫近的，即將來臨的"，都不符合句意。本句是說"預(yù)兆性的混亂在地震災(zāi)難到來之前就已有了"。因此B項為正確答案。
5．【答案】C
【解析】C項deceptive"欺騙性的"，正符合句意，如：Appearances are deceptive．人不可貌相。而A項descriptive"描述的，敘述的"；B項indicative"指示的，預(yù)示的"；D項impressive"令人印象深刻的"，都不是本題的正確答案。本句后半句說轎車比實際的樣子新得多，那么前半句應(yīng)該說的是這輛舊車的外觀具有迷惑性，即從車的外貌是看不出好壞的。因此C項為正確答案。
1. One of the responsibilities of the Coast Guard is to make sure that all ships ________ follow traffic rules in busy harbors.
A. cautiously B. dutifully C. faithfully D. skillfully
2. One of the wrong notions about science is that many scientific discoveries have come about ___________.
A. accordingly B. accidentally C. artificially D. additionally
3. At the meeting, Smith argued ___________ in favor of the proposal.
A. severely B. warmly C. forcefully D. heavily
4. He ____________interrupted me by asking many irrelevant questions.
A. carelessly B. carefully C. continually D. consequently
5. While shopping in a department, I ____________left my purse lying on a counter of handbags.
A. initially B. fortunately C. frustratedly D. accidentally
1．【答案】B
【解析】dutifully"守本分地"。A項cautiously"小心謹(jǐn)慎地"；C項faithfully"忠誠地"；D項skillfully"熟練地"。
2．【答案】B
【解析】A項accordingly意為"相應(yīng)地；因此，所以，于是"；B項accidentally意為"意外地，偶然地"；C項artificially意為"人造地；造作地，虛假地"；D項additionally意為"另外地，附加地"。根據(jù)題意，B為正確答案。
3.【答案】C
【解析】本題中四個副詞的意思分別是：A項："嚴(yán)厲地"；B項："熱情地"；C項："強有力地"；D項："嚴(yán)重地，劇烈地"。根據(jù)句子的意思，只有C項適合，所以C項為本題正確答案。
4．【答案】C
【解析】A項carelessly意為"粗心地"；B項carefully意為"小心地"；C項continually意為"不停地"；D項consequently意為"所以，因此"。C項為正確答案。
5．【答案】D
【解析】accidentally意為"意外地，偶然地"，如：We accidentally found an ideal solution. 我們意外地找到了一個理想的解決辦法。而initially意為"起初，開始"，如：Initially Alice opposed the plan，but she changed her mind later．一開始愛麗絲反對這個計劃，但后來她改變了主意。fortunately意為"幸運地"，如：Fortunately，nobody was killed in the accident．幸運的是事故中沒人遇難。frustratedly意為"受到挫折地，灰心喪氣地"，如：He retried the method frustratedly，knowing that chances of success were slim．他灰心喪氣地又試了一次那個方法，知道成功的可能性很小。
1. Your advice would be __________ valuable to him, who is at present at his wit's end.
A. exclusively B. extensively C. excessively D. exceedingly
2. I have to say this, but this coat you've just bought is made of __________ fur; it's not real mink.
A. coarse B. genuine
C. slippery D. fake
3. It's amazing that two researchers working independently made the same discovery _________.
A. spontaneously B. simultaneously
C. collaboratively D. conscientiously
4. Largely due to the university tradition and the current academic milieu, every college student here works ___________.
A. industrially B. industriously
C. consciously D. purposefully
5. She made two copies of this poem and posted them __________ to different publishers.
A. sensationally B. simultaneously
C. strenuously D. simply
1．【答案】D
【解析】D項exceedingly adv．"極端地，非常"符合題意。其他三項中，exclusively adv．"專門地，排除其他地"；extensively adv．"廣泛地"；excessively adv．"過分地，過度地"，都不符合題意。
2．【答案】D
【解析】A項："粗糙的"；B項："真的，純正的，虔誠的"；C項："滑的，光滑的"；D項："模擬的，假冒的"。根據(jù)題意說：……你剛買的大衣是……皮，不是真的貂皮。那么與"真貂皮"相對應(yīng)的是"假的"。故本題答案為D。
3．【答案】B
【解析】A項："自然地，本能地"；B項："同時地"；C項："合作地，協(xié)作地"；D項："良心上的"。本句的意思是"兩個獨立工作的研究員同時做出同樣的發(fā)現(xiàn)……"。結(jié)合四個選項的意思看應(yīng)該是"令人感到驚訝"。其他幾項用在句中都不能正確表達(dá)原文的意思，故本題的答案為B項。
4．【答案】B
【解析】B項industriously"勤勉地，刻苦地"符合題意，如：Chinese people are industrious. 中國人民是勤勞的。其他三項中，A項industrially"企業(yè)[工業(yè)]地"，C項consciously"有意識地，自覺地"，D項purposefully"有目的地"，都與題意不符。本題是說這里的每位大學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)都很刻苦，這很大程度上要歸因于這所大學(xué)的傳統(tǒng)和當(dāng)前的學(xué)術(shù)環(huán)境。因此B項為正確答案。
5．【答案】B
【解析】B項simultaneously的意思是"同時地"，如：This event was almost simultaneous with that one. 這件事幾乎是與那件事同時發(fā)生的。其他三項中，A項sensationally"轟動性地"，C項strenuously"費力地"，D項simply"簡單地"，都與句意不符，本句空格處意為"把詩同時寄給不同的出版社"。因此B項為正確答案。