11.When the weather is fine, watching TV all day is not a ________ way to spend your time.
A. worth
B. sensitive
C. worthwhile
D. convenient
[解析]worth 值得的,只作表語;sensitive 敏感的,過敏的;worthwhile 值得的,作定語或表語;convenient 方便的。由句意和句中所缺成分可以知道C項正確。
[答案]C
12. Just like fingerprints, each person's DNA is ________ unless he has a twin.
A. unusual
B. normal
C. various
D. unique
[解析]句意:就像指紋一樣,除非有孿生兄弟姐妹,要不然一個人的DNA也是獨一無二的。unusual 不同尋常的;normal 正常的;various 各種各樣的;unique 獨特的,獨一無二的。由句意可知D項正確。
[答案]D
13.His knowledge of French was ________ for the job, although he was not fluent in the language.
A. adequate
B. abstract
C. available
D. appropriate
[解析]句意:他的法語知識對這份工作來說足夠了,雖然他法語講得不流利。adequate 足夠的,可勝任的;abstract 抽象的;available 可達到的,可獲得的;appropriate 合適的,恰當?shù)摹S删湟饪芍狝項正確。
[答案]A
14.His first book is of great use for our course. But his latest one is ________ worth reading.
A. better
B. more
C. much
D. very
[解析]句意:他的第一本書對我們很有用。但他最近的這一本更值得一讀。be well worth doing 很值得做某事,well 的比較級為 better,故A項正確。
[答案]C
15. Many students find ________ jobs during their summer holidays to obtain some working experience.
A. permanent
B. comfortable
C. temporary
D. stable
[解析]句意:許多學生在暑假期間找臨時工作以獲得一些工作經(jīng)驗。permanent 永久的;comfortable 舒服的;temporary 臨時的,暫時的;stable 穩(wěn)固的。由句意知C項正確。
[答案]C
16. The zoo worker told the visitors that in the case of a highly ________ animal, performance training is easy and not so painstaking.
A. intelligent
B. interactive
C. internal
D. initial
[解析]句意:動物園工作人員告訴游客,在碰到高智商動物的情況時,訓練表演很容易,不那么費勁。intelligent 聰明的;interactive 相互作用的,相互影響的;internal 內(nèi)部的,里面的;initial 開始的,最初的。由句意可知A項正確。
[答案]A
17.—What do you think of investing in today's stock market?
—There are many risks, but also many ________ gains.
A. potential
B. confidential
C. influential
D. preferential
[解析]句意:—你認為投資現(xiàn)今的股票市場怎么樣?—有許多風險之處,但也有潛在的獲利機會。potential 潛在的;有潛能的;confidential 機密的;機要的;influential 易受影響的;preferential 優(yōu)先的,優(yōu)待的,優(yōu)惠的。由句意可知A項正確。
[答案]A
18.________, the boys were shouting and singing.
A. Happy and excited
B. Happily and excited
C. Happily and excitedly
D. Happy and excitedly
[解析]句意:既高興又興奮,男孩子們又喊又唱的。分析結(jié)構可知,此處用形容詞作狀語,表示主語 the boys 的狀態(tài),故A項正確。
[答案]A
19.After climbing up the top of the mountains, the three of them sat there, ________.
A. hungry and tiredly
B. hungrily and tiredly
C. hungry and tired
D. hungrily and tired
[解析]句意:爬到山頂之后,他們?nèi)齻坐在那,又累又餓。由語境可知,此處是形容詞作狀語,表示主語 the three of them 所處的狀態(tài),故C項正確。
[答案]C
20.After the long journey, the Smiths returned home, ________.
A. safely but tired
B. safe but tired
C. safe and tiring
D. safely and tiring
[解析]句意:長途旅行過后,史密斯一家回來了,安全但很疲憊。由語境可知,此處應用形容詞作狀語,表示主語 the Smiths 的狀態(tài),故選B項。C項 tiring 不能修飾人。
[答案]B