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：這家國有公司被要求使自己的賬目盡可能透明，以便其員工監(jiān)督公司對資金的使用。四個形容詞選項中，A“透明的，明顯的，清楚的”符合句意。B合理的，講道理的;C安全的;D正規(guī)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樣?——這是我所有旅行中最愉快的一次�！胺穸ㄐ问�+比較級”等同于最高級。根據(jù)語境可知此處用比較級與句中的 never 結(jié)合表示最高級。

　　[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：當(dāng)母親回顧他們剛結(jié)婚的那些日子時，她不知道他們是怎樣設(shè)法用那么點(diǎn)錢過日子的。few 和 little (少)前面不用 such 修飾，排除B和D兩項;money 是不可數(shù)名詞，而 few 修飾可數(shù)名詞，故排除A，選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：我很少見到我媽媽像現(xiàn)在這樣對我的進(jìn)步感到這么滿意。本題考查形容詞的平級比較。題干有 as she is now，結(jié)合句意和選項看，這里是形容詞 pleased 的平級比較。否定句中用 not/never/seldom/...so/as...as 結(jié)構(gòu)表示平級比較。本題看似考查副詞辨析，實(shí)際上考查形容詞的比較結(jié)構(gòu)。因此A項正確。

　　[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：在外上班的母親的日程計劃應(yīng)具有彈性，這樣可使照看孩子更加容易。heavy 重的，過度的;smooth 平滑的，平穩(wěn)的;flexible 靈活的，可變動的;complex 復(fù)雜的。根據(jù)后文 to make it easier to care for their children 可知此題應(yīng)選C項。

　　[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：人們一直對世界上的生命起源非常好奇。形容詞短語搭配be curious about 對……好奇;excited 興奮的;anxious 焦慮的;careful 認(rèn)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，人們很少進(jìn)行長途旅行，大多數(shù)農(nóng)民最遠(yuǎn)也就到當(dāng)?shù)氐氖袌�。題干中未含有比較的意思，所以排除A、B兩項;空格處的詞用來修飾動詞 travel 旅行，又有后面的地點(diǎn) the local market 提示，所以選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：研究表明如果總是長時間地坐在電腦屏幕前，人們的背部很有可能會出現(xiàn)毛病。本題考查表“可能性”的三個形容詞 possible，probable，likely 在搭配上的區(qū)別：

　�、買t is possible/probable/likely that 從句

　�、贗t is possible for sb. to do sth.

　�、跾b./Sth. is likely to do sth.

　　綜上所述，正確答案為A項。

　　[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：盡管計算機(jī)和手機(jī)確實(shí)使我們的生活變得更方便更有效率了，但是卻減少了面對面交流的需要。本題考查形容詞的比較級。兩個空格處都需要形容詞來作 our life 的賓補(bǔ);又根據(jù) and more 知道第一空格需要用比較級，所以B項正確。

　　[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：——在中國，志愿者活動正越來越受到大家的歡迎�！�—是的，現(xiàn)在人們意識到了助人即助己。increasingly 逐漸地，漸增地;naturally 自然地，天生地;successfully 成功地;splendidly 壯麗地，極好地。

　　[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：我一直都確信紙質(zhì)媒體比電視要更加準(zhǔn)確，更加可靠。accurate 準(zhǔn)確的，精確的;ridiculous 荒謬的，可笑的;urgent 緊急的;shallow 淺的，膚淺的，根據(jù)句意可得知答案為A項。

　　[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：你認(rèn)為網(wǎng)上購物最終會取代商店購物嗎?especially 尤其，特別;frequently 經(jīng)常;merely 僅僅，只是;finally 最終，最后。根據(jù)句意可知答案為D項。

　　[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：在結(jié)冰的體育場上玩耍聽起來很有趣。但難道不是很危險嗎?分析語境可知兩個句子之間是轉(zhuǎn)折的關(guān)系，B、C和D三項都沒有此用法;though 有此用法，但是表轉(zhuǎn)折時要放在句尾，通常用逗號和前面的內(nèi)容隔開。

　　[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：她無憂無慮、積極樂觀，是那種用微笑給別人帶來快樂的人。本題考查形容詞作伴隨狀語。shy and cautious 害羞的、小心的;sensitive and thoughtful 敏感的、多思的;honest and confident 誠實(shí)的、自信的。

　　[答案]D