英语经典习题及解析（三）副词+形容词用法一、 单项选择题（共20题，20分钟）1. -Which is _, the sun, the moon or the earth? （易） -Of course the moon is.A . small B. smaller C. smallest D. the smallest2. He has made _ progress this term than before. （易） A. little B. less C. fewer D. much3. Bob never does his homework _ Mary. He makes lots of mistakes. （中） A. so careful as B. as carefully as C. carefully as D. as careful as4. Wu Lin ran _ faster than the other boys in the sports meeting.（中） A. so B. much C. very D. too5. Remember this, children. _ careful you are, _ mistakes you will make.（难）A. The more; the more B. The fewer; the more C. The more; the fewer D. The less; the less6. I have _ to do today.（易） A. anything important B. something important C. important nothing D. important something7. The women john dates always speak _ him.（易）A. highly for B. high ofC. well of D. highly of8. You can never be _ careful to ride in the street.（难） A. much B. very C. so D. too9. All the People _ at the party were his supports.（易）A. present B. thankful C. interested D. important10. He wanted to stay at home, but at last he agreed, very _ though, to go to the concert.（中）A. decisivelyB. reluctantlyC. willinglyD. deliberately二、阅读题（共2篇，20分钟）Passage One（中）For an increasing number of students at American universities, Old is suddenly in. The reason is obvious: the graying of America means jobs, coupled with the aging of the baby-boom (生育高峰) generation, a longer life span means that the nations elderly population is bound to expand significantly over the next 50 years. By 2050, 25 percent of all Americans will be older than 65, up from 14 percent in 1995. The change poses profound questions for government and society, of course. But it also creates career opportunities in medicine and health professions, and in law and business as well. “In addition to the doctors, were going to need more sociologists, biologists, urban planners and specialized lawyers,” says Professor Edward Schneider of the University of Southern Californias (USC) School of Gerontology (老年学). Lawyers can specialize in “elder law,” which covers everything from trusts and estates to nursing-home abuse and age discrimination (歧视). Businessmen see huge opportunities in the elder market because the baby boomers, 74 million strong, are likely to be the wealthiest group of retirees in human history. “Any student who combines an expert knowledge in gerontology with, say, an MBA or law degree will have a license to print money,” one professor says. Margarite Santos is a 21-year-old senior at USC. She began college as a biology major but found she was “really bored with bacteria.” So she took a class in gerontology and discovered that she liked it. She says, “I did volunteer work in retirement homes and it was very satisfying.” 1. “. Old is suddenly in” (Line 1, Para. 1) most probably means “_”. A) America has suddenly become a nation of old people B) gerontology has suddenly become popular C) more elderly professors are found on American campuses D) American colleges have realized the need of enrolling older students 2. With the aging of America, lawyers can benefit _. A) from the adoption of the “elder law” B) from rendering special services to the elderly C) by enriching their professional knowledge D) by winning the trust of the elderly to promote their own interests3. Why can businessmen make money in the emerging elder market? A) Retirees are more generous in spending money. B) They can employ more gerontologists. C) The elderly possess an enormous purchasing power. D) There are more elderly people working than before. 参考答案一、单项选择题1.答案：D。该题考查的是形容词的比较等级的用法。因为是太阳，地球和月亮三者进行比较，选用形容词的最高级，而且最高级之前要加定冠词the。所以选D。句意：-哪个最大？太阳，月亮还是地球？-当然是月亮。2.答案：B。该题考查的是形容词比较等级的用法。因为是现在和过去进行比较，所以要用比较级，又因为是修饰不可数名词，只能用less, 而不能用fewer。句意：他这个学期的进步比以往小得多。3.答案：B。该题考查的是形容词和副词的用法区别。因为该词修饰的是动作“做家庭作业”，所以要用副词。又因为表示一方不如另一方要用句型“not as+副词原级+as”，所以只能选B。句意：鲍勃从来不像玛丽那样认真做作业。他犯很多错误。4.答案：B。四个选项中可以修饰比较级的只有much。句意：运动会上，吴林跑得比其他男孩子都快。5.答案：C。本题考查固定结构。“The +比较级，the+比较级”表示“越，越。”句意：记住这句话，孩子们。越细心，就越少犯错误。6.答案：B。不定代词的定语都需要放在所修饰词的后面。句意：我今天有一些重要的事情要做。7.答案：D。speak highly of赞扬。句意：与约翰约会的女人总是对他赞不绝口。8.答案：D。too to表示否定含义“太而不能”，但是如果在这个too前面加上了否定词not/never/no以后，含义就变为“再也不过分”，“越越好”。句意：在街上骑自行车，你越小心越好。9.答案：A。present在场的，出席的。通常用作present at the party/meeting。句意：参加聚会的人都是他的支持者。10.答案：B。decisively决然地，果断地；reluctantly不情愿地；willingly自动地，欣然地；deliberately故意地。though一词提示我们，他虽然同意了去听音乐会，但是很不情愿。句意：他想在家，但是最后他很不情愿地去听音乐会。二、阅读理解题1. B 题目问Old is suddenly in是什么意思。 A. 美国已经突然间变成了一个老年人的国家。 B. 老年学突然变得流行