1．(2010届浙江杭州高中月考)To our surprise，we got________people to attend the meeting as we expected.

A．as twice　　　　　B．twice many

C．twice many as　 D．twice as many

[解析]　考查倍数的表达法。其形式为：A+谓语+倍数+as+形容词或副词原级+as+B。

[答案]　D

10．(2009年辽宁卷)Peter’s jacket looked just the same as Jack’s，but it cost________his.

A．as much twice as　 B．twice as much as

C．much as twice as　 D．as twice much as

[解析]　句意为：彼得的夹克衫看起来与杰克的一样，但是却是他的价钱的两倍。考查倍数句型“倍数+as+原级+as...”。

[答案]　B

9．(2009年辽宁卷)Usually John would be late for meetings.But this time，________to my surprise，he arrived on time.

A．little　 B．much

C．ever　 D．even

[解析]　句意为：约翰平时开会总是迟到。但是这次，令我特别惊讶的是他竟然准时到会了。much十分，非常，修饰介词短语to my surprise，在此表示程度，以加强语气。

[答案]　B

8．(2009年浙江卷)John is very________-if he promises to do something he’ll do it.

A．independent　 B．confident

C．reliable　 D．flexible

[解析]　句意为：John是可以信赖的。如果他答应做某事，他一定会做的。根据后句：如果他答应做某事，就会去做。据此得出他是个可信赖的人。

[答案]　C

7．(2009年浙江卷)It took________building supplies to construct these energy­saving houses.It took brains，too.

A．other than　 B．more than

C．rather than　 D．less than

[解析]　句意为：建造这些节能住宅不仅仅需要建筑用品，还需要用脑。more than意为“不仅仅”。

[答案]　B

6．(2009年浙江卷)The incomes of skilled workers went up.________，unskilled workers saw their earnings fall.

A．Moreover　 B．Therefore

C．Meanwhile　 D．Otherwise

[解析]　句意为：有经验的工人的工资在上涨，但同时没经验的工人却看着他们的工资下降。根据句意是指有经验工人和非技术工人工资涨落的对比情况，meanwhile意为“同时”，故选C。

[答案]　C

5．(2009年福建卷)It seems that living green is________easy and affordable.A small step makes a big difference.

A．exactly　 B．fortunately

C．surprisingly　 D．hardly

[解析]　句意为：绿色生活方式似乎惊人地容易且廉价。迈开一小步，就会带来大不同。surprisingly：unusually or unexpectedly不寻常地，出乎意料地。

[答案]　C

4．(2009年全国卷Ⅱ)It’s high time you had your hair cut；it’s getting________.

A．too much long　 B．much too long

C．long too much　 D．too long much

[解析]　句意为：你该理发了，头发太长了。much too long太长了。

[答案]　B

3．(2009年宁夏·海南，全国卷Ⅰ)How much________she looked without her glasses!

A．well　 B．good

C．best　 D．better

[解析]　句意为：她不戴眼镜看起来好得多！此句为感叹句，how可修饰形容词和副词，但此题还考查much修饰比较级，故选D。

[答案]　D

2．(2009年天津卷)I’m not surprised that he became a writer.Even as a child he had a________imagination.

A．clear　 B．cautious

C．funny　 D．vivid

[解析]　句意为：他成了作家，我毫不惊讶。孩提时，他就有活跃的想像力。vivid生动的，逼真的，栩栩如生的；clear清晰的，清楚的，明白的；cautious小心的，谨慎的，慎重的；funny滑稽的，诙谐的。

[答案]　D