13．(09浙江19)
In the good care of the nurses, the boy is ______ recovering from his heart operation.
A. quietly B. actually C. practically D. gradually
答案 D
11．(09浙江5)
The incomes of skilled workers went up. ______, unskilled workers saw their earnings fall.
A. Moreover B. Therefore C. Meanwhile D. Otherwise
答案 C
10. (09天津13)
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
9. (09天津12)
It was a nice house, but _______ too small for a family of live.
A. rarely B. fairly C. rather D. pretty
8. (09四川19)
My uncle’s house in the downtown area is much smaller than ours , but it is twice _______ expensive .
A. as B. so C. too D. very
答案 A
解析 考查倍数的表示方法。该题采用了“倍数+as+adj./adv+as ”这一结构，所以答案为A。
7. (09海南23)
How much she looked without her glasses!
A. well B. good C. best D. better
解析 考查系动词后跟形容词作表语。句意为：没有眼镜她看的多么好？与戴眼镜形成对比。
6. (09江西32)
Frank put the mediocre in the top drawer to make sure it would not be_______ to the kids.
A. accessible B. relative C. acceptable D. sensitive
解析 考查形容词的辨析。Be accessible to 为……能够接近； be relative to 和……有关系； be acceptable to 为……所接受 ； be sensitive to 对……敏感, 易接受。
5．(09湖南24)
I can be a teacher. I’m not a very patient person.
A. seldom B. ever C. never D. always
解析 句意为：我绝不会成为一名教师。因为我不是一个很有耐心的人。seldom表示“很少”；ever表示“永远”用在肯定句中；never表示“绝不，从来没有” always 表示“总是”。
4. (09湖北28)
The questionnaire takes ______ ten to fifteen minutes to complete and can be used along with the assessment interview.
A. mainly B. punctually C. approximately D. precisely
解析 考查副词。这里意思是“问卷大约需要10至15分钟完成”，应选择approximately“大约地”。 mainly“主要地”，punctually“准时地”，precisely“精确地”。
3. (09湖北27)
As there is less and less coal and oil, scientists are exploring new ways of making use of ______ energy, such as sunlight, wind and water for power and fuel.
A. primary B. alternative C. instant D. unique
答案 B
解析 考查形容词。既然石油和煤都越来越少，人们只好使用一些其它可替代这些燃料的东西，alternative 有“可选择的，可替代的”之意，符合句意。primary“首要的，初期的”，instant“立即的，迅速的”，unique“独特的”。
A.
accessible B. relative C. acceptable D. sensitive