第十讲形容词与副词考点1形容词与副词的语境辨析1.OnlyfiveyearsafterSteveJobs’death,smart-phonesdefeated________PCsinsales
(2017·江苏,29)A.controversialB.contradictoryC.confidentialD.conventional答案D解析考查形容词词义辨析
句意为:仅仅在史蒂夫·乔布斯去世五年之后,智能手机的销售额就打败了传统的个人电脑
语境提到smart-phones(智能手机),与之对应的PCs(personalcomputers)应该用形容词conventional修饰,表示“传统的”
controversial有争议的;contradictory自相矛盾的;confidential机密的
2.Thedisappearanceofdinosaursisnotnecessarilycausedbyastronomicalincidents
But________explanationsarehardtofind
(2017·江苏,34)A.alternativeB.aggressiveC.ambiguousD.apparent答案A解析考查形容词词义辨析
句意为:恐龙的灭绝不一定是因为天体的碰撞,但也难以找到别的解释
空格处与前面的“未必”(notnecessarily)呼应,这里用alternative表示“另外的,可替代的”
aggressive好斗的,挑衅的;ambiguous模棱两可的,不明确的;apparent显而易见的,明白的
3.—IwanttoseeMrWhite
Wehaveanappointment
—I’msorry,butheisnot________atthemoment,forthemeetinghasn’tended