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：这家国有公司被要求使自己的账目尽可能透明，以便其员工监督公司对资金的使用。四个形容词选项中，A“透明的，明显的，清楚的”符合句意。B合理的，讲道理的;C安全的;D正规的，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样?——这是我所有旅行中最愉快的一次。“否定形式+比较级”等同于最高级。根据语境可知此处用比较级与句中的 never 结合表示最高级。

　　[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：当母亲回顾他们刚结婚的那些日子时，她不知道他们是怎样设法用那么点钱过日子的。few 和 little (少)前面不用 such 修饰，排除B和D两项;money 是不可数名词，而 few 修饰可数名词，故排除A，选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：我很少见到我妈妈像现在这样对我的进步感到这么满意。本题考查形容词的平级比较。题干有 as she is now，结合句意和选项看，这里是形容词 pleased 的平级比较。否定句中用 not/never/seldom/...so/as...as 结构表示平级比较。本题看似考查副词辨析，实际上考查形容词的比较结构。因此A项正确。

　　[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：在外上班的母亲的日程计划应具有弹性，这样可使照看孩子更加容易。heavy 重的，过度的;smooth 平滑的，平稳的;flexible 灵活的，可变动的;complex 复杂的。根据后文 to make it easier to care for their children 可知此题应选C项。

　　[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：人们一直对世界上的生命起源非常好奇。形容词短语搭配be curious about 对……好奇;excited 兴奋的;anxious 焦虑的;careful 认真的。

　　[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，人们很少进行长途旅行，大多数农民最远也就到当地的市场。题干中未含有比较的意思，所以排除A、B两项;空格处的词用来修饰动词 travel 旅行，又有后面的地点 the local market 提示，所以选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：研究表明如果总是长时间地坐在电脑屏幕前，人们的背部很有可能会出现毛病。本题考查表“可能性”的三个形容词 possible，probable，likely 在搭配上的区别：

　　①It is possible/probable/likely that 从句

　　②It is possible for sb. to do sth.

　　③Sb./Sth. is likely to do sth.

　　综上所述，正确答案为A项。

　　[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：尽管计算机和手机确实使我们的生活变得更方便更有效率了，但是却减少了面对面交流的需要。本题考查形容词的比较级。两个空格处都需要形容词来作 our life 的宾补;又根据 and more 知道第一空格需要用比较级，所以B项正确。

　　[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：——在中国，志愿者活动正越来越受到大家的欢迎。——是的，现在人们意识到了助人即助己。increasingly 逐渐地，渐增地;naturally 自然地，天生地;successfully 成功地;splendidly 壮丽地，极好地。

　　[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：我一直都确信纸质媒体比电视要更加准确，更加可靠。accurate 准确的，精确的;ridiculous 荒谬的，可笑的;urgent 紧急的;shallow 浅的，肤浅的，根据句意可得知答案为A项。

　　[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：你认为网上购物最终会取代商店购物吗?especially 尤其，特别;frequently 经常;merely 仅仅，只是;finally 最终，最后。根据句意可知答案为D项。

　　[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：在结冰的体育场上玩耍听起来很有趣。但难道不是很危险吗?分析语境可知两个句子之间是转折的关系，B、C和D三项都没有此用法;though 有此用法，但是表转折时要放在句尾，通常用逗号和前面的内容隔开。

　　[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：她无忧无虑、积极乐观，是那种用微笑给别人带来快乐的人。本题考查形容词作伴随状语。shy and cautious 害羞的、小心的;sensitive and thoughtful 敏感的、多思的;honest and confident 诚实的、自信的。

　　[答案]D