Important Points 專四主要考點
副詞的位置
頻率副詞always, often, frequently, seldom, never, ever, usually , rarely, occasionally, no sooner, hardly, scarcely等以及just, shortly等其他副詞必須放在助動詞、情態動詞或be動詞與實義動詞之間。在省略結構中,這些副詞必須放在助動詞、情態動詞或be 動詞之前。
Examples
We ___ our breakfast when an old man came to the door.
A. just have had B. have just had C. just had had D. had just had
San Francisco is usually cool in the summer, but Los Angeles ____.
A. is rarely B. rarely is C. hardly is D. is scarcely
程度副詞的位置
程度副詞的位置通常放在所修飾的詞前面, 如very, much, almost, hardly, nearly, awfully, fairly, rather等。但enough必須放在所修飾詞的后面。
How I wish John recognized the fact that he ___ in the wrong.
A. is always nearly B. always is nearly C. is nearly always D. nearly is always
頻率副詞的位置
頻率副詞如always, usually, never, ever, just, shortly, seldom, hardly, scarcely, no sooner, rarely, occasionally常放在助動詞、情態動詞、或be動詞后或實義動詞之前,但在省略結構中,必須置于助動詞、情態動詞或be動詞之前。
San Francisco is usually cool in summer, but Los Angeles ____. (91.6)
A. is rarely B. hardly is C. rarely is D. is scarcely
評注性副詞的位置
對全句進行修飾的評注性副詞如actually,fortunately, surely, certainly, briefly通常放在句首,并用逗號隔開。
Not ____, the process of choosing names varies widely from culture to culture. (93.6)
A. obviously B. particularly C. surprisingly D. normally
同根形容詞
When ___ scientists first suggested the possibility that one person could speak directly to another over a long distance, few people took them seriously.
A. imaginable B. imaginative C. imaginary D. imagination
The car is quite ___ of petrol.
A. economic B. economical C. economics D. economy
同根形容詞
No one imagined that the apparently ___ businessman was really criminal.
A. respectful B. respectable C. respective D. respecting
This is a well ___ plan.
A. considered B. considerate C. considerable D. considering
易混淆的同根形容詞
Considerable
Historic(歷史上重要的)
Confident
Favorable
Industrial
Comparative
Incredible
Continual (連續不斷的)
Economic (經濟的,經濟學的)
對比:
Considerate (體貼的,周到的)
Historical
Confidential
Favorite
Industrious
Comparable(可比的)
Incredulous (不輕信的)
Continuous (持續的)
Economical (節約的,合算的)