形、义相近的副词 【例如】 Floods cause billions of dollars worth of property damage ____. (CET-4 1998,6) A) relatively B) actually C) annually D) comparatively relatively：相对地，比较地；actually：实际上；annually：每年；comparatively：比较地；根据句意：每年洪水都造成价值数十亿美元的财产损失，应选择B。 These goods are ____for export, though a few of them may be sold on the home market. (CET-4 1998,6) A) essentially B) completely C) necessarily D) remarkably essentially：基本上；completely：完全地；necessarily：必要地；remarkably：不平常地。根据句意：这些商品基本上用于出口，尽管其中一部分也在国内市场销售，故选择A
副词在句中的位置 1)修饰形容词或副词时，通常放在前面。 2)当句子的谓语动词是行为动词时，频度副词一般放在谓语动词之前。句中有be或助动词、情态动词时，放在其后。 【例如】 I often go to the cinema on weekend with my husband. I can hardly understand him for what he said was really confusing.have never been abroad until now. 3)程度副词修饰形容词或副词，通常放在被修饰的形容词之前。但是enough总是放在所修饰的形容词或副词之后。 【例如】 The boy didn’t work hard enough. He is quite diligent. But his achievement is not good enough. 4) only的位置比较灵活,修饰哪个词，就放在哪个词的前面，以示强调。 【例如】 I only saw John yesterday. I didn’t see his wife. I have bought two kilos of potatoes only. Only in the afternoon, can you borrow books from the university library.
一些音、形、义相近的形容词 英语中有些音、形、义非常接近的形容词，辨析这些形容词是掌握形容词用法的重点，也是大学英语四级考试中“词汇与结构”的一个重点项目。 【例如】 No one imagined that the apparently ____professor was actually a criminal. A) respectful B) respectable C) respective D) respecting respectful 表示“尊敬他人的”；respectable表示“受人尊敬的”；respective则表示“各自的”； respecting常用作介词，表示“关于”。根据句意：没有人想到这个表面令人尊敬的教授实际上是个罪犯，应选 B.No one would believe his story. It was quite ____ . A) credible B) credulous C) creditable D) incredible credible意为“可靠的”；credulous意为“轻信的”；creditable意为“高贵的”；incredible意为“不可靠的”。根据题意应选D.句意为：没有人会相信他的故事，那是相当不可靠的。 It is quite necessary for a qualified teacher to have good manner and ____ knowledge. (CET-4 1996,1)