B. although尽管;C. however然而;D. altogether完全地,总之。结合句意可知,前后句为转折意义,故用表转折意义的副词“however”,故选C项。
38.For all the failure of his business, he remains optimistic and ________ untroubled by his problems. A.hopefully C.rarely 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意:尽管他的生意失败了,但他仍然很乐观,似乎没有受到自己问题的困扰。hopefully充满希望地;seemingly似乎,好像;rarely很少地,罕见地;frequently频繁地。根据“he remains optimistic”可推知,生意失败似乎没有困扰他。故B选项正确。
B.seemingly D.frequently
39.A dog’s eating habit requires regular training before it is ________ established. A.properly C.originally 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】
考查副词辨析。句意:在狗的饮食习惯被正确地建立之前,需要定期的训练。A. properly正确地;B. widely广泛地;C. originally最初;D. temporarily临时地。狗的饮食习惯不可能是被“广泛地、最初地、临时地”建立,故选A。
B.widely D.temporarily
40.Can you say it _____ as possible? I cannot hear you clearly. A.as loud C.as loudly 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】
考查固定用法和副词。句意:你能尽可能大声地说吗?我听不清楚。so…as只能用于否定句,排除B和D,修饰动词say,用副词。而loud作副词用于talk, speak, shout, laugh动词之后。故选C。
B.so loud D.so loudly