(2014年高考湖北卷)
29. Hardly had Sabrina finished her words when Albert said ______,
“Don’t be so mean,” pointing a finger of warning at her.
A. dreadfully B. guiltily C. indirectly D. sharply
【考点】 考察副词词义辨析及上下文串联
【答案】 D
【解析】 本题主要考察副词词义辨析。A可怕地，恐怖地;B有罪地;内疚地;C简接地;D严厉地，明确地;句意：Sabrina一说完她的话，Albert就手指着她严厉地说“不要这么苛刻吧!”根据“Don’t be so mean,”不要这么苛刻。以及pointing a finger of warning at her。说明Albert说话的语气很严肃。故D正确。
【举一反三】 People say that young Chinese students’ eyesight keeps dropping _________ because of both too much homework and poor learning conditions.
A. sharply B. narrowly C. automatically D. roughly
【答案】 A
【解析】
试题分析：考查副词。A急剧地;B严密地;C自动地;D粗略地。句意：据说因为中国年轻的学生由于太多的家庭作业和简陋的学习条件视力急剧下降。故A正确。