2019年mpacc考试英语真题——副词784

{01}He found it hard for Alan to focus on his teachers for longer than five minutes, _________ if the lecture was boring.

A.extremely

B.especially

C.basically

D.naturally

解析：词义辨析。A. 非常；极端的   B. 特别；尤其   C. 主要的；基本上   D. 自然地。句意：我发现艾伦很难注意他的老师超过五分钟，特别是当讲座令人厌烦时。故选B。
本题选B。
{02}The earth could be younger and took more than three times longer to form than _______ thought, according to a new study.

A.favorably

B.deliberately

C.practically

D.previously

解析：按新研究，地球比以前认为可能更年轻，形成多花了三倍多时间。A支持地有利地B有意地C实用实践地D先前地。
本题选D。