近年来，高考英语命题有个新特点，就是陆续出现一些考查某些"难认"副词的用法的考题。这类题与其说是考查副词的用法，还不如说是考查考生是否"认识"这些副词——因为这些副词都比较"长"(大都多于八个字母)，同时也比较"难"(对那些基础不好的考生来说可能是生词)。事实上，同学们只要知道这些副词的词义，然后分别将其代入句子，意思最通顺的即为最佳答案。
1. — Do you think it’s a good idea to make friends with your students?
—_______，I do. I think it’s a great idea.
2. The questionnaire takes _______ ten to fifteen minutes to complete and can be used along with the assessment interview.
3. In the good care of the nurses，the boy is recovering from his heart operation _______.
4. The incomes of skilled workers went up. _______，unskilled workers saw their earnings fall.
D. Otherwise
以上四道题的答案分别为CCDC。同学们，你们认识这些副词吗?下面是为大家归纳的最常考的15个"长难"副词。
1. moreover adv. 而且，再者，此外，加之
The firm did the work very well. Moreover，the cost was not too high.
The price is too high，and moreover it isn’t in a suitable position.
2. therefore adv. 因此，所以
He was busy;therefore he could not come.
The new trains have more powerful engines and are therefore faster.
3. otherwise adv. 否则，不然
You must pay your taxes on time;otherwise，you will be punished.
You must work hard;otherwise you will not learn English well.
4. meanwhile adv. 与此同时，在此期间
They’ll be here in ten minutes. Meanwhile，we’ll have some coffee.
Jane was painting the wall and meanwhile Pat was watching TV.
5. practically adv. 几乎，简直，差不多;实际上，事实上
The holidays are practically over;there is only one day left.
Practically，we have solved all these problems.
6. gradually adv. 逐渐地
Things gradually improved.
And gradually their talk ceased;long silence followed.
7. actually adv. 实际上，事实上，说实在的
Actually that’s not quite right.
He talks big but doesn’t actually do anything.
8. approximately adv. 大约，大概
The accident happened at approximately 5：30.
These visits had continued regularly，approximately every third week.
9. generally adv. 通常，一般，广泛地，普遍地
Doctors generally work long hours.
Generally he watches TV for two hours in the evening.
10. obviously adv. 明显地，显然
He found a young and beautiful girl，who kept shouting and crying，obviously mad.
他发现了一个年轻漂亮的姑娘，这个姑娘又喊又哭，分明是疯了。
11. however adv. (表示转折)可是，然而
My room is small;however，it’s comfortable.
He said that it was so;he was mistaken，however.
12. extremely adv. 极其，非常
I admire his courage extremely.
I can’t work because your radio is extremely loud.
13. narrowly adv. 勉强地，差点没
He narrowly escaped being run over.
He narrowly missed being seriously injured.
14. occasionally adv. 偶尔，间或
We only have dinner parties very occasionally these days.
It’s all right to borrow money occasionally，but don’t let it become a habit.
15. eventually adv. 最后，终于
He worked so hard that eventually he made himself ill.
We waited three days for the letter and eventually it came. 我们等了三天，信终于来了。
1. The committee is discussing the problem right now, _____it will have been solved by the end of next week.
2. Progress so far has been very good. _______，we are sure that the project will be completed on time.
3. He began to take political science _______only when he left school.
4. She devoted herself to her research _______and it earned her a good reputation in her field.
5. —Hi，Mark. How was the musical evening?
—Excellent!Ales and Andy performed _______ and they won the first prize.
6. As he works in a remote area，he visits his parents only______.
