21.Climate change has arrived and is _____ faster than many scientists expected.
A. uniting B. accelerating C. declining D. twisting
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：气候变化已经到来，而且速度比许多科学家预期的还要快。A. uniting 使团结；B. accelerating 加速；C. declining 下降；D. twisting 使弯曲。分析句子，根据划线后“______比科学家预测的还要快”可知此处应是气候变化的速度。故选B项。
22.The players _____ found the right pace to play so they eventually won the game.
A. gradually B. disgustingly C. disturbingly D. greedily
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意：运动员们逐渐找到节奏，所以他们最终赢得了比赛。A. gradually逐渐，渐渐地；B. disgustingly令人厌恶地；C. disturbingly令人不安地；D. greedily贪婪地。根据“so they eventually won the game”可知，此处指运动员们在比赛过程中“逐渐”掌握了节奏。故选A项。
