形容詞和副詞的比較等級
1. 平級比較:常見結(jié)構(gòu)有as+形容詞/副詞+as;not as/so+形容詞/副詞+as;as+形容詞+a/an+單數(shù)名詞+as。
【考例1】 翻譯:經(jīng)過多年的建設(shè),這個小鎮(zhèn)現(xiàn)在和地震前一樣充滿了活力。(as...as)
解析:
本題考查as+形容詞+as結(jié)構(gòu)。答案為After years of construction, this town is as lively now as it used to be before the earthquake.
【考例2】 Our neighbor has ______ ours.
A. as a big house as
B. as big a house as
C. the same big house as
D. a house the same big as
解析:B。
本題考查as+形容詞+a/an+單數(shù)名詞+as結(jié)構(gòu)。
【考例3】 I have seldom seen my mother ______ pleased with my progress as she is now.
A. so
B. very
C. too
D. rather
解析:A。
本題考查not/never/seldom…+ as/so+形容詞+as結(jié)構(gòu)。
2. 比較級:比較級通常用形容詞/副詞的比較級形式+than表示。用于修飾比較級的常見詞語有a lot, far, a bit, a little, much, slightly, any, no, some, even, still。此外,比較級前還可加表示數(shù)量的詞,如a few, a couple, one-fourth, 10 per cent等。注意:very, too, quite, so, fairly一般不修飾比較級。
【考例1】 It may not be a great suggestion. But before ______ is put forward, we’ll make do with it.
A. a good one
B. a better one
C. the best one
D. a best one
解析:B。
“the+比較級+名詞”表示兩者中比較……的一個;“a+比較級+名詞”表示一個更……的人/物。句意:這也許不是一個很好的建議,但在提出一個更好的建議之前,我們會將就的。根據(jù)句意可知用比較級。
【考例2】 I think watching TV every evening is a waste of time—there are ______ meaningful things to do.
A. less
B. more
C. the least
D. the most
解析:B。
“more+形容詞”構(gòu)成比較級。
【考例3】 You’d be exposed to a lot ______ pollution if you moved to a town with pure water and air.
A. more
B. most
C. less
D. least
解析:C。
less表示“更少的”。句意:如果你去一個有著碧水藍(lán)天的小鎮(zhèn),那么你所受的污染會少一些。根據(jù)句意可知此處選C。
3. 最高級:通常用the+形容詞/副詞的最高級形式+(among/of/all)…。修飾最高級的常見詞語有the very, the+序數(shù)詞, by far等。
【考例1】 This is by far ______ movie that I have ever seen. \
A. an inspiring
B. a much inspiring
C. the most inspiring
D. the more inspiring
解析:C。
by far可用于修飾形容詞或副詞的比較級或最高級,再根據(jù)定語從句可推斷出此處用最高級。
【考例2】 —How was your recent trip to Sichuan?
—I’ve never had ______ one before. (2011四川)
A. a pleasant
B. a more pleasant
C. a most pleasant
D. the most pleasant
解析:B。
“否定詞+比較級”表示最高級含義。
倍數(shù)表達(dá)
1. 倍數(shù)+as +形容詞/副詞的原級+as…
2. 倍數(shù)+形容詞/副詞的比較級+than…
3. 倍數(shù)+ the +名詞(如size, height, weight, length, width 等)+of…
4. 倍數(shù)+as+ 形容詞+ a/an+ 名詞 +as…
5. 倍數(shù)+as many (或 much )+名詞+ as…
6. 倍數(shù)+ what從句/ that of…
【考例1】 It’s said that the power plant is now ______ large as what it was.
A. twice as
B. as twice
C. twice much
D. much twice
解析:A。
本題考查“倍數(shù)+as +形容詞/副詞的原級+as…”結(jié)構(gòu)。
【考例2】 This restaurant wasn’t ______ that other restaurant we went to.
A. half as good as
B. as half good as
C. as good as half
D. good as half as
解析:A。
本題考查語序,正確的語序應(yīng)該是“倍數(shù)+as +形容詞/副詞的原級+as…”。
【考例3】 My uncle’s house in the downtown area is much smaller than ours,but it is twice ______ expensive.
A.as
B.so
C.too
D.very
解析:A。
本題考查倍數(shù)表達(dá)法。這里的倍數(shù)是twice,由expensive這一原級可知,這里使用了as...as...這一結(jié)構(gòu),expensive后面省略了as ours。
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