2011年工程碩士GCT英語復(fù)習(xí)輔導(dǎo)專欄4(4)

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    10 可修飾比較級的詞
    1. a bit, a little, rather, much, far, by far, many, a lot, lots, a great deal, any, still, even等
    2. 還可以用表示倍數(shù)的詞或度量名詞作修飾語。
    3.以上詞(除by far)外,必須置于比較級形容詞或副詞的前面。
    1)---- Are you feeling ____?
    ---- Yes,I’m fine now.
    A. any well B. any better  C. quite good D. quite better
    答案:B. any 可修飾比較級,quite修飾原級,well的比較級為better.
    2)The experiment was____ easier than we had expected.
    A. more  B. much more C. much  D. more much
    答案:C. much可修飾比較級,因此B,C都說得通,但easier本身已是比較級,不需more,因此C為正確答案。
    3)If there were no examinations, we should have ___ at school.
    A. the happiest time   B. a more happier time
    C. much happiest time  D.a much happier time
    答案:D。
    11 many,old 和 far
    1) 如果后接名詞時(shí),much more +不可數(shù)名詞
    many more +可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)
    2) old 有兩種比較級和級形式: older/oldest 和elder/eldest。 elder,eldest 只用于兄弟姐妹的長幼關(guān)系。
    My elder brother is an engineer.
    Mary is the eldest of the three sisters.
    3) far 有兩種比較級,farther,further. 在英語中兩者都可指距離。
    在美語中,farther 表示距離,further表示進(jìn)一步。
    I have nothing further to say.
    12 the + 級 + 比較范圍
    1) The Sahara is the biggest desert in the world.
    形容詞級前通常必須用定冠詞 the,副詞級前可不用。
    形容詞most前面沒有the,不表示級的含義,只表示“非?!?。
    It is a most important problem. =It is a very important problem.
    注意 使用級要注意將主語包括在比較范圍內(nèi)。
    (錯(cuò)) Tom is the tallest of his three brothers.
    (對) Tom is the tallest of the three brothers.
    2) 下列詞可修飾級,by far, far, much, mostly, almost
    This hat is nearly / almost the biggest.
    注意:
    a.  very可修飾級,但位置與much不同。
    This is the very best. This is much the best.
    b.  序數(shù)詞通常只修飾級。
    Africa is the second largest continent.
    3) 句型轉(zhuǎn)換:
    Mike is the most intelligent in his class.
    Mike is more intelligent than any other students in his class.
    4) “否定詞語+比較級”,“否定詞語+ so… as”結(jié)構(gòu)表示級含義。
    Nothing is so easy as this.
    =Nothing is easier than this. =This is the easiest thing.
    13 和more有關(guān)的詞組
    1) the more… the more… 越……就越……
    The harder you work,the greater progress you‘ll make.
    2) no more than = only “只”
    He has no more than 10 dollars. = he has only 10 dollars.
    3) not more than = at most “最多”
    He has not more than five dollars.
    4) no more… than…= not … any more than “與……一樣不 ……, ”不比……多
    I am no more mad than you are.
    = I am not mad any more than you. = you are not mad, nor am i.
    5) not more … than= not so … as “沒有到…的程度”;“不像…那樣…”
    He is not more generous than John.
    (= He is not so generous as John.)
    6) more than 不只是,非常
    She is more than kind to us all.
    The story of the erupted island is more than a story.
    His merits more than offset彌補(bǔ), 抵銷demerits.
    more B than A 與其說A不如說B
    =less A than B
    He is more lazy than slow at his work.
    = He is less slow than lazy at his work.
    13 和less有關(guān)的詞組
    1) no less than = as much (many) as
    I have no less than (as much as) 10,000 dollars.
    2) not less than = at least
    He as not less than (at least) 5 dollars.
    3) no less… than…= as …as與……一樣……
    She is no less rich (as rich as )than her sister.
    He is no less diligent than you.