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more than 和 less than的用法陷阱题分析
A. a better B. a best
C. the better D. the best
【陷阱】容易误选 D,认为最高级前要用定冠词。
【分析】其实此题最佳答案为 A。该句可视为 I have never heard a better voice than her voice 之省略,全句句意为“她唱得多好啊!我从未听过她这么好的声音”。请再看以下类似的实例:
He is fine, never better. 他很好,比以往任何时候都好。
This bird is really lovely. I’ve never seen a finer one. 这只鸟真可爱,我从未见过这样好看的鸟。
比较以下试题,情形也大致相同:
(1)“I’ve never found a better job.”“.”
A. I don’t think so B. Too bad
C. Congratulations D. Don’t worry
答案选 C。I’ve never found a better job 可视为 I’ve never found a better job than this job 之省略,句意为“我从来没有找到比这份工作更好的工作”,即“这是我所找到的最好的工作”。
(2)“What do you think of the service here?”“Oh, . We couldn’t have found a better place.”
A. too bad B. sorryC. wonderful D. impossible
答案选 C。We couldn’t have found a better place 可视为 We couldn’t have found a better place than this place,其意为“我们不可能找到一个比这儿更好的地方”,即“这是我们所能找到的最好的地方”。
(3) Boris has brains. In fact, I doubt whether anyone in the class hasIQ.
A. a highB. a higher C. the higher D. the highest
答案选 B。句意为“……我怀疑班上有没有哪个人比他智商更高”,即“我认为他可能是班上智商最高的”。
(4) How cold it is! We’ve never hadthis winter.
A. the colder day B. a cold day
C. the coldest dayD. a colder day
答案选 D。句意为“今年冬天我们还从未遇上过这样冷的日子”。
2. Professor White has written some short stories, but he isknown for his plays.
A. the best B. moreC. better D. the most
【陷阱】容易误选 D。
【分析】此题首先不宜选 B 或 D,因为 well known 的比较级和最高级通常是 better known 和 best known,有时也可以是 more well known 和 most well known,但通常不能是 more known 和 most known。至于是选 A 还是 C,这就要看语境。由于句中涉及的只有 stories 和 plays 两个对象,故应选比较级。
3. You arecareful than your brother. You two can’t do the work that needs care and skill.
A. not more B. no more
C. not lessD. no less
【陷阱】容易误选 A。
【分析】要做对此题,首先要正确理解以下结构的含义:
not more...than=不如……
no more...than=和……一样不(否定两者)
not less...than=不如……不(即指不如 less 后形容词的反面)
no less...than=和……一样(肯定两者)
比较以下各句的意思:
You are more careful than he is. 你比他仔细。
You are not more careful than he is. 你不如他仔细。
You are no more careful than he is. 你和他一样不仔细。
You are less careful than he is. 你不如他仔细(你比他粗心)。
You are not less careful than he is. 你比他仔细(你不如他粗心)。
You are no less careful than he is. 你和他一样仔细。
通过以上分析,再结合句子语境,可知此题最佳答案为 B。
4.“Oh, how fat he is!”“But I think he isthan fat.”
A. shortB. shorter C. more shortD. shortest
【陷阱】容易误选 B。认为 short 为单音节形容词,故用-er 构成比较级。
【分析】其实正确答案应是 C。要弄清此问题,得先从比较句型的两种不同类型说起。
(1)异类同质比较。即指两个不同的人或事物(异类)在同一方面(同质)进行比较。如:
My room is smaller than yours. 我的房间比你的小。
Our country is more powerful than theirs. 我们的国家比他们的国家更强大。
(2)同类异质比较。即指同一个人或事物(同类)在两个不同的方面(异质)进行比较,这类句子常译为“(更多的)是……,而不是”“与其……不如……”等。如:
He was more lucky than clever. 他是靠运气而不是靠聪明。
She was more surprised than angry. 她感到更多的是惊讶而不是生气。
This is more a war movie than a western. 这更应当说是一部战争片,而不是西部片。
按英语习惯,在进行同类异质比较时,只能用 more 构成比较级,不能用-er 形式,即使是单音节词也是如此。
1. I don’t like it at all. It can’t be ______.
A. betterB. worse C. best D. worst
2. I’m ______ at sums than Jean, but better at history.
A. moreB. lessC. worseD. cleverer
3. We couldn’t have picked ______ day for the picnic-it rained nonstop.
A. a worse B. a worstC. the worseD. the worst
4. I know this is not quite the right word, but I can’t be bothered to think of ______.
A. a better B. a best C. the better D. the good
5. With the development of the Internet,______ communication is done by regular mail.
A. lessB. moreC. littleD. few
6. --If you don’t like the red coat, take the blue one.
--OK, but do you have ______ size in blue?This one’s a bit tight for me.
A. a bigB. a bigger C. the big D. the bigger
7. If there were no examinations, we should have ______ at school.
A. the happiest time B. a more happier time
C. much happiest timeD. a much happier time
8. --Are you satisfied with what he did?
--No, it couldn’t have been ______.
A. worseB. betterC. so bad D. the worse
9. I think whoever makes ______ contributions to the company than others should get ______ income.
A. greater; the higherB. more greater; a higher
C. greater; the highest D. more greater; the higher
10. The Chinese Education Department suggests teachers should receive ______ education to catch up with thedevelopment.
A. farther;lateB. farther;later C. further;lately D. further;latest
11. He knows little of mathematics,______ of chemistry.
A. as well asB. no less thanC. still lessD. no more than
12.the temperature,______ water turns into steam.
A. The high, the fastB. Higher, faster
C. The more higher, the fasterD. The higher, the faster
13. The computers in the other shop will be ______, but ______ as those in this shop.
A. cheaper; not as betterB. more cheaper; not as better
C. cheaper; not as goodD. more cheap; not as good
14. --I didn’t do well in this English examination. How about you?
--I did ______ you.
A. not better than B. no worse than
C. as well asD. no better than
15. Mary kept weighing herself to see how much ______ she was getting.
A. heavier B. heavy
C. the heavier D. the heaviest
16. --The weather is not good enough for an outing, is it?
--Not in the least. We have not have ______ at this time of the year.
A. a worse dayB. a nicer day
C. such a bad day D. so fine a day
17. --Does Jim do his new job well?
--______ his old job. How stupid!I fear there’s no hope for him.
A. No better thanB. Not better than
C. No so well as D. No as well as
18. This bird is really lovely, and I’ve never seen ______ one.
A. a finer B. a finestC. the finer D. the finest
19. --If you go to the post office,would you please get me a stamp?
--I am ______ willing to.
A. no more than B. not more than C. more thanD. no less than
20. --Minister,are you satisfied with the performance of the Chinese athletes in Athens Olympics?
--Yes, it couldn’t have been ______.
A. worse B. betterC. so badD. the worse
【答案与解析】
1. B。it can’t be worse 在此相当于 It’s the worst thing I ever knew。
2. C。句意为“我的算术比琼差,但我的历史比她强”。注意句中的转折连词 but 及其后的 better。
3. A。We couldn’t have picked a worst day 与 It is the worst day we’ve picked 同义。
4. A。a better 为 a better one 之省略。注意,a better one (一个更好的)是与前文“我知道这不是一个很适合的词”相呼应的。
5. A。若选 B 或 C 均不合事实;若选 D,不合语法,因为 few 后要接可数名词的复数形式。
6. B。从句意看,空格处应填比较级 bigger,因此排除A 和 C。选项 B 与 D 的区别是,一个用了不定冠词,一个用了定冠词,两者的区别是,不定冠词表泛指,定冠词表特指。
7. D。由于是将有考试与没有考试作比较,所以应用比较级,不用最高级,由此排除 A 和 C。选项 B 的错误在于用了 more happier 这样的双重比较级(即 more 后不能再加比较级)。
8. A。由关键词 No 可知,此处的意思是“不可能比这更差的(worse)了”。
9. C。more 不可修饰比较级,排除 B 和 D。greater...than others 表示的是最高级意义,故后面用最高级。
10. D。只有表示实际距离的远,才可用 farther(此时也可用 further),否则就用 further。further education 进修; late 迟的;later 后来;lately=recently 近来;latest 最新的。
11. C。still/even/much less 更不用说,更何况。
12. D。“the+比较级,the+比较级”意为“越……就越……”。
13. C。两者比较用比较级,表示“比……”;同级比较用 as...as 或 not as/so...as。句意为“那家商店的电脑将比这家商店的便宜,但不如这家商店的好。”
14. D。no better than =as badly as,意为“一样不好”。
15. A。此题考查比较级的用法。Mary 是想知道她比以往称起来重了多少,故用比较级。“how much+比较级”意为“比以前(重、高、远……)多少”。
16. A。本题关键是对not in the least 的理解,它的意思是“一点也不好”,故可知道天气很糟糕。not 与比较级连用,事实上相当于一个最高级的用法。后句的意思是:一年之中再也碰不到比这更糟糕的天气了。
17. A。根据 How stupid!I fear there’s no hope for him 可知说话人对 Jim 新工作表现的评价是负面的,故选 A。no better than 表示“与……一样的不好,与……一样的差”之意。句意是:他做新工作与以前工作一样差。他太笨了,我担心他没什么希望了。
18. A。I’ve never seen a finer one 的实际意思是 This is the finest one I’ve ever seen。
19. C。因为 more than 与形容词连用,意为“非常”。
20. B。从 Yes 可知,说话者对中国运动员的表现是持肯定态度的。couldn’t...better 指好得不能再好,就是最好的意思。注意:这种 can 的否定式与比较级连用在听力里面也时常出现。