nts in this year's marathon was half . [A] of last year's [B]those of last year's [C]of those of last year [D] that of last year's (前後相比的應該是今年和去年注冊參加的人數“the number of”故代替它的應該是單數指示代詞“that”,而不能選擇B,those是指代participants,不是同類對比,答案為D。 Young readers, more often than not, find the novels of dickens far more exciting than Thackeray's. 3)比較級與倍數詞關係及其位置 原級結構中可插入表達倍數的詞,表示為“為….若乾倍”,當與有表示倍數比較的詞在一起時候等,他們的位置是,倍數詞+as…as…,或倍數詞+more…than…,但again一般放在原級詞之後,即 “as+原級+again+as”.如: Smoking is so harmful to personal health that it kills people each year than automobile accidents. [A] seven more times [B] seven times more [C] over seven times [D] seven times (答案為B) “Do you regret paying five hundred dollars for the painting?”“No, I would gladly have paid for it.” [A] twice so much [B] twice as much [C] as much twice [D] so much twice (答案為B) My uncle is as old again as I am 4)下列詞和短語不用比較級形式卻表示比較概念: inferior, minor, senior, prior, prefer to, superior, major, junior, preferable, differ from, compared with, in comparison with, different from, rather than. 如: Their watch is to all the other watches on the market. [A] superior [B] advantageous [C] super [D] beneficial (答案為A) Prior to his departure, he addressed a letter to his daughter. (1986年考研題) 5)“比較級+and +比較級”或“more and more\/less and less +原級”以及“ever, steadily, daily等副詞+比較級”結構表示“越來越……”的意思,與這類結構搭配的常用動詞有grow, get ,become等。前麵兩種情況更多地出現在進行時態中,注意的是這三種情況引導的比較級後麵都不需要用than.如: Things are getting worse and worse. As I spoke to him he became less and less angry. Her health was becoming daily worse The road got ever worse until there was no road at all = the road got worse and worse. 6)比較級前麵可以用even, still, yet ,all the (more)等修飾語用以加強語氣,表示“更加”的意思。如 Today it is even colder than yesterday I have yet more exciting news for you 7) 有關比較級的特殊句型: A): not so much…as…與其說……不如說…… The chief reason for the population growth isn't so much a rise in birth rates a fall in death rates as a result of improvements in medical care. [A] and [B] as [C]but [D] or 人口增長的主要原因與其說是因為出生率的提高,還不如說是因為醫療的進步帶來的死亡率下降的結果。答案為B B) no\/not any more…than…兩者一樣都不…… The heart is intelligent than the stomach, for they are both controlled by the brain. [A] not so [B]not much [C]much more [D] no more (心臟和胃兩者都不具有智力,他們都受大腦控製。答案為D) There is no reason they should limit how much vitamin you take, they ca