三.形容词副词比较级最高级的其他用法
(1)和冠词连用
the +形容词原级+v(复),指一类人或物
the + 形容词比较级,指两者中“较…的”的那一个,eg. the younger of the two
a/ an +形容词比较级eg. The pen is expensive. I want a cheaper one.
( a) +most+形容词最高级 “非常…” eg. a most beautiful city
( 2 ) 相关结构
原级比较:肯定句 as….as…., 否定句not so / as….as…..
比较句: 比较级 +than….或more (less) ….than…..
The furniture in this shop is less beautiful than that in that shop.(注意代词that的用法)
比较级+ and+比较级 或 more and more+比较级 “越来越… ”
richer and richer, more and more interesting
The more….., the more…..“越…, 越…”
The more you look at the picture, the better you will like it.
5) 比较级+than any other +n. (单) (适用于范围一致时)
(all) other +n.(复)
any +n.(单) (适用于范围不一致时)
He is taller than any other student / all other students in his class.
any student in my class.
6) 倍数表达法。
A is three(four, etc.)times the size(height, length etc.)of B.
A is three(four, etc.)times as big(high, long, etc.)as B.
A is three (four, etc.)times bigger(higher, longer, etc.)than B.
用times 表倍数通常用于三倍以上,两倍可以用twice或double.
The new building is four times the size (the height)of the old one.
这座新楼比那座旧楼大三倍(高三倍)。
Asia is four times as large as Europe.亚洲比欧洲大三倍。
Your school is three times bigger than ours.你们的学校比我们的学校大三倍。
7) more…than…结构,其意往往是…rather than…,可译为“是……而不是……”或颠倒词序译作“与其说是……,不如说是……”。
That little girl is more tired than hungry. 那个小姑娘是累了而不是饿了。
She is more a mother than a wife或She is more of a mother than a wife.
她是贤妻,更是良母。
8) A is to B what C is to D A和B的关系就像C和D的关系
Air is to man what water is to fish. 空气 对于人类就像水和鱼的关系。
9) no more than= only “只不过”,言其少
not more than=at most “不多于”,“至少”,指事实。
no more …than… 和…一样不… 如单音节使用比较级形式
not more…than… 不比…更…
no less than= as much as “多达”
no fewer than= as many as
例:I have no more than five yuan in my pocket. 我口袋里的钱只不过5元。
I have not more than five yuan in my pocket. 我口袋里的钱不多于5元。
He is no richer than I.他和我一样穷。
He is no less determined than you. 他的决心不亚于你。
(no less determined than等于“其决心不亚于你”,言其大)
He is not less determined than you. 他的决心不比你小。
(not less determined than等于“其决心不小于”,无言其大或小的含义)
10) 最高级+of/ in/ among….
He is the tallest of the three/ among them/ in is class.
四.相关词语辨析
1.very 和much
A)very修饰形容词、副词的原级;much修饰比较级;修饰动词用much或very much ,
eg. I very like English.(×),因改为:I like English very much.
B) 表示状态的过去分词前用very。a very frightened boy, a very tired child .一般的情况下,以-ed结尾的分词多用much、very much / greatly等修饰。
如:We were greatly /much shocked by the news about Tom..
C) 已转化为形容词的现在分词前用very。
如:very interesting / worrying / exciting
D)too前用much/ far ,不用very。
You are much / far / a lot too nice.
另外,在too many / much, too few / little前用far。
We’ve got far too many eggs and far too few egg cups.
E)还有修饰词既不用very,也不用much.
eg. be well worth doing, be well above the tree
2. so和such
A)so … that … 与such … that … 的区别。
so + 形容词 / 副词 + that …
so + 形容词 + a(n)+ 单数可数名词 + that …
so + many / much / little / few + 名词 + that …
such + a(n)+ 形容词+单数可数名词 + that …
such + 形容词 + 不可数名词 + that …
such + 形容词 + 复数名词 + that …
注意: 但当little表示“小”时用such。
如:These are such little boys that they can’t dress t hemselves.
下列so的用法是错误的:
so a difficult problem, so difficult problems, so hot weather。
B) some/ any/ every/ no/ each/ all/ another/ several/ few/ many/ one/ two +such+n. eg. no such word
3. be too much + n.
be much too+ adj.
be too much for sb. 对…太过分了
4. can’t be too +adj.= can’t be +adj.+ enough “无论…都不为过”
You can never be careful enough.= You can never be too careful.你越小心越好.
练习与巩固
选择最佳答案填空:
1 Don't worry, sir. I'm sure I can run _________ to catch up with them.
A. slowly enough B. enough slowly C. fast enough D. enough fast
2. The text is very easy for you. There are ________ new words in it.
A. a few B. a little C. few D. little
3. It's such an ________ film that all the students are ______ in it.
A. interesting; interested B. interested; interesting
C. interesting; interesting D. interested; interested; interested
4. Mingming got up very _______,so he came to school half an hour ______.
A. late; lately B. lately; late C. lately; lately D. late; late
5. I am ________ worried about y parents' healthy conditions.
A. some times B. sometime C. sometimes D. some times
6. We don't have ________ every day.
A. a lot of school works B. many school work C. any school works D. much school work
7. -Look! How fast the two horses are running!
--Oh, yes! They are nearly _______.
A. up and down B. slower and slower C. more or less D. neck and neck
8. ______ children there are in family,_______ their life will be.
A. The less; the better B. The fewer; the better C. Fewer; richer D. More; poorer
9. Most of the people in Guangdong are getting ________.
A. more and more rich B. more rich and more rich
C. richer and richer D. richer and richest
10. Which lesson is _______, this one or that one
A. difficult B. much difficult C. more difficult D. the most difficult
11. "A ______ accident happened at 7:30 a.m." said the policeman _______.
A. serious, serious B. seriously, seriously C. seriously, serious D. serious, seriously
12. ________ is it from our school to Lupu Bridge
A. How long B. How often C. How far D. How much
13. In our city, it is ______ in July, but it is even _______ in August.
A. hotter; hottest B. hot; hot C. hotter; hot D. hot; hotter
14. This pencil is ______ that one.
A. so long as B. as longer as C. longer than D. not as longest as
15. The station is two kilometers _______ the hospital.
A. away to B. far away C. far from D. away from
16. Beijing has ______ many buses that there is often a traffic jam in rush hours.
A. so B. very C. too D. much
17. This box is ______ heavy ________ I can't carry it.
A. too, to B. so, that C. very, that D. too, that
18. India has the second _______ population in the world.
A. larger B. most C. smallest D. largest
19. Mary received ________ many postcards at Christmas.
A. so B. such C. too D. even
20. The cake smells ______. Please throw it away.
A. good B. badly C. bad D. well
21. --- What was the weather like yesterday
--- It was terrible. It rained so ________ that people could _______ go out.
A. hardly…hard B. hardly… hardly C. hard… hardly D. hard… hard
22. The meeting will be held in half an hour, but they haven't got everything ready_____.
A. ever B. already C. yet D. still
23. --- What about the English novel
--- It's not very difficult. There are only ________ new words in it.
A. few B. a few C. many D. a little
24. How beautiful she sings! I've never heard ________.
A. the better voice B. a good voice C. the best voice D. a better voice
25. Mr Smith always has ________ to tell us.
A. some good pieces of news B. some pieces of good news
C.some good piece of news D. some piece of good new
26. I'm afraid the headmaster is _________ busy to meet the visitors.
A. too much B. much too C. so much D. very much
27. - Dad , when will you be free You agreed to go to the seaside with me four days ago.
-- I am sorry, Jean. But I think I will have a ______ holiday soon.
A. four-days B. four-day C. four days D. four day
28. The scenery in Sanya looks ________, especially "Tian Ya Hai Jiao" is ________.
A, well, best B. fine, the most famous C. nice, better D. beautifully, the best
29. What a _______ day it is! Let's go out for a walk.
A. windy B. lovely C. rainy D.cloudy
30. Of the two Australian students , Masha is ________ one. I think you can find her easily.
A, tallest B, the taller C. taller D. the tallest
Homework
选择最佳答案填空:
1. John told me that _____ nothing important have ever happened.
A. hardly B. rarely C. nearly D. almost
2. ---Why don’t you like the shirt
---Its neck is not big for me at all. Have you got a shirt of this kind with _____ neck
A. the biggest B. a far bigger C. by far the biggest D. a more bigger
3. ---The temperature today is 10℃ below zero.
---Oh, it’s ____cold.
A. the most B. the more C. most D. much more
4. ---Do you think him naughty enough
---I’m afraid he’s ___than naughty.
A. more clever B. clever C. much clever D. much more clever
5. Exercise is _____as any other to lose unwanted weight.
A. so useful a way B. as a useful way C. as useful a way D. such a useful way
6. ---What’s wrong You seem restless.
---I was reduced to paying ____ price for it.
A. double the B. double of the C. double D. double of
7. _____, the boys were shouting and singing.
Happy and excited B. Happily and excitedly
C. To be happy and excited D. To be happily and excitedly
8. I’m glad to say that he’s already finished _____50% of the book in these three days.
A. no less than B. no more than C. not more than D. much less than
9. I’ll get there by six, if______.
A. not sooner B. no sooner C. not more quickly D. no quick
10. The US is about the same size as China, but its population is five times ____.
as little B. smaller C. as few D. fewer
11. ----Is this ____book
---- Yes, it’s ___what I’m after.
A. the very; just B. the just; exactly C. a very; just D. the right; only
12. He has given up drinking. He drinks ______.
A. never again B. not any more C. no more D. once again
13. He hurried away, _____to meet his old friend.
A. looking forward B. hoped C. anxiously D. eager
14. Everything was very expensive. I didn’t buy ____fruit, but I’ve got some _____apples.
A. any; big red B. any; red big C. much; big red D. some ; red big
15. ---Are you going to the football game
---No, the tickets are ____expensive for me.
A. very much B. so much C. far too D. highly
16. We’ll have to wait a ____two weeks to know the examination result.
A. other B. further C. another D. more
17. The little town has now grown into a modern big city, and is ___ what it used to be.
twice the size than B. two times the size as C. twice the size as D. twice the size of
18. The living carried away the dead and the healthy helped ____.
A. the ill B. the wounded C. the brave D. the rich
19. He likes going fishing. He usually uses a ______.
A. bamboo long fishing pole B. long bamboo fishing pole
C. pole long bamboo and fishing D. bamboo fishing long pole
20. He was the _____at that moment.
A. only awake person B. only person awake
C. awake only person D. person only awake
21. I think his suggestion is ____ bad, and that of yours is_____ good.
A. fairly too; rather B. rather too; fairly C. fairly; rather too D. rather; fairly too
22. Would you be ___ to tell me he time by your watch
so kind B. kind enough C. enough kind D. very kind
23. The winners are _____children brought up in the country.
A. almost B. mostly C. most D. nearly
24. The technical college education I playing an important part today and its role will be ____ important.
no less B. no more C. none the less D. no more
25. A few weeks spent in traveling can be just ______classes in school.
a part of one’s education useful as B. as a useful part of one’s education as
C. part of one’s education as useful D. a part of one’s education as useful as
26. ______, the thief didn’t take anything valuable but my notebook.
Strange it is B. To be strange C. Strangely enough D. It was strange
27. His attitude towards me proved ________.
A. well B. warmly C. friendly D. nicely
28. She is ______than her younger sister.
less richer B. not more rich C. less rich D. not rich
29. ---What do you think of the plan
---I feel ___that we ought to give it up at once.
A. strong B. stronger C. strongly D. it strong
30. ---Did you enjoy the movie last night
---Yes, I didn’t expect it ______ wonderful.
A. more B. as C. most D. much