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1.After supper she would sit down by the fire, sometimes for _______ an hour, thinking of her young and happy days.
A.as long as B.as soon as
C.as much as D.as many as
2.Boris has brains.In fact, I doubt whether anyone in the class has _______ IQ.
A.a high B.a higher
C.the higher D.the highest
3.Americans eat vegetables per person today as they did in 1910.
A.more than twice B.as twice as many
C.twice as many as D.more than twice as many
4.It is general believed that teaching is _______ it is a science.
A.an art much as B.much an art as
C.as an art much as D.as much an art as
5.Many people have helped with canned food,however, the food bank needs _______ for the poor.
A.more B.much C.many D.most
6.In that case, there is nothing you can do _______than wait.
A.more B.other C.better D.any
7. You're standing too near the camera.Can you move _______
A.a bit far B.a little father
C.a bit of father D.a little far
8.Greenland, _______ island in the world, covers over two million square kilometers.
A.it is the largest B.that is the largest
C.is the largest D.the largest
9.The director gave me a better offer than _______.
A.that of Dick's B.Dick's
C.he gave Dick D.those of Dick
10. We advertised for pupils last autumn, and got _______ 60.
A.more than B.more of
C.as much as D.so many as
11. How beautifully she sings! I have never heard _______.
A.the better voice B.a good voice
C.the best voice D.a better voice
12. If the manager had to choose between the two, he would say John was _______ choice.
A.good B.the best C.better D.the better
13.John plays football _______, if not better than, David.
A.as well B.as well as C.so well D.so well as
14. Of the two shirts, I'd like to choose _______one.
A.the less expensive B.the most expensive
C.less expensive D.most expensive
●答案解析
1.答案:A
解析:as long as表示时间长度.for as long as an hour一小时.
2.答案:B
解析:has brains有头脑;有智慧.anyone in the class与Boris相比较,要用比较级.当比较级后有名词时,要加冠词.the higher IQ(两人中)比较高的智商,不能作为答案.
3.答案:D
解析:more than twice表示数量,放在as … as结构前,是……的两倍多.美国人现在每人所吃的蔬菜是1910年的两倍多.
4.答案:D
解析:在as (so)…as…中,第一个as (so)是副词,后接形容词;第二个as是连接词,后接句子.正确的语序是as much an art as.人们普遍相信,教学像科学一样是一门艺术.
5.答案:A
解析:more更多的罐装食物.许多人得益于罐装食物,然而,粮库需要更多的罐装食物提供给穷人.
6.答案:B
解析:other than除了.那样的话,你除了等待之外无事可做.
7.答案:B
解析:too near太近了,说话人的意图是让对方站的比这远一点,要用副词的比较级.
8.答案:D
解析:the largest island in the world 作Greenland的同位语.有些考生把这个句子理解成了定语从句,误选了选项B.如果这是非限制性定语从句,必须用关系代词which引导,而不用that.
9.答案:C
解析:导演给我提供的条件要比他给Dick提供的好.比较的是导演所提供的条件,答案是he gave Dick.其他选项中的Dick', that of Dick's 和those of Dick都表示Dick的条件或他所提供的条件,不能作为答案.
10.答案:A
解析:more than多于.去年夏天我们贴了招生广告,招收了60多个学生.as much as用于不可数名词;so many as用于否定句中,都不能作为答案.
11.答案:D
解析:"不定冠词a + 形容词比较级 + 名词"表示泛指.她唱得多么优美啊!我从来没听到过比她好的嗓音了.
12.答案:D
解析:在两者中选择用形容词的比较级;在三者中选择用最高级.between the two表示在两者中选择,要用比较级.因为后接名词choice,要在比较级前加定冠词the.
13.答案:B
解析:由于在空白处和David之间加入了插入语 if not better than,使题目的难度增加.如果把插入语去掉,答案就十分明显了.so well as 只能用于否定句中.
14.答案:A
解析:of the two shirts,表示两件衬衫在比较不太贵的那件要用形容词的比较级.因为后接代词one,要在比较级前加定冠词the.
