Comparative structure and vocabulary

1. The experiment requires more money than .

A. have been put in B. being put in

C. has been put in D. to be put in

[C] 译文：实验实际需要的经费大于所投入的数额。 在本句中， than 连接与“ money” 相对应的“ h

as been put in” 。此时的 than 还带有关系代词引导定语从句的色彩。 [A] 项 have been put in 主谓语数不一致（ money 不可数） [B] 项 being put in 动词形式不妥。

2. There are as good fish in the sea ever came out of it.

A. than B. like C. as D. so[C] 译文：纵然失去一个机会，不愁没有其他机

会。本句改自爱尔兰谚语： There’s as good fish in t

he sea as ever came out of it. 原意为：海里的好鱼是取之不尽的。这里考查的是 as…as… 结构

3. It is not much the language as the background that makes the book difficult to understand.

A. that B. as C. so D. very

[C] 译文：与其说是语言不如说是背景让这本书难以理解。

这里考查 not so much… as… 的用法，这一结构意为：“与其说……不如说……”。

4. Overpopulation poses a terrible threat to the human race. Yet it is probably a threat to the human race than environment destruction.

A. no more B. not more C. even more D. much more[B] 译文：人口过剩对人类造成了严重的威胁，但是

它对人类的威胁很可能没有环境破坏的威胁大。本句考查： not more…than… 这一结构，译为：

“与其说是……不如说是……”，这里隐含的是后者好于 / 强于前者。注意 yet 常用于否定句和疑问句，因此可立即排除 [C] 和 [D] 。而 no more…than… 的意思是“两者都不……”。

5. “ How dark your brother's hair is ！” “ It's 　　　 mine when I was at his age.”  A. no darker than          B. no more darker as 

C. not dark more than      D. not darker as

[A] 译文：你兄弟的头发真黑 !”“ 我在他那年龄时，头发的颜色也不比他的浅。

形容词与副词的比较级前可用 much, far, a lot, still, even 等副词修饰，也可用否定词 no 修饰，意为“不比……和……一样”。因此 A 为正确选项。

6. John is hardworking than his sister, but he failed in the exam.

A. no less B. no more

C. less D. as

[A] no less 等于 as (hardworking) as; no more 与表示转折的 but 不符。

7. The children prefer camping in the mountain ____ indoor activities.

A. to B. than C. for D. with

[A] prefer 表示“比较喜欢”，有两个常用的结构 prefer A to B 或 prefer to do A rather than (to)

8. Fat can not change into muscle muscle changes into fat.

A. any more than B. no more than C. no less than D. much more than

[A] not…any more than 是一个比较句型，表示“正如（肌肉）不会（变成（脂肪）一样，（脂肪）也不会（变成肌肉）。

9.How beautifully she sings!I have never heard .

A. the better voice  B. a good voice 

C. the best voice  D. a better voice

[D] 译文：她唱得多好啊！我从未听过她这么好的声音

该句可视为… I have never heard a better voice than her voice 之省略。

10. 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

[A] 解析： as long as 表示时间长度 .for as long as an hour 一小时 .

11. 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[B] 解析： has brains 有头脑 ; 有智慧 .anyone in th

e 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 .

12. 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[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 .

13. 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[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 .

14. Many people have helped with canned food. However, the food bank needs _______ for the poor.A. more B. much

C. many D. most

[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 .

15. In that case, there is nothing you can do _______than wait.A. more B. other C. better D. any

[B] 解析 :other than 除了 . 那样的话 , 你除了等待之外无事可做 .

16. You're standing too near the camera. Can you move _______ A. a bit far B. a little farther

C. a bit of farther D. a little far[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 .

17. 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

[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.

18. The director gave me a better offer than _______.A. that of Dick's B. Dick's

C. he gave Dick D. those of Dick[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 .

19. We advertised for pupils last autumn, and got _______ 60.A. more than B. more of

C. as much as D. so many as[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 .

20. 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[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.

21. Just as the soil is part of the earth, the atmosphere.

A. as it is B. so is

C. the same as D. and so is

[B] 译文：正像土壤是地球的一部分，大气层也是。 解析： just as … so … 为一固定结构，意为

“正如…，…也… ”。

22. I understand preparation that staff must put in under pressure to meet the deadline.

A. more than the enormous amount of B. better than most the enormous number of C. better than most the enormous amount of D. fewer than the number of

[C] 译文：我更能理解员工们在最后期限的压力下所做的大量准备工作。

解析： understand better than … 意为“对… 非常理解”。 preparation 是不可数名词，须用 amount 修饰，故选 C 。

23. John plays football _______, if not better than, David.A. as well B. as well as

C. so well D. so well as

[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 .

24. Language belongs to each member of the society, to the cleaner to the professor.

A. as far as B. the same as

C. as much as D. as long as

[C] 解析：在此句中 much 是一个副词，修饰动词 belong 。

25. This design is that one.

A. more superior to B. far superior than C. more superior than D. far superior to

[D] 译文 : 这个设计比那个要好得多。解析： superior 意为“优越的，优良的”，

后接介词 to ，表示比较，单词本身没有比较级，通常在前面加“ far” 表示“比…… .好得多”。

26. New York is in the world.A. larger than any other city B. larger than any city C. larger than any cities D. larger than all cities[A] 解析： any other city: 前者是包括在后者

中的，而 any city: 前者不包括在后者中。etc: Beijing is larger than any city in England.

Beijing 不在 England 。

27. Of ham and beef, the meat is cheaper today, but it depends in years.

A. latter… later B. second … latter

C. later … latter D, later … second

[A] 解析： the latter （已提及的两者中的）后者， later 后来的。

28. Of the two T-shirts, I chose .

A. the less expensive

B. the one least expensive

C. the least expensive

D. the least expensive of them

[A] 两件 T恤中，我挑比较便宜的那件。

29. Western Nebraska generally receives less snow than eastern Nebraska.

A. in B. it receives in

C. does D. it does in

[C] 解析：这里的助动词 does替代了前面提过的动词 receives 。要注意比较结构的对称性。

30. Many modern photographers attempt to manipulate elements of photography other in their photographs.

A. than light is B. than light

C. being light D. light

[B] 解析 : other than 意为“除了”。

31.The person he interviewed was ____his former schoolmate.

A. no other than B. no more than C. none other than D. none the less[C] 解析： none other than 和 no other than 均意为 “正是，恰恰是”，但在现代英语中，none other than 比 no other than 更常用，故选 C 。 no more than 意为“不过，仅仅”； none the less 意为“仍然，还是”。

32.   of half starving foxes were roaming the snow-covered mountain areas.

A. Herds 　　 B. Packs 　 C. Flocks 　　 D. Crowds

[B] 译文：一群群饿得半死的狐狸在冰雪覆盖的山区游荡。解析： pack 意为“（野兽，飞禽等）一群”； herd 意为“牧群 (尤指牛群）”； flock 意为“畜群 (尤指羊群 )”； crowd 主要指“人群”。

33. Before the school ____what students must  wear, they wore just about anything.

A. managed B. authorized C. regulated 　　 D. standardized 　　　

[D] 译文：在学校统一学生着装之前，学生们穿什么的都有。　解析： standardize 意为“标准化，使合标准，规格化”；manage 意为“使用，运用，操纵”；authorize 意为“批准，核定，准许”； regulate意为“控制，制约；为制订规章”。

34.“This house is more ____ than the federal government!” Mac complained to his parents. “You have rules for everything.”

A. systematic B. democratic C. bureaucratic D. public[C] 译文：“这个家比联邦政府还官僚”，麦克跟父母抱怨道，“你们什么事都有条条框框”。　解析： bureaucratic 意为“官僚主义的”； systematic 意为“系统的”； democratic 意为“民主的”； public 意为“公共的”。

35. During their first teacher training year, the students often visited local schools for the____ of lessons.A. investigation B. observation

C. inspection D. observance

[B] 译文：学生实习当老师的第一年，常常参观当地学校，观察课是怎么上的。

解析： observation 意为“观察；监视”； investigation 意为“调查，调查研究”； inspection 意为“检阅，检查”； observance 意为“遵守 , 奉行“。

36.  While the population of the United States includes a great variety of racial and ethnic backgrounds,  Japan’s population is ____.A. autonomous 　 B. homogeneous 　 C. ambitious 　　 D. anonymous 　

　 [B] 译文：美国的人口有各种各样的种族背景，而日本人口则是同一种族。解析： homogenous 意为“同类的；同性质的；同特征的”； autonomous 意为“自治的”； ambitious 意为“有野心的；有抱负的”； anonymous 意为“无特色的，无个性特征的”。

　

37. The manager made a far seeing decision ____what she had said.

A. in the light of B. in the course of 　 C. in favor of D. in the face of[A] 译文 ; 经理根据她说的话作了个有远见的决定。解析： in the light of 意为“根据”； in the course

of 意为“在…期间，在…过程中”； in favor of 意为“赞同，支持”； in the face of 意为“在…面前，面对…”。

38. All the information we have collected in relation to that case ______very little. 　

A. comes up to B. makes up for C. stands up for D. adds up to[D] 译文：我们搜集到的有关那个案件的所有信息几乎不起任何作用。　解析： add up to 意为“总计，共达”， add up to very little 意为“几乎不起作用”； come up to 意为“等于，比得上；达到（标准等）”；make up for 意为“补偿；弥补”； stand up for 意为“支持”。

39. His honesty is ___ ; nobody can doubt it.A. in question B. out of question 　

C. beside the question D. without question[D] 译文：他的诚实是无可怀疑的，没有人能怀

疑这一点。　解析： without question 意为“无可怀疑的”。 in question 意为“在考虑中的，在议论中的”。 out of question 意为“不成问题”。 beside the question 无此搭配。

40. The two scholars worked at the task of writing a preface to the new dictionary for three hours ____ last night.

A. at length B. in full C. on end D. in time[C] 译文：那两位学者昨天晚上花了三个小时为新字典写序。　解析： on end 意为“连续不断地”，和表示时间的词连用。 at length 意为“最后，终于”； in full 意为“全部地”； in time 意为“及时，不迟”。