【Key structures】

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比較狀語從句

比較狀語從句含有或暗含有“與……相比”的意思。除了 than…或? more…than…這種結(jié)構(gòu)外，它還包括 as+形容詞/副詞+as…，not so/as…as…，less…than…等結(jié)構(gòu)。當句子里兩個動詞相同、時態(tài)也一樣時， 則第二個動詞可以省略，比較從句就成了含蓄的從句。如果對比的東西很明顯，那么為了避免重復，從句? 中有些成分、甚至整個從句都省略，因此這類句子往往不完整。

People aren’t so kind as they used to be.

No, they’re becoming less kind.??????? 是的，他們變得不那么友善了。

He is as quick in answering as his sister (is). He answers as quickly as his sister (does). He is not so/as quick as his sister.

little 和 few 的用法

little 和a little 與不可數(shù)名詞一起使用。little 表示否定，有“幾乎一點兒也沒有”的含義，在口語中常

用 not much；a little 表示肯定，具有 some 的含義。

He has (very) little hope of winning this race.

=He hasn’t much hope of winning this race. Have we got any bread?

Yes, there’s a little/some in the fridge.

few 和 a few 與復數(shù)可數(shù)名詞連用。few 表示否定，與 little 相似，在口語中多用 not many；a few 表示肯定，有 some 的含義。

They had few guests last weekend.

They didn’t have many guests last weekend. little 的比較級為 less，few 的比較級為 fewer。

During the holiday, there is less noise in the building.

There are fewer travelers than there usually are.

【Special Difficulties】A and One

不定冠詞 a 通常用于表示不確定的人或事物以及第一次提到的人或事物，a 強調(diào)的是后面的名詞； one

強調(diào)的是 “一個” 的意思：

It was one apple I ate, not two.

There is a book and a pen on the desk.

不表示強調(diào)時，a 和 one 有時可以互換：

She will come home in a/one week’s time.

敘述故事時常將 one+表示時間的名詞用于句首，而不用 a： One Monday, he went to the office as usual.

【Multiple choice questions】

4 There were fewer people in the shop than usual. There were ___b___.

a. as many as usual???????????????????? b. not as many as usual

c. as few as usual??????????????????????? d. more than usual

1. It was one of the most expensive dresses ___a___ the shop.

a. in b. of c. from d. to most expensive 最高級

① +地點 用in

② +范圍表示所有的人或(書)當中, 用 of

③ I have ever seen/done/heard. (定語從句)? 我所看過的, 做過的, 聽過的

1. A detective recently watched a well-dressed woman. He ___d___ her.

a. looked???????????????????? b. looked for?????????????????? c. looked after??????????????? d. looked at watch = look at

1. The woman first bought a few small articles. She bought some small _ a_ .

a. things???????????? b. pieces??????????? c. bits?????????????????????????? d. parts

1. The assistant wrapped it. She ___d___ it.

a. papered???????????????????? b. turned??????????????????? c. enveloped?????????????????????????????????????? d. made a parcel of