做好比較級考題的三種思路

一、根據(jù)句中的關(guān)鍵詞答題

1. The new group of students is better-behaved than the other group who stayed here ______.

A. early                        B. earlier                        C. earliest                        D. the earliest

【解析】答案選B。做此題的關(guān)鍵詞是new，即把“新來的學(xué)生”與“早些時候呆在這兒的學(xué)生”進(jìn)行比較。全句意為：新來的這群學(xué)生比早些時候呆在這兒的那些學(xué)生表現(xiàn)得更好些。

2. —Do you need any help, Lucy?

—Yes, the job is ______ I could do myself.

A. less than                   B. more than                  C. no more than               D. not more than

【解析】答案選B。做此題要抓的關(guān)鍵詞是yes，由于答話者對問話者的“你需要幫助嗎？”作了肯定回答，說明答話者獨(dú)自完成工作有困難，故填more than。

3. Of the two coats, I’d choose the ______ one to spare some money for a book.

A. cheapest                  B. cheaper                     C. more expensive             D. most expensive

【解析】答案選B。關(guān)鍵詞是句中的two，因是兩者比較，故用比較級，可將答案鎖定在B和C之間；再根據(jù)句意，排除C。

二、通過分析的隱含意思答題

1. There is an old proverb, “Love me, love my dog. ” But there is ______ wisdom in this: “Love me, love my book.”

A. some                        B. much                        C. more                         D. most

【解析】答案選C。這道題出得非常巧妙，句中既沒有顯示比較級的關(guān)鍵詞，也沒有暗示用比較級的than。而是將“Love me, love my dog”與“Love me, love my book”兩句進(jìn)行比較，要求考生根據(jù)這兩句話的內(nèi)容確定哪句話更有wisdom。

2. With April 18’s railway speedup, highway and air transport will have to compete with ______ service for passengers.

A. good                        B. better                        C. best                        D. the best

【解析】答案選B。句子大意為：由于鐵路提速了，所以高速公路和航空業(yè)要提高服務(wù)質(zhì)量來競爭客源。因?qū)ⅰ案咚俟�路和航空”與“鐵路”比較，故用比較級。

3. The melon the Smiths served at dinner would have tasted ______ if it had been put in the fridge for a little while.

A. good                        B. better                        C. best                        D. well

【解析】B。題目中將“放入冰箱中冷凍”與“不放入冰箱中冷凍”作比較，故用比較級。句意為：史密斯家人晚餐時上的甜瓜若能放入冰箱中冷凍一下味道會更好些。

4. Speaking of all the songs he has written, I think this is probably his ______ one.

A. better-known           B. well-known                C. best-known             D. most-known

【解析】C。因為是從他所寫的所有歌中選出一首來比較，故用最高級。

三、根據(jù)相關(guān)的修飾關(guān)系答題

1. After two years’ research, we now have a ______ better understanding of the disease.

A. very                        B. far                        C. fairly                        D. quite

【解析】B。這四個副詞中，通常只有far可用于修飾比較。注：quite有時也可用于修飾比較better，但它只用于表示“身體康復(fù)”，不用于其他意義。

2. Work gets done ______ when people do it together, and the rewards are higher too.

A. easily                        B. very easy             C. more easily                 D. easier

【解析】C。根據(jù)題意可知，說話者是將 when people do it together 和 when people don’t do it together 這兩種情況比較，故選比較級。注意不要選 D，因為在此題是要用副詞修飾動詞，不能用形容詞。另外，根據(jù)句末的 higher too 也可知道此題是考查比較級。