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關(guān)閉窗口 是a better voice還是the better voice
請(qǐng)看下面一道題：
How beautifully she sings! I have never heard _________ voice.
A. a better B. a best C. the better D. the best
【分析】此題容易誤選D，認(rèn)為最高級(jí)前用定冠詞才是最佳的。其實(shí)此題最佳答案為A，該句可視為是下面這句的省略形式：…I have never heard a better voice than her voice. 全句句意為“她唱得多好��！我從未聽(tīng)過(guò)她這么好的聲音”。請(qǐng)?jiān)倏匆韵骂愃频膶?shí)例：
He is fine, never better. 他很好，比以往任何時(shí)候都好。
I've never seen a finer bird. 我從未見(jiàn)過(guò)比這更美的鳥(niǎo)(即這是我見(jiàn)過(guò)的最美的鳥(niǎo))。
I’ve never found a better job. 這是我找到的最好的工作。
比較以下試題，情形也大致相同：
(1) 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
答案選B，句意為“……我懷疑班上有沒(méi)有哪個(gè)人比他智商更高”，即“我認(rèn)為他可能是班上智商最高的”。
(2) “Are you satisfied with his answer?” “Not at all. It couldn’t have been _________.”
A. better B. worse C. more D. less
【分析】此題最佳答案為B，關(guān)鍵是要理解 Not at all 的意思。根據(jù)上文語(yǔ)境，Not at all 為 I am not satisfied at all with his answer. 之省略，即表示“我對(duì)他的回答一點(diǎn)也不滿意”，既然如此，他的回答當(dāng)然會(huì)是 couldn’t have been worse（不可能更糟）。
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