第⑨讲 比较级及倍数表达 例① Computers and mobile phones, though they are indeed making our life______and more ______ ,have reduced the need for face to face communications. (2010 江西卷 ) A. easily; efficient B. easier; efficient C. easy; efficiently D. easily; efficiently [解析]考生从 ______and more______ 即可判断前后应该一致,故用形容词的比较级,故第一空用 easier ;第二空用形容词 efficient 。B 例② My uncle's house in the downtown area is much smaller than ours, but it is twice ______ expensive. (2010 四川卷 ) A. as B. so C. too D. very [解析]此题考查比较级的省略。原句可补…全为:it is twice as expensive as ours 。A 例③ In ancient times, people rarely travelled long distance and most farmers only travelled ______ the local market. (2010 上海卷 ) A. longer than B. more than C. as much as D. as far as [解析]从关键词 travel, distance 可知讨论的是距离问题。句意:古时候,人们很少长途旅行, 大部分的农民只走到当地的市场。D 例④ I like this jacket better than that one, but it costs almost three times______. (2008 浙江卷 ) A. as much B. as many C. so much D. so many [解析]考查倍数的表达法。 as much 后省略了 money as that one costs 。 A 例⑤ Peter's jacket looked just the same as Jack's, but it cost ______ his. (2009 辽宁卷 ) A. as much twice as B. twice as much as C. much as twice as D. as twice much as [解析]与上题相似,也考查倍数。此处用“倍数 +as…as…” 结构。B 1 .…… ( 修饰语 )+ 比较级 + than… ,常见的修饰语是 much, a lot, a great deal, far, even, a bit, a little, any ( 否定 / 疑问句中 ) ,具体的数据。 He is much taller than Yao Ming. He is a head taller than Yao Ming. 2. the+ 比较级, the + 比较级:越……,越…… The sooner, the better.比较级 3. the + 比较级 of + 两者 the taller of t...