2.Fat cannot change into muscle _______ muscle changes into fat. (1999)
A. any more than B. no more than C. no less than D. much more than
(A,“脂肪不能转变为肌肉,就像肌肉不能转变为脂肪一样。”not … any more than意思是“和…同样都不…”。)
英语专业四级真题语法点解析:as
2011年04月04日 所属:TEM4 来源:上海外教社 作者:上海外教社
从英语专业四级历年真题解析专四重点语法点:as。 as
1.Some dieters find that after their dieting is over, they ate twice _______ they did before their diet. (1993)
A. more than B. as many as C. much than D. as much as (D,“饭量是以前的两倍”。A是指“三倍”,不合常理。)
2.Language belongs to each member of the society, to the cleaner ___ to the professor. (1998)
A. as far as B. the same as C. as much as D. as long as
(C,as much as“达到与……一样的程度”,完整的后半个句子应是:language belongs to
the cleaner as much as it belong to the professor “语言属于社会的每个成员,既属于清洁工,也属于教授”;as far as“一直到某个程度”;the same as“与……一样”;表示“清洁工和教授是一样的”,意思不妥;as long as“只要”。)
3.She did her work ______ her manager had instructed. (2002)
A. as B. until C. when D. though
(as可表示方式,意思是“按照,如同”;“她依照经理的指示办事。”A。)
4.The trumpet player was certainly loud. But I wasn’t bothered by his loudness ______ by his lack of talent. (2004)
A. so much as B. rather than C. as D. than
(A考点是not … so much as句型,表示“与其说是,倒不如说是”、“更多的是,而不是”。“毫无疑问,那个喇叭手的号声吵死了,但与其说我烦他的声音大,倒不如说烦他没吹号的天分。”)
5.His remarks were ________ annoy everybody at the meeting. (2005)
A. so as to B. such as to C. such to D. as much as to
(such as为固定搭配,意为“到如此程度以致”,又如:His illness is not such as to cause anxiety.他的病还没有严重到令人担心的地步。)
英语专四重点语法解析:than、比较
2011年04月04日 所属:TEM4 来源:上海外教社 作者:上海外教社
从历年英语专业四级真题解析专四重点语法点:than。 -
than
1. Mary is _______ than Alice. (1992) A.
more
experienced
a
teacher
B. a more experienced teacher C.
more
an
experienced
teacher
D. more experienced teacher
(an experienced teacher, 比较级加在形容词前,因此B。)
2._______ the two, Bob is ________ student. (1995) A.
Of,
more
diligent
B. In, more diligent C.
Of,
the
more
diligent
D. In, the more diligent
(the + 比较级 + of the two,因此C。)
3.Western Nebraska generally receives less snow than _______ Eastern Nebraska. (1996)
A. in B. it receives in C. does D. it does in
(完整形式应该是:than Eastern Nebraska receives snow,省去了部分谓语,保留了主语和助动词,可以倒装,因此C。)
4.The indoor swimming pool seems to be a great more luxurious than _______. (1998)
A. is necessary B. being necessary C. to be necessary D. it is necessary
(这个句子是一个由than引导的比较状语从句,既然是从句那么可以排除BC;than引导的从句中省略了的主语应该是the indoor swimming pool,为避免重复,一般省略,不需要用it来指代。A。)5.There ought to be less anxiety over the perceived risk of mountain climbing than ______ in the public mind today. (1999)
A. exists B. exist C. existing D. to exist
(省略了的主语是anxiety,因此谓语动词用第三人称单数:A)
6. The experiment requires more money than _______. (2002) A.
have
been
put
in
B. being put in C.
has
been
put
in
D. to be put in
(than引导的从句中省略了的主语应该是money,因此谓语动词要