the same
similar
The two brothers are very much alike. 兄弟俩非常相像。?
The two books are the same. 这两本书是一样的。?
The methods used by the three teachers are similar. 这三位教师使用的方法相类似。 ? the same as
2) 主语+be+ { similar to } +名词(代词)
like
John's hat is very much like mine in style/size. 约翰的帽子的款式(尺寸)很像我的 。? Your opinion is similar to ours in many ways. 你的观点在许多方面与我们相似。? The price is the same as last year. 这价格与去年相同。? age
3)主语+be+the same { size } +as+名词(代词)
colour weight
The suitcase is the same size as that one. 这衣箱与那个一样大小。? He is the same age as his wife. 他与他的妻子同年。? 4) 在以上句型中，也可常用动词look来替代be动词。? The pen looks like mine. 这笔看上去像我的。?
The two houses look alike. 这两幢房子看上去相似。? 要点19 表示相异、不同?
1) differ from 与……不同。?
Nylon differs from silk in cost. 尼龙和丝绸在成本方面不同。?
2) be different from 与……不同。?
Their house is different from ours in style. 他们的房子风格跟我们的不同。? 3) unlike 不同，不像。?
My son is unlike me in every respect. 我的儿子没有一处像我。?
要点20 无比较级，最高级的词
circular,silent,east,empty,false,first,golden,matchless,perfect,right，round,square,true,unique(独一无二的)，wrong，absolute（绝对的），sheer（彻底的），mere（纯粹的），atomic（原子的），solar（太阳的），daily，monthly，yearly，physical，wooden…… 练习、形容词和副词 高考题选：
1. John has three sisters. Mary is the ___ of the three. (MET88)
A. most cleverest B. more clever C. cleverest D. cleverer
2. The students are___ young people between the age of sixteen and twenty. (MET88) A. most B. almost C. mostly D. at most
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3. She told us ___story that we all forgot about the time. (MET88) A. such an interesting B. such interesting a C. so an interesting D. a so interesting
4. It is impossible for so___ workers to do so work in a single day. (MET88) A. few, much B. few, many C. little, much D. little, many 5. The horse is getting old and can't run ___ it did. (MET88)
A. as faster as B. so fast than C. so fast as D. as fast as
6. The story sounds___ . (MET89)
A. to be true B. as true C. being true D. true
7. I'd been expecting ___ letters the whole morning, but there weren't ___ for me. (MET89) A. some; any B. many; a few C. some; one D. a few; none 8. This year they have produced ___ grain ___ they did last year. (MET89)
A. as less; as B. as few; as C. less; than D. fewer; than
9. After the new technique was introduced, the factory produced ___ tractors in 1988 as the year before. (MET90)
A. as twice many B. as many twice C. twice as many D. twice many as
10. The pianos in the other shop will be , but______ . (MET90) A. cheaper; not as better B. more cheaper; not as better C. cheaper; not as good D. more cheap; not as good 11. ---Can I help you?
---Well, I'm afraid the box is___ heavy for you, but thank you all the same. (MET90) A. so B. much C. very D. too
12.---Excuse me, is this Mr. Brown's office?
---I'm sorry, but Mr. Brown ___ works here. He left about three weeks ago. (MET90) A. not now B. no more C. not still D. no longer
13. If we had followed his plan, we could have done the job better with ___ money and ___ people. (MET90)
A. less; less B. fewer; fewer C. less; fewer D. fewer; less 14. Oh, John. ___ you gave me! (MET90)
A. How a pleasant surprise B. How pleasant surprise C. What a pleasant surprise D. What pleasant surprise 15. ---How did you find your visit to museum?
---I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was ___ than I expected. (MET91) A. far more interesting B. even much interesting C. so more interesting D. a lot much interesting 16. Canada is larger than ___ country in Asia. (NMET91) A. any B. any other C. other D. another
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17. Those oranges taste___ . (MET91)
A. good B. well C. to be good D. to be well 18. The experiment was ___ easier than we had expected. (NMET91) A. more B. much more C. much D. more much 19. ___ food you've cooked! (NMET91 ) A. How a nice B. What a nice C. How nice D. What nice
20. Go and get your coat. It's ___ you left it. (MET92)
A. there B. where C. there where D. where there 21. John was so sleepy that he could hardly keep his eyes___ . (MET92) A. open B. to be opened C. to open D. opening 22. ---Are you feeling ___?
---Yes, I' m fine now. (NMET92)
A. any well B. any better C. quite good D. quite better 23. Which is___ country, Canada or Australia? (MET92) A. a large B. larger C. a larger D. the larger 24. ---Will you give this message to Mr. White, please? ---Sorry, I can't. He ___. (MET92)
A. doesn't any more work here B. doesn't any longer here work C. doesn't work any more here D. doesn't work here any longer 25. How can you finish the drawing? (MET92)
A. often B. soon C. long D. rapid
26. ___ terrible weather we've been having these days! (MET92)
A. How a B. What a C. How D. What
27. It takes a long time to go there by train. It's___ by road. (MET93) A. quick B. the quickest C. much quick D. quicker 28. ___ from Beijing to London! (MET93)
A. How long way it is B. What a long way is it
C. How long way is it D. What a long way it is
29. She doesn't speak___ her friends, but her written work is excellent. (MET93) A. as well as B. as often as C. so much as D. as good as 30. ---Mum, I think I'm___ to get back to school.
---Not really, My dear. You'd better stay at home for another day or two. (NMET93) A. so well B. so good C. well enough D. good enough 31. ---If you don't like the red coat, take the blue one.
---OK, but do you have size___ in blue? This one's a bit tight for me. (NMET93) A. a big B. a bigger C. the big D. the bigger 32. John plays footbal___ , if not better than, Davi. (NMET94)
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A. as well B. as well as C. so well D. so well as
33. We all write___ ,even when there's net much to say. (NMET94)
A. now and then B. by and by C. step by step D. more or less 34. ---Do you remember ___ he came?
---Yes I do, he came by car. (NMET94) A. how B. when C. that D. if
35. If there were no examinations, we should have ___at school. (NMET94) A. the happiest time B. a more happier time C. much happiest time D. a much happier time 36. ---Have you finished your report yet?
---No, I'll finish in___ ten minutes. (NMET95) A. another B. other C. more D. less
37. ---I'd like ___ information about the management of your hotel, please.
---Well, you could have ___ word with the manager. He might be helpful. (NMET95) A. some; a B. an; some C. some; some D. an; a
38. If we work with a strong will, we can overcome any difficulty,___ great it is. (NMET95) A. what B. how C. however D. whatever
39. We decided not to climb the mountains because it was raining ____. (NMET96) A. badly B. hardly C. strongly D. heavily 40. How beautifully she sings! I have never heard ___. (NMET96) A. the better voice B. a good voice C. the best voice D. a better voice
41. Tony is going camping with ___ boys. (NMET93) A. little two other B. two little other C. two other little D. little other two 42. ---How was your recent visit to Qingdao? (NMET95)
---It was great. We visited some friends, and spent ___the days at the seaside. A. few last sunny B. last few sunny
C. last sunny few D. few sunny last
43. Can you believe that in ___ a rich country there should be _ many poor people? (MET95) A. such; such B. such; so C. so; so D. so; such 44. Wait till you are more___ .It's better to be sure than sorry. (NMET97)
A. inspired B. satisfied C. calm D. certain
45. Professor White has written some short stories, but he is ___ known for his plays. (NMET98)
A. the best B. more C. better D. the most
46.___ to take this adventure course will certainly learn a lot of useful skills. (NMET2000 ) A. Brave enough students B. Enough brave students
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C. Students brave enough D. Students enough brave
47. It's always difficult being in a foreign country, ___ if you don't speak the language. (NMET2000 )
A. extremely B. naturally C. basically D. especially
48. I am surprised that you should have been fooled by such a (an) ___ trick. (2001 春招) A. ordinary B. easy C. smart D. simple
49. It is generally believed that teaching is___ it is a science. (NMET2001) A. an art much as B. much an art as
C. as an art much as D. as much an art as
50.---I'm very ___with my own cooking. It looks nice and smells delicious. ---Mm, it does have a ___smell. (2002春招) A. pleasant; pleased B. pleased; pleased
C. pleasant; pleasant D. pleased; pleasant
51.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
1．C．原题中的three sisters这一信息词语暗示考生要用最高级的形式。clever的最高级有两种：the most clever，the cleverest
2．C．mostly是副词，意思是：\主要地\，修饰整个句子。用most时应为most of the students；用almost通常说almost all+n.
3．A．such与so修饰名词时可这样使用。 so+形容词+a/an+可数名词的单数
so many/few十可数名词复数 so much/little+不可数名词 4．A．few修饰可数名词的复数；much修饰不可数名词。
5．D．A、C项是语法错误。as…as之间不能用比较级形式。B项也是语法错误，than前没有比较级，把than变成as就对了。实际上not as…as=not more than．
6．D．sound是\听起来\的意思。它是系动词，其后接形容词做表语。类似的系动词还有look seem taste smell fell．
7．A．some常用在肯定句中，而any常用在否定、疑问和条件句中。
8．C．grain是不可数名词。A项是语法错误，as…as之间用原级，B项few不修饰grain，D项也如此。
9．C．表示倍数的词与其他表示程度的副词修饰as…as结构时，应放在其前面。 10．C．该题考查了考生是否掌握形容词比较级的两种形式，该句可理解为：The pianos in the other shop will be cheaper，but not as good as those in this shop. 11．D．此处可理解为the box is too heavy for you to carry． 12．D．no longer强调时间；no more强调数量和次数。
13．C．better这一信息词可暗示考生用比较级形式，less修饰不可数名词，fewer修饰可数名词的复数。
14．C．what与how修饰名词引起的感叹句：
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