三．形容词副词比较级最高级的其他用法（1）和冠词连用the ＋形容词原级＋v(复)，指一类人或物the ＋形容词比较级，指两者中“较…的”的那一个，eg. the younger of the twoa/ an ＋形容词比较级eg. The pen is expensive. I want a cheaper one.( a) ＋most＋形容词最高级“非常…”eg. a most beautiful city( 2 ) 相关结构1)原级比较：肯定句as….as…., 否定句not so / as….as…..2)比较句：比较级＋than….或more (less) ….than…..The furniture in this shop is less beautiful than that in that shop.(注意代词that的用法)3)比较级＋and＋比较级或more and more＋比较级“越来越… ”richer and richer, more and more interesting4)The more….., the more…..“越…，越…”The more you look at the picture, the better you will like it.5) 比较级＋than any other ＋n. （单）（适用于范围一致时）(all) other ＋n.（复）any ＋n.(单) （适用于范围不一致时）He is taller than any other student / all other students in his class.any student in my class.6) 倍数表达法。
A is three(four, etc.)times the size(height, length etc.)of B.A is three(four, etc.)times as big(high, long, etc.)as B.A is three (four, etc.)times bigger(higher, longer, etc.)than B.用times 表倍数通常用于三倍以上，两倍可以用twice或double.The new building is four times the size (the height)of the old one.这座新楼比那座旧楼大三倍（高三倍）。
Asia is four times as large as Europe.亚洲比欧洲大三倍。
Your school is three times bigger than ours.你们的学校比我们的学校大三倍。
7) more…than…结构，其意往往是…rather than…，可译为“是……而不是……”或颠倒词序译作“与其说是……，不如说是……”。
That little girl is more tired than hungry. 那个小姑娘是累了而不是饿了。
She is more a mother than a wife或She is more of a mother than a wife.她是贤妻，更是良母。
8) A is to B what C is to D A和B的关系就像C和D的关系Air is to man what water is to fish. 空气对于人类就像水和鱼的关系。
9) no more than= only “只不过”，言其少not more than=at most “不多于”，“至少”，指事实。
no more …than… 和…一样不… 如单音节使用比较级形式not more…than… 不比…更…no less than= as much as “多达”no fewer than= as many as例：I have no more than five yuan in my pocket. 我口袋里的钱只不过5元。
I have not more than five yuan in my pocket. 我口袋里的钱不多于5元。
He is no richer than I.他和我一样穷。
He is no less determined than you. 他的决心不亚于你。
(no less determined than等于“其决心不亚于你”，言其大)He is not less determined than you. 他的决心不比你小。
(not less determined than等于“其决心不小于”，无言其大或小的含义)10) 最高级＋of/ in/ among….He is the tallest of the three/ among them/ in is class.四．相关词语辨析1.very 和muchA）very修饰形容词、副词的原级；much修饰比较级；修饰动词用much或very much , eg. I very like English.(×),因改为：I like English very much.B) 表示状态的过去分词前用very。
a very frightened boy, a very tired child .一般的情况下，以-ed结尾的分词多用much、very much / greatly等修饰。
如：We were greatly /much shocked by the news about Tom..C) 已转化为形容词的现在分词前用very。
如：very interesting / worrying / excitingD）too前用much/ far ,不用very。
You are much / far / a lot too nice.另外，在too many / much, too few / little前用far。
We’ve got far too many eggs and far too few egg cups.E)还有修饰词既不用very,也不用much.eg. be well worth doing, be well above the tree2. so和suchA)so … that … 与such … that … 的区别。
so + 形容词/ 副词+ that …so + 形容词+ a（n）+ 单数可数名词+ that …so + many / much / little / few + 名词+ that …such + a(n)+ 形容词+单数可数名词+ that …such + 形容词+ 不可数名词+ that …such + 形容词+ 复数名词+ that …注意：但当little表示“小”时用such。
如：These are such little boys that they can’t dress t hemselves.下列so的用法是错误的：so a difficult problem, so difficult problems, so hot weather。
B) some/ any/ every/ no/ each/ all/ another/ several/ few/ many/ one/ two +such+n. eg. no such word3. be too much + n.be much too+ adj.be too much for sb. 对…太过分了4. can’t be too +adj.= can’t be +adj.+ enough “无论…都不为过”You can never be careful enough.= You can never be too careful.你越小心越好.练习与巩固选择最佳答案填空：1 Don't worry, sir. I'm sure I can run _________ to catch up with them.A. slowly enoughB. enough slowlyC. fast enoughD. enough fast2. The text is very easy for you. There are ________ new words in it.A. a fewB. a littleC. fewD. little3. It's such an ________ film that all the students are ______ in it.A. interesting; interestedB. interested; interestingC. interesting; interestingD. interested; interested; interested4. Mingming got up very _______,so he came to school half an hour ______.A. late; latelyB. lately; lateC. lately; latelyD. late; late5. I am ________ worried about y parents' healthy conditions.A. some timesB. sometimeC. sometimesD. some times6. We don't have ________ every day.A. a lot of school worksB. many school workC. any school worksD. much school work7. -Look! How fast the two horses are running!--Oh, yes! They are nearly _______.A. up and downB. slower and slowerC. more or lessD. neck and neck8. ______ children there are in family,_______ their life will be.A. The less; the betterB. The fewer; the betterC. Fewer; richerD. More; poorer9. Most of the people in Guangdong are getting ________.A. more and more richB. more rich and more richC. richer and richerD. richer and richest10. Which lesson is _______, this one or that one?A. difficultB. much difficultC. more difficultD. the most difficult11. "A ______ accident happened at 7:30 a.m." said the policeman _______.A. serious, seriousB. seriously, seriouslyC. seriously, seriousD. serious, seriously12. ________ is it from our school to Lupu Bridge?A. How longB. How oftenC. How farD. How much13. In our city, it is ______ in July, but it is even _______ in August.A. hotter; hottestB. hot; hotC. hotter; hotD. hot; hotter14. This pencil is ______ that one.A. so long asB. as longer asC. longer thanD. not as longest as15. The station is two kilometers _______ the hospital.A. away toB. far awayC. far fromD. away from16. Beijing has ______ many buses that there is often a traffic jam in rush hours.A. soB. veryC. tooD. much17. This box is ______ heavy ________ I can't carry it.A. too, toB. so, thatC. very, thatD. too, that18. India has the second _______ population in the world.A. largerB. mostC. smallestD. largest19. Mary received ________ many postcards at Christmas.A. soB. suchC. tooD. even20. The cake smells ______. Please throw it away.A. goodB. badlyC. badD. well21. --- What was the weather like yesterday?--- It was terrible. It rained so ________ that people could _______ go out.A. hardly…hardB. hardly… hardlyC. hard… hardlyD. hard… hard22. The meeting will be held in half an hour, but they haven't got everything ready_____.A. everB. alreadyC. yetD. still23. --- What about the English novel?--- It's not very difficult. There are only ________ new words in it.A. fewB. a fewC. manyD. a little24. How beautiful she sings! I've never heard ________.A. the better voiceB. a good voiceC. the best voiceD. a better voice25. Mr Smith always has ________ to tell us.A. some good pieces of newsB. some pieces of good newsC.some good piece of newsD. some piece of good new26. I'm afraid the headmaster is _________ busy to meet the visitors.A. too muchB. much tooC. so muchD. very much27. - Dad , when will you be free? You agreed to go to the seaside with me four days ago.-- I am sorry, Jean. But I think I will have a ______ holiday soon.A. four-daysB. four-dayC. four daysD. four day28. The scenery in Sanya looks ________, especially "Tian Ya Hai Jiao" is ________.A, well, best B. fine, the most famous C. nice, better D. beautifully, the best29. What a _______ day it is! Let's go out for a walk.A. windyB. lovelyC. rainyD.cloudy30. Of the two Australian students , Masha is ________ one. I think you can find her easily.A, tallest B, the taller C. taller D. the tallestHomework选择最佳答案填空：1. John told me that _____ nothing important have ever happened.A. hardlyB. rarelyC. nearlyD. almost2. ---Why don’t you like the shirt?---Its neck is not big for me at all. Have you got a shirt of this kind with _____ neck?A. the biggestB. a far biggerC. by far the biggestD. a more bigger3. ---The temperature today is 10℃below zero.---Oh, it’s ____cold.A. the mostB. the moreC. mostD. much more4. ---Do you think him naughty enough?---I’m afraid he’s ___than naughty.A. more cleverB. cleverC. much cleverD. much more clever5. Exercise is _____as any other to lose unwanted weight.A. so useful a wayB. as a useful wayC. as useful a wayD. such a useful way6. ---What’s wrong? You seem restless.---I was reduced to paying ____ price for it.A. double theB. double of theC. doubleD. double of7. _____, the boys were shouting and singing.A.Happy and excitedB. Happily and excitedlyC. To be happy and excitedD. To be happily and excitedly8. I’m glad to say that he’s already finished _____50% of the book in these three days.A. no less thanB. no more thanC. not more thanD. much less than9. I’ll get there by six, if______.A. not soonerB. no soonerC. not more quicklyD. no quick10. The US is about the same size as China, but its population is five times ____.A.as littleB. smallerC. as fewD. fewer11. ----Is this ____book?---- Yes, it’s ___what I’m after.A. the very; justB. the just; exactlyC. a very; justD. the right; only12. He has given up drinking. He drinks ______.A. never againB. not any moreC. no moreD. once again13. He hurried away, _____to meet his old friend.A. looking forwardB. hopedC. anxiouslyD. eager14. Everything was very expensive. I didn’t buy ____fruit, but I’ve got some _____apples.A. any; big redB. any; red bigC. much; big redD. some ; red big15. ---Are you going to the football game?---No, the tickets are ____expensive for me.A. very muchB. so muchC. far tooD. highly16. We’ll have to wait a ____two weeks to know the examination result.A. otherB. furtherC. anotherD. more17. The little town has now grown into a modern big city, and is ___ what it used to be.A.twice the size thanB. two times the size asC. twice the size asD. twice the size of18. The living carried away the dead and the healthy helped ____.A. the illB. the woundedC. the braveD. the rich19. He likes going fishing. He usually uses a ______.A. bamboo long fishing poleB. long bamboo fishing poleC. pole long bamboo and fishingD. bamboo fishing long pole20. He was the _____at that moment.A. only awake personB. only person awakeC. awake only personD. person only awake21. I think his suggestion is ____ bad, and that of yours is_____ good.A. fairly too; ratherB. rather too; fairlyC. fairly; rather tooD. rather; fairly too22. Would you be ___ to tell me he time by your watch?A.so kindB. kind enoughC. enough kindD. very kind23. The winners are _____children brought up in the country.A. almostB. mostlyC. mostD. nearly24. The technical college education I playing an important part today and its role will be ____important.A.no lessB. no moreC. none the lessD. no more25. A few weeks spent in traveling can be just ______classes in school.A. a part of one’s education useful asB. as a useful part of one’s education asC. part of one’s education as usefulD. a part of one’s education as useful as26. ______, the thief didn’t take anything valuable but my notebook.A.Strange it isB. To be strangeC. Strangely enoughD. It was strange27. His attitude towards me proved ________.A. wellB. warmlyC. friendlyD. nicely28. She is ______than her younger sister.A.less richerB. not more richC. less richD. not rich29. ---What do you think of the plan?---I feel ___that we ought to give it up at once.A. strongB. strongerC. stronglyD. it strong30. ---Did you enjoy the movie last night?---Yes, I didn’t expect it ______ wonderful.A. moreB. asC. mostD. much。