第三节 最高级 @!!5el {
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考点一 最高级的形式 \2Q#'
一、英文中表示最的概念时,形容词要变为最高级,其形式主要有两种:
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在词尾加-est (单音节形容词), 如:low-lowest, late-latest, lucky-luckiest, fit-fittest; +QSH*(,
或在词之前加most (多音节形容词), 如:most important, most sensitive x97L>>|
少数词最高级形式特殊,如:good(well)-best, bad(ill)-worst, many(much)-most, little-least, etc. }_+) :<Db
TOEFL经常会出现这样的搭配: most highest, 这是不对的,hightest已经是最高级,前面当然不能在加most. 5RF*c,cNq
例题: K'K/}q<
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二、没有等级的形容词 A#F6~QX(.9
有些形容词本身就具有“比….年长”、“ 比…..优越”等含义,因此也就没有比较级和最高级。比如: inferior, superior, senior, anterior。这些形容词往往和to连用,而不和than连用。 !G'wC0
有些形容词本身就具备“最、极”的含义,所以就没有最高级和比较级。如: $?OQtz@
absolute(绝对的), unique(独一无二的), infinite(无限的), round(圆的), right(对的), correct(正确的), wrong(错误的), perfect(完美的),这类形容词往往被称为绝对形容词 BGstf4v>A<
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考点二 最高级前的限定词 3_J({
(1) 形容级做定语时, 最高级前通常要加定冠词the ,如: h,MaF<~
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(2) 形容词作表语时,最高级前通常不加限定词 K[q-[q#yc
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解释: largest是最高级, 作group的定语, 之前必须加定冠词the 8?hj}}H
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考点三 范围词 ZP<OyX?
伴随最高级出现的往往有表示范围的词或短语,常用of 或among或 in 引导, 表示“在….之中”。 如:of all, in the world, in the country等, 在填空题的题干中包含表示范围的词时,空格处需填最高级 cu4 |!s`#
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考点四 most的其他用法 9i!|wkx
对于most来讲,除了构成某些词最高级外,most的用法有几点需要注意,经常成为改错题的考点: jB\Knxm v
1. 当most表示大多数时,之前不加the, 并且有两种形式来表示大多数,分别为: }`_x%]EJ
most + 名词,如:most people, most Indian tribes; Yi|Nd ;
most + of + 限定词 + 名词或代词,如:most of his paintings,most of us, most of the modern artists [:l=>yJ{(
2. most有时意思等同于very, 此时most之前用不定冠词,如: dMa6hI{k
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解释:most只有在表示形容词最高级作定语时需加定冠词,此句表示“大多数”,没必要加the. 77%I%<#
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第三章 副词 ed$w5dv
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副词和形容词有着千丝万缕的联系,相当比例的副词都是形容词加后缀-ly构成的,但副词在句中的作用却与形容词有较大区别,需细心领会:副词最主要的功能是作状语,用于修饰动词、形容词、副词、介词短语、甚至整个句子,这些都是形容词不可替代的作用,但切记在TOEFL题中不可修饰名词 S i-Q'*Y=
副词可大致分为时间副词(如:now, then, recently), 地点副词(如:here, upstairs, everywhere), 方式副词(如:carefully, rapidly, happily), 程度副词(如:much, quite, extremely), 疑问副词(如:how, when, where), 承接副词(如:besides, however, therefore)等等 $)VnHr `hy
副词比较级和最高级的用法基本和形容词相同,形容词比较级的特殊句式同样适用于副词,稍有不同的是副词最高级前的the可用可不用,不用时居多。副词比较级和最高级作为考点的不多,但在题干中多次出现,可留心体会与形容词的区别和联系 nYy+5u]FG
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第一节 副词修饰动词 T<o8lL
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解释:形容词commercial不能修饰谓语动词produce, 需改为副词 T%SK";PAU$
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解释:resemble一词是本句的谓语动词, 已有了宾语chimpanzees, 之后需要的只可能是用来补充说明的非谓语, B、D可先排除; facial是形容词, 不能作have的宾语, 因此C肯定不对; A是副词, 恰好修饰动词作状语 X}`39r.
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第二节 程度副词much等 y-mjfW`n
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程度副词much, still, far, a little, a bit 的特殊之处在于:可用来修饰比较级,表示加强或减弱程度。 如: I'm much clearer about the situation now. H/ar:j
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注意:much不能加形容词原形代替比较级 %$67*pY'JH
比如想说更有耐心:不能够说much patient, 而应该说more patient; '~zi~Q7M
同时more也不能替代much修饰比较级, HJt
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比如要说低得多:不能说more lower , 而应该说much lower; f9vitFkb+
例句:She is far better than me at English. ( 在英语方面她比我好的多) 'l_F@ZO{(
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解释:much作为形容词不能修饰另一个形容词, 而作副词时只能修饰形容词比较级, 如much better, much more expensive, 依句意是要将爬行动物在温带地区和寒带地区的分布加以对比, 因此改为比较级more abundant uZ'(fnZ$
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解释:程度副词still修饰比较级more时,应置于其前, [3x},KM
词汇:crust: 地壳 silicon: 硅 00@F?|-j
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词汇:gracefully: 优雅地, swan: 天鹅