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考点一 最高级的形式 %X"m/4c8}
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: ^2C /!Y<
在词尾加-est (单音节形容词), 如:low-lowest, late-latest, lucky-luckiest, fit-fittest; KW|\)83$
或在词之前加most (多音节形容词), 如:most important, most sensitive #3Ej0"A@-B
少数词最高级形式特殊,如:good(well)-best, bad(ill)-worst, many(much)-most, little-least, etc. K%(XgXb(</
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. ZG@M%|>
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二、没有等级的形容词 7k]RO
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。 jWXR__>.
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: k6O.H
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 ZMoJ#p(
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考点二 最高级前的限定词 "F-Y^
(1) 形容级做定语时, 最高级前通常要加定冠词the ,如: =2
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Of all the Native Americans in the United States, the Navajos form largest group.
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考点三 范围词 /ZHO>LNN|
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 d,W/M(S
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考点四 most的其他用法 pA<eTlH
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: q0Xoj__c!A
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: M
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most + of + 限定词 + 名词或代词,如:most of his paintings,most of us, most of the modern artists u+i (";\
2. most有时意思等同于very, 此时most之前用不定冠词,如: /|?F)%v\
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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. i}B;+0<drx
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第三章 副词 >&WhQhZ3kg
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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 _9@ >;]
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 Km!nM$=k
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 7J|&U2}c
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第一节 副词修饰动词 ]Bnwk
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修饰动词是副词的最主要作用之一,此处动词的含义包括谓语动词、不定式中的动词,被动式或进行时中的分词形式的动词 0y~<%`~
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Her composition is frequently referred to as original. (被动式) /(?@mnq_
改错题中常误用形容词修饰动词,要注意识别 2r&R"B1`(
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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 ',I0ih#Ls
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第二节 程度副词much等 Ysi
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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. %|"g/2sF[G
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注意:much不能加形容词原形代替比较级 XORk!m|
比如想说更有耐心:不能够说much patient, 而应该说more patient; X"aEJ|y
同时more也不能替代much修饰比较级, %^]?5a!
比如要说低得多:不能说more lower , 而应该说much lower; H%F>@(U
例句:She is far better than me at English. ( 在英语方面她比我好的多) ^|MjJsn
例题: 9uk<&nqx
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Watercolors dry more faster than other paints. a->3`c
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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 <
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考点:程度副词 CIU1R;
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应改为:still more (;Y8pKl1e
解释:程度副词still修饰比较级more时,应置于其前,
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词汇:crust: 地壳 silicon: 硅 !-`Cp3gqHr
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考点:程度副词 4P^6oh0"
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解释:形容词tiny不能修饰比较级longer, 应改用程度副词a little s,#>m*Rh
词汇:gracefully: 优雅地, swan: 天鹅