第三节 最高级 ,:%
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考点一 最高级的形式 emI F{oP
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: g=jB'h?
在词尾加-est (单音节形容词), 如:low-lowest, late-latest, lucky-luckiest, fit-fittest; "rHPcp"m
或在词之前加most (多音节形容词), 如:most important, most sensitive zQoJ8i>
少数词最高级形式特殊,如:good(well)-best, bad(ill)-worst, many(much)-most, little-least, etc. ';LsEI[
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. ?MOjtAG0_~
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解释:easiest本身已是最高级, most纯属画蛇添足, 应去掉 RmQ>.?
二、没有等级的形容词 7-mo\jw<
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。 H[N~)3x
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: vj"['6Xa
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 n<Ki.;-ZE
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考点二 最高级前的限定词 B RtT 7
(1) 形容级做定语时, 最高级前通常要加定冠词the ,如: 7eG@)5Uy
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Of all the Native Americans in the United States, the Navajos form largest group. H}lbF0`
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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
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考点三 范围词 sJ|IW0Mr
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 rH[Eh8j,
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应改为:longest. @m"P_1`*
解释:本句有范围词in the world, 则定冠词the 之后应采用形容词最高级形式
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考点四 most的其他用法 *.
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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: |*zvaI(}
most + 名词,如:most people, most Indian tribes; kk3G~o+
most + of + 限定词 + 名词或代词,如:most of his paintings,most of us, most of the modern artists P87qUC
2. most有时意思等同于very, 此时most之前用不定冠词,如: ,T7(!)dR
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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. kM/;R)3t4/
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第三章 副词 T)PH
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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 DG"Z: ^`*
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 VCUEzR0
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 VVyms7
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第一节 副词修饰动词 7cJh^M
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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 E<XrXxS1O
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解释:形容词commercial不能修饰谓语动词produce, 需改为副词 0'9zXJ"
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第二节 程度副词much等 \Y{^Q7!>:8
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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. @l:o0(!W
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注意:much不能加形容词原形代替比较级 =V@5W[bV
比如想说更有耐心:不能够说much patient, 而应该说more patient; 7jZ=+2
同时more也不能替代much修饰比较级, s]"NqwIPK
比如要说低得多:不能说more lower , 而应该说much lower; wewYlm5@
例句:She is far better than me at English. ( 在英语方面她比我好的多) n8.W$ &-ia
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解释:比较级more不能修饰比较级faster, 应改为程度副词much D[7+xAwS
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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 ]Cfjs33H
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解释:程度副词still修饰比较级more时,应置于其前, \F$V m'f_
词汇:crust: 地壳 silicon: 硅 v0D~zV"<y
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考点:程度副词 Hwz.5hV"
答案:A V<:)bG4;d
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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 :7WeR0*%
词汇:gracefully: 优雅地, swan: 天鹅