1．These oranges taste________.
A. good B. well
C. to be good D. to be well
答：A．taste为系动词，后接形容词。
2．Which do you think tastes ______, the chicken or the fishy?
A. well B. good C. better D. best
答：C。better为good的比较级。
3．If we had followed his plan, we could have done the work better with_______ money and______ people.
A. little, fewer B. fewer, less
C. less, fewer D. 1ess, few
答：C。1ittle修饰不可数名词，few修饰可数名词。less money and fewer people用较少的财力和人力。
4. John has three sisters. Mary is the_______ of the three.
A. most cleverest B. more clever
C. cleverest D. cleverer
答：C。clever的比较级和最高级形式是词尾接-er和-est。从题干中of the three可判断是最高级形式(用于三者以上的比较)。
5. The horse is getting old and cannot run _________ it did.
A. as faster as B. so fast than
C. so faster as D. as fast as
答：D。as...as和so...as中间都接原级。as...as用于肯定或否定句；so...as仅用于否定句．
6. He had never spent a_______ day.
A. more worry B. most worrying
C. more worrying D. most worried
答：C． a most worrying day 相当于 a very worrying day,与句意不符。此属考查的是用比较级来表示最高级的含义．此句意为“他从没度过比这更令人忧虑的一天”。言外之意这一天是最令人忧虑的一天．
7. This year they have produced______ grain _________ they did last year.
A. as less, as B. as few, as
C. less, than D. fewer, than
答：C。grain为不可数名词，应用less。
8. —Can I help you?
—Well, I’m afraid the box is _________ heavy for you, but thank you all the same.
A. so B. much C. very D. too
答；D。相当于too heavy for you to carry,为too...to...句型。
9. —Excuse me, is this Mr Brown’s office?
—I’m sorry, but Mr Brown ________ works here. He left about three weeks ago.
A. not now B. no more
C. not still D. no longer
答：D。no more常与暂短性动词连用，no longer 常与延续性动词连用，均表示“不再”。如 He comes here no more. He no longer lives here。
10. The pianos in the other shop will be _________, but_______.
A. cheaper, not as better
B. more cheap, not as better
C. cheaper, not as good
D. more cheap, not as good
答：C。cheap的比较级是在词尾加-er构成。not as good是一种省略，相当于not as good as the pianos in this shop。as...as... 中间接原级，可用于肯定或否定句中。
11. After the new technique was introduced, the factory produced _______ tractors in 1988 as the year before.
A. as twice many B. as many twice
C. twice as many D. twice many as
答：C。表示倍数的比较用...times as many...as 或...times as much...as.。...
12. The salesman showed her several bags and she chose _______ one as she didn’t want to spend too much money on it.
A. the less expensive B. less expensive
C. the least expensive D. least expensive
答：C。从several bags可知应用最高级。the least expensive one 意为“最便宜的”。
13. _______ I went to the railway station to see my friend off.
A. After eating quickly my dinner
B. After my quickly eating dinner
C. After eating my dinner quickly
D. After eating my quickly dinner
答：C。明确什么词后应接哪种形式，介词after后应接名词或相当于名词的词，动名词eatmg后应接宾语dinner。
14. —How did you find your visit to the museum?
—I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was________ than I expected.
A. far more interesting
B. even much interesting
C. so more interesting
D. a lot much interesting
答：A．far可修饰比较级，by far也可修饰比较级，但放在比较级之后，也可修饰最高级．如：better by far, by far the best。
15. Which is ___________ country, Canada or Australia?
A. a large B. larger
C. a larger D. the larger
答：D。一般来说，形容词比较级做表语时前面不加任何冠词，但在下列情况下应加冠词。
①当形容词比较级修饰可数名词做定语时，通常前面加不定冠词。如：This coat is a bit longer. Could you show me a shorter one?
②当形容词比较级表示两者之间较为突出者时，前面常加定冠词．如：This is the better of the two books. Canada is the larger of the two countries.
③the more... ,the more... 句式，表示“愈……就愈……”．如：The more carefully you study, the fewer mistakes you’ll make.
16. —Will you give this message to Mr White, please?
—Sorry, I can’t. He______.
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
答：D。not...any longer相当于no longer, 常与延续性动词连用。not...any more 相当于 no more, 常与暂短性动词连用。
17. ______ box cannot be lifted by a boy of five.
A. So a heavy B. So heavy a
C. A such heavy D. Such heavy a
答：B。“so / how / too / as 形容词 a(an) 可数名词单数”。如：
She is so good a teacher that we all like her.
How beautiful a lake it is.
It is too difficult a problem for me.
Tom is as smart a boy as John.
18. What he said sounds__________.
A. nicely B. pleasantly
C. friendly D. wonderfully
答：C。 friendly adj., sound 为连系动词。
19. It’s believed that ________you work, ________result you’ll get.
A. the harder, the better
B. the more hard, the more better
C. the harder, a better
D. more hard, more better
.答：A。the more..., the more...句式。
20. —Would you like some wine?
—Yes. Just_______.
A. little B. very little
C. a little D. little bit
答：C．just(only)只是，后接a few (little )表示肯定．
21. She doesn’t speak ________ her friend, but her written work is excellent.
A. as well as B. so often as
C. so much as D. as good as
答：A。根据but后的excellent可捧除B和C项，根据词性捧除D项．
22. It takes a long time to go there by train, it’s ________ by road.
A. quick B. the quickest
C. much quick D. quicker
答；D。by tram和byroad两种方式的比较，应用比较级．
23. Of the two shirts, I’d like to choose ________ one.
A. the less expensive B. the most expensive
C. less expensive D. most expensive
答：A。两者中较为突出的一者，在比较级前加定冠词the．
24. John plays football_____, if not better than David.
A. as well B. as well as
C. so well D. so well as
答；B．该句可理解为John plays football as well as David, if he doesn’t play better than David.
25. Tom is taller than ______ in his class.
A. anyone B. any other students
C. any student D. any other student
答：D。用比较级形式表示最高级的意思，用than anyother 单数名词(同一范围比较)或用any 单数名词(不同范围的比较)．
不同范围的比较：China is larger than any country in Africa.
26. If there were no examinations, we should have _______at school.
A. the happiest time B. a more happier time
C. much happiest time D. a much happier time
答：D．have a good(happy)time为惯用法．应注童修饰比较级的程度状语有much, still (~), even, rather, a lot, a bit, a little, a great deal, far, by far(修饰
比较级时，常用于比较级之后，也可修饰最高级，放在最高级之前)等．如：
He is taller by far than his brother.
He is by far the taller of the two brothers.
He is by far the tallest of these boys.
有些词如so, too, quite, very, fairly等不能修饰比较级．
27. —How was your recent visit to Qingdao?
—It was great. We visited some friends, and spent the days at the sea________side.
A. few last sunny B. last few sunny
C. last sunny few D. few sunny last
答：B。go the first (last) ... days 头（后）……天
28. How beautiful she sings! I have never heard ________.
A. the better voice B. a good voice
C. the best voice D a better voice
答：D．用比较级表示最高级的含义，童为“我从役听过比这再好的声音”．
29. Professor White has written some short stories, but he is _______ known for his plays.
A. the best B. more
C. better D. the most
答：C．此句是写 short stories 和写plays之比较，应用 well known 的比较级形式。
30. It was _______ late to catch a bus after the party, therefore we called a taxi.
A. too very B. much too
C. too much D. far
答：B。much too接形容词或副词，too much修饰名词．
31. —Are you satisfied with her answer?
—Not at all. It couldn’t have been____.
A. worse B. so bad
C. better D. the worst
答：A。言外之意她的回答最不好。
32. If the manager had to choose between the two, he would say John was__________choice.
A. good B. the best
C. better D. the better
答；D。两者中较好的一者，选D项，比较级前加定冠词．
33. We decided not to climb the mountains because it was raining________.
A. badly B. hardly
C. strongly D. heavily
答：D。hardly为否定副词，“几乎不”。可以说 It is raining hard (heavily).
34. Wait till you are more_______. It’s better to be sure than sorry.
A. inspired B. satisfied
C. calm D. certain
答：D．根据题干中sure这一重要信息词．
35. Can you believe that in______ a rich country there should be _________ many poor people?
A. such, such B. such, so
C. so, so D. so, such
答：B．such用于修饰名词，so用于修饰形容词或副词 so / as / too / how 形容词 a (an) 单数可敷名词，若接不可敷名词或名词复数应用such．如：
It is such a good book that we all like to read it. 或：
It is so good a book that we all like to read it.
It is such fine weather that we all want to go swimming.
They are such good books that we all like to read them.
36. _______, mother will wait for him to have dinner together.
A. However late is he B. However he is late
C. However is he late D. However late he is
答：D。however接形容词或副词，引导让步状语从句，应用陈述语气。
37. Last night I had a terrible cold and ached all ___________.
A. the way B. over
C. at once D. the worst
答：B。 all over浑身， all the way一路上，all at once突然。
38. It’s always difficult being in a foreign country, __________ if you don’t speak the language.
A. extremely B. naturally
C. basically D. especially
答：D。especially尤其，特别，其他选项与句意不符。
39. Their cheerful voices showed that they were having a __________ discussion.
A. noisy B. serious
C. complete D. friendly
答：D。friendly 友好的
40. I am surprised that you should have been fooled by such a ________ trick.
A. ordinary B. easy
C. smart D. simple
答：D。修饰question“问题”之类的词常用easy或difficult。指trick“把戏，诡计”用simple修饰最佳。 by such a simple trick 意为“如此简单的把戏”。
41. It is generally believed that teaching is ______ it is a science.
h. an art much as B. much an art as
C. as an art much as D. as much an art as
答：D。句子的主干是teaching注an art。同级比较，按照句型，应为“as 形容词十名词 as”。如：
He has as many hooks as I
He has as much homework as I
42. —I’m very _______ with my own cooking. It looks nice and smells delicious.
—Mm, it does have a _______ smell.
A. pleasant, pleased B. pleased, pleased
C. pleasant, pleasant D. pleased, pleasant
答：D．be pleased with...对……满意, pleasant 令人愉快的。
43. Two middle-aged passengers fell into the sea. ________, neither of them could swim.
A. In fact B. Luckily
C. Unfortunately D. Naturally
答：C．从所给题的上下文分析，两人落入水中，又不会游泳，这是很不幸的。
44. All the people ________ at the party were his supporters.
A. present B. thankful
C. interested D. important
答：A。present at 出席
45. It was raining heavily. Little Mary felt cold, so she stood _________ to her mother.
A. close B. closely
C. closed D. closing
答：A。close to短语中的close为副词，意为“离……近”。以-ly构成的副词多表示抽象的意义。如：close近地，closely紧密地，密切地；free免费地，freely自由地，无拘束地I hard努力地，hardly几乎不；late晚，迟，lately近来I most极，非常，mostly主要地，大部分，wide完全地，充分地，widely广泛地；high高，highly高度地，非常：deep深，deeply深深地(抽象意义)。
46. —1 was riding along the street and all of a sudden, a car cut in and knocked me down.
—You can never be____ careful in the street.
A. much B. very C. so D. too
答：D。cannot...too...表示“越……越好”。类似的结构还有 can never.., too, can-not...over, cannot...enough
47. He is three years _________me.
A. seniorer to B. more senior
C. senior than D. senior to
答；D。某些以or结尾的形容词进行比较时，用to代替than。这些词一般没有比较级形式，如 inferior, superior, junior, senior, prior, 例句： He is superior to me in maths.他在数学方面胜过我．
48. John is _____ cleverest boy in the school.
A. far B. the far
C. by far D. by far the
答：D。最高级可被序数词以及 much, by far, nearly, almost, by no means, not quite, not really, nothing like 等同修饰。最高级还可用 much the/the very 修饰。如：
That’s much the / the very best wine. 那是最好的酒。
49. He works ________harder than before.
A. too B. fairly C. rather D. quite
答：C。 rather 可与比较级、-ed 形式的形容词或too连用。
50. As far as I am concerned, education is about learning and the more you learn, _______.
A. the more for life are you equipped
B. the more equipped for life you are
C. the more life you are equipped for
D. you are equipped the more for life
答：B。 the more ...., the more...句式常用倒装结构。
