考點(diǎn)二 (not) so /as…as
比較級特殊句式(not)so/as…as 表示“如同……一樣、不如……”等意思,其結(jié)構(gòu)和than句式相仿,但as…as之間的形容詞必須用原形,而且as…as必須搭配使用,
如:It is as good as it looks.
The boss is not so bad-tempered as you have described.
填空題中常給出句子的一部分(第一個as),要求填出相搭配的部分(第二個as),一定要形成對這種搭配句式的敏感。
例題:
(1)
The best way to control rats is by seeing that they have as ----.
(A) possibly little nourishment
(B) nourishment possibly little
(C) little as possible nourishment
(D) little nourishment as possible
答案:D
解釋:空格處需要動詞have的賓語,同時包含as…as句式,A、B都缺少與as搭配的結(jié)構(gòu),C語序有誤,均可排除。D中as…as possible, 為固定用法, 意為“盡可能”.
(2)
There is evidence that prehistoric humans used fire ---- 400,000 B.C.
(A) so early
(B) the earliest
(C) as early as
(D) so early that
答案:C
解釋:依句意空格處需要“早在”這一意思的正確表達(dá),只有C符合題意,用的是比較級特殊句式as...as
考點(diǎn)三 the same…as
此句式也常用來表示“和……一樣”,the same和as既可連用,也可分開使用,
如:She looks just the same as before.
I got the same feeling as you did.
改錯題中常將此句式誤用為the same…like /than, 要練就一雙火眼金睛將其識別出來
例題:
(1)
Meadowlarks are about the same size than robins, but they have heavier bodies, shorter tails, and longer bills.
應(yīng)改為:as.
解釋:the same as是固定搭配, 表示“與...一樣”
(2)
Due to sophisticated transportation networks, people can now buy the same types of perishable goods in Toronto like in New York City.
應(yīng)改為:as
解釋:與the same相搭配的只有as, like不行