【考点一】倍数表达法
表示倍数的句型：
(1)A is＋倍数＋比较级＋than＋B
(2)A is＋倍数＋as＋原级＋as＋B
(3)A is＋倍数＋the＋名词(size，length，height 等)＋of＋B
(4)A is＋倍数＋that＋of＋B
(5)A is＋倍数＋what 引导的名词性从句
①This building is three times higher than that one.
This building is three times as high as that one.
This building is three times the height of that one.
这个建筑物是那个建筑物的3倍高。
②The output of this year is 3 times that of 2008.
＝The output of this year is 3 times what it was in 2008.
今年的产量是2008年的三倍。
③After the new technique was introduced，the factory produced twice as many cars in 2008 as the year before.
自从新技术被引进以后，这家工厂2008年生产的小汽车是上一年的两倍。
【经典考题】
1.(2011?福州模拟)When you study the local map，you’ll find this town is________.
A．twice the si ze of that one
B．twice as a large town as that
C．twice as larger as that one
D．twice as la rger a town as that
解析： 句意为：当你研究当地的地图时，你会发现这座城镇是那个的两倍大。倍数的表达方式：A is ＋倍数＋the＋名词(如size/length)＋of B；B项中不定冠词位置错误；C、D项中as后应用形容词原级。
答案： A
2． Peter’s jacket looked just the same as Jack’s，but it cost________his.
A．as much twice as
B．twice as much as
C．much as twice as
D．as twice much as
解析： 倍数表达法是形容词比较等级中一种很常用的比较级结构。不管用哪种比较级结构来表示比较，表示倍数的词总是放在比较级结构的最前面。
答案： B
3． My uncle’s house in the downtown area is much smaller than ours，but it is twice_ _______expensive.
A．as           B．so
C．too          D．very
解析： 考查倍数表达法。这里的倍数是“twice”，由expensive这一原级可知，这里使用了“as...as...”这一比较结构，在具体的语境中，后面的一个as以及后面的成分可以承前省略，即这里expensive后面省略了as ours。
答案： A
【考点二】形容词、副词的比较级和最高级
1．“as＋形容词＋(a/an)＋名词＋as”表示同级比较，注意中间的形容词和名词并列时各自所在的位置。
It is generally believed that teaching is as much an art as it is a science.
人们普遍认为，教学是一门科学，同时也是一门艺术。
2．“as＋形容词/副词的原级＋as”与“not as/so＋形容词/副词的原级＋as”表示同级比较，即两个或两部分人或物在性质上或程度上相同(不同)。
The work is not as/so difficult as you imagine.
这项工作不是像你想像的那么难。
3．“the＋比较级＋of the two ＋名词”表示“两者中较……的那个”。
The taller of the two boys is my brother.
两个男孩中较高的那位是我哥哥。
4．a＋形容词比较级＋n.……
After two years’ research，we have a far better understanding of the disease.
研究两年之后，现在我们对这种病有更好的理解。
We went to the USA in search of a better life.
为了寻找更美好的生活我们去了美国。
5．比较级的修饰语常见的有：rather，much，still，even，far，any(用于否定句或疑问句)，a lot，a little，a great deal，by far，a bit 等。
The students study even harder than before.
学生们学习比以前更努力了。
A car runs a great deal faster than a bike.
汽车比自行车跑得快得多。
6．最高级
(1)最高级的修饰语常见的有：序数词，by far，nearly，almost，by no means，not really，not quite，nothing like。
The bridge being built now is by far the longest across the Yellow River.
目前正在建的那座桥是横跨黄河之上的桥当中最长的桥。
I’d like to buy the second most expensive camera.
我想买仅次于最贵的照相机。
(2)否定词＋比较级＝最高级。
There is no greater love than that of a man who lays down his life for his friends.
为朋友而放弃生命的人的爱是最伟大的爱。
—Are you satisfied with what he said at the meeting?
——你对他在会议上说的满意吗？
—No.It couldn’t have been worse.
——不，不能再差了。
【经典考题】
1. Believe it or not，swimming is________as any to lose unwanted weight.
A．a way as good     B．as a good way
C．as a way good     D．as good a way
 解析： 考查固定短语。as...as表示“和……一样”，固定表达方式有“as＋adj./adv.＋as”“as＋adj.＋a/an＋n.＋as”等。
答案： D
2． —Do you think that the 11th Chinese National Games were a success?
—Yes，________！It couldn’t be ________.
A．relatively；better          B．approximately；worse
C．absolutely；better         D．fortunately；worse
解析： 本题考查副词和形容词在语境中的运用。relatively 相对地，比较地；approximately 大约；absolutely 当然是，绝对正确；fortunately 幸运地。根据语境知，第十一届全运会绝对是一个成功的盛会，没有比它更好的了，故C项正确。
答案： C
3． Of the two cameras，I would prefer ________one，which is very easy for me to carry.
A．a smaller        B．the smallest
C．a small          D．the smaller
解析： 考查形容词比较级。由of the two cameras 可知，总共有两台相机，其中“小的那台”，应该用比较级smaller，同时又是“确指”的概念，所以用the smaller，选D项。
答案： D
【考点二】形容词、副词的基本用法
1．形容词作状语表示伴随或结果，并不表达动作的方式。
After the long journey，the three of them went back home，hungry and tired.
经过长时间旅行后，他们三个回到家，又饿又累。
2．有些副词还可以作连词，作副词时常放在句末。如：though，(ever)since，in case等
He is old.He works hard，though.
＝Though he is old，he works hard.
虽然他年事已高，但他工作还是很努力。
3．有些副词置于句首可修饰全句，作评注性状语。如：obviously，naturally，surprisingly等
Fortunately，he was not drowned and was saved by the PLA.
幸运的是，他没被淹死，被解放军给救了。
Happily for her，her stepmother was kind to her.
高兴的是，她的继母对她很好。
4．can not/never 与enough 或too连用表示：无论怎样都不过分；越……越好。
—I was riding alone in the street and all of a sudden，a car cut in and knocked me down.
——我正在大街上独自一人骑自行车，突然一辆小汽车强行超车把我撞倒了。
—You can never be too careful in the street.
— —在大街上你越仔细越好。
【经典考题】
1. ________，she is the sort of woman to spread sunshine to  people through her smile.
A．Shy and cautious              B．Sensitive and thoughtful
C．Honest and confident           D．Lighthearted and optimistic
解析： 句意为：她无忧无虑、积极乐观，是那种用微笑给别人带来快乐的人。本题考查形容词作伴随状语。shy and cautious 害羞的、小心的；sensitive and thoughtful 敏感的、多思的；honest and confide nt 诚实的、自信的。
答案： D
2． Jim went to answer the phone.________，Harry started to prepare lunch.
A．However          B．Nevertheless
C．Besides           D．Meanwhile
解析： 句意为：Jim 去接电话了。与此同时，Harry 开始做午饭。本题考查副词用法。A.然而；B.虽然如此；C.除此之外；D.与此同时。根据前后句逻辑关系，应选择表示并列关系的D。
答案： D
3． We only had $100 and that was________to buy a new computer.
A．nowhere near enough         B．near enough nowhere
C．enough near nowhere         D．near nowhere enough
解析： 句意为：我们只有100美元，离买台新电脑的钱还差得远呢。本题考查修饰 词顺序。not anywhere near 或nowhere near：far from，not at all远非，绝不是，为固定短语。
答案： A
4． When it was his turn to deliver his speech，________，he walked towards the microphone.
A．nervously and embarrassingly          B．nervous and embarrassedly
C．nervously and embarrassing            D．nervous and embarrassed
解析： 该题考查形容词作状语。形容词一般作定语，但也可作状语。如：He lay in bed，awake.再如：Her husband came back，drunk.
答案： D