2012年托福考试语法辅导：the more…，the more

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the more…，the more…
　　此句式常表示“越……越……”，more在此处泛指比较级，此句式的特点是前后两句以逗号隔开，句子结构平行，而且谓语动词一致时，为避免重复常进行省略，
, r2 L& S8 F6 _: H9 S　　如：The more she slept, the less comfortable she felt.
2 e9 A7 U3 h1 w2 g9 B: u　　The greater the size, the easier it is for you to spot.
- _* _7 J9 z) @; i　　填空题中常需填入两个分句之一，因此看到the more结构，要注意选与其结构相近的另一半the more句式
1 @; K4 [! e" l: H- G. P% X7 Q# B　　例题：
　　(1)
5 P; r* `( n8 F& v/ m- o　　The greater the population there is in a locality, ----for water, transportation, and disposal of refuse.
　　(A) the greater the need there is
3 J' N+ X. O% t9 w　　(B) greater need
　　(C) is there great need
　　(D) the great need
　　答案：A
　　解释：这是典型的 “the more…,
3 B4 i( S+ W' n) x" u" Z: q0 |# Q　　the more…” 句式, 意为 “越…, 越…” 其逗号前后两部分结构要平行, 而且后一句可以不倒装, A 完全符合要求. C D 都缺少此固定句式所要求的第二个比较级; B 少定冠词the. 此句亦可改写为: If there is greater population in a locality, there will be greater need for water, transportation, and disposal of refuse.
" T0 K3 a( T6 F4 R. V+ Y　　(2)
! ^% d6 J2 H" D; H+ D　　The less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of the body of a runner, ---- to the body.
4 c0 `, a7 T5 J; R+ A5 k: r　　(A) the stress it is greater
3 W( X1 l- U, k9 ~　　(B) greater is the stress
　　(C) greater stress is
; k& e# ?( o8 `* f+ C　　(D) the greater the stress
) a7 w* k# |' k; }: B　　答案：D
; x2 J% n1 `% D' Z0 X) U+ y% I' G　　解释：此句涉及比较级的特殊句式the more..., the more..., 此句式要求前后结构平行，当谓语一致时，后面的可省略，符合要求的只有D
　　考点五 no longer /not…any longer
% }: ?  q- q. t4 z0 D　　no longer /not…any longer和no more/not…any more都表示“不再……”,
　　如：He no longer smokes. / He doesn’t smoke any longer.
" m" ~1 M- V8 A1 _, H　　注意no longer /not…any longer不要混用，no more /not…any more同理，这一句式在改错题中出现。
　　例题：
　　(1)
　　Although it is any longer the big business that it was in the forties, radio continues to be a medium of essential communication, especially at the local level.
　　应改为：no longer.
　　解释：根据句意此处应为否定“不再是 ．．．”，英文中有两种方式表达此意, no longer / not...any longer, 此句只能采用前者, 若用后者语序应为: it is not the big business that it was in the forties any longer