2012年托福考试语法辅导：程度副词much等

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程度副词much等
. q' \0 P8 ^0 ~' p# s. i2 @　　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.
　　She’s not a bit more rational than you were.
" y& t, t* A4 n  a% p　　注意：much不能加形容词原形代替比较级
　　比如想说更有耐心：不能够说much patient, 而应该说more patient；
! ^  P% s/ Y& e$ A' `　　同时more也不能替代much修饰比较级，
　　比如要说低得多：不能说more lower , 而应该说much lower;
, X# B2 W) n0 H" ^# N　　例句：She is far better than me at English. ( 在英语方面她比我好的多)
+ k7 D2 A# Q' M5 k3 n　　例题：
, A* L( P3 X- R+ z& n' {) v　　(1)
　　Watercolors dry more faster than other paints.
　　应改为：much faster
　　解释：比较级more不能修饰比较级faster, 应改为程度副词much
5 X3 {5 r  T8 e8 s　　(2)
7 ?2 r8 Z* |8 [- h' @, v　　Reptiles are widely distributed all over the world, but are much abundant in warm regions and are virtually absent beyond the treeline in the Arctic.
! c6 V& u: z1 \: y0 L7 t　　应改为：more.
+ P" |0 n7 c8 g3 q* G/ K/ _　　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
　　(3)
: D/ V: U9 d  Y1 S% T# ^　　Aluminum is the most abundant metal in the crust of the Earth, but the nonmetals oxygen and silicon are more still abundant.