托福考试辅导：语法讲解（14）

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考点四 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，
: n8 D- _" Y9 W6 o* p  K9 W$ E如：The more she slept, the less comfortable she felt.
/ x  T# V+ [4 E" F9 B7 k3 E   The greater the size, the easier it is for you to spot.
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
例题：
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& s9 N& Q* D! e; vThe greater the population there is in a locality, ----for water, transportation, and disposal of refuse.
  (A) the greater the need there is
  (B) greater need
5 _# o" e2 S6 ^) O4 }  (C) is there great need
/ u; s$ R  E! K  E2 b4 s' o  (D) the great need
答案：A
. Z* T5 O# Y/ w解释：这是典型的 “the more…,
0 L$ a# W7 x/ U% M5 E* P 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.
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The less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of the body of a runner, ---- to the body.
0 y( v& i9 l) ]4 t% v% x; l (A) the stress it is greater
(B) greater is the stress
(C) greater stress is
8 j; H, {; P0 m: f (D) the greater the stress
$ [4 C& c6 V9 D# ?8 g& i答案：D
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
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7 ?) B/ U/ @, R0 C3 E考点五 no longer /not…any longer
6 C' l/ }$ d3 G9 \& I% ^+ R/ rno 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.
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。
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   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.
( o1 e! E( V' Q3 w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