2012年托福考试语法辅导：the more…，the more

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the more…，the more…
. r* F! G3 y+ M1 ^' {7 {$ a　　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，
7 V8 j) G/ q/ P" M0 c. p( C" M　　如：The more she slept, the less comfortable she felt.
　　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
& o* W2 J0 h. T1 C　　例题：
　　(1)
　　The 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
　　(C) is there great need
　　(D) the great need
, g; V6 M% ]1 q; o; I7 `& g　　答案：A
　　解释：这是典型的 “the more…,
　　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.
　　(2)
　　The less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of the body of a runner, ---- to the body.
　　(A) the stress it is greater
' h" y* y, T& o3 H: V　　(B) greater is the stress
　　(C) greater stress is
( L0 |. ~1 N% o. e2 K　　(D) the greater the stress
　　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
. x2 E& y! P& F" _! \+ q+ |# v3 ~　　考点五 no longer /not…any longer
% {1 K9 I6 ]8 Y) W　　no longer /not…any longer和no more/not…any more都表示“不再……”,
6 o' [* I$ ~! w+ w　　如：He no longer smokes. / He doesn’t smoke any longer.
- x! Z0 W; ]4 c3 Q- ?: Q6 R　　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。
7 w. L# Q( E. M　　例题：
　　(1)
; A; _, T, ~$ N# g　　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.
: w0 s$ ?3 i- P4 R. f( j　　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