大学英语综合教程第1册第2版 Unit1-5 答案(12)

Grammar

II. Complete the sentences using the "as…as" construction or the comparatives of the adjectives given.

1. older than 5. more exciting than 9. more selective 2. more interested 6. as complicated 10. nicer 3. as crowded as 7. easier than 11. as unlucky as 4. as pale as 8. as expensive as 12. more difficult

III. Complete the sentences using a comparative form.

3. stronger 7. happier 11. more exciting 4. more noisy 8. younger 12. louder 5. more expensive 9. more often 6. more difficult 10. further

IV. Use superlatives or comparatives of the adjectives given to complete the sentences.

9. more comfortable (The comparative form is used because two chairs are being

compared.)

10. the funniest (When a noun is postmodified by a relative clause or a prepositional phrase,

a superlative is used to premodify it.)

11. the worst (When the superlative of an adjective is used, don't forget to use the definite

article before it. ) 12. more serious 13. the most popular 14. quieter

15. the most beautiful

16. healthier (Note the comparative form of "healthy" is "healthier".) 17. the least honorable (Here comparison to a minimum degree is used.) 18. less…challenging…least challenging

V. Correct the errors, where found, in the following sentences.

5. older ("Elder" cannot be used as a complement but "older" can. "Than him" is also

grammatically permissible.)

6. oldest ("Eldest" cannot be used to premodify nonpersonal objects.)

7. √ (Both "older" and "elder" can be used to talk about a person.) 8. √ ("Further" can be used to refer to distance, just as "farther".)

9. further ("Further" can also mean "more" or "additional," but "farther" refers to distance

only.)

10. a more (Pay attention to the word order here.)

11. better(Only two reports are being compared, so the comparative should be used.) 12. √ ("A/an + singular noun" can be used after the adjective in the "as…as" construction.)

Translation

I. Translate the following sentences into Chinese.

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