典型高考英语陷阱题详解·比较结构

1. How beautifully she sings! I have never heard _________ voice.

A. a better                    B. a best                   C. the better                 D. the best

【陷阱】容易误选D，认为最高级前要用定冠词。

【分析】其实此题最佳答案为A，该句可视为…I have never heard a better voice than her voice 之省略，全句句意为“她唱得多好啊！我从未听过她这么好的声音”。请再看以下类似的实例：

He is fine, never better. 他很好，比以往任何时候都好。

This bird is really lovely. I’ve never seen a finer one. 这只鸟真可爱，我从未见过这样好看的鸟。

比较以下试题，情形也大致相同：

(1) “I’ve never found a better job.” “_________.”

A. I don’t think so           B. Too bad              C. Congratulations       D. Don’t worry

答案选C，I’ve never found a better job可视为 I’ve never found a better job than this job 之省略，句意为：我从来没有找到比这份工作更好的工作，即这是我所找到的最好的工作。

(2) “What do you think of the service here?” “Oh, _________. We couldn’t have found a better place.”

A. too bad                     B. sorry                     C. wonderful               D. impossible

答案选 C。We couldn’t have found a better place 可视为We couldn’t have found a better place than this place，其意为“我们不可能找到一个比这个地方更好的地方”，即“这是我们所能找到的最好的地方”。

(3) Boris has brains. In fact, I doubt whether anyone in the class has _________IQ.

A. a high                       B. a higher                   C. the higher              D. the highest

答案选B，句意为“……我怀疑班上有没有哪个人比他智商更高”，即“我认为他可能是班上智商最高的”。

(4) . How cold it is! We’ve never had _________ this winter.

A. the colder day           B. a cold day                C. the coldest day        D. a colder day

答案选D。句意为“今年冬天我们还从未遇上过这样冷的日子”。

2. Professor White has written some short stories, but he is _________ known for his plays.

A. the best                    B. more                       C. better                      D. the most

【陷阱】容易误选D。

【分析】此题首先不宜选B或D，因为 well known 的比较级和最高级通常是 better known和best known，有时也可以是 more well known 和 most well known，但通常不能是 more known 和 most known。至于是选A还是C，这就要看语境。由于句中涉及的只有 stories 和 plays 两个对象，故应选比较级。

3. You are _________ careful than your brother. You two can’t do the work that needs care and skill.  

A. not more                  B. no more                   C. not less                  D. no less

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