than1. Mary is _ than Alice. (1992)A. more experienced a teacher B. a more experienced teacherC. more an experienced teacher D. more experienced teacheran experienced teacher, 比较级加在形容词前，因此B。2. _ the two, Bob is _ student. (1995)A. Of, more diligentB. In, more diligentC. Of, the more diligentD. In, the more diligentthe 比较级 of the two，因此C。3. Western Nebraska generally receives less snow than _ Eastern Nebraska. (1996)A. in B. it receives in C. does D. it does in完整形式应该是：than Eastern Nebraska receives snow，省去了部分谓语，保留了主语和助动词，可以倒装，因此C。4. The indoor swimming pool seems to be a great more luxurious than _. (1998)A. is necessaryB. being necessary C. to be necessaryD. it is necessary这个句子是一个由than引导的比较状语从句，既然是从句那么可以排除BC；than引导的从句中省略了的主语应该是the indoor swimming pool，为避免重复，一般省略，不需要用it来指代。A。5. There ought to be less anxiety over the perceived risk of mountain climbing than _ in the public mind today. (1999)A. exists B. exist C. existing D. to exist省略了的主语是anxiety，因此谓语动词用第三人称单数：A6. The experiment requires more money than _. (2002)A. have been put in B. being put in C. has been put in D. to be put inthan引导的从句中省略了的主语应该是money，因此谓语动词要用第三人称单数，C。7. The less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of a fully-loaded truck, _ to the truck.A. the greater stress is B. greater is the stressC. the stress is greater D. the greater the stress“地表和载满货物卡车的接触面越小，卡车对地面的压强就越大。”A。as8. Some dieters find that after their dieting is over, they ate twice _ they did before their diet.A. more thanB. as many as C. much than D. as much asD,“饭量是以前的两倍”。A是指“三倍”，不合常理。9. Language belongs to each member of the society, to the cleaner _ to the professor. (1998)A. as far as B. the same as C. as much as D. as long asC，as much as“达到与一样的程度”，完整的后半个句子应是：language belongs tothe cleaner as much as it belong to the professor “语言属于社会的每个成员，既属于清洁工，也属于教授”；as far as“一直到某个程度”；the same as“与一样”；表示“清洁工和教授是一样的”，意思不妥；as long as“只要”。10. She did her work _ her manager had instructed. (2002)A. as B. until C. when D. thoughas可表示方式，意思是“按照，如同”；“她依照经理的指示办事。”A。11. The trumpet player was certainly loud. But I wasnt bothered by his loudness _ by his lack of talent.A. so much asB. rather than C. as D. thanA考点是not so much as句型，表示“与其说是，倒不如说是”、“更多的是，而不是”。“毫无疑问，那个喇叭手的号声吵死了，但与其说我烦他的声音大，倒不如说烦他没吹号的天分。”12. His remarks were _ annoy everybody at the meeting. (2005)A. so as to B. such as to C. such to D. as much as tosuch as为固定搭配，意为“到如此程度以致”，又如：His illness is not such as to cause anxiety.他的病还没有严重到令人担心的地步。A is to B what C is to D13. Twelve is to three _ four is to one. (1998)A. what B. as C. that D. like水对鱼的关系就像空气对人的关系一样：Water is to fish what air is to man.14. Intellect is to the mind _ sight is to the body. (2001)A. what B. as C. that D. like智力对于思想，犹如视力对于身体一样。not + 比较级 + than, no + 比较级 + than15. John is _ hardworking than his sister, but he failed in the exam. (1998)A. no less B. no more C. not less D. no soA，“约翰的用功绝不亚于他姐姐，可是这次考试他却没及格。”not less than只是比较约翰和他姐姐，没有强调约翰非常用功。16. Fat cannot change into muscle _ muscle changes into fat. (1999)A. any more thanB. no more thanC. no less than D. much more thanA，“脂肪不能转变为肌肉，就像肌肉不能转变为脂肪一样。”not any more than意思是“和同样都不”。as / though / much as17. David Singer, my friends father, _ raised and educated in New York, lived and lectured in Africa most of his life. (1993)A. who B. if C. while D. thoughD，表示转折。答案C while只是表示同时并列的转折。如：While I understand your views, I cant agree with you.18. _ he needed money for a new car, he decided not to borrow it from the bank. (1998)A. Much as B. Much thoughC. As much D. Though muchA, much as可看作是固定词组，作连词，引导让步状语从句，表示“尽管，虽然”。如Much as I should like to see you, I am afraid you could not come.19. Fool _ Jane is, she could not have done such a thing. (2002)A. who B. as C. that D. likeB，有倒装，a./n. + as + 主语 + 助动词be，如：Patient as he is, he cant bear it any longer.20. _ I like economics, I like sociology much better. (2003)A. As much as B. So much