2015年MPA考试辅导英语讲义难点精析(23)

　　Unit 4 特殊结构部分 ( 比较+强调+倒装 )

　　1. The boy spent as much time watching TV as he ______ studying.

　　A. does B. had C. was D. did

　　2. In fact, Peter would rather have left for San Francisco than _____ in New York.

　　A. to stay B. stayed

　　C. staying D. having stayed

　　3. The ability to store knowledge makes computers different from every other machine ______ invented.

　　A. ever B. thus C. yet D. as

　　4. Young adults ______ older people are more likely to prefer pop songs.

　　A. other than B. more than C. less than D. rather than

　　5. The little man was ______ one meter fifty high.

　　A. almost more than B. hardly more than

　　C. nearly more than D. as much as

　　6. If tap water were as dangerous as some people think, ______ would be getting sick.

　　A. a lot of more us B. more a lot of us

　　C. a lot of us more D. a lot more of us

　　7. Americans eat ____ as they actually need every day.

　　A. twice as much protein B. twice protein as much twice

　　C. twice protein as much D. protein as twice much

　　8. There are few electronic applications _____ to raise fears regarding future employment opportunities than robots.

　　A. likely B. more likely C. most likely D. much likely

　　9. This crop does not do well in soils ______ the one for which it has been specially developed.

　　A. outside B. other than C. beyond D. rather than

　　10. The trumpet player was certainly loud. But I wasn’t bothered by his loudness ______ by his lack of talent.

　　A. than B. more than C. as D. so much as

　　11. In no country ______ Britain, it has been said, can one experience four seasons in the course of a single day.

　　A. better than B. more than C. other than D. rather than

　　12. It is often more difficult to find trained men than _____ for a research project.

　　A. get financial support B. to get financial support

　　C. getting financial support D. to getting financial support

　　13. Generally speaking, people should have _____ as their desires will allow.

　　A. much education as B. as much education

　　C. as less education D. little education

　　14. Students at colleges in large cities ran into _____ debts because it was easier for them to find part-time jobs than those in rural areas.

　　A. few B. fewer C. little D. less

　　15. The risk the financial commission is taking is ______.

　　A. greater than the bank B. as greater as the bank

　　C. greater than the bank’s D. as greater than the bank’s

　　16. There ought to be less anxiety over the perceived risk of getting cancer than ______ in the public mind today.

　　A. exist B. exists C. existing D. existed

　　17. Only under special circumstances ______ to take make-up tests.

　　A. are freshmen permitted B. freshmen are permitted

　　C. permitted are freshmen D. are permitted freshmen

　　18. We have been told that under no circumstances ______ the telephone in the office for personal affairs.

　　A. did we use B. may we use C. we could use D. we may use

　　19. Not until the game had begun ______ at the sports ground.

　　A. had he arrived B. would he have arrived

　　C. did he arrive D. should he have arrived

　　20. ______, he does get annoyed with her sometimes.

　　A. Although much he likes her B. Much although he likes her

　　C. As the likes her much D. Much as he likes her

　　21. ______ in the United States, St. Louis has now become the 24th largest city.

　　A. Being the fourth biggest city B. It was once the fourth biggest city

　　C. Once the fourth biggest city D. The fourth biggest city it was

　　22. Only in this way ______ your writing.

　　A. you can improve B. you will improve

　　C. would you improve D. can you improve

　　23. "What a beautiful ring!" "Never _____ such a big diamond."

　　A. have seen I B. I have seen C. have I seen D. I haven' t seen

　　24. Nowhere else in China _____ more beautiful scenery than in Kunming.

　　A. you can find B. you have found

　　C. can you find D. have you found

　　25. Under no circumstances _____ anything that will benefit ourselves but at the same time

　　harm the interests of others.

　　A. should we do B. we should do C. would do we D. we would do

　　26. We do not even know his name; _____ about his character.

　　A. less we know B. less know we C. less do we know D. less we do know

　　27. It was the training that he had as a young man _____ made him such a good engineer.

　　A. has B. later

　　C. which D. that

　　28. The truth is that it is only by studying history _____ we can learn what to expect in the future. A. which B. and then

　　C. that D. by which

　　29. The mere fact ______ most people believe nuclear war would be madness does not mean that it will not occur.

　　A. what B. which C. that D. why