Module 3 Life now and then
Unit 3
形容词与副词及其比较级和最高级的用法
【新知导引·悟】
完成句子, 注意句中形容词或副词的用法。
1. 就要完成了。
______ finished. Nearly
2. ——妈妈, 你认为今天的生活比过去更好吗?
——是的, 当然, 我认为比过去好。
—Mum, do you think that life is ______ today ____ in
the past?
—Yes, of course, I do.
better than
3. 但是人们不如以前锻炼得多了。
But people don’t take __ _____ exercise __ they used to.
4. 我想那是因为更多的人有车, 他们步行或骑自行车
更少了。
I suppose that’s because _____ people have cars, and
they walk or use their bikes ___.
as much as
more
less
5. 更多的财富有时意味着更少的健康。
_____ wealth sometimes means ___ health.
6. 当汽车的数量加倍时, 污染也加倍, 甚至更糟。
When the number of cars is doubled, the pollution is
also doubled, or ____ _____.
More less
even worse
7. 家庭比过去小了。
Families have got _______ ____ they were in the past.
8. 我女儿真的很幸运。
My daughter is _____ _____.
smaller than
really lucky
9. 不过, 我唯一不喜欢的是交通流量太大了。
The only thing I don’t like, though, is that there’s so
_____ _____traffic.
10. 总的说来, 我认为现在的生活更好了。
_________ speaking, I think life is ______ today.
much more
Generally better
【知识详解·记】
一、形容词与副词的句法功能
(一)形容词的句法功能
形容词是指用来描述或修饰名词(或代词)的一类词。
一般放在其所修饰的名词之前。在句中用作定语、表
语、宾语补足语等成分。
1. 作定语, 常置于被修饰词的前面
I have a new bike. 我有一辆新自行车。
2. 作表语, 置于系动词或感官动词后
The tomato and egg soup smells good.
西红柿鸡蛋汤闻起来不错。
3. 作宾语补足语, 置于宾语之后
The piece of news made us excited.
这条消息使我们兴奋。
4. “the +形容词”表示一类人, 作主语时, 谓语动词用
复数形式
The young should offer their seats to the old on the
bus. 在公交车上, 年轻人应该主动给老人让座。
【警示】
(1)alive, afraid, awake, alone, asleep等形容词在句中
一般只作表语。
(2)something, anything, nothing等不定代词被形容词
修饰时, 形容词放在不定代词后面。
(二)副词的句法功能
副词一般用作状语, 修饰动词、形容词、副词以及全
句, 表示程度、方式等。例如:
Junk food isn’t good for health. So I never eat it.
垃圾食品对健康不好。所以我从来不吃它。
Jack is quite a clever boy.
杰克是一个相当聪明的孩子。
Bill runs very fast. 比尔跑得非常快。
Luckily, no one was injured in the car accident.
幸运的是, 车祸中没有人受伤。
二、形容词与副词的比较级和最高级
(一)基本句型
1. 比较级的句型
(1)比较级+than, 表示“比……更……”。
The blue schoolbag is more expensive than that green
one. 这个蓝色的书包比那个绿色的更贵。
(2)比较级+and+比较级, 表示“越来越……”。
The song is more and more popular.
这首歌越来越受欢迎。
(3)The+比较级, the+比较级, 表示“越……, 越……”。
The more slowly you drive a car, the safer you’ll be.
你开车开得越慢, 你就越安全。
2. 同级比较的句型
同级比较一般采用as. . . as. . . 句型, 否定句可以
用not as/so. . . as. . . 表示。
My computer is as cheap as Ben’s.
我的电脑和本的一样便宜。
3. 最高级的句型
(1) the+最高级+of/in. . .
The purple coat is the cheapest in our clothing store.
这件紫色外套是我们服装店最便宜的。
(2) the+最高级+定语从句
Kunming is the most beautiful place I have ever been
to. 昆明是我曾去过的最漂亮的地方。
(二)比较级和最高级的修饰语
比较级和最高级的修饰语应置于其所修饰的形容
词或副词之前。
常见的比较级修饰语有much, still, a lot, even, far
等。例如:
I think the storybook is much more interesting than
the novel.
我认为这本故事书比那本小说有趣得多。
常见的最高级修饰语有almost, by far, far, much等。
【语法强化·练】
用所给词的适当形式填空
1. (2018·连云港中考)—Have you ever used Meitu?
—Of course. It’s one of the most ______ (wide) used
free photo editing apps in the world.
widely
2. (2018·济宁中考)People often fly kites on sunny and
______ (wind) days.
3. (2019·淮安中考) After doing sports for months,
Tina is becoming _______ (thin) than before.
4. (2019·元安中考) Huawei is one of the _______ (big)
smartphone makers in the world.
windy
thinner
biggest
5. (2018·连云港中考)Diana was a little fat in the past.
But now she is much _______ (thin) than before.
6. (2018·潍坊中考)The new library will be _____
(more) bigger than the old one.
7. (2018·温州中考)After winning the speech
competition, Bob became _____________(confident)
than before.
thinner
much
more confident
8. (2018·眉山中考)The population of China is the
______(large) in the world. largest
【理·模块话题】
【记·写作佳句】
【教材句】
1. People are wealthier today, and they live longer
than they did in the past.
现在, 人们更富有, 而且他们比过去更长寿。
2. But people don’t take as much exercise as they used
to. 但是人们不如以前锻炼得多了。
3. More wealth sometimes means less health.
更多的财富有时意味着更少的健康。
4. Families have got smaller than they were in the
past. 家庭比过去小了。
5. Generally speaking, I think life is better today.
总的说来, 我认为现在的生活更好了。
【拓展句】
1. But things were very different in the past.
但过去的情况大不相同。
2. Now great changes have taken place in my
hometown.
现在我的家乡发生了巨大的变化。
3. I believe we can make our world a better place as
long as we keep trying.
我相信只要我们继续努力, 我们就能让我们的世界变
得更好。
4. In a word, people live better than before.
总之, 人们比以前生活得更好了。
5. Every year, thousands of people from all over the
world come to visit our city.
每年, 来自世界各地的成千上万的人来参观我们的城
市。
【鉴·典题考题】
假如你是来自悉尼的一名交换生, 名叫Bruce, 三
年前你来到西塘, 目睹了西塘三年来发生的巨大变化。
请以Great Changes in Xitang为题, 根据表格中的提示
写一篇短文, 谈论一下西塘的今昔以及对未来的展望。
西塘
概况 Xitang, “江南六大古镇”之一
过去 贫穷、落后, 空气污染严重
现在 高铁、飞机场等, 吸引了国内外众
多游客
感想 ……
要求: 1. 80词左右。
2. 语法正确, 文理通顺, 流畅。
3. 文中不得出现真实姓名、校名。
【审题谋篇】
体裁 记叙文
时态 一般现在时和一般过去时
人称 第一人称
要点
①开篇点题引出写作话题——西
塘
②具体描写西塘今昔对比
③表达自己对西塘未来的感想
【遣词造句】
1. 开篇点题引出写作话题——西塘
(1)我是一名来自悉尼的交换生。
___________________________________I am an exchange student from Sydney.
(2)三年前我来到西塘。
_______________________________Three years ago, I came to Xitang.
2. 具体描写西塘今昔对比
(1)过着贫穷的生活 _____________
(2)在过去三年里 ___________________
(3)宽阔的马路 __________
(4)其中之一 ______
live a poor life
in the past three years
wide roads
one of
(5)成千上万的 ____________
(6)全世界 ________________
(7)环境变得更美了。(用形容词比较级)
_______________________________________
thousands of
all over the world
The environment has become more beautiful.
(8)它被誉为“江南六大古镇”之一。(用被动语态加强
语气)
____________________________________________
____________________________
It is considered to be one of the six ancient towns in
the south of the Yangtze River.
3. 表达自己对西塘未来的感想
一般表达: 我认为西塘将会变得更好。
______________________________
高级表达: (使用比较级特殊句式)
总之, 我确信西塘会变得越来越好。
___________________________________________
_______
I think Xitang will become better.
In a word, I’m sure Xitang will become better and
better.
【连句成篇】
Great Changes in Xitang
I am an exchange student from Sydney. Three years
ago, I came to Xitang. Xitang was a small town. People
lived a poor life. Pollution was very serious and rubbish
was everywhere. People went everywhere by electric
bike or motorcycle. But things have become different in
the past three years.
The government has built wide roads, high-speed
trains, airports and highways here. The environment
has become more beautiful. And it is considered to be
one of the six ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze
River. Every year, thousands of people from all over the
world come to visit the ancient town.
In a word, I’m sure Xitang will become better and
better.
【练·话题写作】
(2019·广元中考)
假如你叫李军, 你家于2017年被列为“精准扶贫”
的帮扶对象, 在政府两年的帮扶下, 你家变化巨大。时
值学校校报举办“家的变化”主题征文活动, 请你根
据以下内容要点, 用英语写一篇70词左右的短文, 参加
本次活动。
内容要点:
过去 1. 家庭贫困, 房屋破旧
2. 母亲生病, 为母担忧, 成绩下滑
现在 3. 住进新房, 母亲康复, 学习进步
4. 生活水平日趋改善
要求: 1. 词数: 70词左右。短文开头语已给出, 但不计
入总词数。
2. 短文中必须包括所有要点, 但不要逐字翻译,
可适当发挥。
3. 短文中不得出现真实的人名和校名。
My name is Li Jun. Thanks to the government, my
family has changed a lot in the last two years. _______
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________