一、more than

　　1.more than后跟名词或数量词，表示超过，不止是，不仅仅是，即over。

　　We advertised for pupils last autumn, and got________ 60. [1998上海]

　　A. more than B. more of

　　C. as much as D. so many as [A]

　　Gandhi was much more than a clever lawyer, a fine speaker, a determined fighter for human rights and a political leader.

　　2.more than后跟含有can的从句，常含"否定"含义。例如:

　　The cold was more than the children could bear. (这样的寒冷远非孩子们所能忍受。)

　　3.more... than...相当于rather than，表示取舍。意为"与其说后者，倒不如说前者"，"是……而不是……"，这时more... than...后跟两个对等成分，more后跟的形容词词尾不变。例如:

　　This book seems to be more of a dictionary than a grammar book.

　　He was more frightened than hurt. (与其说他受伤了，倒不如说他受惊不小。)

　　4.more... than...后跟形容词或副词，表示前者比后者更……。例如：

　　This park is more beautiful than that one.

　　5.more... than...后接含有can的从句，也表示"否定"含义。例如：

　　Edison was always asking more questions than his teacher could answer. (爱迪生总是问一些老师回答不了的问题。)

　　二、no more than

　　1.no more than/not any more than/only后跟名词或数词，表示"仅仅，只有"。

　　His whole school education added up to no more than one year.

　　He is no more than a puppet. (他只是一个傀儡。)

　　2.no more... than.../not any more... than...表示前者和后者一样都不……，其作用相当于"neither... nor..."或可改成as...原级形容词或副词的反义词as...。例如：

　　Jack is no more diligent than John.杰克和约翰谁都不勤奋。

　　He can not speak French any more than I can.他不会说法语，我也不会。

　　三、not more than

　　1.not more than后跟数词，意为"至多，不超过"，相当于at (the) most, less than。例如：

　　Not more than 1,000 people attended the lecture.

　　2.not more... than...前者不比后者更……，相当于not so...as...。例如：

　　She is not more beautiful than Mary.

　　Exercises:

　　1.-I did not do well in the exam. How about you?

　　-I did ________ you. Maybe even worse.

　　A. not better thanB. no better than

　　C. as well as D. not worse than

　　2.-Jim is unable to help you. Why not ask Jack to help you?

　　-He is ________ helpful than Jim, I am afraid.

　　A. no more B. any more

　　C. not moreD. some more

　　3.-Why did you ask Jack for help instead of Jim?

　　-He is ________ helpful than Jim, I think.

　　A. no more B. any more

　　C. not more D. much more

　　4.-Why didn't you ask Jack for help instead of Jim?

　　-He is ________ helpful than Jim I think.

　　A.no more B.any more

　　C.not more D.some more

　　5.He was so poor that he had ________ than 10 dollars.

　　A.not less B.no less

　　C.no more D.not more

　　6.Some bamboo grows no higher than your ankles. That is to say, some bamboo grows ________your ankles.

　　A.as long as B.the same height as

　　C.as high as D.not higher than

　　7.I like ________ of the 2 books, for this book is ________ than that one.

　　A.both; not more interesting

　　B.either; no more

　　C.neither; no more interesting

　　D.either; not more

　　8.I don't think he can do the work well because he is ________ twenty years old.

　　A.more than B.less than

　　C.no more than D.not more than

　　9.He gave me ________ 100 dollars! He said with satisfaction.

　　A.no less than B.no more than

　　C.something like D.only

　　10.-I think he is very wise.

　　-No, he is ________ than wise.

　　A.kinderB.more kindly

　　C.rather kinder D.more kind

　　11.-Is Mr. White out of danger?

　　-No, he is ________ than before, I am afraid.

　　A.no better B.a little better

　　C.not worse D.no worse

　　12.-The dish is delicious!

　　-Well, at least it's ________ the one I cooked yesterday.

　　A.as bad as B.no worse than

　　C.as well as D.not better than

　　13.She is ________ than her elder sister.

　　A.not more richer B.no rich

　　C.less richD.less richer

　　14.这城市之美是无法用语言描述的。

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　　参考答案:

　　1-5 BADCC 6-10 BCCAD 11-13 ABC

　　14.The beauty of the city is more than words can describe.

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