4. — What’s the highest mountain in the world? — Qomolangma. — How high is Qomolangma? — It’s 8,844.43 meters high. It’s higher than any other mountain.

5. — Which is the deepest salt lake in the world? — The Caspian Sea is the deepest of all the salt lakes. — Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world? zxxk — Yes, I did. It’s much older than the US.

6. 大多数形容词有三个级。 1. 原级 : Structure : as... as... 像..…. 一样 e.g. Tim is as tall as Tom. 2. 比较级 ( 用于两者之间的比较 ): Structure ：形容词比较级＋ than... e.g. This box is bigger than that one.

7. 3. 最高级 ( 用于三者或三者以上的比较 ): Structure: the + 形容词的最高级＋ of / in... e.g. Tom is the heaviest in our class. He is the most popular in our school.

8. 规则变化 1) 一般情况下，单音节或双音节的形容 词 / 副词比较级＋ er ， 最高级＋ est 。如 : clever — cleverer — cleverest few — fewer — fewest small — smaller — smallest 等。

9. 2) 以 e 结尾的词，比较级＋ r ，最高级＋ st 即可。 如： nice — nicer — nicest cute — cuter — cutest large — larger — largest 3) 以辅音字母＋ y 结尾的变 y 为 i ＋ er 或 est 如 : easy — easier — easiest happy — happier — happiest 再如： early, busy, heavy, dirty, lazy 也如 此。

10. 4) 重读闭音节，单辅音结尾的，双写这 个辅音字母＋ er 或 est 的词： ① fat — fatter — fattest ② thin — thinner — thinnest ③ hot — hotter — hottest ④ red — redder — reddest ⑤ wet — wetter — wettest ⑥ big — bigger — biggest zx 。 xk

11. 5) 多音节和部分双音节的词需要在形容词 原级前＋ more 构成比较级，＋ the most 构 成最高级。如： beautiful － more beautiful － the most beautiful 又如 : delicious, popular, important, interesting, expensive, creative 双音节的词如 : careful － more careful － the most careful useful － more useful － the most useful

12. 少数单音节词也是这样，如： pleased — more pleased — the most pleased tired — more tired — the most tired b) 不规则变化： good — better — best well — better — best bad — worse — worst many/much — more — most

13. far — farther —farthest ( 距离远 ) far — further — furthest ( 程度深 ) old — elder — eldest ( 长幼 ) old — older — oldest ( 年龄 )

14. 1. 三者或三者以上相比，表示最高程度 时，用 “the + 最高级 ” 的结构表示。这 种句式一般常有表示比较范围的介词 短语。例如： Zhang Hua is the tallest of the three. He works (the) hardest in his class.

15. 2. 最高级可被序数词以及 much ， by far ， nearly ， almost ， by no means ， not quite ， not really ， nothing like 等词语所修饰。 例如： This hat is by far ／ much ／ nearly ／ almost ／ not nearly ／ by no means ／ not quite ／ nothing like the biggest. How much did the second most expensive hat coat?

16. 3. 表示 “ 最高程度 ” 的形容词，如 excellent ， extreme ， perfect 等，没有最高级，也不 能用比较级。 4. 形容词最高级修饰作表语或介词宾语的 名词、代词时，被修饰的词往往省略。 e.g. He is the tallest (boy) in his class. 5. 作状语的副词最高级前可以不加定冠词。 e.g. Of all the boys he came (the) earliest.

17. 1. 比较级考点 ① 比较级修饰问题 a little, a bit, even, still, much, a lot, far 等可修饰比较级。 e.g. Tom is a little taller than Jim. This book is much more interesting than that one.

18. ② 同级比较 e.g. The weather in Beijing is colder than that in Xi’an. Our school is bigger than yours. ③ the + 比较级 e.g. Lucy is the fatter of the two girls.

19. ④ “a/an + 比较级 ” 表示 “ 又一，再一 ” e.g. Lily has a doll, but she wants a bigger one. ⑤ 隐性比较（没有 than 的情况） e.g. Who runs faster, Lucy or Lily? You’d better come earlier next time. He worked hard last term, but he works even harder this term.

20. ⑥ 越来越...... a. 比较级 + and + 比较级 b. the + 比较级 + 句子， the + 比较级 + 句子 a.e.g. It’s getting colder and colder. The more you exercise, the better you are.

21. 2. 最高级考点 说明：形容词的最高级前必须加 the ；副 词的最高级前省略 the 。 ① 范围问题 e.g. Tom is the tallest student in the class. Spring is the best season of the year.

22. ② “...... 之一 ” 问题 e.g. Beijing is one of the biggest cities in the world. ③ “the + 序数词 + 最高级 ” e.g. I think he is the second tallest boy in his class.

23. 3. 比较级和最高级的转换 e.g. Tom is the tallest student in the class. = Tom is taller than any other student in the class. = Tom is taller than all the other students in the class. = No other students are taller than Tom.

24. 总结：① any other + 名词单数 the other + 名词复数 ② 否定 + 比较级 = 最高级 比较级 + 极限 = 最高级

25. 同级比较 ① as + adj./adv. + as e.g. She is as thin as Lily. He writes as carefully as Linda. ② not + as/so + adj./adv. + as e.g. Tony didn’t run so fast as Carter.

26. 1. Our family has bought a car so we can travel _____ than before. （ 2008 陕西） A. most easily B. less easily C. easily D. more easily 2. My father told me a story last night. It is ____ one I’ve ever heard. （ 2009 陕西） A. the funniest B. funniest C. funnier D. the funnier D A

27. 3. The _____ friends you have, the ____ you will be. （ 2010 陕西） A. more, happy B. many, happy C. more, happier D. many, happier 4. When he heard a cry for help, he ran out as _______ as he could. （ 2011 陕西） A. hardly B. quickly C. finally D. slowly C B

28. 5. This place is not big enough for Lucy’s birthday party. We should find a _____ one. （ 2012 陕西） A. big B. small C. bigger D. smaller C

29. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box. big much popular long old high 1. The Amazon River is one of the _______ rivers in the world. It’s a little _______ than the Yangtze River. 2. Qomolangma is 8,844.43 meters _____. It’s one of the most ________ places for serious mountain climbers. longest longer high popular 4a

30. 3. No ocean in the world is as _____ as the Pacific Ocean. 4. Although Japan is _______ than Canada, it is _______ smaller. big older much 太平洋 n. 大海；海洋

31. Write two comparisons about two topics. Write true facts. Two rivers: _________________ and _________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ 4b The Yangtze River is almost as long as the Amazon River. The Amazon is longer than the Yangtze, but the Yangtze River is the longest river in China. the Yangtze River the Amazon River

32. Two cities: ___________ and ___________ 1. _______________________________. 2. _______________________________. Two animals: ___________ and ___________ 1. _______________________________. 2. _______________________________.

33. Write five questions using comparisons. Then ask your partner your questions. 1. _________________________________ 2. _________________________________ 3. _________________________________ 4. _________________________________ 5. _________________________________ 4c What is the highest building in our city?

34. 1. She is ________ than ________. A. busier / us B. busier / we C. more busy / us D. more busy / we 2. Jane is ________ than Betty. A. less taller B. less tallest C. less tall D. not as tall 3. China is ________ country in the world. A. the third largest B. the largest third C. the third large D. a third largest B A A

35. 4. — Which is ____ season in Beijing? — I think it’s autumn. A. good B. better C. best D. the best 5. — Which is ____, the sun, the moon or the earth? — The moon is. A. small B. smaller C. smallest D. the smallest D D

36. 6. I study English as ____ as my brother. A. hard B. harder C. hardest 7. Which is ____, a bicycle or a computer? A. expensive B. more expensive C. the most expensive 8. The Yellow River is one of ______ rivers in China. A. long B. longer C. the longest A B C

37. 1. To memorize the important phrases and sentences. 2. To make some sentences using as … as,... times … than, less than, more than