公共英语三级《阅读理解》考点指导(5)

1.a large/small/great amount of 一些

【例句】A million dollars is a large amount of money to me.

100万美元对我来说是一笔巨款。

【总结】a large/small/great amount of 后接不可数名词

【拓展】the amount of... 作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。

The amount of money spent on the bridge was large.

这座桥耗资巨大。

large amounts of... 作主语时，谓语动词要用复数形式

?表示许多”的短语：

1)修饰可数名词：a great many, many, a good many, a (large, great )number of, (many a )

2)修饰不可数名词： much, a great / good deal of, a great amount of

3)修饰可数或不可数名词a lot of, lots of, plenty of, a large / great quantity of(谓语视名词特性而定)，quantities of(谓语用复数)

(1) a great / good many + 名词复数，中间无"of"。A great many people have seen the film.

(2) a great / good many + of + the / these / those / one's + 名词复数

A great many of the people have

2.a little一点，少许，略微，稍

【例句】After a little he got up and left.

过了一会儿他站起来走了。

【总结】a little用于不可数名词和形容词前。

3.a loaf of一条,一块

【例句】Fanny cut half a loaf of bread with a fine knife.

fanny用一把锋利的刀切了一半面包

4.a piece of一张(片，块，……)

【例句】Would you please give me a piece of paper?

能给我一张纸吗?

【总结】a piece of用在不可数名词前，表示数量

【辨析】a piece of/a loaf of/a bar of

piece 片，面

piece是用来形容比较薄的东西的，纸,切片,面包，piece 一片的意思

loaf棱角不分明的长方体

可以形容面包，"法棍面包那种的就叫loaf,长条的那种。以loaf来形容这种形状。

bar棱角分明长方体(形)、金条，工具栏(toolbar)...

【拓展】

a bottle of一瓶;

a pound of一磅;

half a pound of半磅;

a quarter of四分之一(1/4);

a tin of一听

5.A rather than B 与其B，不如A

【例句】He is an explorer rather than a sailor. 与其说他是一个海员，不如说他是一个探险者。

【总结】A rather than B意为是……而不是……;与其……不如……”。表示客观事实;它连接的并列成分可以是名词、代词、形容词、介词(短语)、动名词、分句、不定式、动词等。

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