编者按：2010年的高考进入倒计时，笔者将陆续撰写高考语法知识考点，配以归纳好的历年全国高考真题作为巩固练习，希望对广大考生备考有所帮助。在这场永远都没有硝烟的战场，哪怕是一分都可能是救你于千钧一发的稻草。所以，尽可能保住每一分是考生应该有的信念。
形容词是用来修饰、描述名词或代词的词，主要用作定语、表语和补足语等。副词是用来修饰动词、形容词、其他副词、介词短语或全句的词。形容词和副词的比较级是高考考点之一，但是由于在高考中，同学们更加注重同位语、定语从句和非谓语动词等的备考，则会容易复习形容词和副词的复习。其实，形容词和副词的考试也是高考的重要考点。今天，笔者对形容词和副词五个常见考点比较级进行归纳分析，希望对考生备考以及英语能力的提升有所帮助。
一、比较级和最高级的常见结构
1. “the +比较级……, the +比较级“：表示 “越……越……”
the sooner you see a doctor, the better it is. 你越早看医生越好。
the longer i waited， the less patient i became. 我等的越久就变得越不耐烦。
2. the +序数词+最高级+单数可数名词： 表示“第几大的”
this is the third most popular song of michael jackson。
这是迈克尔·杰克逊第三受欢迎的歌曲。
高考真题：
1. (01上海卷) in recent years travel companies have succeeded in selling us the idea that the further we go , ____ 。
a. our holidays will be better b. our holiday will be the better
c. the better our holiday will be d. the better will our holiday be
2. (02上海卷) as far as i am concerned, education is about learning and the more you learn, ____。
a. the more for life you are equipped b. the more equipped for life you are
c. the more life you are equipped for d. you are equipped the more for life
答案：1. c 2. b
二、比较级和最高级的修饰语
1. 常见的比较级的修饰语有：much, a little, a great deal, far, by far, even, will, still, a bit, a little, rather, any, (far) larger than
this movie is far more interesting than i expected. 这部电影比我原想的有意思的多。
2. all the +比较级：愈来愈
i worked all the harder. 我工作愈来愈努力了。
3. 常见的最高级的修饰语有： 序数词，by far, nearly, almost, by no means, not quite, not really 等
he is almost the best player. 他基本上是最好的选手。
4. any 修饰比较级只用于疑问句、否定句和条件状语从句
can you do any better on this job? 你这件事情能不能做得更好些？
高考真题：
1. (06江苏卷) i wish you’d do ____ talking and some more work. thus things will become better。
a. a bit less b. any less c. much more d. a little more
2. (07 全国卷ii ) after two years’ research, we now have a ____ better understanding of the disease。
a. very b. far c. fairly d. quite
3. (08全国卷i) you’re driving too fast. can you drive ______?
a. more slowly a bit b. slowly a bit more
c. a bit more slowly d. slowly more bit
答案：1. a 2. b 3. c
三、表达倍数的常用结构
1. 数词+times+as+形容词原级+as
this room is twice as big as that one. 这房间的面积是那间的两倍。
this room is twice bigger than that one. 这房间的面积是那间的两倍。
3. 数词+times+性质名词+of (性质名词主要有：length, size, height, weight, depth等)
this room is twice the size of that one. 这房间的面积是那间的两倍。
4. (not)half+as+形容词原级+as
this room is half as big as that one. 这房间的面积是那间的一半。
