Question

China won 100 medals in the Beijing Olympic Games, which are almost ______ those of the Sydney Olympic Games.

A．twice as many as	B．a(chǎn)s many as twice
C．a(chǎn)s much as twice	D．twice as much as

Answer 1

A

解析試題分析：（1）……倍數(shù)+形容詞（或副詞）的比較級+than
This rope is twice longer than that one．這根繩的長度是那根繩的三倍。（比那根繩長二倍）
This hall is five times bigger than our classroom．這個大廳比我們的教室大五倍。（是我們教室的六倍）
The car runs twice faster than that truck．這輛小車的速度比那輛卡車快兩倍。（是那輛卡車的三倍）
（2）……倍數(shù)+as+形容詞（或 much）或副詞+as
Asia is four times as large as Europe．亞洲的面積是歐洲的四倍。
This big stone is three times as heavy as that one．這塊大石頭的重量是那一塊的三倍。（這塊石頭比那塊重二倍）
The plane flew ten times as high as the kite．那架飛機飛行高度是那個風箏的十倍。（高出九倍）
（3）……倍數(shù)+the size（length，height…）of
This street is four times the length of that street．這條街是那條街的四倍長。
This hill is four times the height of that small one．這座山的高度是那座小山的四倍。（比那座小山高三倍）
也可用：The height of this hill is four times that of that small one．
2. 要用名詞表示“量”的倍數(shù)時，則用以下兩個句型：
（1）……倍數(shù)+more+名詞（可數(shù)，不可數(shù)）+than
There are four times more books in our library than in yours．我們圖書館藏書（數(shù)量）是你們圖書館藏書的四倍。（我們圖書館藏書
比你們的多三倍。）
We have produced twice more grain this year than we did last year．我們今年生產(chǎn)的糧食比去年增長一倍。（是去年的兩倍）
（2）……倍數(shù)+as many（或much）+名詞+其他+as…
After the technique was introduced，the factory produced twice as many tractors in 1988 as the year before．采用新的技術(shù)以后
，那個工廠1988年生產(chǎn)的拖拉機是前一年（1987年）的兩倍。（比前一年增長一倍）
There is three times as much water in this pot as in that one．這個壺里的水（量）是那個壺里的三倍。
這里是第二種的情況倍數(shù)+as+形容詞（或 much）或副詞+as，故選A。
考點：考查倍數(shù)表達法的用法。
點評：本題難度適中。倍數(shù)表達法是高中英語教學的重點，也是歷年的高考熱點之一。掌握倍數(shù)的表達法對于學好英語具有重要意義。
即學即練：This TV set costs_______that one.
A. twice as many as                B. as many as twice
C. as much as twice               D. twice as much as
解析：D。句意：這架電視機的價格是那架電視機的兩倍。