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10.A large rise in the number of housing starts in the coming year should boost new construction dollars by several billion dollars, making the construction industry’s economic health much more robust than five years ago.
(A) making the construction industry’s economic health much more robust than five years ago
(B) and make the construction industry’s economic health much more robust than five years ago
(C) making the construction industry’s economic health much more robust than it was five years ago
(D) to make the construction industry’s economic health much more robust than five years ago
(E) in making the construction industry’s economic health much more robust than it as five years ago
the key:C
比较考点——比较对象
the construction industry's economic health is much more robust than it was five years ago
22.A recent national study of the public schools shows that there are now one microcomputer for every thirty-two pupils, four times as many than there were four years ago.
(A) there are now one microcomputer for every thirty-two pupils, four times as many than there were
(B) there is now one microcomputer for every thirty-two pupils, four times as many than there were
(C) there is now one microcomputer for every thirty-two pupils, four times as many as there were
(D) every thirty-two pupils now have one microcomputer, four times as many than there were
(E) every thirty-two pupils now has one microcomputer, four times as many as
the key:C。
比较考点——比较对象
there is now one microcomputer for every thirty-two pupils, four times as many as there were four years ago
32.A study commissioned by the Department of Agriculture showed that if calves exercise and associated with other calves, they will require less medication and gain weight quicker than do those raised in confinement.
(A) associated with other calves, they will require less medication and gain weight quicker than do
(B) associated with other calves, they require less medication and gain weight quicker than
(C) associate with other calves, they required less medication and will gain weight quicker than do
(D) associate with other calves, they have required less medication and will gain weight more quickly than do
(E) associate with other calves, they require less medication and gain weight more quickly than
the key:E
比较考点——do
gemj:这个句子之所以不补出，而且THAN的前面虽然有宾语，但是双重动宾结构。从语法上、逻辑上都不会产生those raised in confinement与weight或medication相比较的嫌疑。当然，就这个例子来说，如果补出，并不算多余。这才是补与不补均可的情况吧。
34.A wildlife expert predicts that the reintroduction of the caribou into northern Minnesota would fail if the density of the timber wolf population in that region is more numerous than one wolf for every 39 square miles.
(A) would fail if the density of the timber wolf population in that region is more numerous than
(B) would fail provided the density of the timber wolf population in that region is more than
(C) should fail if the timber wolf density in that region was greater than
(D) will fail if the density of the timber wolf population in that region is greater than
(E) will fail if the timber wolf density in that region were more numerous than
the key
比较考点——比较对象
the density——one wolf for every 39 square miles
35.According to a panel of health officials, there has been a great deal of confusion in the medical profession about whether obesity is a biological disorder posing serious health risks or a condition more related to appearance than to health.
(A) about whether obesity is a biological disorder posing serious health risks or a condition more related to appearance than to
(B) with respect to obesity being a biological disorder posing serious health risks or if it is related more to appearance than
(C) over whether or not obesity is a biological disorder posing serious health risks or it is a condition more related to appearance than to
(D) about obesity and if it is a biological disorder posing serious health risks or a condition related to appearance more than to
(E) concerning whether obesity is a biological disorder posing serious health risks or it is a condition related to appearance more than
the key:A
比较考点——比较对象
to appearance——to health
38.According to a recent study, the elderly in the United States are four times more likely to give regular financial aid to their children as to receive it from them.
(A) the elderly in the United States are four times more likely to give regular financial aid to their children as
(B) the elderly in the United States are four times as likely to give regular financial aid to their children as it is for them
(C) the elderly in the United States are four times more likely to give regular financial aid to their children than
(D) it is four times more likely for the elderly in the United States to give regular financial aid to their children than they are
(E) it is four times as likely that the elderly in the United States will give their children regular financial aid as they are
the key:C。
比较考点: 倍数+more likelly to do------+than to do
42.According to a survey of graduating medical students conducted by the Association of American Medical Colleges, minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than are other graduates in planning to practice in socioeconomically deprived areas.
(A) minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than are other graduates in planning to practice
(B) minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than other graduates who plan on practicing
(C) minority graduates are nearly four times as likely as other graduates to plan on practicing
(D) it is nearly four times more likely that minority graduates rather than other graduates will plan to practice
(E) it is nearly four times as likely for minority graduates than other graduates to plan to practice
the key: C
比较考点：倍数+as +adj./adv.+as
71.Aging is a property of all animals that reach a fixed size at maturity, and the variations in life spans among different species are far greater as that among individuals from the same species: a fruit fly is ancient at 40 days, a mouse at 3 years, a horse at 30, a man at 100, and some tortoises at 150.
(A) among different species are far greater as that among individuals from
(B) among different species are far greater than that among individuals from
(C) among different species are far greater than those among individuals of
(D) between different species are far more than that between individuals of
(E) between different species are greater by far than is that between individuals from
the key:C
比较考点——比较对象
variations in life spans among different species——those among individuals of the same species
82.Although he is as gifted as, if not more gifted than, many of his colleagues, he is extremely modest and his poetry is unpublished.
(A) Although he is as gifted as, if not more gifted than, many of his colleagues, he is extremely modest and his poetry is unpublished.
(B) Although he is as gifted, if not more gifted, than many of his colleagues, he is extremely modest and with his poetry remaining unpublished.
(C) Although he is as gifted as, if not more gifted than, many of his colleagues, he is extremely modest and will not publish his poetry.
(D) Despite his being gifted, if not more gifted than his colleagues, he is extremely modest and will not publish his poetry.
(E) Being a gifted as, or more gifted than, many of his colleagues, he is extremely modest and his poetry is unpublished.
the key:C。
比较考点：as----as; more---than-----
90.Although Napoleon’s army entered Russia with far more supplies than they had in their previous campaigns, it had provisions for only twenty-four days.
(A) they had in their previous campaigns
(B) their previous campaigns had had
(C) they had for any previous campaign
(D) in their previous campaigns
(E) for any previous campaign
the key:E。
比较考点：介词短语在比较句中的运用？？
113.Analysts blamed May’s sluggish retail sales on unexciting merchandise as well as the weather, colder and wetter than was usual in some regions, which slowed sales of barbecue grills and lawn furniture.
(A) colder and wetter than was usual in some regions, which slowed
(B) which was colder and wetter than usual in some regions, slowing
(C) since it was colder and wetter than usually in some regions, which slowed
(D) being colder and wetter than usually in some regions, slowing
(E) having been colder and wetter than was usual in some regions and slowed
the key:B
比较考点：固定用法:than usual/necessary
156.Balding is much more common among White males than males of other races.
(A) than
(B) than among
(C) than is so of
(D) compared to
(E) in comparison with
the key:Ｂ
比较考点：比较对象。among White males than among males of other races
164.Because natural gas is composed mostly of methane, a simple hydrocarbon, vehicles powered by natural gas emit less of certain pollutants than the burning of gasoline or diesel fuel.
(A) less of certain pollutants than the burning of gasoline or diesel fuel
(B) fewer of certain pollutants than burning gasoline or diesel fuel do
(C) less of certain pollutants than gasoline or diesel fuel
(D) fewer of certain pollutants than does burning gasoline or diesel fuel
(E) less of certain pollutants than those burning gasoline or diesel fuel
the key:E
比较考点：比较对象。vehicles——those burning gasoline or diesel fuel
168.Because the Earth’s crust is more solid there and thus better able to transmit shock waves, an earthquake of a given magnitude typically devastates an area 100 times greater in the eastern United States than it does in the West.
(A) of a given magnitude typically devastates an area 100 times greater in the eastern United States than it does in the West
(B) of a given magnitude will typically devastate 100 times the area if it occurs in the eastern United States instead of the West
(C) will typically devastate 100 times the area in the eastern United States than one of the comparable magnitude occurring in the West
(D) in the eastern United States will typically devastate an area 100 times greater than will a quake of comparable magnitude occurring in the West
(E) that occurs in the eastern United States will typically devastate 100 times more area than if it occurred with comparable magnitude in the West
the key
比较考点：比较对象
177.Bihar is India’s poorest state, with an annual per capita income of $111, lower than in the most impoverished countries of the world.
(A) lower than in
(B) lower than that of
(C) and lower than that of
(D) which is lower than in
(E) which is lower than it is in
the key: B
比较考点：比较对象

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205.Certain pesticides can become ineffective if used repeatedly in the same place; one reason is suggested by the finding that there are much larger populations of pesticide-degrading microbes in soils with a relatively long history of pesticide use than in soils that are free of such chemicals.
(A) Certain pesticides can become ineffective if used repeatedly in the same place; one reason is suggested by the finding that there are much larger populations of pesticide-degrading microbes in soils with a relatively long history of pesticide use than in soils that are free of such chemicals.
(B) If used repeatedly in the same place, one reason that certain pesticides can become ineffective is suggested by the finding that there are much larger populations of pesticide-degrading microbes in soils with a relatively long history of pesticide use than in soils that are free of such chemicals.
(C) If used repeatedly in the same place, one reason certain pesticides can become ineffective is suggested by the finding that much larger populations of pesticide-degrading microbes are found in soils with a relatively long history of pesticide use than those that are free of such chemicals.
(D) The finding that there are much larger populations of pesticide-degrading microbes in soils with a relatively long history of pesticide use than in soils that are free of such chemicals is suggestive of one reason, if used repeatedly in the same place, certain pesticides can become ineffective.
(E) The finding of much larger populations of pesticide-degrading microbes in soils with a relatively long history of pesticide use than in those that are free of such chemicals suggests one reason certain pesticides can become ineffective if used repeatedly in the same place.
the key: A
比较考点：比较对象
in soils with a relatively long history of pesticide use ——in soils that are free of such chemicals
250.Domestic automobile manufacturers have invested millions of dollars into research to develop cars more gasoline-efficient even than presently on the road.
(A) into research to develop cars more gasoline-efficient even than presently on the road
(B) into research for developing even more gasoline-efficient cars on the road than at present
(C) for research for cars to be developed that are more gasoline-efficient even than presently on the road
(D) in research to develop cars even more gasoline-efficient than those at present on the road
(E) in research for developing cars that are even more gasoline-efficient than presently on the road
the key
比较考点——比较对象：cars ——those at present on the road
261.During the 1980s it became clear that soliciting private funds was far more efficient for environmentalists who sought financial aid than to go to state or federal agencies.
(A) that soliciting private funds was far more efficient for environmentalists who sought financial aid
(B) that for environmentalists who sought financial aid, it was far more efficient to solicit private funds
(C) that for environmentalists seeking financial aid, private organizations were far more efficient to go to
(D) for environmentalists seeking financial aid, going to private organizations was far more efficient
(E) for environmentalists who sought financial aid, private organizations were far more efficient
the key:B。
比较考点：比较对象。to solicit private funds——to go to state or federal agencies
299.Florida will gain another quarter-million jobs this year alone, many of them in high-paying fields like electronics and banking, making the state’s economy far more diversified than ten years ago.
(A) high-paying fields like electronics and banking, making the state’s economy far more diversified than
(B) high-paying fields like electronics and banking, and making the state’s economy far more diversified than its economy
(C) high-paying fields such as electronics and banking, to make the state’s economy far more diversified than
(D) such high-paying fields as electronics and banking, making the state’s economy far more diversified than it was
(E) such high-paying fields as electronics and banking, and make the state’s economy far more diversified than it was
the key
比较考点:比较对象。
the state's economy is far more diversified than it was ten years ago

317.Freedman’s survey showed that people living in small towns and rural areas consider themselves no happier than do people living in big cities.
(A) no happier than do people living
(B) not any happier than do people living
(C) not any happier than do people who live
(D) no happier than are people who are living
(E) not as happy as are people who live
the key:A
比较考点：do的用法
gemj:do在这里应该是指代consider themselves。是两种人对各自生活看法之间的比较。
no happier的用法
359.In 1990’s, there are more babies born by women over thirty years old than under it.
(A) than under it
(B) than were they under it
(C) than had been under it
(D) than were the babies
(E) than those were under it
the key:A
比较考点：比较对象。这题省略的狂多！！
365.In addition to having more protein than wheat does, the protein in rice is higher quality than that in wheat, with more of the amino acids essential to the human diet.
(A) the protein in rice is higher quality than that in
(B) rice has protein of higher quality than that in
(C) the protein in rice is higher in quality than it is in
(D) rice protein is higher in quality than it is in
(E) rice has a protein higher in quality than
the key:B
比较考点：比较对象。protein of higher quality——that in wheat
369.In assessing the problems faced by rural migrant workers, the question of whether they are better off materially than the urban working poor is irrelevant.(A) In assessing the problems faced by rural migrant workers, the question of whether they are better off materially than the urban working poor is irrelevant.
(B) The question of whether the rural migrant worker is better off materially than the urban working poor is irrelevant in assessing the problems that they face.
(C) A question that is irrelevant in assessing the problems that rural migrant workers face is whether they are better off materially than the urban working poor.
(D) In an assessment of the problems faced by rural migrant workers, the question of whether they are better off materially than the urban working poor is irrelevant.
(E) The question of whether the rural migrant worker is better off materially than the urban working poor is irrelevant in an assessment of the problems that they face.
the key
比较考点: 比较对象。
381.In his eagerness to find a city worthy of Priam, the German archaeologist Schliemann cut through Troy and uncovered a civilization a thousand years older as was the city Homer’s heroes knew.
(A) older as was the city Homer’s heroes knew
(B) more ancient than the city known to Homer’s heroes
(C) older than was the city known to Homer’s heroes
(D) more ancient of a city than Homer’s heroes knew
(E) older of a city than was the one known to Homer’s heroes
the key:B
比较考点：比较对象。 a civilization——the city known to Homer's heroes
384.In Holland, a larger percentage of the gross national product is spent on defense of their coasts from rising seas than is spent on military defense in the United States.
(A) In Holland, a larger percentage of the gross national product is spent on defense of their coasts from rising seas than is spent on military defense in the United States.
(B) In Holland they spend a larger percentage of their gross national product on defending their coasts from rising seas than the United States does on military defense.
(C) A larger percentage of Holland’s gross national product is spent on defending their coasts from rising seas than the United States spends on military defense.
(D) Holland spends a larger percentage of its gross national product defending its coasts from rising seas than the military defense spending of the United States.
(E) Holland spends a larger percentage of its gross national product on defending its coasts from rising seas than the United States does on military defense.
the key:E。
比较考点：比较对象+do的用法
386.In Japan elderly people are treated with far greater respect than most Western countries.
(A) most Western countries
(B) most Western countries do
(C) most Western countries are
(D) they do in most Western countries
(E) they are in most Western countries
the key:E
比较考点：比较对象。in Japan elderly people are——they are in most Western countries
393.In one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War, fought at Sharpsburg, Maryland, on September 17, 1862, four times as many Americans were killed as would later be killed on the beaches of Normandy during D-Day.
(A) Americans were killed as
(B) Americans were killed than
(C) Americans were killed than those who
(D) more Americans were killed as there
(E) more Americans were killed as those who
the key:A
比较考点：省略主语
shellyaaa:比较中，than 和 as 都可以兼做其后面比较部分的主语。（如果是主语和主语在比较的话） 所以都可以省略主语，直接接谓语。

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404.In    the    1980’s    the    rate    of    increase    of    the    minority    population    of    the    United    States    was    nearly    twice    as    fast    as    the    1970’s.
(A)    twice    as    fast    as
(B)    twice    as    fast    as    it    was    in
(C)    twice    what    it    was    in
(D)    two    times    faster    than    that    of
(E)    two    times    greater    than
the    key:    C
比较考点：倍数+名词的用法
420.In    the    United    States,    trade    unions    encountered    far    more    intense    opposition    against    their    struggle    for    social    legitimacy    than    the    organized    labor    movements    of    most    other    democratic    nations.
(A)    against    their    struggle    for    social    legitimacy    than
(B)    in    their    struggle    for    social    legitimacy    than    did
(C)    against    their    struggle    for    social    legitimacy    as
(D)    in    their    struggle    for    social    legitimacy    as    did
(E)    when    they    struggled    for    social    legitimacy    than    has
the    key:B
比较考点：more---than....;do的用法
425.Increases    in    the    cost    of    energy,    turmoil    in    the    international    money    markets,    and    the    steady    erosion    of    the    dollar    have    altered    the    investment    strategies    of    United    States    corporations    more    radically    than    those    of    foreign    corporations.
(A)    altered    the    investment    strategies    of    United    States    corporations    more    radically    than    those    of
(B)    altered    the    investment    strategies    of    United    States    corporations    more    radically    than
(C)    altered    the    investment    strategies    of    United    States    corporations    more    radically    than    they    have
(D)    radically    altered    the    investment    strategies    of    United    States    corporations    more    than
(E)    radically    altered    the    investment    strategies    of    United    States    and
the    key:A
比较考点：比较对象。the    investment    strategies    of    United    States    ——    those    offoreign    corporations
428.Inflation    has    made    many    Americans    reevaluate    their    assumptions    about    the    future;    they    still    expect    to    live    better    than    their    parents    have,    but    not    so    well    as    they    once    thought    they    could.
(A)    they    still    expect    to    live    better    than    their    parents    have
(B)    they    still    expect    to    live    better    than    their    parents    did
(C)    they    still    expect    to    live    better    than    their    parents    had
(D)    still    expecting    to    live    better    than    their    parents    had
(E)    still    expecting    to    live    better    than    did    their    parents
the    key:B
比较考点：do的用法
435.Inuits    of    the    Bering    Sea    were    in    isolation    from    contact    with    Europeans    longer    than    Aleuts    or    Inuits    of    the    North    acific    and    northern    Alaska.
(A)    in    isolation    from    contact    with    Europeans    longer    than
(B)    isolated    from    contact    with    Europeans    longer    than
(C)    in    isolation    from    contact    with    Europeans    longer    than    were
(D)    isolated    from    contact    with    Europeans    longer    than    were
(E)    in    isolation    and    without    contacts    with    Europeans    longer    than
the    key
比较考点：比较对象    Inuits    of    the    Bering    Sea    were——Aleuts    or    Inuits    of    the    North    acific    and    northern    Alaska    were
461.Judge    Forer    recognizes    that    the    American    judicial    system    provides    more    safeguards    for    accused    persons    than    does    the    legal    system    of    any    other    country,    but    she    believes    there    is    a    great    disparity    between    the    systems    of    justice    accorded    rich    and    poor.
(A)    for    accused    persons    than    does    the    legal    system    of    any    other    country
(B)    to    accused    persons    as    the    legal    system    of    any    country
(C)    for    accused    persons    as    the    legal    system    of    any    country
(D)    to    accused    persons    as    the    legal    system    of    any    other    country
(E)    for    accused    persons    than    the    legal    system    of    any    country
the    key:A。
比较考点：比较对象。the    American    judicial    system——the    legal    system    of    any    other    country    
491.Local    residents    claim    that    San    Antonio,    Texas,    has    more    good    Mexican    American    restaurants    than    any    city    does    in    the    United    States.
(A)    any    city    does
(B)    does    any    other    city
(C)    other    cities    do
(D)    any    city
(E)    other    cities
the    key:B
比较考点：do的用法
492.Los    Angeles    has    a    higher    number    of    family    dwellings    per    capita    than    any    large    city.
(A)    a    higher    number    of    family    dwellings    per    capita    than    any    large    city
(B)    higher    numbers    of    family    dwellings    per    capita    than    any    other    large    city
(C)    a    higher    number    of    family    dwellings    per    capita    than    does    any    other    large    city
(D)    higher    numbers    of    family    dwellings    per    capita    than    do    other    large    cities
(E)    a    high    per    capita    number    of    family    dwellings,    more    than    does    any    other    large    city
the    key:C
比较考点：do的用法
531.New    techniques    in    thermal-scanning    photography,    a    process    that    records    radiation    from    surface    areas,    makes    it    possible    to    study    the    effects    of    calefaction,    or    warming,    of    a    river    in    greater    detail    than    ever    before.
(A)    makes    it    possible    to    study    the    effects    of    calefaction,    or    warming,    of    a    river    in    greater    detail    than    ever    before
(B)    make    it    possible    to    study,    in    greater    detail,    the    effects    of    calefaction,    or    warming,    of    a    river    than    ever    before
(C)    have    made    it    possible    to    study    in    greater    detail    than    ever    before    the    effects    of    calefaction,    or    warming,    of    a    river
(D)    make    possible    the    study    of    the    effects    of    calefaction,    or    warming,    of    a    river    in    greater    detail    than    it    ever    was    before
(E)    has    made    it    more    possible    than    ever    before    to    study    in    greater    detail    the    effects    of    calefaction,    or    warming,    of    a    river
the    key:C
lemonee:more......than    ever    before    
534.No    less    an    authority    than    Walter    Cronkite    has    reported    that    half    of    all    Americans    never    read    a    book.
(A)    No    less    an    authority    than
(B)    Nonetheless    an    authority
(C)    Nevertheless    authoritarian
(D)    Not    less    an    authority    than
(E)    An    authority    not    less    than
the    key:A
no    less---than:used    to    emphasize    that    the    person    or    thing    you    are    talking    about    is    important    or    impressive    
540.Nowhere    in    rakta    is    the    influence    of    modern    European    architecture    more    apparent    than    their    government    buildings.
(A)    more    apparent    than    their
(B)    so    apparent    as    their
(C)    more    apparent    than    in    its
(D)    so    apparent    than    in    their
(E)    as    apparent    as    it    is    in    its
the    key:C
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551.Once    positioned    in    space,    the    Hubble    Space    Telescope    will    capture    light    from    sources    twenty    times    fainter    compared    to    those    that    can    be    detected    by    ground-based    instruments.
(A)    compared    to    those    that    can    be    detected
(B)    compared    to    those    they    can    detect
(C)    than    that    can    be    detected
(D)    than    those    that    can    be    detected
(E)    than    those    detecting
the    key
比较考点：比较对象。sources——those    that    can    be    detected
562.One    reason    why    more    young    people    lose    their    virginity    during    the    summer    than    at    other    times    of    the    year    undoubtedly    is    because    school    vacations    give    adolescents    more    free    time.
(A)    One    reason    why    more    young    people    lose    their    virginity    during    the    summer    than    at    other    times    of    the    year    undoubtedly    is    because
(B)    If    young    people    lose    their    virginity    more    during    the    summer    than    other    seasons,    it    is    undoubtedly    because
(C)    One    undoubtable    reason    that    young    people    lose    their    virginity    more    during    the    summer    than    other    times    is
(D)    One    reason    more    young    people    lose    their    virginity    during    the    summer    than    at    other    times    of    the    year    is    undoubtedly    that
(E)    Young    people    lose    their    virginity    more    often    during    the    summer    undoubtedly    because,    for    one    reason,
the    key：D
比较考点：比较对象。during    the    summer——at    other    times    of    the    year
588.Psychologists    now    contend    that    the    way    adults    think    and    feel    are    determined    as    much    by    their    peers    in    early    childhood    than    by    their    parents.
(A)    are    determined    as    much    by    their    peers    in    early    childhood    than    by    their
(B)    are    determined    as    much    by    peers    in    early    childhood    as    do    their
(C)    is    determined    as    much    by    their    early    childhood    peers    as    by    their
(D)    have    been    determined    by    childhood    peers    as    much    as    their
(E)    was    determined    as    much    by    one’s    peers    in    childhood    as    by    one’s
the    key:C
比较考点：比较对象。by    their    early    childhood    peers    ——by    their    parents

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613.Sales of United States manufactured goods to nonindustrialized countries rose to $167 billion in 1992, which is 14 percent more than the previous year and largely offsets weak demand from Europe and Japan.
(A) which is 14 percent more than the previous year
(B) which is 14 percent higher than it was the previous year
(C) 14 percent higher than the previous year’s figure
(D) an amount that is 14 percent more than the previous year was
(E) an amount that is 14 percent higher than the previous year’s figure
the key:E
比较考点：比较对象。an amount ——the previous year’s figure
634.Senior executives had a larger percentage increase in pay in 1990 than the wages of other salaried workers.
(A) Senior executives had a larger percentage increase in pay in 1990 than
(B) The percentage of senior executives’ pay increase in 1990 was larger than for
(C) The 1990 increase in pay for senior executives was larger in terms of percentage than
(D) In 1990 senior executives had a larger pay increase in terms of percentage than did
(E) The pay of senior executives increased in 1990 by a larger percentage than did
the key:E。
比较考点：比较对象，the pay of senior executives——the wages of other salaried workers；do的用法
637.Several studies have found that the coronary patients who exercise most actively have half or less than half the chance of dying of a heart attack as those who are sedentary.
(A) have half or less than half the chance of dying of a heart attack as those who are sedentary
(B) have half the chance, or less, of dying of a heart attack than those who are sedentary do
(C) have half the chance that they will die of a heart attack, or less, than those who are sedentary do
(D) are at least fifty percent less likely to die of a heart attack as those who are sedentary
(E) are at least fifty percent less likely than those who are sedentary to die of a heart attack
the key:E
比较考点：less----than----to do
652.Since the movie was released seventeen UFOs have been sighted in the state, which is more than had been sighted in the past ten years together.
(A) which is more than had been sighted
(B) more than had been sighted
(C) more than they had sighted
(D) more than had reported sightings
(E) which is more than had reported sightings
the key:B
比较考点:省略主语
684.That the new managing editor rose from the publication’s “soft” news sections to a leadership position is more of a landmark in the industry than her being a woman.
(A) her being a woman
(B) being a woman is
(C) her womanhood
(D) that she was a woman
(E) that she is a woman
the key:E
比较考点：对称的比较对象that the new managing editor rose from the publication's "soft" news sections——that she is a woman
725.The decisions of John Marshall, the fourth chief justice, have had a greater influence than any chief justice in history.
(A) than any chief justice in history
(B) historically than any other chief justice
(C) than have those of any chief justice in history
(D) in history as any other chief justice has had
(E) than those of any other chief justice in history
the key:E。
比较考点：比较对象。the decisions of John Marshall——those of any other chief justice
729.The development of a new jumbo rocket that is expected to carry the United States into its next phase of space exploration will be able to deliver a heavier load of instruments into orbit than the space shuttle and at a lower cost.
(A) The development of a new jumbo rocket that is expected to carry the United States into its next phase of space exploration will be able to deliver a heavier load of instruments into orbit than the space shuttle and at a lower cost.
(B) The development of a new jumbo rocket is expected to carry the United States into its next phase of space exploration and be able to deliver a heavier load of instruments into orbit at a lower cost than the space shuttle.
(C) The new development of a jumbo rocket, which is expected to carry the United States into its next phase of space exploration, will be able to deliver a heavier load of instruments into orbit at a lower cost than the space shuttle.
(D) A newly developed jumbo rocket, which is expected to carry the United States into its next phase of space exploration, will be able to deliver a heavier load of instruments into orbit than the space shuttle can, and at a lower cost.
(E) A newly developed jumbo rocket, which is expected to carry the United States into its next phase of space exploration, will be able to deliver a heavier load of instruments into orbit than the space shuttle and to cost less.
the key
763.The guiding principles of the tax plan released by the Treasury Department could have even a greater significance for the economy than the particulars of the plan.
(A) even a greater significance for the economy than
(B) a significance that is even greater for the economy than
(C) even greater significance for the economy than have
(D) even greater significance for the economy than do
(E) a significance even greater for the economy than have
the key
764.The gyrfalcon, an Arctic bird of prey, has survived a close brush with extinction; its numbers are now five times greater than when the use of DDT was sharply restricted in the early 1970’s.
(A) extinction; its numbers are now five times greater than
(B) extinction; its numbers are now five times more than
(C) extinction, their numbers now fivefold what they were
(D) extinction, now with fivefold the numbers they had
(E) extinction, now with numbers five times greater than
the key:A。
比较考点：比较对象。now——when the use of DDT was sharply restricted in the early 1970's
766.The human growth hormone, made by the pituitary gland, is secreted during sleep in higher concentrations than when awake.
(A) during sleep in higher concentrations than when awake
(B) when sleeping in higher concentrations than waking hours
(C) in higher concentrations during sleeping than waking
(D) in higher concentrations during sleep than during waking hours
(E) in higher concentrations when asleep than when awake
the key
比较考点：比较对象。during sleeping——during waking hours
768.The investor who is uncertain about the future is more likely to put money into blue-chip stocks or treasury bills than into gold.
(A) than into
(B) than they do
(C) than they are
(D) as into
(E) as
the key:A
比较考点：比较对象。into blue-chip stocks or treasury bills ——into gold
777.The man was always aware, sometimes proudly and sometimes resentfully, that he was a small-town Midwesterner who was thrust into a world that was dominated by wealthier, better-educated, and more polished people than him.
(A) who was thrust into a world that was dominated by wealthier, better-educated, and more polished people than him
(B) who had been thrust into a world that was dominated by more wealthy, educated, and polished people than him
(C) who had been thrust into a world dominated by wealthier, better-educated, and people more polished than he was
(D) thrust into a world dominated by more wealthy, educated, and polished people than him
(E) thrust into a world dominated by wealthier, better-educated, and more polished people than he
the key:E
780.The mistakes children make in learning to speak tell linguists more about how they learn language than the correct forms they use.
(A) how they learn language than
(B) how one learns language than
(C) how children learn language than do
(D) learning language than
(E) their language learning than do
the key:C

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813.The question of whether to divest themselves of stock in companies that do business in South Africa is particularly troublesome for the nation’s 116 private Black colleges because their economic bases are often more fragile than most predominantly White colleges.
(A) than
(B) than those of
(C) than is so of
(D) compared to
(E) compared to those of
the key:B
817.The report on the gross national product—the nation’s total production of goods and services—showed that second-quarter inflation was somewhat lower than a previous estimation and the savings rate slightly higher.
(A) a previous estimation and the savings rate slightly higher
(B) a previous estimation and with a slightly higher savings rate
(C) a previous estimate and that the savings rate is slightly higher
(D) previously estimated and a slightly higher savings rate
(E) previously estimated and that the savings rate was slightly higher
the key:E
824.The rules that govern political contributions are less stringent in local elections than they are in national elections because they typically involve smaller amounts of money and present less opportunity for abuse.
(A) The rules that govern political contributions are less stringent in local elections than they are in national elections because they typically involve smaller amounts of money and present less opportunity for abuse.
(B) Because they typically involve smaller amounts of money and present less opportunity for abuse, the rules that govern political contributions are less stringent in local elections than the rules are less stringent in local elections than the rules are in national elections.
(C) The rules that govern political contributions are less stringent in local elections than national elections because they typically involve smaller amounts of money and present less opportunity for abuse.
(D) Because local elections typically involve smaller amounts of money and present less opportunity for abuse than national elections, the rules that govern local political contributions are less stringent than national contributions.
(E) The rules that govern political contributions are less stringent in local elections than they are in national elections because local elections typically involve smaller amounts of money and present less opportunity for abuse.
the key:E
830.The spraying of pesticides can be carefully planned, but accidents, weather conditions that could not be foreseen, and pilot errors often cause much larger deposits of spray than they had anticipated.
(A) weather conditions that could not be foreseen, and pilot errors often cause much larger deposits of spray than they had
(B) weather conditions that cannot be foreseen, and pilot errors often cause much larger deposits of spray than
(C) unforeseeable weather conditions, and pilot errors are the cause of much larger deposits of spray than they had
(D) weather conditions that are not foreseeable, and pilot errors often cause much larger deposits of spray than
(E) unforeseeable weather conditions, and pilot errors often cause much larger deposits of spray than they had
the key:B
839.The United States government employs a much larger proportion of women in trade negotiations than any government.
(A) a much larger proportion of women in trade negotiations than any
(B) a much larger proportion of women in trade negotiations than does any other
(C) much larger proportions of women in trade negotiations than has any
(D) proportions of women in trade negotiations that are much larger than any
(E) proportions of women in trade negotiations that are much larger than any other
the key:B
842.The unskilled workers at the Allenby plant realized that their hourly rate of $4.11 to $4.75 was better than many nearby factory wages.
(A) many nearby factory wages
(B) many wages in nearby factories
(C) what are offered by many nearby factories
(D) it is in many nearby factories
(E) that offered by many nearby factories
the key:E
843.The use of chemical pesticides in this country is equally extensive or more so than ten years ago.
(A) equally extensive or more so than ten years ago
(B) equal to or more extensive than ten years ago
(C) as extensive as ten years ago or more
(D) equal to, if not more, than ten years ago
(E) as extensive as it was ten years ago, if not more so
the key:E
866.Tiny quantities of more than thirty rare gases, most of them industrial by-products, threaten to warm the Earth’s atmosphere even more rapidly than carbon dioxide during the next fifty years.
(A) to warm the Earth’s atmosphere even more rapidly than carbon dioxide during the next fifty years
(B) to warm the Earth’s atmosphere even more rapidly over the next fifty years than carbon dioxide will
(C) during the next fifty years to warm the Earth’s atmosphere even more rapidly than carbon dioxide
(D) a warming of the Earth’s atmosphere during the next fifty years even more rapid than carbon dioxide’s
(E) a warming of the Earth’s atmosphere even more rapid than carbon dioxide’s will be over the next fifty years
the key:B
875.Today’s technology allows manufacturers to make small cars more fuel-efficient now than at any time in their production history.
(A) small cars more fuel-efficient now than at any time in their
(B) small cars that are more fuel-efficient than they were at any time in their
(C) small cars that are more fuel-efficient than those at any other time in
(D) more fuel-efficient small cars than those at any other time in their
(E) more fuel-efficient small cars now than at any time in
the key:C
879.Two new studies indicate that many people become obese more due to the fact that their bodies burn calories too slowly than overeating.
(A) due to the fact that their bodies burn calories too slowly than overeating
(B) due to their bodies burning calories too slowly than to eating too much
(C) because their bodies burn calories too slowly than that they are overeaters
(D) because their bodies burn calories too slowly than because they eat too much
(E) because of their bodies burning calories too slowly than because of their eating too much
the key
919.What was as remarkable as the development of the compact disc has been the use of the new technology to revitalize, in better sound than was ever before possible, some of the classic recorded performances of the pre-LP era.
(A) What was as remarkable as the development of the compact disc
(B) The thing that was as remarkable as developing the compact disc
(C) No less remarkable than the development of the compact disc
(D) Developing the compact disc has been none the less remarkable than
(E) Development of the compact disc has been no less remarkable as
the key:C
937.With a total population of less than two hundred and fewer breeding females than ever before, the American crocodile seemed a decade ago to be in danger of disappearing.
(A) of less than two hundred and fewer
(B) lower than two hundred and less
(C) lesser than two hundred and fewer
(D) fewer than two hundred and less
(E) of fewer than two hundred and of fewer
the key:A
943.With total sales of less than three hundred thousand dollars and fewer new subscribers than last year, the New England Theatre Company is in danger of losing its building.
(A) of less than three hundred thousand dollars and fewer
(B) lower than three hundred thousand dollars and less
(C) lesser than three hundred thousand dollars and fewer
(D) fewer than three hundred thousand dollars and less
(E) of fewer than three hundred thousand dollars and of fewer
the key:A
950.A private house in New York City is a building owned by an individual or individuals having less than eight units and no commercial space.
(A) a building owned by an individual or individuals having less than eight units and no commercial space
(B) one that an individual or individuals own with fewer than eight units and no commercial space
(C) a building with fewer than eight units, no commercial space, and is owned by an individual or individuals
(D) one that has fewer than eight units, no commercial space and it is owned by an individual or individuals
(E) one that has fewer than eight units, is owned by an individual or individuals, and has no commercial space
the key:E
951.A substance from the licorice plant, 50 times sweeter than sucrose, was recently discovered, is not only a natural sweetener but also prevents tooth decay.
(A) A substance from the licorice plant, 50 times sweeter than sucrose, was recently discovered
(B) A substance, which was recently discovered, from the licorice plant, 50 times sweeter than sucrose,
(C) A substance from the licorice plant, which was recently discovered to be 50 times sweeter than sucrose,
(D) A substance from the licorice plant, 50 times sweeter than sucrose , which was recently discovered,
(E) A recently discovered substance, 50 times sweeter than sucrose from the licorice plant,
the key:B
956.Baker was perhaps not the most gifted soloist in the orchestra, but the conductor felt what was lacking in his technical skill was more than made up by the passion with which he played the music.
(A) what was lacking in his technical skill was more than made up by
(B) what he lacked in technical skill was more than made up by
(C) whatever was lacking in his technical skill was more than made up by
(D) whatever he lacked in technical skill was more than made up for by
(E) whatever he lacked in technical skill he more than made up by
the key:B
978.Tektites, which may have been propelled to Earth from lunar volcanoes, are much like the volcanic glass obsidian, but their chemical composition is different than any terrestrial lava; they contain far less water than obsidian does and none of its characteristic microcrystals.
(A) is different than any terrestrial lava; they contain
(B) is different than any terrestrial lava’s, containing
(C) is different from that of any terrestrial lava; they contain
(D) differs from any terrestrial lava in containing
(E) differs from that of any terrestrial lava’s, containing
the key:C
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