Only seven people this century have been killed by the great white shark, the man-eater of the movies—less than those killed by bee stings.
movies—less than those
movies—fewer than have been (B)
movies, which is less than those
movies, a number lower than the people
movies, fewer than the ones
When drive-ins were at the height of their popularity in the late 1950’s, some 4,000 existed in the United States, but today there are less than one-quarter that many. A. there are less than one-quarter that many B. there are fewer than one-quarter as many C. there are fewer than one-quarter of that amount (C) D. the number is less than one-quarter the amount E. it is less than one-quarter of that amount
首先,我要说fewer和less是不一样的,few一定是few的比较级,而less呢,是一个独立的单词,而且是副词,朗文的第一个解释就是;not so much:We go to Paris less fruquently now.如果是比较的话,这里连个最基本的比较对象都没有,太荒谬了吧,所以less只是一个表程度的副词。当然也可以表示litle的比较级,但是这个题里面不是。
二,number是不能用多、少来形容的,只能跟大小great large small,基本上就是这三个词