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10．As is reported，women with demanding jobs are almost ___ to suffer a heart attack．（ ）| A． | twice likely as | B． | as likely twice | C． | likely twice as | D． | twice as likely |
分析 正如报道的那样，从事高要求工作的女人患心脏病的可能性几乎是（男人的）两倍．
解答 答案：D
句意表达的是倍数；倍数的表示法有三种：倍数+as…as…；倍数+比较级+than；倍数+the size/length/weight/width/height of；句中省略了比较对象as men．故选D．
点评 本题考查倍数表示法．英语中倍数的表示法有三种：倍数+as…as…；倍数+比较级+than；倍数+the size/length/weight/width/height of．学习时，要注意区分和掌握．
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