2. 表示“每隔”用every,不用each。如every three days每三天,every third day每逢第三天,every
other day每隔一天,every three meters每(隔)三米,every three minutes每(隔)三分钟。
(58)These plants
are watered ________. (1992全国)
A. each other day
B. every other day
C. each of two days
D. every of two days
解析:句意为“这些作物每隔一天浇一次水”,表示“每隔一天”应是every
other day。答案是B。
考点9 (a) little, (a) few, a bit的用法辨析
a little和little修饰或代替不可数名词,与much相对,表示“多”;a few和few修饰或代替可数名词与many相对,表示“少”。a
little和a few含肯定语气, little和few含否定语气。一般说来,在only,
just, still, quite, can,
not等词后用a little或a few;在very, so, some, the, no等词后用little或few。
(59)Can we do
our work better with ______money and ______people? (1983全国)
A. lesser, few
B. less, fewer
C. little, less
D.
few, less
解析:money是不可数名词,排除D;people是可数名词,排除A和B。答案是C。
(60) -Would you like some wine? -Yes, just ________. (1993全国)
A. little
B. very little C. a little
D. little bit
解析:由yes和just可知,语气肯定,用a little (wine)。very little前不可再用just修饰。答案是C。
(61)As it was a
stormy night, ________people went to see the film.
(1988全国)
A. a few
B. few
C. several D.
many
解析:“由于那是一个有暴风雨的晚上,所以很少人去看是影。”答案是B。
(62)Although
he's wealthy, he spends ______on clothes. (1992全国)
A. little
B. few
C. a little
D. a few
解析:由语境可知是替代不可数名词money,排除B和D;由although可知,在服装上花钱“少”,语气是否定的,排除C。答案是A。
(63)-Are the new rules working?
-Yes
_______books are stolen. (1999全国)
A. Few
B. More
C. Some
D. None
解析:由yes可知,新制度是奏效的,因此几乎没什么书被盗,所以用few;另外,None后要是加上of,也正确。答案是A。
little的比较级和最高级分别是less,
least;few的比较级和最高级是fewer, fewest。
(64)If we had
followed the plan, we could have done the job better with
____money and
_____ people. (1990全国)
A. less; less B.
fewer; fewer
C. less; fewer
D. fewer; less
解析:money是不可数名词,排除B和D;people是可数名词,排除A。答案是C。
(65)If we had
followed his plan, we could have done the work better with
________money
and ______ people. (1987全国)
A. little,
fewer B. fewer,
less
C. less, fewer D.
less,
few
解析:由语境可知,little和few都用比较级,排除A和D;修饰people不能用little,排除B。答案是C。
(66)If you had
followed the plan, you could have done the job better with
______ money and
______ people. (1988上海)
A. less;
fewer
B. fewer; less
C. less; few
D.
few; less
解析:因few只能修饰可数名词,不能修饰money,排除选项B和D;由语境可知,是指用更少的钱和更少的人指事情做得更好,都用比较级,排除C。答案是A。
(67)Can we do
our work better with ______money and ______people? (1983全国)
A. lesser,
few B.
less, fewer
C. little, less
D. few,
less
解析:few不能修饰不可数名词money,排除D;less
(little的比较级)不能修饰可数名词money,排除C;由语境可知lillte和few都应用比较级,排除A。答案是B。
考点10 替代词it, that, (the) one(s), those的用法辨析