The far side of the moon is of particular interest to scientists because it has a lot of deep craters, more so than the familiar near side. (2020全国I卷;语法填空·科学技术)
月球远地面(背面)让科学家们尤其感兴趣,因为那里有大量的深环形山,比(我们)熟悉的近地面要多得多。
结构解码
难点突破
真题重现 The far side of the moon is of particular (interesting) to scientists because it has a lot of deep craters (环形山), more so the familiar near side.
解析 第1空:横线前面为不完整的介词短语of particular,其中particular为形容词,故横线处应为名词,填入interest。
第2空:横线前的so作副词,指上文所提到的情况has deep craters,为了便于理解,我们可以将后半句转换为It (The far side of the moon) has more deep craters the familiar near side.,故此处应该填入表示比较的介词than。
语法链接 more ... than
比较级中more和than搭配使用有两种形态,即more than和more ... than,要注意区分:
1. more than:
more than后跟数词,意为“超过……”,强调某物数量上超出某一范围,比如:I've known him for more than 10 years.我已经认识他十多年了。
more than后跟名词或动名词,表示“不只是”,比如:Wood is used for more than building.木头不仅仅用于建筑。
more than后跟动词、形容词、副词,表示“非常”,比如:Jenny's performance was more than good; it's perfect.珍妮的表演十分精彩,简直完美。
2. more ... than:
在此结构中,more是much或many的比较级,修饰形容词、副词、介词短语、动词或名词,比如:Iron is more useful than gold.铁比金子更有用。
more ... than后跟形容词、副词、动词、名词等,意为“与其说……不如说……”,比如:She is more a singer than an actress.与其说她是个演员,不如说她是个歌手。
核心词
particular adj. 特别的
crater n. [C](撞击或爆炸形成的)坑,环形山