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听力对话中常包含有表示比较级、最高级、同级比较和while， in comparison with等其他具有比较含义的词语和句式结构。因此熟悉多种比较词汇及比较结构对于理解说话者所表达的含义尤为重要。做这类题时要弄清比较对象、被比较对象之间的关系以及比较的内容，这样才能提高听力的准确率。
1）相同之处（similarities）
similarly， like， the same as， likewise， correspondingly， too， also， both， in the same way， resemble， as... as...， be similar to
2）不同之处（differences）
differ from， different from， unlike， though， in contrast with， by contrast， as opposed to，conversely， however， although， despite/in spite of， yet， but， while， whereas， alternatively，nevertheless， on the contrary/to the contrary， on the one hand... on the other hand
1）含有形容词、副词的比较级，比如：（much/even/still/further/less）than...， more... than...
2）含有形容词、副词的最高级，比如：... is the tallest of all...
3）同级比较结构，比如：as... as...， not so/as... as...
4）比较级句型中常出现否定词no，never，nothing等，用来表达最高级含义。比如：
I love nothing better than playing tennis. （＝ I love playing tennis best.）我最喜欢打网球。I have never seen as beautiful an oil painting as this. （＝ This is the most beautiful oil painting that I have ever seen.）这是我见过的最漂亮的油画。
5）the ＋比较级，the ＋比较级，意为“越……越……”，比如：The more you invest， the more you will gain.投资越多，收益越多。
6）more than，意为“比……更多；超过”，比如：He likes painting more than you do.他比你更喜欢绘画。
7）less than，意为“比……更少；很不，很少”，比如：The children were less than happy about doing their homework.孩子们并不乐意写作业。
8）-... -...，意为“喜欢……胜过……”，比如-比起跑步，我还是更喜欢游泳。
9）more A than B，意为“与其说B，不如说A；不是B而是A”，比如：He is a professional athlete more in name than in reality.他是个名不副实的专业运动员。
10）not so much A as B，意为“与其说A，不如说B”，比如：She is not so much a teacher as a poet.与其说她是个老师，不如说她是位诗人。
11）no better than，意为“和……一样；实际等于……”，比如：His grandfather is no better than he was yesterday.他祖父的情况跟昨天一样。
12）not... any more than或no more... than，意为“同……一样不”，比如：She could not do that any more than you.你不能做这件事，她也不能做。
13）nothing like，意为“没有什么能比得上……”，比如：There is nothing like walking as a means of keeping fit.要保持健康，没有比散步更好的办法了。
14）nothing like/near as/so... as，意为“远远不像……那样”，比如：Her cooking is nothing like as good as yours.她做饭的手艺绝比不上你。
15）no less... than，意为“和……一样”，比如：She is no less beautiful than she used to be.她和过去一样美丽。
You will hear：
Woman：You had a job interview yesterday， didn’t you？ How did it go？
Man：Not too bad， I guess. There were about 20 candidates competing for the sales manager’s job. And finally， it was down to three of us， but the other two seemed better qualified.
Question：What does the man imply？
You will read：
A. He is confident he will get the job.
B. His chance of getting the job is slim.
C. It isn’t easy to find a qualified sales manager.
D. The interview didn’t go as well as he expected.
这个对话是女士询问男士面试的情况。男士说还不错，20 个求职者中最后选了他们三个，但是另外两个似乎更能胜任。由此可见，男士认为自己得到这份工作的可能性不是很大，所以答案应为B项。
You will hear：
Woman：I hold that every kind of sports contributes to our well-being. Which one do you like best？
Man：I once enjoyed football so much. Now I think nothing can compare with badminton.Question：Which kind of sports does the man like best？
You will read：
A. Football.
B. Tennis.
C. Badminton.
D. Every sport.
这个对话是女士问男士喜欢什么运动。男士回答曾经喜欢足球，但现在他认为任何运动都比不上羽毛球，所以答案应为C项。
You will hear：
Man：Wasn’t it terrific？
Woman：Well， the music was enjoyable， but the story didn’t make sense to me. I still prefer traditional drama with strong characters and an exciting plot.
Question：What does the woman think of the play？
You will read：
A. It’s enjoyable.
B. It’s terrific.
C. It’s too modern.
D. It’s old-fashioned.
这个对话是男士询问女士对戏剧的看法。女士说戏剧的音乐不错，但故事情节没意思，并补充说她更喜欢人物塑造力强、情节生动的传统戏剧，所以答案应为C项。