问题
选择题
The study of nearly 10,000 people showed that those who drank more than two cups of coffee or tea per day developed the disease at half the rate of those who drank _________ than one cup each day.
A．little
B．less
C．more
D．fewer
答案
答案：B
考查形容词的比较级，than应该和比较级连用，less than是少于，fewer than应该接可数名词的复数，句意是：接近10000人的研究表明每天喝咖啡超过两杯的人得病的机会是每天和咖啡不到一杯的人的一半。选B。