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On the international market, the price of petroleum has been falling down, which is now _____ it used to be.

A.as one third as

B.one third as much as

C.one third more than

D.as one third much as

答案

答案:B

题目分析:考查倍数表达法。本题中的倍数是分数的形式one third三分之一;倍数表达有四种:1. “A+倍数+形容词或副词的比较级+than+B”, 2.“A+倍数+as+形容词或副词的原级+as+B”, 3. “A+倍数+the size/height/length/width, etc+of+B”, 4. “……times+what+从句”。本题使用了第2种;句意:在国际市场上,原油的价格已经下降了,现在的几个是原来的3分之一。故B正确。

点评:倍数表达要牢记,倍数表达法是高中英语教学的重点,也是历届高考的热点。当我们要表达甲是乙的几倍时,通常用句型来表示:

1. “A+倍数+形容词或副词的比较级+than+B”,表示“A比B大(长、高、宽等)多少倍”。如:

This rope is twice longer than that one. 这根绳子是那根绳子的两倍长(比那根绳子长一倍)。

2.“A+倍数+as+形容词或副词的原级+as+B”,表示“A正好是B的多少倍”。如:

Asia is four times as large as Europe. 亚洲的面积是欧洲的四倍。

3. “A+倍数+the size/height/length/width, etc+of+B”,表示“A正好是B的多少倍”。如:

This street is four times the length of that one. 这条街是那条街的四倍长。

4. “……times+what+从句”。如:

The production is now three times what it was ten years ago. 现在的产量比十年前增加了两倍。

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