2)比较级形式表示最高级意义时，比较对象的范围应用：

　　any other +单数名词

　　the other +复数名词

　　the others

　　anyone/anything else

　　上述词是用业将比较级结构转变成最高级意义的关键词语，切不可遗漏，尤其是other，否则会造成逻辑混乱的错误。如不能说：John runs faster than anyone.注意与汉语表达的不同。

　　3)most可以用来修饰形容词或副词，意思相当于very，用法区分单复数，但不能用定冠词the，如：a most interesting book, most expensive restaurants， 要注意与 “the +形容词最高级+of + 名词”的结构表示的最高级的区别，如：

　　He spoke in the warmest of voices

　　They have been most kind to me

　　Basketball is the most popular of sports in this country.

　　Chinese is the most difficult of language

　　Chinese is a most difficult language

　　三.不用比较级和最高级的形容词：

　　1)表示颜色的有：white, black

　　2)表示形态的有：round, square, oval, circular, triangular(三角形)，level

　　3)表示性质和特征的有：atomic, economic, scientific, sonic, golden, silvery, woolen, earthen, silent, full, empty, sure, dead, deaf, blind, lame, rainy

　　4)表示状态作表语的有：afraid, asleep, alive, ashamed, alone, aware, alike

　　5)表示时间、空间和方位的有：daily, weekly, monthly, annual, present, front, back, forward, backward, east, west, south, north, left, right, final

　　6)表示极限、主次、等级的有：maximum, minimum, utmost, main, major, chief minor, superior, inferior, senior, junior, super, favorite

　　7)含有绝对概念的有：absolute, entire, whole, total, perfect, excellent, thorough, complete.

　　四.平行结构与比较级

　　平行结构很多情况下是由形容词或副词的比较级或者暗含比较意味的连词引导的。如：

　　The ideal listener stays both inside and outside the music at the moment it is played and enjoys it almost as much as the composer at the moment he composes.

　　大多数情况下平行结构都是具有一定的比较含义的，有的是递进对比not only…but (also) ;prefer…to…;rather than有的是同类对比：and ;but;or;both… and…;either…or…; neither…nor…..

　　平行结构测试时候注意以下几点：

　　1.注意比较结构中相比较的内容在语法形式上是否相同。如：

　　It is better to die one’s feet than .

　　[A]living on one’s knees [B]live on one’s knees

　　[C]on one’s knees [D]to live on one’s knees

　　(答案为D)

　　Despite the temporary difficulties, the manager prefers increasing the output to decreasing it.

　　2.其他具有并列或比较意义的短语也可引导平行结构。

　　1)rather than, let alone 虽不是并列连词，但在结构上连接两个语法形式相同的成分。如：

　　We are taught that a business letter should be written in a formal style in a personal style.

　　[A]rather than [B]other than [C]better than [D]less than

　　答案为A

　　For the new country to survive, for its people to enjoy prosperity, new economic policies will be required.

　　[A] to name a few [B]let alone [C]not to speak [D]let’s say

　　(答案为B)

　　2)如果平行的两个成分在形式上是介词短语，而且介词相同，一般说来第二个介词不要省略。如：

　　At times, more care goes into the composition of newspaper and magazine advertisements than into the writing of the features and editorials.