He is by far the taller of the two brothers.
５． 如指双方中的一方，前加“the”。
e.g. He is the older of the twins.
６． 在否定句中，用原级或比较级，表达最高级的意思。
e.g. Nothing is as valuable as true friendship.
= The friendship is the most valuable of all the things.
I can’t give you better advice.
= This is the best advice I can give.

情态动词
1. (00’) My sister met him at the Grand Theatre yesterday afternoon, so he ____ your lecture.
A. couldn’t have attended B. needn’t have attended
C. mustn’t have attended D. shouldn’t have attended
2. (01’) You can’t imagine that a well-behaved gentleman ____ be so rude to a lady.
A. might B. need C. should D. would
3. (02’) It has been announced that candidates ____ remain in their seats until all the papers have been collected.
A. can B. will C. may D. shall
4. (03’) How _____ you say that you really understand the whole story if you have covered only part of the article?
A. can B. must C. need D. may
基本要点：
１． 情态动词＋现在完成时：
may/(might) have done sth. 推测过去时间里可能发生的事情。用于肯定句和否定句。
must have done sth.对过去时间里可能发生的事情的推测，语气较强，具有“肯定”的意思。
Cann’t/couldn’t have done sth.推测过去时间里可能发生的事情。用于疑问句和否定句。
e.g. Philip may/might have been hurt seriously in the car accident.
He can’t /couldn’t have attended the meeting yesterday.
Linda must have gone to work by bus, for her bike is still here.
２． ought to/should have done sth.本应该做某事，而实际上并没有做。否定句表示“不该做某事而做了”。
e.g. You ought not to have thrown the old clothes away.
He should have been more careful in the experiment.
３． needn’t have done sth.本没必要做某事，但实际做了。
e.g. I dressed very warmly for the trip, but I needn’t have done so. The weather was hot.
比较：
e.g. I didn’t need to go to work yesterday, so I went fishing.
４． used to和would都可表示过去的习惯，但used to强调现在已发生变化，而would 表示偶尔没有规律的习惯，不含有现在不同的意思。
e.g. Family violence is still a problem, but it used to be worse.
Sometimes she would bring some small presents when she was in a good mood.
used to的否定形式是 usedn’t to do/didn’t use to do
e.g. There used to be a tall tree here, usden’t there/ didn\'t there?
５． 在肯定句中，shall用于第二、第三人称，表示说话人的意愿。在疑问句中，shall 用于第一和第三人称，征求对方的意见；will则用于第二人称。
e.g. Shall we have a meeting this afternoon?
Shall he come to see you?
Nothing shall stop us from doing good.
You shall do as I told you.
Will you lend me a hand?

名词和主谓一致
1. (00’) _____ of the land in that district _____ covered with trees and grass. A. Two fifth…is B. Two fifth…are
C. Two fifths…is D. Two fifths…are
2. (01’) As a result of destroying the forests, a large ____ of desert _____covered the land.