常考真題語法重點:as/though/much as的區別

as / though / much as

1.David Singer, my friend’s father, ______ raised and educated in New York, lived and lectured in Africa most of his life.(1993)

A. whoB. ifC. while D. though

(D，表示轉折。答案C while只是表示同時并列的轉折。如：While I understand your views, I can’t agree with you.)

2.______ he needed money for a new car, he decided not to borrow it from the bank. (1998)

A. Much asB. Much thoughC. As much D. Though much

(A, much as可看作是固定詞組，作連詞，引導讓步狀語從句，表示“盡管，雖然”。如Much as I should like to see you, I am afraid you could not come.)

3.Fool _____ Jane is, she could not have done such a thing.(2002)

A. whoB. asC. that D. like

(B，有倒裝，a./n. + as + 主語 + 助動詞be，如：Patient as he is, he can’t bear it any longer.)

4.______ I like economics, I like sociology much better.(2003)

A. As much asB. So much C. How muchD. Much as

(D,much as可看作是固定詞組，作連詞，引導讓步狀語從句，表示“盡管，雖然”。如Much as I should like to see you, I am afraid you could not come.)

5. ______, Mr. Wells is scarcely in sympathy with the working class. (2005)

A. Although he is a socialist B. Even if he is a socialist

C. Being a socialistD. Since he is a socialist

(雖然韋爾斯先生是一個社會主義者，但他對工人階級卻沒有什么同情心。表轉折含義的只有A項。)