比较(Comparison) 特点:比较是指对两种或两种以上的事物的异同进行辨别，考生必须熟悉多种比较形式，理解各种比较结构所表达的含义。一般有同级比较，比较级和最高级三种。还有一些含有比较意义的词组，如：prefer...to...等于 like...more than...。 该类问题常采用的典型句式有：(not) as ＋ adj /adv＋ as ... .the same ...as .... more/less ... than. the more..., the more....would ... rather than ... 常见的提问方式： Which one did the man prefer? What kind of ...does the woman want to buy? How do you feel about...? 比较在四级听力测试中也是必考内容,有同级、比较级和最高级。听力对话中出现的比较句一般是形容词、副词进行比较，一般来说不太难。常见的话题是比较商品价格的贵贱、考试的难易、各人的喜好、天气的变化、数量的多少、质量的好坏、年龄的差异等。 W: Oh, it’s cold. We haven’t had such a severe winter for so long, have we? M: Yes, the forecast says it’s going to get worse before it warms up. Q: What do we learn from the conversation?(2000年6月试题9) [A] The weather is mild compared to the past years. [B] They are having the coldest winter ever. [C] The weather will soon get warmer. [D] The weather may get even colder. 从四个选项可以看出此对话是关于天气的冷热变化。对话开始，女士就说“天气冷，很久没有这么冷了。”男士答道：“是的，天气预报说天气转暖之前，将会更冷。”，这句话的关键词是worse，考生须迅速反应出“更糟”,与对话开始的cold联系起来就不难得出正确答案是[D]，天气可能会更冷。