Question

—Do you need any help, Lily?

—Yes. The job is _________I could do myself.

A. less than    B. more than

C. no more than    D. not more than

Answer

B

【解析】考查词组。less than少于；more than超过；no more than仅仅；no less than不少于。句意:-- Lucy，你需要帮助吗？--是的，这个工作超过了我的能力范围。故选B。

【名师点睛】

本题难度适中。考查一些短语的用法是近几年高考的热点，需要考生牢记一些它们的用法，会分析句子的语境进而判断用它们的哪种形式。还需会区分类似的短语的不同用法。

即学即练：This piece of furniture is really inexpensive with a price of _____forty dollars.

A. less than B. more than C. no more than D. no less than

解析：A。句意：这件家具还不到四十美元，实在不贵。