Tenyearsagothepopulationofourvillagewas()thatoftheirs.A.astwicelargeasB.twiceaslargeasC.twiceasmuchasD.astwicemuchas这是2008年陕西卷的高考题,答案是C.为什么选C而不选B?

Question

Ten years ago the population of our village was( )that of theirs.
A. as twice large as B. twice as large as C. twice as much as D.as twice much as
这是2008年陕西卷的高考题,答案是C.
为什么选C而不选B?

Answer 1

10年前,我村人（口）数是他们村的俩倍.
1.twice,表倍数/频率的副词,前置于as () as词组前,此无异议
2.as much/many as,像...一样多,数量比较的是多少、而按大小论（large/small）则显得Chinglish,此处不宜
3.至于选much,系由与之对等的population决定（此处充当不可数名词）

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