【2013山东烟台】China is larger than ____ in Africa.

　　A. the other countries B. any other

　　C. any of the other countries D. any other country

4. It's a lot bigger than the population of the US.

（中国）人口比美国多对多。

【解析1】a lot ... ........得多；很多；非常

【辨析】(1) a lot 很多，做副词短语，修饰动词，放在动词之后。相当于very much.

It usually rains a lot at this time of year.

( ) He knows ____ about this event.

A. a lot of B. lots of C. many D. a lot

　　　(2)a lot of = lots of + 复数名词

=many +复数名词=much+ 不可数名词

( ) He drinks _____. He's got ___ money but not ____ friends.

A. a lot; plenty of ; much B. much; a lot of ; many

C. a lot; a lot of; many D. a lot of ; a lot; a lot of

【解析2】 population 人口；人口数量

①population做主语且强度整体人口时，谓语动词一般用单数，

The population is increasing faster and faster.

②当主语时"人口的百分之几、几分之几"时，谓语动词常用复数形式。

Three quarters of the population are workers.

③ 表示人口的\"多\"或\"少\"时, 用"large"或"small"

The population of China is very large. 中国人口众多

( ) The population of the town is much ___ than that of your town.

A. less B. fewer C. smaller

④ 询问某国、某地有多少人口时, 用\"How large...?";

How large is the population of your hometown? 你们家乡有多少人口?

　提问有多少人口，常用" what is the population of ...?"

What is the population of Canada? 加拿大的人口有多少?

表示 "某地有多少人口" 时，常用 "... has a population of ..." 句型

India has a population of more than one billion..

( )The experts think that India's population may be than China's 2012.

　　　A. much; by B. more; in C. larger; by D. larger; on

【2013湖北荆州3】The word's population is growing ____ and there

is _____ land and water for growing rice.

A. more; less B. larger; fewer C. larger; less D. more; fewer

【湖南衡阳1】 - _____ the population of China?

- It's about 1.3 billion.

A. What's B. How many is C. How much is

5. It has a much longer history than the US. （中国）比美国历史长得多。

【解析】much ......得多 （修饰比较级）

类似的词还有：even "更......" , a lot "很多；......得多" a little "比......一点"

　　My classroom is a little bigger than yours.

【2013湖北黄石】I am good at math, but his English is ____ than mine.

A. much better B. more better C. very better D. pretty better