2016年中考英语词组辨析：quite/ rather/ very

　　都是程度副词，意为：“非常、相当、很”，无比较级和最高级。其区别在于：

　　Ⅰ. quite 可直接修饰动词。如：

　　① Some people don’t like the winter, but I quite like it.

　　Ⅱ. rather 不可直接修饰动词。语气稍强。可与would 连用构成　would rather…than…这个平行连词结构。如：

　　① She is rather tall. 她相当高。

　　② Iwould rather stay at home(than go for a walk) 我宁愿呆在家里。(也不愿到散步)

　　③ I would rather you stayed at home.

　　④ I would rather listen to music than to swimming. 我宁愿听音乐，也不愿去游泳。

　　Ⅲ. very 也不能直接修饰动词。修饰形容词或副词时，语气最强。如：

　　① I like English very much = I quite like English.

　　② His English is very good. (程度强=excellent) →His English is quite (rather) good. (程度轻=not bad)

　　：quite (rather) 和very 与“不定冠词+形容词+名词”连用时位置不同。其排列顺序是：

　　▲ “quite + a (an) +adj + noun” → “a + quite (rather) +adj +noun” 如：

　　① This is quite an interesting film.

　　② It’s a quite (rather) fine day today. (只有名词前有形容词修饰时，冠词a / an 才可置前。

　　▲ “a + very + adj + noun” 如：

　　① I watched a very interesting TV play.