英语定冠词the讲解与练习
1.用在世界上独一无二的人或物、自然现象、表示方位或表示发明物等的名词前。
As is known to us,the earth moves around the sun.
众所周知,地球围绕太阳转。
We are living in an age when many things can be done on_the_Internet.
我们生活在一个很多事情都可以在因特网上完成的时代。
[名师指津] 有些物体虽然也是独一无二的,但习惯上却不用冠词。如space太空, nature自然, man人类等。
2.用在序数词和形容词最高级前面。
Liu Yang is the_first_woman who has been into space in China.
在中国,刘洋是第一位进入太空的女性。
3.用在表示计量的名词前,如by the hour,by the day,by the dozen,by the yard等,但是如表示单位的名词为不可数名词,之前不用冠词,如by weight/height等。—It's said John will be in a job paying over 60,000 a year.
——据说约翰会得到一份年薪超过60 000美元的工作。
—Right,he will also get paid by_the_week .
——是的,而且会按周付薪。
4.用在表示某世纪、年代、时期或朝代的名词前。
It is not rare in_the_1990s that people in their fifties went to university for further education.
在二十世纪九十年代五十多岁的人上大学进修不罕见了。
用适当的冠词和名词填空
A
M:Are you looking forward to your trip to __1__(Canadian),Susan?
W: I can't wait to go there,Jason,but I' m scared stiff of __2__ journey.My husband insists on flying,but I want to sail.Planes make me nervous.
M: There's nothing to be frightened of.How many __3__(plane) fly across the Atlantic every day?
W: I've no idea.Hundreds,I suppose.
M: And how often do you hear of a crash? Once or twice __4__year?
W: Yes,but aeroplanes fly so high and fast that once is enough.
M: There are more road __5__( accident) per day than air deaths per year.Air transport is really safe compared with road transport.
W: I still prefer to go by __6__(sea).Ships may not travel fast but at least you can relax.I'd love a trip on a luxury liner like the Queen Elizabeth II.
M: It's fine if you're __7__experienced sailor,but have you ever traveled far in a rough sea?
W: No.I've only been in __8__boat once.I sailed down __9__ River Thames on a sightseeing tour,but in any __10__(case) I'd rather be seasick than dead.
答案
1.Canada
2.the
3.planes
4.a
5.accidents
6.sea
7.an
8.a
9.the
10.case
B
1.Two ________ (月) ago,three ________(英雄) caught four ________(小偷) .They made them plant some ________(土豆) and ________(竹子) in two ________(动物园) .They also made their ________(妻子们) return the four big ________(箱子) with some precious ________(照片) and ________(刷子) in them.
2.Two ________________(主编),three ________________(男教师) and five ________________(女医生),together with their ________(孩子们),went to the market.They decided to buy two ________(绵羊),three ________(鹿),four ________(公牛),five ________(鹅) and six white ________(老鼠) with three ________(脚) and six ________(牙齿).
答案
1.months heroes thieves potatoes bamboos zoos wives boxes photos brushes
2.editorsinchief men teachers women doctors children sheep deer oxen geese mice feet teeth