一道易错冠词考题
下面这道冠词考题很容易错,可要注意了:
“Have you seen _____ pen? I left it here this morning.” “Is it _____ black one? I think I saw it somewhere.”
A. a, the B. the, the
C. a, a D. the, a
【陷阱】误选A,生搬硬套冠词用法规则:第一次提到某人或某事物用不定冠词,第二次再提到该人或该事物时用定冠词。
【分析】最佳答案为C。第一空填a,比较好理解;而第二空填a是因为此句中的one 并非指前面提到的 pen,即这里的 one 与前面的 pen 并非同一事物,这从后面一句的 I think I saw it somewhere 可以清楚地知道。请比较下面一题:
“Have you seen _____ pen? I left it here this morning.” “Is it _____ black one? I found it in the corner.”
A. a, the B. the, the
C. a, a D. the, a
此题的最佳答案是 A不是C。请注意其后 I found it in the corner这一信息,它表明说明者是拿着笔在与对方说话。请再看一个类似的例子:
“Have you seen _______ new bike? I put it here just now.” “Is it _______ white one? A boy has ridden it away.”
A. a; a B. a; the
C. the; the D. the; a
此题答案选A,注意其后的 A boy has ridden it away 表明自行车已不在说话者身旁。
另外,请看下面一道类似的考题,也很容易错:
My friend Mary is _____ beautiful girl and _____ girl everyone likes to work with.
A. a, a B. a, the
C. the, a D. the, the
【陷阱】很容易误选B,认为第一次提到 girl 用不定冠词,第二次提到就应该用定冠词。
【分析】最佳答案为A。句中第二次提到 girl 时并不是特指的,此句实为一省略句,补充完整为 My friend Mary is a beautiful girl and she is a girl everyone likes to work with. 请再做以下试题(答案选A):
(1) Jim is _______ brave boy and _______ boy never fearing anything.
A. a, a B. a, the
C. the, a D. the, the
(2) It is really _______ useful dictionary and _______ dictionary every one of us needs.
A. a, a B. a, the
C. the, a D. the, the