专升本英语语法——冠词的使用练习
1. When he left ________ college, he got a job as ________ reporter in a newspaper office.
A. 不填;a B. 不填;the
C. a ; the D. the ; the
答案:A. 因为school, college, university, hospital, prison, church, table, bed名词等指其用途时,不用冠词。leave college意为“大学毕业”。又因为表示职业或身份的单数名词前通常要用不定冠词,所以选A。
2. ________ on-going division between English-speaking Canadians and French-speaking Canadians is ________ major concern of the country.
A. The; 不填 B. The; a
C. An; the D. An; 不填
答案:B.因为division后有介词短语between…and…的限制,这是特指的,所以要用the。又因为concern作“所关切的事”解是可数名词,所以前面要用冠词。
3. The Wilsons live in ________ A-shaped house near the coast. It is ________ 17th century cottage.
A. the , / B. an, the
C. /, the D. an, a
答案: D.因为house和cottage都是可数名词,且都不是特指,所以都用不定冠词。句意是“威尔逊一家住在大海附近的一栋A形房子里,那是一座17世纪建的别墅”。
4. —I’d like ________ information about the management of your hotel, please.
—Well, you could have ________ word with the manager. He might be helpful.
A. some, a B. an, some
C. some, some D. an, a
答案: A.information 是不可数名词,前面不用冠词,因此排除 B 和 D;have a word with是固定短语,意为“和某人谈一下”。句意为“我想请你帮我看一下旅馆的管理材料”。“好的,你可以和饭店经理谈,他会帮你的”。
5. When you finish reading this book, you will have ________ better understanding of ________ life.
A. a, the B. the, a
C. /, the D. a, /
答案: D.虽然understanding是不可数名词,但作“了解、理解”解时,却常常要加不定冠词(尤其是当其前有形容词修饰时),排除B和C。又因为life作“生活、人生”解,是不可数名词,不是特指,不用冠词。have a better understanding of life指“对生活有更深刻的理解”。