荣的人(事)。
（8）与物质名词连用，表示“一种，一阵、一份”。 What a heavy rain! What a good supper! Please give me a black coffee! 4.冠词表类别的常见方式
（1）定冠词 + 单数可数名词，表示一个，代表一类。 The computer was invented in 1945. The TV set was invented by Joan Baird. The horse is a useful animal.
（2）不定冠词 + 单数可数名词（表示任意一个，某一个）。 A pen is a tool for writing. A square has four sides. A horse is a useful animal.
注意：man, woman表示泛指时，不用冠词，且常用单数。如： Man is fighting a battle against pollution. Man tries to be the protector of woman.
（3）可数名词或不可数名词，指类别（考虑到同类中的各个情况）。 Horses are useful animals. Rice is a kind of food. 5.冠词位置问题
（1）不定冠词 + 副词 + 形容词 + 名词。 This is a very interesting story.
（2）such、what、both、all、quite、rather +不定冠词+形容词+名词。 I’ve never seen such a film! Half a pound of pork,please! What a good idea it is!
（3）as、so、too、how、however、enough+形容词+不定冠词+名词。 It is as pleasant a day as I have ever spent. I can’t finish the task in so short a time.
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This seems not too long a distance.
We wonder how difficult a problem he worked out. However low te price you paid,you waste your money. He is brave enough a hunter to kill the bear. （4）定冠词位置。
①half、twice、three times + the + 名词 He paid twice the price for it.
Their house is three times the size of yours. ②all、both、double + the + 名词 Both the blind men were mistaken.
All the students in our class are eager to know the secret. I offered him double the amount, but he still refused. 抽象名词和物质名词具体化
1． 不可数名词的具体化，包括抽象名词的具体化和物质名词的具体化。所谓抽象名词的具体化，是指冠词用在抽象名词之前，表示“一种”、“一类”或“一个具体情况”等概念，使本来抽象的名词具体化，具有了“一”的含义。
The house is full of joy.
The little girl is a joy to her parents. (令人高兴的人或物) Failure is the mother of success.
He is a success as an actor. (一个成功的人或物) He gave me a lot of pleasure.
It is a pleasure to work with you. (一件令人愉快的事情) She looked up in surprise.
What a great surprise you gave me. (一件令人惊讶的事情) Knowledge is power.
He has a wide knowledge of animals. (一门……的知识) He received little education.
He received a good education. (一种……的教育)
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精典名题导解
1. The warmth of ______sweater will of course be determined by the sort of ____wool used.（NMET 2001）
A．The ; the B．the ; / C．/; the D．/; /
2. Most animals have little connection with_________animals of___________different kind unless they kill them for food.（NMET 2000）
A．the … a B．/ … a C．the … the D．/ … the
3. Paper money was in___________use in China when Marco Polo visited the country in __________thirteenth century.（NMET1999）
A．the … / B．the … the C．/ … the D．/ … / 4—John, there is Mr. Wilson on the phone for you. —I’m in bath.
A. a; the B. the; a C. a; 不填 D. the; 不填
5. Tom owns larger collection of books than any other student in our class.
A. the; 不填 B. a; 不填 C. a; the D. 不填; the
6. It is generally accepted that boy must learn to stand up and fight like man. A.a; a B.a; the C.the; the D.a; 不填
7. As he reached front door, Jack saw strange sight. A. the;不填 B. a; the C.不填a D. the; a
8. Experts think that __________recently discovered painting may be ________ Picsso. A.the ;不填 B. a ;the C. a ; 不填 D. the; a
9. Dr.Peter Spence, headmaster of the school, told us, “ fifth of pupils here go on to study at Oxford and Cambridge.”
A. 不填；A B.不填；The C.the; The D.a; A
10. In communication, a smile is usually __________ strong sign of a friendly and _______
open attitude.
A. the, / B. a, an C. a, / D. the, an 11. ——It’s said John will be in a job paying over ＄60,000 _____ year. —— Right, he will also get paid by _____ week.
A. the; the B. a; the C. the; a D.a; a
12. In __ most countries，a university degree can give you __ flying start in life. A．the；a B．the；/ C．/；/ D．/；a
13. Some people fear that __ air pollution may bring about changes in __ weather around the world.
A．/；the B．the；/ C．an；the D．the；a
14. There are over 58000 rocky objects in __ space，about 900 of which could fall down onto __ earth.
A．the；the B．/；the C．the；/ D．a；the
15. Many people are still in __ habit of writing silly things in __ public places. A．the；the B．/；/ C．the；/ D．/；the
16. Gorge couldn't remember when he first met Mr. Anderson, but he was sure it was __
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Sunday because everybody was at __ church. A．/；the B．the；/ C．a；/ D．/；a
17. —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．the；a D．a；a
18. Have you heard __ news？The price of __ petrol is going up again! A．the; the B．/; the C．the；/ D．/; /
19. A person who has __ final say in an international company is usually __ influential one. A．a; the B．the; an C．the; the D．a; an
20. This area experienced __ heaviest rainfall in __ month of May. A．/; a B．a; the C．the; the D．the; a
21. Washing machines made by China have won __ worldwide attention and Haier has become __ popular name.
A．a; the B．/; a C．/; the D．the; a
22.Students should be encouraged to use __ Internet as __ resource. A．/；a B．/；the C．the; the D．the; a 23. —I am so sorry to have come late for the meeting. —It is not your fault. With __ rush hour traffic and__ heavy rain, it is no wonder
you were late. A．a; a B．the; the C．/; / D．/; a
24.It's __ good feeling for people to admire the Shanghai World Expo that gives them __ pleasure.
A．/; a B．a; / C．the; a D．a; the 25. “This victory alone is not __ change we seek—it is only __ chance for us to make that change.” said Obama in his speech.
A．a; a B．a; the C．the; the D．the; a
26.In order to find __ better job, he decided to study __ second foreign language. A．the; a B．a; a C．the; the D．a; the
27.The visitors here are greatly impressed by the fact that __ people from all walks of life are working hard for __ new Jiangsu.
A．/; a B．/; the C．the; a D．the; the
28. As __ beautiful movie about pain，struggle，hope and love，Slumdog Millionaire swept the ceremony with eight awards，including __ prize for the best picture.
A．a; the B．a; a C．the; a D．the; the
29. __ walk is expected to last all day, so bring __ packed lunch. A．A; a B．The; / C．The; a D．A；/ 30.Of all the subjects，I like __ history best because it gives us __ useful knowledge of things in the past.
A．the；a B．/；a C．a；the D．a；/
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名词
1. It is generally believed that teaching is ___________it is a science. (NMET 2001) A. an art much as B. much an art as C. as an art much as D. as much an art as
2. The police are offering a __________to anyone who can give information about the lost key.（NMET 1999）
A. price B. prize C. reward D. money
3.You’ll find this map of great _____________in helping you to get round London.（NMET 1998）
A. price B. cost C. value D. usefulness 4.If you buy more than ten, they knock 20 pence off . A. a price B. price C. the price D. price
5.The journey around the world took the old sailor nine moths, the sailing time was 226 days.
A. of which B. during which C. from which D. for which 6. I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children’s .
A. reach B. hand C. hold D. place 7. The lack of eco-friendly habits among the public is thought to be a major of global climate change.
A.result B.cause C.warning D.reflection 8. Anyway, I can’t cheat him—it’s against all my ____.
A. emotions B. principles C. regulations D. opinions
9. “Tommy, run! Be quick! The house is on fire!” the mother shouted, with______ clearly in her voice.
A . anger B. rudeness C. regret D. panic
10. When asked about their opinions about the schoolmaster, many teachers would prefer to see him step aside _________ younger men.
A. in terms of B. in need of C. in favor of D. in praise of
11. What’s the_____, in your opinion, of helping him if he doesn’t make an effort to help
himself?
A.sympathy B.theme C.object D.point 12. We’d better discuss everything _______ before we work out the plan.
A．in detail B．in general C．on purpose D．on time
13. James took the magazines off the little table to make _______ for the television. A．room B．area C．field D．position
14. I haven't seen Sara since she was a little girl，and she has changed beyond
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_________ . A．hearing B．strength C．recognition D．measure 15. —Don't be so naughty! Be your ________. —Got it. A．manners B．age C．behavior D．politeness 16.—How can I use this MP5? —Well, just refer to the __________. A．directions B．explanations C．expressions D．introductions
17.In Rome, it's a common _______ to have a shot of espresso after breakfast. A．practice B．taste C．sense D．customs 18. The top leaders of the two countries are holding talks in a friendly __________. A．atmosphere B．state C．situation D．phenomenon 19. —Hi，this way, please.
—OK. I sometimes have no sense of _________ when I arrive at the crossroads. A．position B．direction C．situation D．condition
20．Shelly had prepared carefully for her English examination so that she could be sure of passing
it on her first _______.
A．intention B．attempt C．purpose D．desire
21.Mr. Brown thought it would be a good idea to have ________ from his workers to improve his plan. A．summaries B．enquiries C．comments D．connections
22.Don't try to persuade your boss，and he won't have the ________ of employing me—a fresh student. A．intention B．attention C．sense D．attraction
22. I bought a dress for only 10 dollars in a sale；it was a real ________. A．exchange B．bargain C．trade D．business
23. If you ask why I plan to study in the United States，the only answer is that it is a (n) ______
for me.
A．puzzle B．advantage C．challenge D．average
24. —Shall we go out for a walk? —Sorry. This is not the right ________ to invite me. I am too tired to walk. A．moment B．situation C．place D．chance
25.To make members of a team perform better, the trainer first of all has to know their ________ and weaknesses. A．strengths B．benefits C．techniques D．values 26. It is well known to us all that in China pigeons stand for peace. However, in India the wheel in its national flag is also a ________ of peace. A．example B．sign C．mark D．symbol 27.One thousand dollars a month is not a fortune but will help cover my living ________. A．bills B．expenses C．prices D．charges
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