Module 6 The Internet and Telecommucations

a / an 的用法 1. 表示 “ 某种类别当中的一个 ” ， “ 该类中的一例 ”A cat is an animal. 猫是一种动物。 He’s a Frenchman. 他是个法国人。 2. 第一次提到某物 I looked up and saw a plane. 我抬头看见了一架飞机. 3. 用在称呼前，含有 “ 我不认识．．．的感觉 ” A Mr. Smith is waiting to see you. 一位史密斯先生正等着要见您。

4. 可以表示量度单位，＂每．．．＂ 40 km an/per hour 每小时 40 公里 twice a/per day 每天两次 5. 与可数名词连用位于 what, such 之后，表示感 叹，或强调程度 What a surprise! 真是让人吃惊。 My boss is such a fool! 我的老板这么蠢。 6. 用在形容词最高级前，相当于 very 。 This is a most useful dictionary. 这是一本非常有用的字典。

7. 用在序数词前面表示 “ 再一次，又一次 ” 。 Ten years after the death of her husband, she got married for a second time. 在她丈夫去世十年后，她再次结婚了。 8. 用在 many, quite, rather, such, twice, what 等词后面，构成短语。 It’s quite a problem. 这是一个相当难的问题。 I’ve never seen such an exciting football match before. 我以前从来没见过这么精彩的比赛。

9. 注意区分 a/ an ：一般来说， an 用在元音前， a 用在非元音前。但注意下面的特殊例子。 a Europe (European, one-way street, union, university, useful tool, usual way…) an honest man (hour, honor, a, e, h, i, l, m, n, o, r, s, x…) an 80-metre-high-tower

1. 特指双方都明白的人或物. Take the medicine. 把药吃了。 2. 上文提到过的人或事： He bought a house. I've been to the house. 他买了幢房子。我去过那幢房子。 3. 指世上独一物二的事物. the sun ， the sky ， the moon ， the earth 4. 单数名词连用表示一类事物. the dollar 美元 ; the fox 狐狸；或与形容 或分词连用，表示一类人： the rich 富人 ; the living 生者。

5. 用在序数词和形容词最高级，及形容词 only ， very ， same 等前面： Where do you live? I live on the second floor. 你住在哪？我住在二层。 That's the very thing I've been looking for. 那正是我要找的东西。 6. 与复数名词连用，指整个群体. They are the teachers of this school. ( 指全体教师 ) They are teachers of this school. ( 指部分教师 )

7. 表示所有，相当于物主代词，用在表示身体 部位的名词前. She caught me by the arm. 她抓住了我的手臂。 8. 用在某些由普通名词构成的国家名称、机关 团体、阶级、等专有名词前. the People's Republic of China 中华人民共和国 the United States 美国 9. 用在表示乐器的名词之前. She plays the piano. 她会弹钢琴。

10. 用在姓氏的复数名词之前，表示一家人. the Greens 格林一家人 ( 或格林夫妇 ) 11. 用在惯用语中. in the day, in the morning (afternoon ， evening), the day after tomorrow the day before yesterday, the next morning, in the sky (water ， field ， country) in the dark, in the rain, in the distance, in the middle (of), in the end, on the whole, by the way, go to the theatre

12. 和表示数量的名词连用，表示 “ 以．．．为 单位 ” Eggs are sold by the dozen. 鸡蛋按打来卖。 He is paid by the hour / the day/ week/ month. 他按小时 / 天 / 周 / 月来付酬。 13. 用在逢十的复数数词之前，指世纪中几十 年代 in the 1870’s 十九世纪七十年代,

1. 表示泛指或一般概念. Snow is white. 雪是白的。 The snow in the yard is very thick. 院子里的雪很厚。 2. 用在泛指的一日三餐前. Have you had breakfast/ lunch/ dinner? 你吃早饭 / 午饭 / 晚饭了吗？ The breakfast was well cooked. 这顿早饭做得好。

3. 用在球类，棋类之前 Let’s go and play football. 我们去踢足球吧。 How about having a game of chess, John? 约翰，咱们下盘棋好吗？ 4. 用在称呼语及表示家庭成员（常大写）的名 词之前 Tom asked, “Where’s Father/ Mother/ Aunt?” 汤姆问， “ 爸爸 / 妈妈 / 姑姑在哪儿？ ”

5. 在表语，补足语，同位语中，表示独一无 二的职位或头衔 Who’s captain of your team? 谁是你们队长？ He was elected monitor of our class. 他被选为班长 George Bush, president of the United States… 美国总统布什 … 6. 用在表示学科的名词之前。 English, Chinese, mathematics…

7. 在独立结构中和一些特殊结构中 The hunter entered the forest, gun in hand. 猎人手拿着枪，走进了森林。 Child as he is, he knows a lot about the history of China. 他虽然是个孩子，却对中国历史了解很多。 8. 用在某些习惯用语中 go to school (college, hospital, class, church, bed…) by bike, (bus, train, car, boat, ship, plane, air…) at sunrise, (sunset, noon, night, midnight)

1.Alice is fond of playing ______ piano while Henry is interested in listening to ______ music. A. /, the B. /, / C. the, /D. the, the 2.Alexander Grander Bell invented ______ telephone in A. /B. aC. the D. one Where’s Jack? --- I think he’s still in ______ bed, but he might just be in ______ bathroom. A. /, /B. the, the C. the, /D. /, the

4.Many people are still in ______ habit of writing silly things in ______ public places. A. the, theB. /, theC. the, /D. /, / 5. She is ______ newcomer to ______ chemistry, but she has already made some important discoveries. A. the, theB. the, /C. a, /D. a, the 6. Wouldn’t it be ______ wonderful world if all nations lived in ______ peace with one another? A. a, / B. the, /C. a, theD. the, the

7.Many people agree that ______ knowledge of English is a must in ______ international trade today. A. a, /B. the, anC. the, the D. /, the 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 9. Paper money was in ______ use in China when Marco Polo visited the country in ______ thirteenth century. A. the, /B. the, the C. /, the D. /, /

10. Most animals have little connection with ______ animals of ______ different kind unless they kill them for food. A. the, aB. /, aC. the, the D. /, the 11. ______coffee that we drank just now was given to us by ______ Jacksons. A. /, /B. The, /C. /, the D. The, the 12. I remember he lives in ______ south, so we shouldn’t be walking ______ south. A. /, /B. /, theC. the, /D. the, the

13. They spent ______ getting the problem settled. A. so a long timeB. quite a long time C. quite long a timeD. such long a time 14. ______People’s Republic of China has opened its door to ______ rest of ______ world. A. The, /, the B. /, the, the C. The, the, the D. /, /, the 15. Your shoes and mine are ______. A. of size B. in a size C. same big D. of a size