和谐英语

新六级直击考点---综合改错题十

2007-11-03来源:
七、冠词的使用错误

冠词是英语限定词中最主要的一种,有且仅有两种形式:不定冠词 a (或者 an )和定冠词 the 。但是冠词又是英语中最为常用的词类,而且由于汉语中没有与之对应的词类,所以考生对冠词的用法的掌握尤感困难。冠词的使用错误一般包括如下情况:

1. 该用冠词时漏用,如 all of sudden → all of a sudden , tell truth → tell the truth ;

2. 不该用冠词时赘用,如 in the contrast → in contrast , give a rise to → give rise to ; keep a pace with → keep pace with ;

3. the 与 a/an 误用,如 on a whole → on the whole ;

4. a 与 an 混用,如 a “ s ” sign → an “ s ” sign , to a extent → to an extent , a honor → an honor 。

例 1

We were very much surprised that the village

was such long way from the main road. 1.__________

在“ such+a(an)+ 形容词 + 名词”结构中,定冠词不能省略,所以应该在 such 后加上不定冠词 a 。

例 2

“I considered it a honor to be invited to address 1.__________

the meeting of world-famous scientists,” said

professor Johnson.

“ honor ”虽然首字母为 h ,却是一个以元音开头的单词,显然应该使用不定冠词 an ,这类题一般出现频率较少,却也容易犯错,在改错题应该格外注意,不容出错。

例 3

The nude human body at the rest must begin to 1.__________

combat a lowering of body temperature when the

air temperature stands at approximately 31.0℃.

“ at rest ”为习惯用语,表示“处于休息状态”的意思,中间不用任何冠词,故应该将 the 删去。

例 4

Geologists have been studying volcanoes for a long

time. Though they have learned great deal, they still 1.__________

have not discovered the causes of volcanic action.

“ a great deal ”表示“大量的,许多的”的意思,后面接不可数名词,此为习惯用法,前面不定冠词 a 不能省略。