考點(diǎn)二 定冠詞the
定冠詞限定名詞時(shí)主要表示特指，針對(duì)TOEFL應(yīng)注意以下幾點(diǎn)：
(1) the和可數(shù)名詞單數(shù)連用，表示一類(lèi)人或物，如：
the fern(蕨類(lèi)), the wallflower
(2) 序數(shù)詞之前必須用the，如：
the first woman, the nineteenth century
但前面有物主代詞時(shí)除外，如 my first baby
(3) 形容詞級(jí)之前必須用the(有物主代詞時(shí)除外)，如：
the largest city, the most advanced technology
(4) of連接的名詞前多用the, 如：
the development of the watch,
(5) 世界上獨(dú)一無(wú)二的東西前應(yīng)加the, 如：
the globe(地球)，the equator(赤道), the moon, the sun
在下列情況下，一般不用the：
(1) 表示人名、地名、國(guó)家名等專(zhuān)有名詞前, 一般不加，如：
Dennis Chavez(人名)，Alaska(地名)，English(英語(yǔ)), February(二月), America(美國(guó))
但是在表示海洋、海峽、江、河、山脈、群島等專(zhuān)有名詞時(shí)要加上the
the Great Lakes(美國(guó)五大湖)， the Changjiang River(長(zhǎng)江)
(2) 無(wú)特指的不可數(shù)名詞前，如：
algebra(代數(shù)學(xué)), advertising， accounting（會(huì)計(jì)學(xué)）
(3) 表示類(lèi)別的復(fù)數(shù)名詞前，如：
Historians believe that…, Amphibians(兩棲動(dòng)物) hatch from…
(4) 一些固定詞組中，如：
in history, in nature, at work, at home , go to school, go to bed, in bed
乘車(chē)的詞組：
by train(乘火車(chē)), by car (乘汽車(chē)), by bicycle(騎腳踏車(chē)), by bus (乘公共汽車(chē)),
by land(由陸路), by sea (由海路), by water (由水路) , by air (通過(guò)航空)
on foot (步行)， by plane(乘飛機(jī))， by ship (乘船)，
打球的詞組：
play tennis, play baseball, play basketball
注意：表示職位的詞之前的冠詞有無(wú)均可, 如：He was elected (the) chairman of the committee.
例題：
(D)
Historically, ---- chief material for making furniture has been wood, but metal and stone have also been used.
(A) it was the
(B) that the
(C) there was a
(D) the
答案：D
解釋?zhuān)嚎崭窈笫侵髦^句，A、C可先排除，B使原句只有從句沒(méi)有主句，只剩下D可選，D是定冠詞作名詞material的限定詞，表特指
(2)
The Yukon River, which flows into the Bering Sea, gives its name to a region of Alaska and a territory of the Canada.
應(yīng)改為：of
解釋?zhuān)篊anada是國(guó)名，屬專(zhuān)用名詞，之前不能加定冠詞
(3)
The development of professional sports in the United States dates back tonineteenth century.
應(yīng)改為：to the nineteenth
解釋?zhuān)簄ineteenth是序數(shù)詞，之前應(yīng)加the
定冠詞限定名詞時(shí)主要表示特指，針對(duì)TOEFL應(yīng)注意以下幾點(diǎn)：
(1) the和可數(shù)名詞單數(shù)連用，表示一類(lèi)人或物，如：
the fern(蕨類(lèi)), the wallflower
(2) 序數(shù)詞之前必須用the，如：
the first woman, the nineteenth century
但前面有物主代詞時(shí)除外，如 my first baby
(3) 形容詞級(jí)之前必須用the(有物主代詞時(shí)除外)，如：
the largest city, the most advanced technology
(4) of連接的名詞前多用the, 如：
the development of the watch,
(5) 世界上獨(dú)一無(wú)二的東西前應(yīng)加the, 如：
the globe(地球)，the equator(赤道), the moon, the sun
在下列情況下，一般不用the：
(1) 表示人名、地名、國(guó)家名等專(zhuān)有名詞前, 一般不加，如：
Dennis Chavez(人名)，Alaska(地名)，English(英語(yǔ)), February(二月), America(美國(guó))
但是在表示海洋、海峽、江、河、山脈、群島等專(zhuān)有名詞時(shí)要加上the
the Great Lakes(美國(guó)五大湖)， the Changjiang River(長(zhǎng)江)
(2) 無(wú)特指的不可數(shù)名詞前，如：
algebra(代數(shù)學(xué)), advertising， accounting（會(huì)計(jì)學(xué)）
(3) 表示類(lèi)別的復(fù)數(shù)名詞前，如：
Historians believe that…, Amphibians(兩棲動(dòng)物) hatch from…
(4) 一些固定詞組中，如：
in history, in nature, at work, at home , go to school, go to bed, in bed
乘車(chē)的詞組：
by train(乘火車(chē)), by car (乘汽車(chē)), by bicycle(騎腳踏車(chē)), by bus (乘公共汽車(chē)),
by land(由陸路), by sea (由海路), by water (由水路) , by air (通過(guò)航空)
on foot (步行)， by plane(乘飛機(jī))， by ship (乘船)，
打球的詞組：
play tennis, play baseball, play basketball
注意：表示職位的詞之前的冠詞有無(wú)均可, 如：He was elected (the) chairman of the committee.
例題：
(D)
Historically, ---- chief material for making furniture has been wood, but metal and stone have also been used.
(A) it was the
(B) that the
(C) there was a
(D) the
答案：D
解釋?zhuān)嚎崭窈笫侵髦^句，A、C可先排除，B使原句只有從句沒(méi)有主句，只剩下D可選，D是定冠詞作名詞material的限定詞，表特指
(2)
The Yukon River, which flows into the Bering Sea, gives its name to a region of Alaska and a territory of the Canada.
應(yīng)改為：of
解釋?zhuān)篊anada是國(guó)名，屬專(zhuān)用名詞，之前不能加定冠詞
(3)
The development of professional sports in the United States dates back tonineteenth century.
應(yīng)改為：to the nineteenth
解釋?zhuān)簄ineteenth是序數(shù)詞，之前應(yīng)加the