1. a, an & the

a, an和the都是冠詞，但它們的用法是有區(qū)別的。

★a和an是不定冠詞，意為“一個(gè)(把，只，件……)”，通常放在單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞前。a?用在以輔音音素開頭的單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞前，如：a pen；an用在以元音音素開頭的單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞前，如：an apple。

★the是定冠詞，意為“這個(gè)(些)；那個(gè)(些)”，通常放在名詞前。它既可指說話雙方都知道的人或物，如：The door is open.(門開著。)?；也可指上文已提到的人或物，如：It's a pen. The pen is black.

【運(yùn)用】選用a, an或the完成下面的對(duì)話。

A: What's this?

B: It's (1)________ quilt. (2)________ quilt is green.

A: What's that in English?

B: It's (3)________ orange. (4)________ orange is orange.

A: Look! (5)________ cup is black.?

B: Oh, it's (6)________ nice cup.

2. What color is it?

★該句意為“它是什么顏色的？”。

★what color通常用來詢問物品的顏色。常用句型為“What color + be +?主語(yǔ)?”，其答語(yǔ)常為“It's / They're +?表示顏色的詞.”。如：

—What color is your cap?

—It's white.

—What color are these rulers?

—They are yellow.

【運(yùn)用】根據(jù)括號(hào)內(nèi)的要求完成下列各題，每空一詞(含縮略形式)。

(1) The jacket is?black.? (對(duì)劃線部分提問)

________ ________ ________ the jacket?

(2)?——這些自行車是什么顏色的？?(完成英語(yǔ)句子)

——它們是藍(lán)色的。

—________ ________ ________ the bikes?

—________ blue.

答案

Starter Unit 3

1. (1) a (2) The (3) an (4) The (5) The (6) a

2. (1) What color is? (2) What color are; They're