1 不定冠词和句意逻辑性疑问?

老师,您好!

请教一道题(2018年常州中考一模英语试题,选择题第一道):

—Many people are watching ______ show called “Singer” now. Have you seen it, Mary?

—Yes, it's quite ______ excellent show, so I can't wait to turn on the TV when I get home.

A. a; the   B. the; the   C. a; an   D. the; an

答案:D。

但我的疑问有如下2点:

疑问1:

对于Yes, it's quite (an) excellent show, so I can't wait to turn on the TV when I get home这句来说,该句中,an excellent show,不定冠词an究竟是小类指(指一种,或某种)还是表示个别指,即指某个作为个体的事物,此时,an具有“一”的数的概念呢?

(我个人认为此处的不定冠词an表示个别指,an具有“一”的数的概念,因为,这类似于I am a worker,该处的a是个别指,具有“一”的数的概念,而不是小类指(指一种,或某种))。

疑问2:

另外,我个人认为该题似乎句意或逻辑有些不通,因为既然回答者说了Yes,说明已经看过了所谈论的节目,那按照常理来说,就不应该再说一回到家,就迫不及待打开电视再观看。

当然,我理解出题者的想法是singer这种节目是一个系列的,每次唱歌者都不一样,就类似于以前《中国好声音》节目(即现在改名为《中国新歌声》)。我个人认为出题者使用现在完成时Have you seen it 是错误的,应该使用现在进行时(表示某一阶段,进行的动作,说话的此时此刻不一定正在进行),例如可以说Are you watching it these days, Mary?

或去掉so I can't wait to turn on the TV when I get home.

即有2种方法修改:

—Many people are watching (the) show called Singer now. Are you watching it these days, Mary?

—Yes, it's quite ( ) excellent show, so I can't wait to turn on the TV when I get home.

—Many people are watching ( ) show called Singer now. Have you seen it, Mary?

—Yes, it's quite ( ) excellent show.

我个人认为,这样修改,可以使句意的逻辑性得到一致。

恳请老师详细分析以上2点,不知道我的分析是否正确,麻烦指教!

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最佳答案 2018-06-27 11:55

请教一道题(2018年常州中考一模英语试题,选择题第一道):

—Many people are watching ______ show called “Singer” now. Have you seen it, Mary?

—Yes, it's quite ______ excellent show, so I can't wait to turn on the TV when I get home.

A. a; the   B. the; the   C. a; an   D. the; an

答案:D。

【答】我认为,此题选择C,要好于D。理由是:

1. 使用不定冠词,表示一个泛指的“秀”节目。后面的called “Singer”,只是个名字,无法限制它必须特指。

2. 如果使用定冠词the,那么,隐含着强制读者也应该知道这个节目。若使用不定冠词,则语气婉转,因为不清楚对方是否也知道有这么一档子节目。

此外,第2个空格,填不定冠词应该没有任何异议。网友考虑的太复杂了,去掉你那些所有的想法和修改意见吧。按照正常理解即可。


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请教一道题(2018年常州中考一模英语试题,选择题第一道):

—Many people are watching the show called “Singer” now. Have you seen it, Mary?

—Yes, it's quite an excellent show, so I can't wait to turn on the TV when I get home.

A. a; the   B. the; the   C. a; an   D. the; an

答案:D。

(1)the show called "Singer”表示特指

(2)quite an excellent show 表示泛指

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