Hi！亲爱的朋友们，你们好！我是定冠词the，用在名词前，我的意思是“这(些)、那(些)”。我们冠词家族人丁稀少，但是作用可不小。我只有两个姐妹a和an。她们通常表示“一个(位、件……)”，用于单数可数名词前。我的性情有些古怪，你想了解我吗？

　　1　我喜欢演奏乐器，所以我常常出现在乐器前。如：play the piano/guitar(弹钢琴/吉他)等。

　　2　我经常和世界上独一无二的事物在一起，为此我非常自豪。如：the sun/moon(太阳/月亮)等。

　　3　我还喜欢帮助一些形容词、分词，与它们一起来表示一类人或事物。如：the old(老人)、the rich(富人) 等。

　　4　我没事时就喜欢和姓氏的复数形式闲聊人家一家子的情况。如：the Greens(格林一家)等。

　　5　我还喜欢和序数词一起强调数字的顺序，但当序数词前有形容词性物主代词等修饰限定时，我就会赶快逃走，销声匿迹。如：This is my eleventh birthday．(这是我的第十一个生日。)等。

　　注意：当我和序数词一起表示日期时，我经常躲起来，但如果在of短语中，我就一定会露面。如：May(the)first＝May 1st＝the first of May(五月一日)。

　　1　我不喜欢和科学名词在一起。如：math(数学)、English(英语)等。

　　2　我对球类运动不感兴趣，你在球类运动前根本找不到我。如：play basketball/soccer(打篮球/踢足球)等。

　　3　我还有个坏毛病——挑食，三餐饭前从来找不到我的影子。如：eat breakfast/lunch(吃早餐/中餐)等。

　　你了解定冠词the的生活习性了吗？赶快来找我吧！

请根据定冠词的“生活习性”填空，不需要填的地方打“×”。

1．He usually eats ________ dinner at 6:00 p. m..

2．Let's go and play ________ volleyball now.

3．She can play ________ violin very well.

4．We can speak ________ English and Chinese.

5．We should help ________ poor in the world.

6．My birthday is ________ 23rd of March.

7．I usually go to ________ school at 7:00 in ________ morning.

8．September is ________ ninth month of a year.

9．________ Greens live in China now.

10．I like to stay at ________ home and watch TV.

　　______ young man over there is ______ university student.

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　　 A. The…a　　　B. A…a　　　C. A…an　　　D. The…an

Are they on ______ desk?　

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A. an　　　B. the　　　C. a　　　D. /

 I was born an albino(白化病人) in Pennsylvania in 1945. No one in my family had ever known what an albino was and what it (35) to be albino.

My family and friends never treated me as (36) else. That was just about the best thing they could have done. It helped me trust myself, so when troubles came along, I could (37) them.

Like most albinos, I had terrible eyesight, but the fact that I could hardly (38) didn’t trouble me that much.

Kids would make fun of me, calling me “Whitey”. People stared at me when I held reading material right at the tip(尖) of my (39) so that I could see it well enough. Even when I was eight, movie-theater workers started asking me to pay full price because I “looked (40).”

The worst part for me was that (41) my eyesight was so bad, I couldn’t play sports very well. I didn’t (42) trying, though. I shot hoops(篮球框) every day. And I studied hard.

Finally, I got better at school and loved it. By the time I got to college, I was double majoring(专业), going to summer school and (43) myself with every activity I could find. I had learned to be proud of being an albino. I did my best to make “albino” a good word. And I decided to make my (44) with my eyes—and in sports.

I couldn’t see very well to play sports, but with a solid education and a drive to do it, I could make a living involved in the area I loved. I’ve done it now for over thirty years in print and in video, and now in cyberspace（网络空间）. People make jokes about how I’m the only “blind editor” they know, but the jokes are of goodwill. Some of them are the signs of (45).

I was just a(an) (46) albino kid from the coal country of Pennsylvania. I now realize that being born an albino helped me to overcome difficulties, gain confidence and be proud of my personal achievement.

35. A. was                       B. called                    C. meant                   D. had       

36. A. nobody                  B. everybody             C. somebody             D. anybody

37. A. go with                  B. deal with               C. play with              D. walk with     

38. A. hear                       B. see                       C. smell                    D. feel

39. A. nose                       B. eyes                     C. ears                      D. finger    

40. A. older                      B. taller                     C. uglier                    D. younger 

41. A. until                       B. though                  C. because                D. after all 

42. A. enjoy                      B. keep                     C. give in                  D. give up  

43. A. helping                   B. busying                 C. preparing              D. offering

44. A. trouble                   B. plans                    C. face                     D. living     

45. A. respect                   B. happiness              C. comfort                D. agreement

46. A. sad                        B. unlucky                C. proud                   D. clever