推荐：大学英语六级考试短文写作教材（五）(4)

3.           Nature was probably his chief source of inspiration （灵感，鼓舞）.
          Nature of the problem was such as to arouse his interest.
4.           Education of little children has been greatly neglected.
          Public education must be greatly extended.
5. The exploration（探索）of           space has become one of the chief topics of science fiction（科幻小说）.
           Space between the table and the wall was just big enough for a small bed.
6. I prefer           classical music to           pop music.
          Film wasn’t very good but I liked           music.
7. My favourite subject at school was           history.
All students should know something about           history of their own country.
8. I cannot judge           accuracy of your calculations（计算）.
In mathematics           accuracy is essential.

2) 定冠词的主要用法
a) 用于单数名词前，表示“某一类人或物”，以区别于其他人或物。例如：
The tiger is a fierce（凶猛的） animal. （相当于A tiger is a fierce animal.或Tigers are fierce animals.）
In this tribe the woman goes out hunting and the man stays at home to look after the children.
下面三句中的斜体部分不能互换：
Who invented the radio? （指类别）
Who had a radio? （指同类中的任何一个）
Who manufactured radios?（指这一类中的所有个体）
man 指“人类”时，不用the。例如：
Man will conquer nature.
b) 用于指世上独一无二的东西，如 the moon，the sun，the world等。
c) 用于表示“乐器”的名词前，但一般不用于表示“体育运动”的名词前。例如：
Can you play the guitar?
I play football every day.
d) 用于某些形容词前，可表示“一类人”。例如：
The young are impatient；they want changes.
e) 一般不用于表示“疾病”的名词前。例如：
I’m just recovering from rheumatism（风湿病）.
下列病名前一般用a／an：
I have an ache in my head (a pain in the neck).
He has a cold／a fever.
特指时需要用the。例如：
Jim has never really got over the malaria（疟疾）he caught in the East.
f) 一般不用于表示“膳食”的名词前，但有形容词修饰时用the。例如：
Breakfast is served at eight.
The wedding breakfast was held in her father’s house.
 如果泛指，用a／an。例如：
He gave us a good breakfast.
g) bed, church, college, court, hospital, market, prison, school, sea和work等名词用来指有关活动时，一般不用冠词。例如：
It’s time for children to go to bed. （指to sleep）