抽象名词具体化抽象名词具体化通常可分为以下两类：一、表示情感、情绪的词，强调具体的人或事时常将其具体化使用。

常用的重点抽象名词可概括为如下11个字：惊、乐、幸、憾、傲、慰、险、助、成、败、美。

1. surprise吃惊、惊奇（不可数名词）a surprise令人吃惊的人或事（可数名词）如：in surprise惊奇地、吃惊地，to one’s surprise令人吃惊的是What a surprise to see you here! 在这里见到你真是个意外的事。

2. pleasure愉快、高兴（不可数名词）a pleasure一个乐事、一个乐趣（可数名词）如：with pleasure高兴地、乐意地，take pleasure in以…为乐、爱好It’s a pleasure to work with him. 和他一块儿工作是件乐事。

3. honor荣誉、信誉（不可数名词）an honor一种光荣的人或事（可数名词）如：for the honor of the country为了国家的荣誉It’s an honor to speak here.在这里发言是我的荣幸。

4. pity 遗憾a pity 一件遗憾的事It’s a pity that you should fail to pass the exam.5. pride骄傲（不可数名词）a pride令人骄傲的人或事（可数名词）如：He takes pride in his son.他以儿子为骄傲。

He is a pride to his parents.他是父母的一个骄傲。

6. comfort安危、舒适（不可数名词）a comfort一个令人安慰的人或事（可数名词）如：enjoy comfort享受舒适Books become a comfort to him.书籍成为他的一种安慰。

She tried to make her children live in comfort , which is a great comfort to her.7. danger危险（不可数名词）a danger可能引起危险的人或物（可数名词）如：In war, a soldier’s life is full of danger.战争中，士兵的生命充满了危险。

The man is a danger to society.那是个对社会危险的人物。

8. success成功（不可数名词）a success一个成功的人或事（可数名词）如：be sure of success确信成功He is a great success as a scientist.作为科学家，他是个伟大的成功者。

9. failure失败（不可数名词）a failure/failures失败的人或事（可数名词）如：Failure is the mother of success.失败是成功之母。

He had had six failures and would have a seventh try.他已经历六次失败，并将再次努力。

10. help 帮助a help帮手，起帮助作用的物It’s a great help to me.11. beauty美、美丽（不可数名词）a beauty美人、美丽的东西（可数名词）如：the beauty of nature大自然的美He regarded his wife as a beauty.他把妻子视为美人。

二、表示“一次”、“一场”、“一段”等“一……”的概念，常与动词连用构成短语，名词前常有形容词修饰。

如：1. have a good time ，have a wonderful supper ，have a good knowledge/understandingof；have a population of ，have an income of ，cover an area of，reach a height of。

2. 与动词have, take, make, give等连用，表示某一次短暂的动作。

如：have a swim/rest/look/trip/discussion/smoke/wash/sleeptake a walk/bathgive/take a trymake an advance/an early start/an apologytake/have a great interestgo out for a walk3. 接同源宾语的短语如：live/lead a happy/simple/hard/poor/bitter life，dream a strange dream，die a heroic death巩固练习：1. It is often said that______ teachers have ______very easy life.A. 不填；不填B. 不填；aC. the; 不填D. the; 不填2. He developed______ deep interest in inspects when he was at ______age of 8.A. a; aB. the; theC. a; theD. the; a3. It’s ______pity that the meeting was ______complete success.A. the; 不填B. a; aC. a; 不填D. 不填; a4. She tried to make the children live______ , which is ______great comfort to her.A. in comfort; aB. in comforts; 不填C. in a comfort; aD. in comfort; 不填5. What a great______ it is to work here! Everybody is so kind to me.A. failureB. jobC. funD. pleasure6. One way to understand thousands of new words is to gain ______good knowledgeof basic word formation.A. 不填B. theC. aD. one7. “What ______great surprise to meet you here!” She said in ______surprise.A. 不填; 不填B. a; 不填C. 不填; theD. a; a8. ______M(m)oney plays an important role in material world. Bu t you can’texpect it to give you______ real happiness.A. A; theB. 不填; aC. 不填; theD. The; the9. Reading is ______good habit. Stick to it, and you’ll make ______great progress.A. a; 不填B. a; aC. the; aD. 不填; a10. –Do you think an advertisement is______ help when you look for a job?--Well, it depends. Anyway, it gives me more of______ chance to try.A. a; aB. 不填; 不填C. the; theD. a; theKEYS:1—5 BCBAD 6—10 CBCAD链接高考冠词(2007-2008年高考)1. —Could you tell me the way to ____ Johnsons, please?—Sorry, we don’t have ____ Johnson here in the village. （2007 全国卷II）A. the; theB. the; aC. /; theD. the; /2. I looked under _____bed and found ______book I lost last week. （2007 北京卷）A.the; aB. the: theC. 不填；theD. the:;不填3 ________ walk is expected to last all day, so bring____ packed lunch. （2007 山东卷）A．A;a B．The; 不填C．The ; a D．A ; 不填4. —How about Christmas evening party? （2007 福建卷）—I should say it was success.A.a; aB.The; aC.a;不填D.the; 不填5. Polar bears live mostly on______sea ice, which they use as ______platform for hunting seals. （2007 湖南卷）A. a; aB. a; theC. 不填; aD. the; 不填6. We have every reason to believe that_____ 2008 Beijing Olympic Games will be_____success.（2007 江苏卷）A. / … aB. the … /C. the … aD. a … a7. Many people have come to realize that they should go on ___balanced diet and make ____ room in their day for exercise. （2007 江西卷）A.a;/B.the; aC.the;theD./;a8. In film Cast Away.Tom Hanks plays man named Chuck Noland. （2007 陕西卷）A.a; theB.the; aC.the; theD.a; a9. How about taking ______ short break? I want to make _______ call．（2007 四川卷）A．the；a B．a；the C．the；the D．a；a 10. I wanted to catch ________early train, but couldn’t get ________ ride to the station. （2007 天津卷）A. an, theB. /, theC. an, /D. the, a11. I like _____ color of your skirt. It is _____ good match for your blouse. （2007 浙江卷）A. a; theB. a; aC. the; aD. the; the12. Gorge couldn’t remember when he first met Mr. Anderson, but he was sure it was _____ Sunday because everybody was at _______ church. （2007 重庆卷）A. /; theB. the; /C. a; /D. /; a13. Chrismas is _____ special holiday when _______ whole family are supposed to get together.（2007 辽宁卷）A. the, theB. a, aC. the, aD. a, the14.（08湖南卷）22. Have you heard ______ news？The price of _______ petrol is going up again!A. the, theB. 不填，theC. the, 不填D. 不填，不填15.（08江苏卷）21. We went right round to the west coast by ______ sea instead of drivingacross ______ continent.A. the; theB.不填；theC. the; 不填D. 不填；不填16.（08山东卷）21. Students should be encouraged to use ______ Internet as ______ resource.A. 不填；aB. 不填; theC. the; theD. the; a17.（08江西卷）30. --- I am so sorry to have come late for the meeting.--- It is not your fault. With __ rush-hour traffic and __ heavy rain, it is no wonder you were late.A. a; aB. the; theC. /; /D. /; a18.（08辽宁卷）24. My neighbor asked me to go for ______ walk, but I don’t think I’ve got______ energy.A. a; 不填B. the; theC. 不填；theD. a; the19. (08全国II)8. It’s not ___ good idea to drive for four hours without ___ break.A. a ; aB. the ; aC. the ; theD. a ; the20. （08陕西卷）10. I ate _________ sandwich while I was waiting for _________ 20:08 train.A. the, aB. the, theC. a, theD. a, a21. (08四川卷)8. In the United States, there is always ____ flow of people to areas of ______ country where more jobs can be found.A. a; theB. the ; aC. the; theD. a; a22.（08浙江卷）2. ______ apple fell from the tree and hit him on ______ head.A. An; theB. The; theC. An; 不填D. The; 不填23.（08重庆卷）27. In many places in China, ___ bicycle is still ___ popular means of transportation.A. a; theB. /; aC. the; aD. the;theKEYS:1-10 B B C B C C A B D D 11-23 C C D C B D B D A C A A C。