联考英语表示两者和多者的不定代词的比较-名诺港澳台联考网

      1. 表示两者“都”用both，表示两者“都不”用neither，表示两者中的“任一”用either。
             (1)If you can’t decide which of the two books to borrow, why don’t you take ______? I won’t read them this week.
             A. all                 B. any                C. either                 D. both
             解析：由前后语境来看，应是建议对方将两本书都拿去看。答案是D。
             (2)You may drop in or just give me a call. ______ will do．
             A. Either               B. Each                C. Neither           D. All
             解析：由前句可知是指两者中的“任何一个”，用either。答案是A。
             (3)—Which driver was to blame?
             —Why, _________! It was the child’s fault, clear and simple. He suddenly came out between two parked cars.
             A. both           B. each              C. either           D. neither
             解析：由后文It was the child’s fault, clear and
      simple.可知，应答者认为“两个司机都不应负责”，用neither。答案是D。
            (4)There are two windows in the room. They ________face south.

             A. all               B. both              C. each              D. either
             解析：指“两者都”用both。答案是B。
             (5)I made a call to my parents yesterday. To my disappointment, _____of them answered it.
             A. either              B. none              C. neither             D. nobody
             解析：由my parents可知是指两者，由To my disappointment可知，两个中一个也没接电话。答案是C。
      (6)We asked John and Jerry, but _____of them could offer a satisfactory explanation.
             A. either                B. none                 C. both                D. neither
      解析：由but可知，John 和Jerry“两者都不”。答案是D。
             (7)I invited Joe and Linda to dinner, but ______ of them came.
             A. neither                     B. either              C. none          D. both
             解析：因为指Joe和Linda两个人，排除C；又由but可知，她们两个人一个也没来，所以选neither。答案是A。
             (8)Both teams were in hard training, ______ was willing to lose the game.
             A. either                B. neither               C. another             D. the other
             解析：“两队都在努力训练”当然是“两队都不愿输”，表示“两者都不”用neither答案是B。
      (9)－Can you come on Monday or Tuesday?
          －I’m afraid ______day is possible.
          A. either            B. neither             C. some            D. any
      解析：由I’m afraid可知，Monday和Tuesday两天都不行。答案是B。
        (10)－Are the two answers correct?
             －No, ________correct.

       A. no one is       B. both are not              C. neither is          D. either is not
      解析：由two和No可知“两个答案都不对”，no one(=nobody)只能指人，排除A；both are not correct是部分否定，意为“并非两者都对(即一对一错)”，与no矛盾，排除B；英语中有not…either(=neither)的说法，但不能说either…not，排除D；表示完全否定“两者都不”用neither。答案是C。
      (11)－There’s coffee and tea; you can have _____.
      －Thanks.
          A. either                B. each                  C. one            D. it
      解析：指coffee和tea两者中的“任何一种”用either。答案是A。
      (12)－Do you want tea or coffee?
           －______.I really don’t mind.
            A. Both                B. None              C. Either            D. Neither
      解析：由上文tea or coffee可知，是指两者；由I really don’t mind 可知，这两种饮料中的“任何一种”都行。答案是C。
      (13)－Shall I sit at this end of the boat or the other end?
             －If you keep still, you can sit at ________end.
             A. neither          B. each                 C. either            D. any
       解析：boat应当是两端，表示“你可坐在任一端”，“(两者中的)任一”是either。答案是C。