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一、how的用法

how, 副詞，意思是“怎樣，如何；多少；多么”，主要對程度（如very much, a bit, hardly等）和方式（如by bus, happily, carefully等）提問。例如：

——How do you usually come to school? 你經(jīng)常怎樣去上學(xué)？

——I usually come to school on foot. 我步行去上學(xué)。

[中考集中大本營]

1. Its up to you to decide ____ youll go there, by air or by road.

[04杭州]

A. how B. why C. that D. when

2. ——____ did you like the trip to Hainan? [03山西]

——It was wonderful.

A. When B. How C. Where D. What

答案：1.A 2.B

二、how many的用法

how many, 意思是“多少”，指數(shù)量，后面跟可數(shù)名詞的復(fù)數(shù)形式。例如：

——How many storybooks do you have? 你有多少本故事書？

——About fifty. 大約50本。

[中考集中大本營]

1. ——____ students are there in your class?[03北京]

——Forty-one.

A. How many B. How much C. How long D. How heavy

2. ——____ subjects do you have? [03長沙]

——Seven.

A. How long B. How many C. How much D. How far

答案：1.A 2.B

三、how much的用法

how much, 意思是“多少錢”，指價(jià)格；還可以指數(shù)量，其后跟不可數(shù)名詞。例如：

——How much is the sweater? 這件毛衣要多少錢？

——One hundred yuan. 100元。

——How much meat do you want? 你要多少肉？

——Two kilos. 兩公斤。

[中考集中大本營]

1. At the age of three, David weighed 20 kilos. （對劃線部分提問）

____ ____ did David weigh at the age of three? [04西寧]

2. I spent forty yuan on this Chinese-English dictionary.

（對劃線部分提問）

____ ____ did you spend on this Chinese-English dictionary?

[04新疆生產(chǎn)建設(shè)兵團(tuán)]

答案：1.How much 2.How much

四、how long的用法

how long,意思是“多久”，指時(shí)間長度，一般針對for或since引導(dǎo)的表示一段時(shí)間的狀語提問。例如：

——How long can I keep the book? 這本書我可以借多久？

——Two weeks. 兩周。

[中考集中大本營]

1. ——Could you tell me ____ youll be away?[05遼寧課改實(shí)驗(yàn)區(qū)]

——Only one week.

A. how much B. how soon C. how often D. how long

2. Henry has stayed there for three years. (就劃線部分提問)

____ ____ has Henry stayed there? [05福州]

答案：1.D 2.How long

五、how soon的用法

how soon, 意思是“多久才能”“要到什么時(shí)候”，指將來，一般針對“in+一段時(shí)間”或soon, after Friday等將來的時(shí)間提問。例如：

——How soon will the train arrive here? 火車什么時(shí)候到達(dá)？

——In ten minutes. 再過十分鐘。

[中考集中大本營]

1. ——I hear there will be a concert of Sun Yanzi and Ive been

waiting for it. ____ will it start?[05山東課標(biāo)卷]

——Well, take it easy. In two days.

A. How soon B. How long C. How often D. How far

2. ——____ will Mr Green be back? [05甘肅]

——In a week, I think.

A. How often B. How many C. How long D. How soon

答案：1.A 2.D

六、how often的用法

how often, 意思是“隔多久一次”“是否經(jīng)?！保割l率，一般針對像once a month（一月一次）, three times a day（一天三次）, often（經(jīng)常）, sometimes（有時(shí)）, never（從來不）等頻度狀語提問。例如：

——How often do you have a haircut? 你多久理一次發(fā)？

——Once a month.一月一次。

[中考集中大本營]

1. He writes to his mother once a month. (對劃線部分提問)

____ ____ does he write to his mother? [05青海課改]

2. ——____ ____ does your sister watch TV? (根據(jù)答語寫問句)

——My sister watches TV twice a week. [05桂林]

答案：1.How often 2.How often

七、how+（長/寬/高/深/遠(yuǎn)等方面的）形容詞的用法

how+(長/寬/高/深/遠(yuǎn)等方面的)形容詞，意思是“多長/寬/高/深/遠(yuǎn)等”，一般針對帶有“數(shù)字+形容詞”的部分提問。例如：

——How deep is the river near here? 這兒的河有多深？

——Over four metres deep. 超過四米深。

[中考集中大本營]

1. ——____ is it from your home to the cinema?[05長沙]

——Its about twenty minutes walk.

A. How long B. How often C. How far

2. Our school is one kilometre away from the market. (根據(jù)劃線部分提問) ____ ____ is your school from the market? [05青海]

答案：1.C 2.How far