做 There be 句型习题的关键是找到句中的真正主语，若是复数名词，谓语用复数，其他则用单数。 一、用 there be 的正确形式完成下面的句子1. ____ any water?答案：Is there有水吗？解析：water 是不可数名词，所以用 is there.2. ____ (not) any sugar in the coffee. 答案：There is not / There's not / There isn't咖啡里没有糖。解析：sugar 是不可数名词，所以用 There is not / There's not / There isn't，后两者都是 There is not 的缩略形式。3. ____ (not) any tomatoes in the salad. 答案：There are not / There aren't沙拉里没有西红柿。解析：tomatoe 是可数名词，所以用复数的 There are not / There aren't，后者是 前者的缩略形式。4. ____ some wine in the glass. 答案：There is / There's杯子里有些酒。解析：wine 译为“酒”时，指的是食物，属于不可数名词，所以用 There is / There's，后者是前者的缩略形式。5. ____ any money in your wallet?答案：Is there你钱包里有钱吗？解析：money 是不可数名词，所以用 Is there.6. ____ a problem with this phone. 答案：There is / There's这部手机有问题。解析：从 a problem 可以看出用 There is / There's.7. ____ any vegetables in this recipe? 答案：Are there这个食谱里有蔬菜吗？解析：从 vegetables 可以看出用 Are there.二、用 there is 或 there are 完成下面的句子1. ____ many fish in this lake. 答案：There are这个湖里有很多鱼。解析：many 只修饰可数名词，所以用 There are；fish 的单复数同形。2. ____ no comments yet. 答案：There are目前还没有评论。解析：从 comments 可以看出用 There are.3. ____ nothing else that I care about. 答案：There is我什么都不在乎。解析：nothing 是指代单数的不定代词，所以用 There is.4. ____ still a lot of dishes on the table. 答案：There are桌子上还有很多菜。解析：从 dishes 可以看出用 There are；a lot of 既可以修饰可数名词，也可以修饰不可数名词。5. ____ an exception to every rule.答案：There is每一条规则都有例外。解析：从 an exception 单数可数名词可以看出用 There is.6. ____ some books on the desk.答案：There are桌子上有一些书。解析：从 books 可以看出用 There are.7. ____ a lot of parks in London.答案：There are伦敦有很多公园。解析：从 parks 复数可数名词可以看出用 There are.8. ____ no place like home.答案：There is没有比家更好的地方了。解析：place 是可数名词，no 这里相当于 not a，所以用 There is.9. ____ only five weeks until my birthday. 答案：There are离我生日只有五个星期了。解析：从 weeks 可以看出用 There are.10. ____ always a next time.答案：There is总有下一次。解析：从 a next time 可以看出用 There is，这里的 time 译为“次，回”，属于可数名词。
三、用 there be 句型改写下面的句子1. Two apples are on the table.___________________________________________________________________________2. A boy doesn’t exist in the street.___________________________________________________________________________3. Does an ATM exist near here?___________________________________________________________________________4. A party will exist tomorrow.___________________________________________________________________________5. A lot of illnesses existed in the 14th century.___________________________________________________________________________6. Hardly any people were at the meeting.___________________________________________________________________________7. A Starbucks is next to the bank.___________________________________________________________________________8. Does a table exist in the garden?___________________________________________________________________________9. A bath doesn’t exist in my flat.___________________________________________________________________________10. Does a train exist to Glasgow tonight?___________________________________________________________________________11. Does somewhere to get coffee exist in the station?___________________________________________________________________________12. A lot of mountains exist in Switzerland.___________________________________________________________________________13. Many mosquitoes didn’t exist near the lake.___________________________________________________________________________14. Will biscuits exist at the meeting?___________________________________________________________________________15. Any bread doesn’t exist in the kitchen.___________________________________________________________________________16. Does a good clothes shop exist in this town?___________________________________________________________________________17. Did good teachers exist at your school?___________________________________________________________________________18. A police station exists nearby.___________________________________________________________________________19. Did a lot of people exist in the restaurant?___________________________________________________________________________20. No flowers exist in the hall.___________________________________________________________________________答案、参考翻译及解析 1. There are two apples on the table.桌子上有两个苹果。2. There isn’t a boy in the street.街上没有一个男孩。3. Is there an ATM near here?这附近有自动取款机吗？4. There will be a party tomorrow.明天有个聚会。5. There were a lot of illnesses in the 14th century.14世纪有很多疾病。6. There were hardly any people at the meeting.几乎没有人参加会议。7. There’s a Starbucks next to the bank.银行旁边有一家星巴克。8. Is there a table in the garden?花园里有桌子吗？9. There isn’t a bath in my flat.我的公寓里没有浴缸。10. Is there a train to Glasgow tonight?今晚有去格拉斯哥的火车吗？11. Is there somewhere to get coffee in the station?车站有什么地方可以喝咖啡吗？12. There are a lot of mountains in Switzerland.瑞士有很多山。13. There weren’t many mosquitoes near the lake.湖边没有多少蚊子。14. Will there be biscuits at the meeting?会上有饼干吗？15. There isn’t any bread in the kitchen.厨房里没有面包了。16. Is there a good clothes shop in this town?这个镇上有好的服装店吗？17. Were there good teachers at your school?你们学校有好老师吗？18. There’s a police station nearby.附近有一个警察局。19. Were there a lot of people in the restaurant?餐厅里有很多人吗？20. There are no flowers in the hall.大厅里没有花。
