1. it作為人稱代詞,代替前文提到事物,也可替代嬰幼兒。
Is it a girl or a boy?
他是女孩還是男孩?
Look at my baby. It wears a smile with two teeth in it.
瞧瞧我的小寶寶,他笑中露出兩顆牙齒。
Here is a map of France. It's one of the largest countries of Europe.
給你法國地圖,這是歐洲最大的國家之一。
All of them are paper tigers; it is a truth.
他們都是紙老虎,這是真的。
2. it可以替代指示代詞this, that。
This is my book. It is an English book.
這是我的書本,是一本英語書。
—What's that?
—It's a schoolbag.
——那是什么?
——是一個書包。
3. it作“這,那”解,指心目中或上下文中的人或事。
There's a knock at the door. Who is it? It's the milkman.
有人敲門,是誰呢?是送牛奶的。
It's your Mum on the phone.
你媽媽來電話找你。
4. it作為無人稱動詞的主語,表示天氣、時間、季節(jié)、氣溫、距離、環(huán)境等。
It was hot/rainy/foggy.
天氣很熱/有雨/有霧。
—What time is it?
—It's just seven o'clock.
——現(xiàn)在幾點了?
——剛剛七點。
It is about ten kilometers from here to the stadium.
從這里離體育場大約10公里遠。
—What's the date today?
—It's the fourth of February.
——今天幾月幾號?
——是二月四日。
專項練習
1. I was disappointed with the film. I had expected _______ to be much better.
A. that
B. this
C. one
D. it
2. —Who is knocking at the door?
—Perhaps _______ is Jerry.
A. he
B. that
C. it
D. the man
3. Tom's mother kept telling him that he should work harder, but _______ didn't work.
A. he
B. which
C. she
D. it
4. —How _______ going?
—Everything is OK.
A. is it
B. are they
C. is that
D. are these
5. —He was nearly drowned once.
—When was _______?
— _______ was in 1998 when he was in middle school.
A. that; It
B. this; This
C. this; It
D. that; This
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