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how long,how soon与how often在中考中运用 　　先看几道中考题： 　　1. ―____________ will you be away? 　　 ―In a couple of weeks. （2010年，山东滨州） 　　A. What time B. How soon 　　C. How often D. How long 　　2. ―I wonder_______ you’ll water this kind of tree． 　　 ―Once a week．（2010年，江苏苏州） 　　A． how often B． how long 　　C． how soon D． how much 　　3. ―Xiao Wang，__________ will it take to fly to Guangzhou？ 　　 ―Sorry, I don’t know. （2010年，四川） 　　A. how far B. how soon 　　C. how many D. how long 　　分析：上面三道中考题的答案分别是：1.B；2.A；3.D。三道中考题是在考查how long, how soon与how often的用法。 　　英语中，这三个短语都有“多久”的含义，都可以用来对时间提问，但它们在实际运用中是有区别的。现分述如下： 　　一、how long表示“多长时间、多久”。当句中有for，since，from...to， all the morning等词来表示一段时间时，常用how long提问。如： 　　My English teacher has taught in our school for ten years. → 　　How long has your English teacher taught in your school？ 　　His uncle has been a doctor since 2008. → 　　How long has his uncle been a doctor？ 　　The summer lasts from May to July in China. → 　　How long does the summer last in China？ 　　 　　友情提示 　　1. how long也可以对take, spend之类动词后面表示“时间段”的宾语进行提问。如： 　　It takes me half an hour to go to school by bike. → 　　How long does it take you to go to school by bike？ 　　2. how long还可以对物体的“长度”进行提问。如： 　　The river is about ten kilometers. → 　　How long is the river？ 　　二、how soon表示“多久以后”。当句中有in no time, at once, very soon, before long, in...（过……之后），within... (在……以内)等时间状语时，用how soon提问。如： 　　He will be back in an hour. → 　　How soon will he be back？ 　　We can finish the work within a week. → 　　How soon can you finish the work？ 　　The train will arrive before long. → 　　How soon will the train arrive？ 　　三、how often表示“每隔多久时间一次”。它用来对句中表示频度的时间状语，如every other day, once a week, sometimes等提问。如： 　　I write to my family once a month. → 　　How often do you write to your family？ 　　I should take the medicine three times a day. → 　　How often should you take the medicine？ 　　The bus comes every ten minutes. → 　　How often does the bus come？ 　　 　　友情提示 　　不要把how often 和how many times混为一谈。how man