1.I saw a lion ________ when I was about four years old.
A. the first time B. for the first time C. in the first time D. over the first time
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查介词短语。句意:我第一次见到狮子是在我大约四岁的时候。此处需要介词短语表示“第一次看见狮子”,在句中作状语。故选B。
【点睛】the first time和 for the first time的区别
1、the first time之后接一个定语从句,用that,when引导均可,或者干脆省略。
I retired the first time when he was the coach.
I retired the first time that he was the coach.
I retired the first time he was the coach.我在他初次当教练时退的休。
2、for the first time是个介词词组,意为“第一次,首次,初次”,一般用作状语,修饰动词。
She met him at the cinema for the first time. 她第一次碰到他是在电影院里。
I took an airplane for the first time in my life. 我有生以来第一次搭飞机。
3、以下句子反映出两个词组的差别,两句话的意思相同。
Mary was a shy girl the first time (that/when) I met her. (the first time用作连词)
Mary was a shy girl when I met her for the first time.(for the first time用作状语,修饰met)