熟记英语300句 中考英语无忧虑
—人教版初中英语高频考点、句型讲练系列（059）
主题句: We'll provide food for the family. 我们将为这个家庭提供食物。
考点 provide 的用法
provide 用作动词 意为"提供"，侧重表示出于某种责任为应付意外、紧急情况等做好充分准备而提供需要或有用的东西。
1. provide sth. for sb. 意为"为某人提供某物"。
The government provides free text books for the students.
政府为学生们提供免费的教科书。
Would you mind providing some information for us?
你介意为我们提供一些信息吗？
2. provide sb. with sth. 和provide sth. for sb. 同义，二者可互换，但要注意二者provide的宾语不同，所用的介词不同。
The local government provides students with free eggs and milk.
=The local government provides free eggs and milk for students.
当地政府为学生们提供免费的鸡蛋和牛奶。
I hope you can provide us with an example.
=I hope you can provide an example for us.
我希望你能为我们提供一个样本。
3. provide 与 offer 的用法比较
offer侧重表示"愿意或主动提供"。常用结构：offer sb. sth. (接双宾语结构)或offer sth. to sb.
She offered me a cup of tea. =She offered a cup of tea to me.
她给我端了杯茶。
The charity organization offers free breakfast to the street cleaners.
= The charity organization offers the street cleaners free breakfast.
慈善机构为街道清洁工提供免费早餐。
provide 侧重表示出于某种责任为某人而提供需要或有用的东西。大多情况下，和offer可以相互替换。
小试牛刀：
1. We should provide a good living environment the old.
A. with B. to C. for D. by
2. Parents often their children some good advice. (2014兰州)
A. offer; with B. offer; / C. provide; with D. Both B and C
3. The school food for the students.
A. offer B. provide C. offers D. provides
4. The reporter often provides useful news for us.
= The reporter often useful news.
5. 连词成句
offered, waitress, water, the, us, hot, (.)
