some 和a little

问题描述:

some 和a little
1,you must be hungry.There is (some)chocolate cake in the fridge.
2,months had passed before we were able only (a little)progress.
我想知道为什么一空不可填a little,而二空又为何不可填some呢?

1.cake是可数名词,不用a little.some后如果跟单数名词表示某一个的意思,例如for some reason,因为某一个原因
2.不可数名词不能用some.