冠词分为不定冠词(a, an),定冠词(the),和零冠词。
I. 不定冠词的用法
1 |
指一类人或事,相当于a kind of |
A plane is a machine that can fly. |
2 |
第一次提及某人某物,非特指 |
A boy is waiting for you.有个男孩在等你。 |
3 |
表示“每一”相当于every,one |
We study eight hours a day. |
4 |
表示“相同”相当于the same |
We are nearly of an age. |
5 |
用于人名前,表示不认识此人或与某名人有类似性质的人或事 |
— Hello, could I speak to Mr. Smith? —Sorry, wrong number. There isn't______ Mr. Smith here. A. 不填 B. a C. the D. one That boy is rather a Lei Feng.(活雷锋) |
6 |
用于固定词组中 |
a couple of, a bit, once upon a time, in a hurry, have a walk, many a time |
7 |
用于quite, rather, many, half, what, such之后 |
This room is rather a big one. |
8 |
用于so(as, too, how)+形容词之后 |
She is as clever a girl as you can wish to meet. |
9 |
用于抽象名词具体化的名词前 |
success(抽象名词)→a success(具体化) 成功的人或事 a failure 失败的人或事 a shame 带来耻辱的人或事 a pity 可惜或遗憾的事 a must 必需必备的事 a good knowledge of 精通掌握某一方面的知识 |
II. 定冠词的用法
1 |
表示某一类人或物 |
In many places in China, ___ bicycle is still ___ popular means of transportation. A. a; the B. /; a C. the; a D. the; the |
2 |
用于世上独一无二的事物名词前 |
the universe, the moon, the Pacific Ocean |
3 |
表示说话双方都了解的或上文提到过的人或事 |
Would you mind opening the door? |
4 |
用于演奏乐器 |
play the violin, play the guitar |
5 |
用于形容词和分词前表示一类人 |
the reach, the living, the wounded |
6 |
表示“一家人”或“夫妇”(对比上文的不定冠词用法5) |
—Could you tell me the way to ____ Johnsons, please? |
7 |
用于序数词和形容词副词比较级最高级前 |
He is the taller of the two children. |
8 |
用于国家党派等以及江河湖海,山川群岛的名词前 |
the United States, the Communist Party of China, the French |
9 |
用于表示发明物的单数名词前 |
The compass was invented in China. |
10 |
在逢十的复数数词之前,指世纪的某个年代 |
in the 1990’s(二十世纪九十年代) |
11 |
用于表示度量单位的名词前 |
I hired the car by the hour. |
12 |
用于方位名词,身体部位名词 |
He patted me on the shoulder. |
III. 不用冠词(又名零冠词)的用法
1 |
专有名词,物质名词,抽象名词,人名地名等名词前 |
Beijing University, Jack, China, love, air |
2 |
名词前有this, my, whose, some, no, each, every等限制 |
I want this book, not that one. / Whose purse is this? |
3 |
季节,月份,星期,节假日,一日三餐前 |
March, Sunday, National Day, spring |
4 |
表示职位,身份,头衔的名词前 |
Lincoln was made President of America. |
5 |
表示球类,棋类等运动的名词前 |
He likes playing football/chess. |
6 |
与by连用表示交通方式的名词前 |
We went right round to the west coast by ______ sea instead of driving across ______ continent. A. the; the B.不填;the C. the; 不填 D. 不填;不填 |
7 |
以and连接的两个相对的名词并用时 |
husband and wife, knife and fork, day and night |
8 |
表示泛指的复数名词前 |
Horses are useful animals. |
1.There is _____apple on the desk.
A. a B .the C. anD./
2.The girl under____ tree is my sister.
A. a B .the
C .an D./
3.Mary is from_____USA.
A. a B. the
C. an D./
4.He met _____friend of his on the road.
A. a B .the
C .an D./
5.Mr Black will goback to England______.
A .by air B .by aplane
C. by trains D. ata train
6.Yesterday I wentto____ work on ____foot.
A. /, / B ./, the
C .the, / D. the, the
7.There is ____“h” in the word “hour”, but____“h”doesn’t make a sound.
A. a, a B. a, the
C. the,,an D .an. the
8.I’m going to see my mother. She is ill ____.
A. in hospital
B. in the hospital
C. in a hospital
D. at a hospital
9. We have threemeals ____day. We have breakfast at 6:30 in____morningevery day.
A. the, the, the
B. the, /, the
C. a, /, the
D .a, the, the
10.——This is____ film I’ve told you about several times.
——It’s great. I’ve never seen ___ more moving one.
A. a, a B. the, the
C. the, a D. a, the
11.——Tina,could you please play____ piano for me while I’m singing?
——With pleasure.
A .a B. an
C. the D. /
12.I want to tryagain. Please give me____ third chance again.
A .a B. the
C. an D. /
13. ——What’s the matter with you?
——I caught____ badcold and had to stay in____ bed.
A. a; / B. a; the
C. a; a D. the;the
14.____ sun is shining brightly.
A. A B. An
C. The D. /
15. Swimming is____ in summer.
A. a great fun B.great fun C. great funs D. great a fun
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