9. 用在某些由普通名词构成的国家名称、机关团体、阶级、党派， 方位，方向等专有名词前： the People’s Republic of China/the United States/the left/the great wall /the summer palace/the WTO/ the 2008 Olympic games 不含普通名词的纯专有名词不用冠词，如Beijing, New York. 10. 用在表示西洋乐器的名词之前，表课程不用the She plays the piano. 中国乐器不用冠词
5．表示乐器,世界上独一无二的事物的名词前一般用定冠词the, 但前面如果出现定语修饰，也可能用不定冠词a, an。 He starts his day by playing the violin. He is playing a borrowed violin. the world, a peaceful world
4.用于人名前，表示“一位名叫…的人/ …人的作品”或表示与某人 有类似性质的人或事物 ( a certain) A Mr. Smith came to visit you when you went out. The painting is expected to be a picasso.
He wishes to become a Newton.
定冠词的用法 某个或某些特定的人或东西。 1. 特指双方都明白的人或物： Take the medicine. Close the window, please. 2. 上文提到过的人或事： He bought a house. I’ve been to the house. 3. 指世上独一物二的事物： the sun， the sky， the moon， the earth 除nature, space, man 4. 单数名词连用表示一类人或事物，表示整个类别，区别与其他 类别．用于在发明物的单数名词前，既表示特指又表示类别． the tiger is in danger of becoming extinct.( a tiger 不能用) Bell invented the telephone in 1976.
不定冠词位置
不定冠词常位于名词或名词修饰语前。
what/such/half/quite/rather/many + a(n) + 单数名词 I have never seen such an animal. Many a man is fit for the job. He will be back in half an hour. What a good day!
quite / rather a difficult problem
2. as, so, too, how, however + adj.+ a(n) + 单数名词 It is as pleasant a day as I have ever spent. So short a time. Too long a distance. However clever a student is, he should follow the teacher’s instructions now.
5. ห้องสมุดไป่ตู้形容词或分词连用，表示一类人或物：
the rich ；the wounded；the unexpected (are)
6. 用在序数词和形容词最高级，及形容词only， very， same, whole 等前面：
Where do you live? I live on the second floor. That’s the very thing I’ve been looking for. 7. 与复数名词或集体名词连用，指整个群体： They are the teachers of this school.（指全体教师) They are teachers of this school. (指部分教师) 8. 相当于物主代词，用在表示身体部位的名词前,动词(hit, pat, strike, catch, seize, take) + sb.+ prep. +the +身体某一部位 She caught me by the arm. Somebody patted him on the shoulder 。hit him on the head / in the face
6. In ______ review of 44 studies, American researchers found that men and women who ate six key foods daily cut the risk of ______heart disease by 76%. (2006湖南) A. a; the B. the; a C. a; 不填 D. 不填; a
高考英语语法一轮复习 ——— 冠词(article)
冠词分类: 冠词是虚词，本身不能单独使用，也没有词义，它用在名词 的前面，帮助指明名词的含义。英语中的冠词有三种：不定 冠词a(n),定冠词the,零冠词 冠词的用法： 泛指单一，每一，任一事物 a(n) 类指 单数名词
特指 上文提到过的人或事物 说话双方默认的人或事物 世界上独一无二的事物 类指 被限制性修饰语所限定的人或事
1.Five years ago her brother was _____university student of _____physics. (1990上海). A. a; the B. an; the C. an; / D. a; / 2. －Have you seen ______pen? I left it here this morning. －Is it ______black one? I think I saw it somewhere. (1997全国) A. a; the B. the; the C. the; a D. a; a 3. —Where is my blue shirt? —It's in the washing machine. You have to wear ______different one. (2003春) A. any B. the C. a D. other 4. The Wilsons live in _____A-shaped house near the coast. It is _____17th century cottage. (2004浙江) A. the , / B. an, the C. /, the D. an, a 5. There was _____time _____I hated to go to school. (2004湖北) A. a, that B. a, when C. the, that D. the, when
词组或成语。 once in a while/ for a while / have a gift for/ have a word with / have a swim/ keep a diary / a great many / many a / in a short while / all of a sudden / at a distance / make a difference keep an eye on / do sb a favor/at a distance/once upon a time/have a knowledge of/ have an understanding of / a matter of / have a population of / a collection of … 注意： weather, fun, space (宇宙uc.，场所，用地，区域 c.), advice, word(news), progress, information, furniture, equipment,nature,man(人 类),luggage/buggage 永远不与不定冠词连用
3. 在as，though 引导的让步状语从句中，当表语为单数名词时，
并将其倒装时，其前不用冠词；否则用冠词： Brave man though / as he is，he trembles at the
sight of snakes.
Though/ Although she is a young girl…
表示一日三餐的名词前面一般不用冠词，但前面如果有了定语修饰， 也可能用不定冠词a, an。 Have you had supper? We had a wonderful supper.
6.放在抽象名词前，用来表示具体的一个人或一件事． a success/ pleasure/ failure/ concern There was a heavy rain yesterday. 7. 在形容词＼最高级前表示“非常”是需要不定冠词． Unit Nine is a most difficult unit, but it isn’t the most difficult unit in Book One. 8.表示 the same意思 They are of an age (= of the same age). 9.在序数词前表示“又一，再一” This is the second time(表排序) I’ve been here. I want to be here a third time(不表排序).
7. I earn 10 dollars ______hour as ______ supermarket cashier on Saturdays. (2003上海) A. a ; an B. the ; a C. an; a D. an; the 8. For a long time they walked without saying _____word. Jim was the first to break _____silence. (2004湖南) A. the; a B. a; the C. a; 不填 D. the; 不填 9. Mrs. Tailor has _____ 8-year-old daughter who has _____gift for painting －she has won two national prizes. (2005浙江) A. a, a B. an, the C. an, a D. the, a 10. When he left _____college, he got a job as _____reporter in a newspaper office. (2004天津) A. 不填；a B. 不填；the C. a ; the D. the ; the