冠词用法一. 不定冠词的用法1. 表泛指，表首次提到的、不限定的人或物。
There is a book on the desk.2. a/an+ 单数n.表类别，指一类人或事物。
A horse is a useful animal.3.表one, a certain, every, the sameI’ll return in a day or two.A Mr. White is waiting for you downstairs.The doctor asked me to take the medicine three times a day.They are nearly of an age.4.用在抽象名词前，a + 抽象名词，即抽象名词具体化。
如：This little girl is a joy to her parents.It is a pleasure to talk with you.It is an honour to me to attend the meeting.a surprise/success/failure5.与物质名词连用，表示“一种，一阵、一份”。
What a heavy rain!What a good supper!Please give me a black coffee!6. 在同位语中，常用a/an+ n.（one）Mike and Lucy, a newly married couple, had a happy honeymoon in Paris.7. 用在某些固定词组中.after a while 过了一会儿all of a sudden 突然as a rule 通常as a result 结果，因此as a matter of fact 事实上as a whole 大体上at a loss 不知所措in a hurry 急忙in a way 在某种程度上in a word 总而言之put an end to… 结束…come to an end 结束come to a conclusion 得出结论have a good time 玩得愉快have a rest 休息一下have a cold 感冒have a word with 和…谈一谈make a living 谋生make a fire 生火make a fool of 愚弄take a walka knowledge of, a understanding of, a collection of8. 不定冠词的特殊位置1）as/so/too/how/however+ adj.+ a/an+单数n.So short a time.Too long a distance.2) what/such/half+ a/an+单数n.I have never seen such an animal.二. 定冠词的用法1.表特指的人或物Look at the blackboard.There is a book on the desk. The book is an English book.2. the+单数n.表类别The horse is a useful animal.3. 表世界上独一无二的事物，但若此类名词前有修饰成分，也可用a/anthe sun, the earth, the moon, the sky, the universea full moonbut: in nature, in space, in society, in history4. 用在普通名词构成的专有名词前以及江、河、湖、海、山川、群岛的名词前。
the United States, the Great Wall, the Yellow River, the Rocky Mountains,5. 用在序数词、形容词最高级、only, very, same前。
the second story, the largest room, the third longest river但：1）a/an+序数词表“又一，再一”；the+序数词表排序“第一，第二…..”Would you give me a second chance?2) a most +adj.最高级:very, the most +adj.最高级表“最….”a most beautiful picture= a very beautiful picture6. 用在方位名词前on the left, in the east / west7. 用在形容词或分词前表示一类人,作主语谓语用复数。
the poor / rich / dying / young / living / wounded8. 表“按…计算”by the yard/the dozen/the month/the day/the week/ton但：by size by time by weight9. 在姓氏复数形式前，表示全家人或夫妇二人。
The Smiths are sitting at the breakfast table10. 西洋乐器名词前Do you like to play the piano or the violin?11. 在表示发明物的单数名词前加定冠词The compass was invented in China four thousand years ago.12. 年代，朝代前In the 1870’s/1870s, the Tang Dynasty13. 动词+sb.+介词+the+身体部位He hit him in the face.beat sb. on the nose, take sb. by the arm, pat sb. on the head14. the+比较级表两者中“较….的”，a+比较级表“一个更…..的”He is the taller of the two boys.I don’t like the bike. I want a better one.15. 用在一些习惯用语中。
如：all the same 仍然all the time 一直all the year round 一年到头at the age of 在……岁时at the beginning of 起初; 开始at the end of 在……的尽头/末尾16. 定冠词位置定冠词通常位于名词或名词修饰语前，但放在exactly, just, all, both，double，half，twice等词之后，名词之前。
All the students in the class went out.班里的所有学生都出去了三. 不用冠词的情况(零冠词)1. 专有名词前China , America, John,2. 可数名词前有物主代词、指示代词、不定代词、名词所有格限制时This book is mine.3. 季节、月份、星期、节日、一日三餐名称前spring, summer, autumn / fall, winter, Sunday, October, National Daybut: in the spring of that year,I met him on a Monday last month.We had a wonderful supper.4. 称呼语，表示头衔的名词作表语、补足语及同位语时What’s this, Mother?He was made monitor.George W. Bush is president of the USA.5. 学科名词，球类、棋类名词前Do you study mathematics?He likes playing football / chess.6. 不可数名词、复数名词表泛指前Water is very important.Computers are widely used in our daily life.7. 在与by连用的交通工具名称前by car( bus, train, water, air, land)8. 某些固定词组中day and night, brother and sister, hour after hour, here and there9. as引导的让步状语从句中，作表语的名词不带冠词。
Child as she is, she knows a lot of French.10. 系动词turn（作“变成”解）后作表语的单数可数名词前习惯不用冠词。
The young girl has turned writer.= The young girl has become a writer11.no与such连用时应放在such之前，such后面的名词不用冠词。
No such thing has ever happened in this village12. man “人类”nature “自然”前不用冠词。
13. 常见纯不可数名词，不与a/an 连用。
fun, weather, advice, progress, baggage, luggage, furniture, equipment, space, health, wealth, word=news, information, luck注意：有无冠词的区别at table 在进餐at the table 在桌子旁边at desk 在读书at the desk 在课桌旁at school 在上学at the school 在学校里in class 在上课in the class 在班级里面in bed 卧床in the bed 在床上in prison 坐牢in the prison （因事）在监狱in hospital 住院in the hospital （因事）在医院go to school 去上学go to the school （因事）去学校go to bed 上床睡觉go to the bed 在床上go to hospital 去看病go to the hospital 去医院take place 发生take the place 代替in place of 代替in the place of 在...的地方in case of 万一in the case of 就...来说out of question 毫无疑问out of the question 完全不可能1. He missed ___ gold in the high jump, but will get ___ second chance in the long jump.A. the; theB. 不填; aC. the; aD. a; 不填2.Carl is studying food science at college and hopes to open up meat processing factory of his own one day.A. / ；aB. / ；theC. the ; aD. the ; the3. Sam has been appointed _____ manager of the engineering department to take ____ place of George.A./,/B. the,/ C the; the D./, the4. Sarah looked at finished painting with satisfaction.A.不填；aB. a; theC. the; 不填D. the; a5. Being able to afford ______ drink would be ______ comfort in those tough times.A. the; theB. a; aC. a; 不填D. 不填; a6. The Smiths don’t usuall y like staying at ___ hotels, but last summer they spent a few days at a very nice hotel by ____ sea.A. /; aB. the; theC. /; theD. the; a7.I woke up with ______ bad headache, yet by ____ evening the pain had gone.A. the; theB. the; anC. a; theD. a; an8. We are said to be living in ____ Information Age, ____ time of new discoveries and great changes.A. an; theB. 不填; theC. 不填; aD. the; a9. The development of industry has been _____ gradual process throughout _____ human existence, from stone tools to modern technology.A. 不填; theB. the; aC. a; 不填D. a; a10. The “Chinese Dream” is ______ dream to improve people’s well-being and ______ dream of harmony, peace and development.A. the; aB. a; aC. a; theD. the; the11. Animals are obviously ______ lower form of life than _______ man.A. a ; /B. the ; theC. a ; theD. / ; /12. It was ______ cold winter night and the moon was shining brightly across ____ night sky.A. 不填；aB. a; theC. the; aD. the; 不填13. Marco Polo is said to have sailed on ___ Pacific Ocean on his way to Java in ___thirteenth century.A. the; aB. a; /C. /; theD. the; the14. India attained ______ independence in 1947, after ______ long struggle.A.不填;aB. the; aC. an;不填D. an; the15. People develop ______ preference for a particular style of learning at ______ early age and thesepreferences affect learning.A. a; anB. a; 不填C. 不填; theD. the; an16. The parents were shocked by ______ news that their son needed ______ operation on his knee.A. a;/B. the; /C. the; anD. a; an17. Four and______ half hours of discussion took us up to midnight, and______ break for cheese,chocolate and tea with sugar.A. a; aB. the; theC.不填；theD. a;不填18. They chose Tom to be ________ captain of the team, because they knew he was ____ smart leader.A. a; theB. the; theC. the; aD. a; a19. ________ village where I was born has grown into ________ town.A. The; aB. A; theC. The; theD. A; a20. Life is like ________ ocean: only ________ strong-willed can reach the other shore.A. an; theB. the; aC. the ；/D. / ; a21.The paper is due next month，and I am working seven days ____week，often long into ___night.A．a; the B．the; 不填C．a; a D．不填；the22. I can't tell you ________ way to the Wilsons' because we don't have ________ Wilson here in the village.A. the; aB. a; /C. a; theD. the; /CADCB CCDCB ABDAA CACAA AA。