【高考原题】
• 1．(05浙江卷)Mrs.．Taylor has_______8-year-old daughter who has ________ gift for painting——she has won two national prizes． A．a；a B．an；the C．an；a D．the；a • 2．(04浙江)The Wilsons live in ______ A-shaped house near the coast．It is___________17th century cottage． A．the，／ B．an，the C．／，the D．an，a • 3．(07山东卷)____walk is expected to last all day, so bring lunch． A．A；a B．The；不填 C. The；a D．A；不填 packed
• 6）在称呼或表示官衔，职位的名词前不加冠词； The guards took the American to General Lee. 士兵们把这个美国人送到李将军那里。 • 7）在三餐、球类运动和娱乐运动的名称前，不加冠词 如：have breakfast， play chess • 8）当两个或两个以上名词并用时，常省去冠词； I can’t write without pen or pencil. 没有钢笔和铅笔，我就写不了字。 • 9）当by 与火车等交通工具连用，表示一种方式时，中间无冠词；by bus，by train；……. • 10）有些个体名词不用冠词；如： school，college，prison，market，hospital，bed，table，class，town， church，court 等个体名词，直接置于介词后，表示该名词的深层含义； go to hospital 去医院看病 go to the hospital 去医院 (并不是去看病，而是有其他目的)
但注意:in one's 50s意为"在某人五十多岁时"。如: He looked quite healthy though he was in his 80s.
3. 在姓氏复数名词前用定冠词表示"全家人"或"夫妇俩",请务必注意谓语 动词用复数。如: The Turners are sitting at the breakfast table, talking and laughing.
A. the; 不填
B. the; the
C. 不填;
the
D. 不填;不填
• 此题答案为C。本题考查的是冠词的习惯用 法:be in use(此处不加冠词);in the thirteenth century(在序数词前用定冠词)。
• Many people agree that _____knowledge of English is in international trade today. A. a; a B. the; an C. the; the D. 不填; the
一、只用定冠词的几种特殊情况:
• 1. 在发明物的单数名词前,既表示特指又表示类指 时。如:
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876.
• 2. 在逢十的复数名词前,表示"世纪的某个年代"。 如:
He began to learn Russian in the 1950s.
4. 在比较级的两种句型中: 1) 表示"越 ……,就越……"时。如: The lighter, the better. The more we think of our life, the happier we feel. 2) 表示“两者中比较……”时,用定冠词。如 Which is the larger country, Canada or America?
5.当月份、季节被限定性定语所修饰时。如: The building was completed in the September of 1969, not in the summer of 1970。
6. 在表示"计量单位"的可数名词前(注意:介词用by)。如: The workers are paid by the hour/day/month. Tomatoes are sold by the pound. 但注意:by weight短语中没有定冠词。
由高考题谈冠词的特殊用法
2003年英语高考试卷中第26题为: The sign reads, "In case of ________ fire, break the glass and push ________ red button." A. 不填; a B. 不填; the C. the; the D. a; a
• 答案为B。第一空填定冠词，the Johnsons指约翰逊一家 人；第二空填不定冠词，a Johnson指“一个叫约翰逊的 人”，其中的a表非确指。
• 由此可见,学生在平时的学习中,注意定冠词 和不定冠词的基本用法、零冠词的使用场 合以及冠词的一些习惯搭配很有必要。现 就高考中常考的、且学生易错的冠词的特 殊用法4;非常"时。如: Unit Nine is a most difficult unit, but it isn't the most difficult unit in Book One.
5. 一日三餐前有修饰语时。如: -Mum, what shall we have for lunch? -Jiaozi. -Oh, what a wonderful lunch! I enjoy it very much.

10.Everthing comes with price , there is no such thing as free lunch in the world. A．a；a B．the；／ C．the；a D．a,／； 解析：price为代价，为可数名词，所以用a
11.Many lifestyle patterns do such great harm to health that they actually speed up weakening of the human body. A．a；the B．the；a C．the； the D．／；the
12. It’s good feeling for people to admire the Shanghai World Expo that gives them pleasure. A. 不填, a B. a, 不填 C. the, a D. a, the
• 此题答案为B。本句意思是:万一有火情的话, 请打碎玻璃按红色按钮。本题考查的知识 点是冠词的基本用法。
Paper money was in ________ use in China when Marco Polo visited the country in ________ thirteenth century.
二、只可用不定冠词的几种特殊情 况:
1. 在序数词前表示"又一;再一"时。如: • The novel is so well written that I want to read it a second time. • This is the third time I've been here. I want to be here a fourth time. 2. 表示不特定的"某一个"时。如: • A Mr. Smith is calling on the phone
• 8．(07江西卷)Many people have come to realize that they should go on _____ balanced diet and make ________ room in their day for exercise． A．a；／ B．the；a C．the；the D．／；a • 9.＿＿＿＿ terrible weather we been having these days. (NMET1992) Ａ． How a Ｂ． What a Ｃ． How Ｄ． What
零冠词的用法
• 1) 国名，人名前通常不用定冠词：England，Mary； • 2）泛指的复数名词，表示一类人或事物时，可不用定冠词； They are teachers. 他们是教师。 • 3）抽象名词表示一般概念时，通常不加冠词； Failure is the mother of success. 失败乃成功之母。 • 4）物质名词表示一般概念时，通常不加冠词，当表示特定的意思时， 需要加定冠词； Man cannot live without water. 人离开水就无法生存。 • 5）在季节、月份、节日、 假日、日期、星期等表示时间的名词之前， 不加冠词； We go to school from Monday to Friday. 我们从星期一到星期五 都上课。
7. 专有名词、物质名词后有修饰语时。如: : The China he saw now was not the same as he had left 50 years before. Water is important for us, so we must make good use of the water around us.
must
此题答案为A。本题考查的也是冠词的用法。尽管knowledge是不可数名 词,但有时可以加不定冠词,意为"对……有某种程度的了解。"
—Could you tell me the way to _______ Johnsons, please? —Sorry, we don’t have _______ Johnson here in the village. (全国II) A. the; the B. the; a C. 不填; the D. the; 不填