1、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 sameIll 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
2、 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)Mi
3、ke 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 conclusio
4、n 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 walk a 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+
5、 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/an the sun, the earth, the moon, the sky, the universe a full moonbut: in nature,
6、 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 sec
7、ond 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
8、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 1870s/1870s, the Tang Dynasty13. 动词+sb.+介词+the+身体部位He hit him i
9、n 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 dont 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
10、 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
11、, 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Whats 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 footb
12、all / 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. 1
13、0. 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, furnit
14、ure, 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 t
15、o 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 w
16、ill 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. / ; a B. / ;the C. the ; a D. the ; the 3. Sam has been appointed _ manager of the engineering department to tak
17、e _ place of George. A./,/ B. the,/ C the; the D./, the4. Sarah looked at finished painting with satisfaction.A.不填;a B. a; the C. the; 不填 D. the; a5. Being able to afford _ drink would be _ comfort in those tough times.A. the; the B. a; a C. a; 不填 D. 不填; a6. The Smiths dont usually like staying at _
18、 hotels, but last summer they spent a few days at a very nice hotel by _ sea.A. /; a B. the; the C. /; the D. the; a 7.I woke up with _ bad headache, yet by _ evening the pain had gone.A. the; the B. the; an C. a; the D. a; an8. We are said to be living in _ Information Age, _ time of new discoverie
19、s and great changes.A. an; the B. 不填; the C. 不填; a D. the; a 9. The development of industry has been _ gradual process throughout _ human existence, from stone tools to modern technology.A. 不填; the B. the; a C. a; 不填 D. a; a 10. The “Chinese Dream” is _ dream to improve peoples well-being and _ drea
20、m of harmony, peace and development.A. the; a B. a; a C. a; the D. the; the11. Animals are obviously _ lower form of life than _ man.A. a ; / B. the ; the C. a ; the D. / ; /12. It was _ cold winter night and the moon was shining brightly across _ night sky. A. 不填;a B. a; the C. the; a D. the; 不填13.
21、 Marco Polo is said to have sailed on _ Pacific Ocean on his way to Java in _thirteenth century. A. the; a B. a; / C. /; the D. 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
22、 at _ early age and these preferences affect learning.A. a; an B. a; 不填 C. 不填; the D. the; an16. The parents were shocked by _ news that their son needed _ operation on his knee.A. a;/ B. the; / C. the; an D. a; an17. Four and_ half hours of discussion took us up to midnight, and_ break for cheese,
23、chocolate and tea with sugar.A. a; a B. the; the C.不填;the D. a;不填18. They chose Tom to be _ captain of the team, because they knew he was _ smart leader.A. a; the B. the; the C. the; a D. a; a 19. _ village where I was born has grown into _ town.A. The; a B. A; the C. The; the D. A; a20. Life is lik
24、e _ ocean: only _ strongwilled can reach the other shore.A. an; the B. the; a C. the ;/ D. / ; a21.The paper is due next month,and I am working seven days _week,often long into _night.Aa; the Bthe; 不填 Ca; a D不填; the22. I cant tell you _ way to the Wilsons because we dont have _ Wilson here in the village.A. the; a B. a; / C. a; the D. the; /CADCB CCDCB ABDAA CACAA AA5