1、第二周冠词一、不定冠词The “Chinese Dream” is a dream to improve peoples wellbeing and a dream of harmony, peace and development.(2013福建高考)“中国梦”是一个改善民生的梦,是一个和谐、和平发展的梦。He studied a law in his spare time and became a lawyer.他业余时间研究法律,成了一名律师。Excuse me, is there a Mr Tailor living in the neighborhood?There is a par
2、cel for him.Sorry, but there is no such person here.(2014芜湖质检)劳驾,这个居民点住着一位名叫Tailor的先生吗?这里有他的包裹。对不起,这儿没有这么一个人。He missed the gold in the high jump, but will get a second chance in the long jump.(2012全国卷)他在跳高比赛中没有赢得金牌,但是,在跳远比赛中他还有一次(获得金牌的)机会。In order to shape myself, I attend Yoga classes twice a week.
3、为了塑造自己的体型,我每周参加两次瑜伽班。不定冠词a/an的用法1单数可数名词前用不定冠词a/an表示泛指,泛指某一人或某一物。2表示某种身份、职业、地位、国籍。3用在人名或时间名词前表示不确定的某个人或某个时间;用在人名前还可表示与某人有类似性质的人。4不定冠词用在序数词前不表示排序,而表示“再一,又一”。5表示单位时间内的频度,含有“每”的概念。二、定冠词theDid you enjoy yourself yesterday?Yes, as you know, the party went on in a pleasant atmosphere.你昨天玩得开心吗?是的,正如你所知,晚会是在
4、愉快的气氛中进行的。I dont know who invented the iPhone, but I think it is a useful invention.(2014山西部分重点高中高三联考)我不知道是谁发明了iPhone,但是我认为它是一个有用的发明。As is known to all, the Peoples Republic of China is the biggest developing country in the world.(2011陕西高考)众所周知,中华人民共和国是世界上最大的发展中国家。Marco Polo is said to have sailed o
5、n the Pacific Ocean on his way to Java in the thirteenth century.(2013陕西高考)据说在十三世纪马可波罗去爪哇岛途中曾航行经过太平洋。Its said John will be in a job paying over $ 60,000 a year.Right, he will also get paid by the week.据说约翰将拥有一份年收入超过60 000美元的工作。是的,而且会按周获得报酬。定冠词the的用法:1用在名词前表示特指。2用在世界上独一无二的人或物、自然现象、发明物之前。3用在序数词和最高级前。4
6、用于集合名词、物质名词和专用名词前。5用在表示计量的名词前如by the hour, by the dozen等,但若名词为抽象名词则不加冠词如by weight, by height等。三、零冠词Carl is studying food science at college and hopes to open up a meat processing factory of his own one day.(2012安徽高考)卡尔正在大学里学食品科学,他希望将来有一天开一家自己的肉食品加工厂。Dr. Peter Spence, headmaster of the school, told u
7、s, a fifth of pupils here go on to study at Oxford and Cambridge.(2011四川高考)这所学校的校长Peter Spence博士告诉我们:“五分之一的学生将继续到牛津或剑桥大学深造”。A year can be divided into four seasons spring, summer, autumn and winter.一年可以分为四季春、夏、秋、冬。Clever boy as he is, he cant solve such a difficult problem.尽管他是个聪明的孩子,但他无法解决这么难的问题。Ev
8、erything comes with a price; there is no such thing as a free lunch in the world.(2010重庆高考)一切都是有代价的,因为天下没有“免费的午餐”。Beyond the stars, the astronaut saw nothing but space.除了星星,宇航员只看见太空,看不到别的东西。零冠词的用法1不可数名词、复数名词表泛指,用零冠词。2称呼语及表示独一无二的头衔、职务的名词作表语或同位语时,不加冠词。3月、季、星期、节假、洲前;三餐、球类、惯用语前;学科、棋类名词前,用零冠词。4as/though引
9、导的让步状语从句中,如果作表语的名词置于句首,名词前不用冠词。5no与such连用时应放在such之前,such后的名词不用冠词。6高考中常见的纯不可数名词,它们是:baggage, luggage, furniture, health, weather, fun, space(太空), advice, word( news), progress, information, news, luck, wealth(财产)等。以上不可数名词永远不能与不定冠词连用。考点一 冠词的特指与泛指1(2013山东高考)It was _ cold winter night and the moon was s
10、hining brightly across _ night sky.A不填; aBa; theCthe; a Dthe; 不填解析:选B根据语意可知,第一空泛指“一个寒冷的冬夜”,所以用不定冠词;第二空特指“那天晚上的天空”,所以用定冠词the。2(2013江西高考)Animals are obviously _ lower form of life than _ man.Aa; / Bthe; theCa; the D/; /解析:选A句意:很明显,动物是比人类更低级的生命形态。第一空用a修饰form,意为“一种”,第二空man是泛指,表示“人类”,前面不需要冠词。故选A项。3(2012全
11、国卷)He missed _ gold in the high jump, but will get _ second chance in the long jump.Athe; the B不填; aCthe; a Da; 不填解析:选C句意:他在跳高中错失了金牌,但在跳远中还有一次机会。前一个空格处特指跳高中的金牌,故用the;后一个空格处是不定冠词与序数词连用表示“再一;又一”。 考点二 冠词的习惯用法4(2013新课标全国卷)Four and _ half hours of discussion took us up to midnight, and _ break for cheese
12、, chocolate and tea with sugar.Aa; a Bthe; theC不填; the Da; 不填解析:选A句意:四个半小时的讨论一直持续到半夜,在中间休息时我们吃了奶酪、巧克力以及喝了点加糖的茶。“四个半小时”可以表示为four and a half hours或four hours and a half。break意为“休息”,是可数名词,这里表示泛指,其前应用不定冠词。故选A。1(2014苏州检测)Last year I had _ narrow escape, and I dont want to risk my life _ second time.Athe;
13、 the Ba; /Ca; a Dthe; a解析:选C句意:去年我是死里逃生,我不想再一次冒生命危险了。第一空,a narrow escape表示“死里逃生”;第二空,a second time表示“再一次”。2(2014泗阳中学月考)John, theres _ certain Mrs.Myles on _ phone for you.Oh, Im coming.Thank you.Aa; / B/; /C/; the Da; the解析:选D句意:“John,电话里有位Myles夫人找你。”“哦,我来了。谢谢你。”第一空填不定冠词a,泛指一位Myles夫人;第二空,on the phon
14、e意为“在电话里”,为固定短语。3Christmas is _ special holiday when _ whole family are supposed to get together.Athe; the Ba; theC/; a Da; /解析:选B句意:圣诞节是一个特殊的节日,那时全家人都应该团聚。“_ special holiday”泛指“一个特殊的节日”,第一空用不定冠词a; the whole family表示“全家人”,为固定用法,第二空用定冠词the。故B项正确。4It came as _ shock that _ fire broke out in Shanghai y
15、esterday, killing at least 5 people.Aa; a Ba; /C/; a Dthe; the解析:选A句意:昨天发生在上海的一场火灾造成至少5人死亡,这是一件让人震惊的事情。“_ shock”表示“一件让人震惊的事情”,故第一空用不定冠词a;“_ fire”泛指“一场火灾”,故第二空也用不定冠词a。5(2014安徽六校联考)Most scientists seem to agree that _ certain limit should be set on _ consumption of cars to ease air pollution.Aa; the B
16、/; theCthe; / Dthe; the解析:选A句意:大多数科学家似乎都同意限制汽车的消费,以减轻空气污染。set a limit on .为固定搭配,意为“对设限”,故第一空用不定冠词a;“_ consumption of cars”特指“汽车的消费”,故第二空用定冠词the。6(2014东北师大附中综合素质展示)It is said that _ wool produced in Australia is of _ high quality.A/; / Bthe; /Cthe; a Dthe; the解析:选B句意:据说澳大利亚产的羊毛质量很好。“produced in Austr
17、alia”是后置定语,修饰wool,所以第一空用the表示特指;第二空是“be of抽象名词”结构,名词前不用冠词。7(2014河南郑州高中毕业年级质量预测)How do you find the guy who took _ office last week?Hes always finding _ fault with others.A/; a Bthe; aC/; / Dthe; /解析:选C句意:“你觉得上周就职的那个人怎么样?”“他总是找别人的茬。”take office“就职”,find fault with sb.“找某人的茬”,两者均为固定短语,故两个空均不填冠词。8(2014
18、南京第十二中学高三调研)What do you think we should do when _ earthquake happens?In my opinion, go to _ open space away from buildings or trees.Aan; an Bthe; anCan; the Dthe; the解析:选A“_ earthquake”表示“一场地震”,因此第一空用不定冠词an,排除B和D;space在此处表示“大片空地”,为可数名词,且表示泛指意义,所以第二空也用不定冠词an。故选A。9(2014徐州高三模拟)I started as _ office cle
19、rk, and turned _ department manager three years later.Athe; the Ban; aCan; / Dthe; /解析:选C句意:我从一名办公室职员做起,3年后成了部门经理。_ office clerk表示“一名办公室职员”,用不定冠词an; turn表示“变成”时后面作表语的名词前不用冠词。10Jogging every morning is _ good habit.Stick to it, and youll make _ great progress.Aa; / Ba; aCthe; a D/; /解析:选A句意:每天早上慢跑是个好习惯。坚持下去,你就会取得很大进步。“_ good habit”泛指“一个好习惯”,第一空应用不定冠词a;progress为不可数名词,make progress为固定词组,表示“取得进步”,第二空不填。故A项正确。