1、冠词1.Experts think that _ recently discovered painting may be _ Picasso.(2011浙江卷)A.the;不填B.a;the C.a;不填D.the;a【答案及解析】1.D考查冠词在语境中的用法。句意为“专家认为,最近发现的油画可能是毕加索的作品。”the painting特指最近发现的油画;a Picasso意为a Picassos painting,泛指毕加索的一件作品,有one的含义。2.Many lifestyle patterns do such _ great harm to health that they act
2、ually speed up _ weakening of the human body.(2010浙江卷)A.a;/B./;the C.a;the D./;/【答案及解析】2.B句意:许多生活方式对人类的健康有害,他们加速了人类身体的衰退。“对有害”是固定短语“do harm to”,名词前无冠词;之后的weakening是动词加ing形式,是一个抽象名词,当表达一种概念、状况时需要加上the。3.I dont understand what the engineer means,but Ive got _ rough idea of _ project plan.(2009浙江卷)A.th
3、e;a B.不填;the C.the;不填D.a;the【答案及解析】3.D句意:我不明白那个工程师的意思,但我已大致了解了这个项目的计划。have a rough idea是固定词组,意为“大致了解”,而plan在本句中表示特指,故用定冠词the。1.表示上文提到过的人或事物。如:I have bought a book.The book is very useful.2.用于说话人与听话人心中都有数的人或事物。如:Close the window,please.3.用于表示世界上独一无二的事物之前。如:the sun,the moon,the earth,the world等。4.用于表示
4、方位的名词之前。如:the east,the right5.用于序数词或形容词的最高级之前。如:the first,the tallest定冠词的基本用法6.用于形容词之前,使其名词化。如:the sick,the wounded7.用于由普通名词构成的专有名词之前。如:the United States,the United Nations8.用于江河、海洋、海峡、山脉、群岛、建筑物等名词之前。如:the Changjiang River,the East Lake9.用于复数姓氏之前,表示“夫妇”或“全家”。如:the Smiths 定冠词的基本用法10.用于西洋乐器名词前。如:play
5、the piano,play the violin11.用于发明物前。如:The compass was invented in China.12.用于年代名词前。如:He lived in the countryside in the 1970s.13.用于固定词组中。如:in the morning(afternoon,evening),on the other hand,at the same time定冠词的基本用法1.泛指一个。如:There is a book on the table.2.指人或事物的某一种类。如:His father is a driver.3.指某一个人或事物
6、,但不具体说明。如:My sister was saved by a PLA man in the fire.4.用于某一些表示重量、长度、时间等单位前,表示“每一”。如:We have meals three times a day.不定冠词的基本用法5.表示同样的。如:They are of an age.6.表数量,相当于one,但语意较弱。如:There is a pen and two books on the desk.7.使抽象名词具体化。如:The little girl is a help to her mother.8.固定搭配。如:as a matter of fact,
7、in a hurry不定冠词的基本用法1.表示总称的复数名词之前。如:Children love cartoons.2.不含普通名词的专有名词前。如:We are studying English.3.名词前有指示代词、物主代词、不定代词或名词所有格修饰时。如:I like this picture.I do not have any money.As time went on,Einsteins theory proved to be correct.不用冠词的情况:4.季节、月份、星期等名词前,一般不用冠词。如:She likes spring most.5.称呼语前不用冠词。如:What
8、 shall I do next,Mother?6.三餐饭前不用冠词。如:What did you have for lunch?7.节假日前不用冠词。如:People give gifts to each other on Christmas Day.不用冠词的情况:8.球类和棋类运动的名称前不用冠词。如:She is fond of playing basketball.9.在一些成对出现的短语中不用冠词。如:arm in arm(手挽手);hand in hand(手牵手);side by side(肩并肩);day and day(日日夜夜);young and old(老老少少);f
9、rom door to door(挨门挨户);from beginning to end(从头到尾);from morning till night(从早到晚)等。不用冠词的情况:1.抽象名词具体化时,被具体化的名词可能会与a/an连用。如:a heavy rain一场大雨 a surprise一件怪事 a pleasure一件乐事a success/failure一个成功的或失败的人,一件成功的或失败的事 易错易混点2.形容词比较级前用the表示“两者中较的”,而形容词比较级前用a/an则表示“再/更”。形容词最高级前用the表示“三者或三者以上中最的”,而形容词最高级前用a/an时无比较含
10、义。如:Which is the_larger country,Canada or Australia?If there were no exams,we should have a_much_happier_time at school.It is a_most_useful book.(a very useful book)He is the_most_diligent_student in this class.易错易混点3.“the 序数词”表示排序,“a/an 序数词”则表示“再一、又一”之意。序数词修饰动词事实上已成为副词,这时要用零冠词。如:Can you give me a_s
11、econd_chance,_please?(another chance)He was only 5 years old when I first saw him.4.表示世界上独一无二的事物时一般用the修饰,但如果此类名词已有修饰成分,也可能加a/an。如:all over the_world,_ a peaceful world。易错易混点5.“零冠词 单数名词 as/though 主语谓语”,意为“虽然/尽管但是”。考生易犯带上冠词的错误。如:Hero as he is,he has some shortcomings.Young man as he is,he has seen much of the world.6.牢记高考中常见的纯不可数名词,它们是:weather,fun,space,advice,word(置于句首相当于news),progress,information,news。以上这些词不能与不定冠词连用。如:Beyond the stars,the astronaut saw nothing but space.易错易混点