1、冠词冠词是虚词，本身不能单独使用，也没有词义，常放在名词前面帮助说明名词的含义。冠词分为不定冠词a，an和定冠词the两种。纵观近三年高考题可知，冠词一直是必考内容。其考查的重点主要有：冠词的基本用法；在固定结构中和具体语境中的用法；冠词的特殊用法；冠词在句子中的位置。1(2013福建，21)The “Chinese Dream” is _ dream to improve peoples wellbeing and _ dream of harmony，peace and development.Athe；a Ba；a Ca；the Dthe；the解析考查冠词。根据句意，中国梦是一个的梦和
2、一个的梦，可知，两空都用不定冠词a，答案选B。答案B2(2013江西，32) Animals are obviously _ lower form of life than _ man.Aa；/ Bthe；the Ca；the D/；/解析考查冠词。第一空表示“一种生命的形式”；第二空man表“人类”，不用冠词。故答案选A。答案A3(2013山东，22)It was_cold winter night and the moon was shining brightly across_night sky.A/；a Ba；the Cthe；a Dthe；/解析考查冠词用法。第一空“一个寒冷的冬夜”
3、，应用不定冠词a；第二空“夜空”，指独一无二的事物用定冠词the。故答案为B。答案B4(2013江西，19)Marco Polo is said to have sailed on _ Pacific Ocean on his way to Java in _ thirteenth century.Athe；a Ba；/ C/； the Dthe；the解析考查冠词。第一空指独一无二的事物用the；第二空为固定短语，表示在多少世纪“in the th century”，需加定冠词。故答案为D。答案D5(2013浙江，15)People develop _ preference for a pa
4、rticular style of learning at _ early age and these preferences affect learning.Aa；an Ba；/ C/；the Dthe；an解析考查冠词。短语a preference for.意为“对的偏好”；at an early age意为“在年纪很小时”，故均填不定冠词。答案A6(2013重庆，32)The parents were shocked by _ news that their son needed _ operation on his knee.Aa；/ Bthe; / Cthe; an Da; an解析
5、考查冠词。第一空news后带有that引导的同位语从句，故应该特指；第二空译为“他们的儿子需要做一个手术”，使用不定冠词。答案C7(2012新课标全国)Sarah looked at _ finished painting with _ satisfaction.A/；a Ba；the Cthe；/ Dthe；a解析考查冠词的用法。句意：Sarah满意地看着那幅完工的油画。根据painting前的修饰成分finished可知是特指那幅画；后一个空格后的satisfaction是抽象名词并且表示泛指，不用冠词。答案C8(2012安徽)Carl is studying _ food science
6、 at college and hopes to open up _ meat processing factory of his own one day.A/；a B/；the Cthe；a Dthe；the解析考查冠词。句意：卡尔正在大学学习食品科学，他希望有一天能够开办一家自己的肉类加工厂。第一空，food science意为“食品科学”，为表示抽象概念的名词，其前不应用冠词。第二空，中心词为factory，为可数名词，根据句意可知此处表示泛指，故用不定冠词a。答案A9(2011山东)Take your timeits just _ short distance from here to
7、 _ restaurant.A/；the Ba；the Cthe；a D/；a解析考查冠词。句意：不用急，从这里到饭店只有一小段距离。a short distance表示“一小段距离”；由语境可知restaurant指双方都知道的那个饭店，所以用定冠词the。答案B10(2011浙江)Experts think that _ recently discovered painting may be _ Picasso.Athe；/ Ba；the Ca；/ Dthe；a解析考查冠词的用法。第一空表示“那幅最近发现的画”，是特指概念，用定冠词the；第二空表示“一幅毕加索的画”，故用不定冠词a。答案
8、D自查自纠表题号12345678910得分考点正误思考我的盲点：我将_。【典例1】 We can never expect _ bluer sky unless we create _ less polluted world.(2009安徽)Aa；a Ba；the Cthe；a Dthe；the解析两个空都是不可数名词表示泛指，所以都用不定冠词。句意：如果我们不创造一个环境污染更少的世界，我们就永远不能期望拥有一片更蓝的天空。答案A【典例2】 It is generally accepted that _ boy must learn to stand up and fight like _
9、man.(2011全国)Aa；a Ba；the Cthe；the Da；/解析句意：人们普遍认为男孩子就该学会站起来像男人一样去奋斗。考查冠词。boy和man均为可数名词，都是泛指，故前面应该用不定冠词，故答案为A项。答案A【典例3】 First impressions are the most lasting.After all, you never get _ second chance to make _ first impression.(2010北京)Aa；the Bthe；the Ca；a Dthe；a解析第一空修饰限定chance用不定冠词，a second表示“又一次”，“再一
10、次”。第二空修饰impression，泛指，所以用不定冠词。答案C【典例4】 Being able to afford _ drink would be _ comfort in those tough times.(2012山东)Athe；the Ba；a Ca；/ D/；a解析考查冠词。第一空，drink前应用不定冠词，表示“一杯饮料”；第二空，comfort前面加不定冠词，表示“一个给人安慰的物品”，所以两个空都要用不定冠词。答案B1I dont think the experiment is _ failure.At least we have gained _ experience
11、for future.A/；the Ba；the Ca；/ D/；/解析failure意为“失败的事”，表示抽象名词具体化，故第一个空填不定冠词a；experience意为“经验”，是不可数名词，故前面不填冠词。答案C2Italy is _ most attractive European country and how I wish I would go there for_ second time.Aa；a B/；a Cthe；the Da；the解析考查冠词的用法。第一个空后的most不是构成最高级，而是“非常，很，十分”的意思，因此前面用不定冠词，a most attractive E
12、uropean country意为“一个非常迷人的欧洲国家”；第二个空表示“又一，再一”，所以序数词前应用不定冠词。因此选A。答案A3I dont know who invented _ telephone, but its really _ most wonderful invention.Athe；a B/；the Ca；the D/；a解析the telephone特指电话这类事物；a most wonderful invention意为“一项非常奇妙的发明”。答案A4George couldnt remember when he first met Mr. Anderson, but
13、he was sure it was _ Sunday because everybody was at _ church.A/；the Bthe；/ Ca；/ D/；a解析一个星期天表述为a Sunday，be at church意为“在做礼拜”，不用冠词。答案C不定冠词的用法泛指单数和首提，某个/每个/又一个；物质名词具体化，相同还是抽象词；三餐四季有修饰，感叹句中有名单。泛指的单数可数名词前和首次提到的单数可数名词前；表示又一个，某一个(a second；a certain.)具体化的物质名词和抽象名词前(a success，a surprise.)有修饰词的三餐和四季前(a wonde
14、rful supper，a warm winter)感叹句中有单数可数名词。(How lovely a girl！)【典例5】 As is known to all, _ Peoples Republic of China is _ biggest developing country in the world.(2011陕西)Athe；/ B/；the Cthe；the D/；/解析句意：众所周知，中华人民共和国是世界上最大的发展中国家。考查冠词。Peoples Republic of China“中华人民共和国”是由普通名词构成的专有名词，前面通常用定冠词；第二空后是形容词的最高级形式，故
15、用定冠词。所以选择C项。答案C【典例6】 I am so sorry to have come late for the meeting.It is not your fault.With _ rushhour traffic and _ heavy rain，it is no wonder you were late.Aa；a Bthe；the C/；/ D/；a解析由句意可知，traffic和rain均为特指，故应加定冠词。答案B【典例7】 What I need is _ book that contains _ ABC of oil painting.Aa；/ Bthe；/ Cthe；
16、an Da；the解析句意：我所需要的是一本含有油画基础知识的书。第一个空表泛指，应用不定冠词；第二个空后有of oil painting修饰，表特指，应用定冠词。答案D【典例8】 The biggest whale is _ blue whale，which grows to be about 29 meters longthe height of _ 9story building.Athe；the Ba；a Ca；the Dthe；a解析the blue whale特指“蓝鲸”这类动物；第二个空表泛指，a 9story building意为“一座9层高的大楼”。答案D5Obama has
17、 been elected _ first black President of the United States, and the international society expects to have _ new USA under his leadership.A/；the Ba；the Cthe；a Dthe；the解析第一个空表示顺序，所以序数词first前应填定冠词the，第二个空表示地点的专有名词USA前有形容词new修饰，故用不定冠词来限定。答案C6_ Chinas growth is not _ threat to others.On _ contrary, it wi
18、ll bring more opportunities to the world.AThe；a；/ BThe；/；the C/；a；/ D/；a；the解析句意：中国的发展不是别的国家的一个威胁。相反，它会给世界带来更多的机遇。China(中国)属于专有名词，故与零冠词连用；threat(对别人构成威胁的人或物)为单数可数名词，表泛指，故第二空用不定冠词；on the contrary固定搭配，故用定冠词。对于设空较多的试题，可采用排除法，本题中如考生知道on the contrary这一固定短语，就可以直接排除A、C两项；China为专有名词，不与冠词连用，故排除B项。答案D7Last Su
19、nday，we took _ guided walk around by _ signs of the famous town.Athe；the Ba；/Cthe；/ Da；the解析take a walk为习惯用法，故第一空用不定冠词；第二空特指那个著名城镇里的指示牌，故用定冠词。故选D。答案D8Eggs are sold by _ dozen while the meat is charged by _ weight.Athe；the Bthe；/ C/；the D/；/解析第一个空表示“bythe计量单位名词”；第二个空为固定短语by weight意为“按重量”。句意：鸡蛋按打出售，而肉
20、按重量出售。答案B定冠词的用法(口诀)特指双熟悉，上文已提及；世上独无二，序数最高级；某些专有名，习语和乐器。特指某些人或事物；谈话双方都熟悉的人或事物；上文已经提到的人或事物；世界上独一无二的事物前；序数词、形容词的最高级前；某些专有名词前；一些习惯短语(如in the day等)中和西洋乐器名词前(如：play the piano)【典例9】 Sam has been appointed _ manager of the engineering department to take _ place of George.(2012重庆)A/；/ Bthe；/ Cthe；the D/；the解
21、析句意：山姆被任命为工程部经理，取代了乔治。表示头衔或职位的名词作补语和同位语时，前面不用冠词；take the place of是固定短语，意为“代替”，“取代”。答案D【典例10】 Some people fear that _ air pollution may bring about changes in _ weather around the world.(2009江西)A/；the Bthe；/ Can；the Dthe；a解析第一个空后的air pollution是不可数名词，而且是泛指，所以不需要填任何冠词；第二个空后的weather被around the world修饰，所
22、以weather前需要加定冠词the。答案A【典例11】 Its _ good feeling for people to admire the Shanghai World Expo that gives them _ pleasure.A/；a Ba；/ Cthe；a Da；the解析考查冠词。句意：去上海欣赏世博会带给人们快乐，这是一个非常好的感觉。feeling作为感觉讲为可数名词。pleasure作为快乐、欢乐讲为不可数名词。因此选B项。答案B【典例12】 Many lifestyle patterns do such _ great harm to health that they
23、 actually speed up _ weakening of the human body.Aa；/ B/；the Ca；the D/；/解析考查冠词。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。do harm to表示“对有害”，中间无需冠词；the weakening of the human body特指人体的衰弱。答案B9Dr.Peter Spence, _ headmaster of the school, told us, “_ fifth of pupils here go on to study at Oxford and Cambridge.”A/；A
24、 B/；The Cthe；The Da；A解析句意：这所学校的校长Peter Spence博士告诉我们：“这里五分之一的学生都继续到牛津或者剑桥学习。”考查冠词。第一空后的名词headmaster是职务的称呼，其前不加冠词；第二空是分数的表达，用a/one fifth表示“五分之一”。答案A10The bus to the Forbidden City runs on _ hour by _ hour.Athe；the Ban；theCthe；/ Dan；/解析句意：去紫禁城的公交车按小时整点发车。on the hour“整点”，by the hour“按小时计算”。答案A11The deve
25、lopment of industry has been _ gradual process throughout _ human existence，from stone tools to modern technology.A/；the Bthe；a Ca；/ Da；a答案C12The Smiths dont usually like staying at _ hotels，but last summer they spent a few days at a very nice hotel by _ sea.A/；a Bthe；the C/；the Dthe；a答案C不用冠词的情况口诀下列
26、情况应免冠，代词限定名词前：专有名词表泛指，学科球类三餐前；复数名词表泛指，两节星期月份前；颜色语种和国名，称呼习语及头衔。以上口诀主要概括了一般应对“免冠”的几种情况，即：名词前已有作定语的this，that，some，my等限定词；泛指的专有名词和不可数名词前；表示学科的(如English，maths，physics)等名词前；球类运动的名词前及三餐总称前；复数名词表示泛指(一类人或事物)时；节日、季节、星期、月份前；表示颜色(如：Its red/yellow)、语种(如：speak English/Japanese)和国家的非全称名词(如：We live in China.They co
27、me from America.)前；在称呼或表示头衔的名词前；某些习惯短语中(如：in bed，go to school等)。 1(2013南昌外国语学校月考)_ M(m)oney plays an important role in _ material world.But you cant expect it to give you real happiness.AA；the B/；a C/；the DThe，the解析句意：钱在物质世界中扮演着重要的角色，但是你不能期望它给你带来真正的快乐。第一空表泛指，不用冠词；第二个空表特指，用定冠词，the material world表示“物质
28、世界”。答案C2(2013西城一模)My friends birthday is coming soon.I would like to go to _ store，or some places close by to buy him _ present.Athe；the Ba；the C/；a Dthe；a解析go to the store意为“去商店”，为固定短语，故第一空用the；“给他买一份礼物”，为泛指意义，因此第二空使用不定冠词。答案D3(2013安徽示范高中摸底考试) How did you do in your essay?I got _ okay grade，but Mr.J
29、ones gave Sarah top marks.Shes _ teachers pet，you know.A/；a Ban；/ C/；the Dan；a解析第一空okay前面应用an表示“一个相当好的分数”；第二空表示“她是老师的宠儿”，表示泛指，故用a。答案D4(2013邯郸一模)It is said that _ wool produced in Australia is of _ high quality.A/；/ Bthe；/ Cthe；a Dthe；the解析句意：据说澳大利亚产的羊毛质量很好。“produced in Australia”是后置定语，所以前一个空格用the表示特
30、指；后一个空格处是“be of抽象名词”结构，名词前不用冠词。答案B5(2013福建四地六校联考)Which of the twin brothers is easier to get on with?_ younger one.He is _ most humorous man.AA；a BA；the CThe；a DThe；/解析根据句意可知，“_ younger one”特指双胞胎中较小的那一个，故第一空用定冠词the；“_ most humorous man”泛指一个非常幽默的人，故第二空用不定冠词a，most在此为副词，意为“很，非常”。答案C6(2013合肥一中二模)I dont
31、know who invented _ iphone，but I think it is _ useful invention.Athe；a Bthe；the Can；the Dan；a解析句意：我不知道是谁发明了iphone，但是我认为它是一个有用的发明。前一空是类指，用定冠词；后一个空格是泛指，表示“一个，一种”。答案A7(2013南阳两校联考)Keeping a diary is _ good habit，by which youll make _ great progress in writing.Aa；a Ba；/ Cthe；a Dthe；/解析句意：写日记是一种好习惯，通过它你将在
32、写作上取得很大进步。第一空habit是可数名词，根据句意可知此处表示泛指“一种好习惯”，应用不定冠词。第二空progress为不可数名词，前面不用冠词，make progress意为“取得进步”。答案B8(2013咸阳二模)Have you seen _ pen？I left it here this morning.Is it _ black one？I found it in the corner.Aa；the Bthe；the Ca；a Dthe；a解析第一次提到某物用不定冠词，所以第一空填a；根据I found it in the corner这一信息，它表明说话者是拿着笔在与对方说话
33、，故表特指，所以第二空填the。答案A9(2013昆明二模)The operation is _ success and the patient is now out of _ danger.Aa；the Ba；/ C/；the D/；/解析句意：这次手术是成功的并且现在病人已脱离了危险。第一空属抽象名词具体化，第二空为固定搭配。答案B10(2013西安一中月考)As _ unemployment is very high at the moment，its very difficult for people to find _ work.Athe；/ B/；/ Cthe；a Dan；the解
34、析unemployment和work均为不可数名词，表示一般意义时其前不用冠词。答案B11(2013无锡一模)The education of _ young is always _ hot and serious topic.A/；/ Bthe；a C/；the Dthe；/解析the young意为“年轻人”，定冠词用于某些形容词前表示一类人或事物；第二空填不定冠词修饰名词topic，此处表泛指。答案B12(2013泰安一中月考)John has put forward _ most challenging question for us to answer.Yes，it really i
35、s.I have never heard _ harder one.Athe；/ B/；the Cthe；the Da；a解析第一空most是副词表示“很，十分”；第二空填a表示泛指，该句为I have never heard a harder one than this one的省略。答案D13(2013泰州二模)In the market，vegetables are sold by _ kilogram，I mean，by _ weight.Athe；/ B/；/ Cthe；the D/；the解析介词by表示“以计”时，若后接单数可数名词，其前要用定冠词。如： by the week，
36、按周；by the ton按吨，by the meter按米；若后接抽象名词时，则通常不用冠词，如by cash用现金；by volume按体积。答案A14(2013嘉兴一中月考)Many people agree that _ knowledge of English is a must in _ international trade today.Athe；an Ba；/ Cthe；the D/；the解析a knowledge of为固定表达，意义“方面的知识”，trade为不可数名词，表示泛指时不用冠词。答案B15Everything comes with _ price；there is no such _ thing as a free lunch in the world.Aa；a Bthe；/ Cthe；a Da；/解析price意为“代价”，为可数名词，第二空前有no，后面的名词不用冠词，故选D项。答案D提 示课后完成专题提升训练二