1、语法专项训练(二)冠词考点一 冠词的种类冠词是一种虚词,是最典型的限定词,本身不能单独使用,只能附在一个名词上帮助说明名词的含义.英语冠词有三种,即定冠词、不定冠词和零冠词.语法精讲语法精讲种类例句(1)定冠词the它的含义是特指和类指The book on the desk is mine.Take the medicine three times a day.种类例句(2)不定冠词a(an)a(an)用于泛指或类指,a用于辅音音素开头的词前,an用于元音音素开头的词前I work five days a week.I just knew he worked in a university.
2、Armstrong is a man of few words.He was an outstanding lawyer.Its an honor for me to speak here.种类例句(3)零冠词一般不用冠词的场合.许多专有名词、抽象名词和物质名词前都用零冠词It is Sunday today.Knowledge is power.Lead is heavier than iron.Boys enjoy playing football.考点二 冠词的基本用法冠词总是与名词一起连用:用法例句(1)在单数可数名词前可用定冠词或不定冠词Please close the door.W
3、e lived in a small house.(2)复数可数名词前可用定冠词或零冠词The stars are bright in a cloudless sky.Cigarettes are bad for your health.用法例句(3)不可数名词前可用定冠词或零冠词The sugar you bought yesterday has got damp.Hydrogen is lighter than oxygen.(4)专有名词前用零冠词He works in Beijing.考点三 冠词的固定习语1定冠词in the middle of to;tell the truth;i
4、n the daytime;in the end;at the same time;at the moment;on the spot;go to the cinema/theatre;on the whole;on the right/left,etc.2不定冠词in a hurry;at a loss;give a lift;have a try;all of a sudden;as a rule;as a matter of fact;take a break;once upon a time;have a population of;a waste of time,etc.3零冠词At
5、 noon/daybreak/dusk/night/midnight;give way;in time;take part in;lose heart;make way;hand in hand;by chance;by day;on foot;on account of;in place of;in spite of;catch sight of;make use of;out of control/date/patience/mind/reach/breath/danger,etc.单句填空用a,an或the填空1(2011高考课标全国卷改编)It is generally accepte
6、d that _ boy must learn to stand up and fight like _ man.提升演练提升演练aa解析:句意:人们普遍认为,男孩子必须学会站起来,像男子汉一样去奋斗.两空的词都不是特指,而是泛指,所以都选不定冠词.2(2011高考陕西卷改编)As is known to all,_ Peoples Republic of China is _ biggest developing country in the world.解析:中华人民共和国应为the Peoples Republic of China;最高级前面应该用定冠词.thethe3(2011高考重
7、庆卷改编)In communication,a smile is usually _ strong sign of a friendly and _ open attitude.解析:sign为可数名词在这里又是泛指,所以填a.a/4(2011高考大纲全国卷改编)As he reached _ front door,Jack saw _ strange sight.解析:前门是特指的,所以该用定冠词;而第二空是看到一种奇怪的景象,景象可数也是泛指,所以用不定冠词a.thea5(2011高考山东卷改编)Take your timeits just _ short distance from he
8、re to _ restaurant.解析:句意:不用着急,从这到那家餐馆只是一小段距离而已.前一空该用不定冠词a,后一空是指说话双方都知道的那个餐馆,为特指.athe6(2011高考四川卷改编)Dr.Peter Spence,_ headmaster of the school,told us,“_ fifth of pupils here go on to study at Oxford and Cambridge.”/A解析:Dr Peter spence 与其后的headmaster of the school 是同位关系.表示官职的名词前应使用零冠词.要表示分数“五分之一”,其分子可
9、用冠词a或one.7(2011高考江西卷改编)Its said John will be in a job paying over$60,000 _ year.Right,he will also get paid by_ week.解析:每年六万美金应为$60,000 a year,按周算应该表示为by the week.athe8Besides,shopping at this time of the year was not _pleasant experience.解析:experience 此处意为“经历”,当经历讲时,experience 为可数名词,此处表范指,故用a.a9(20
10、11高考广东卷改编)I sat next to the man and introduced myself.We had _ amazing conversation.解析:have a conversation 为固定搭配.amazing 以元音音素开头,所以用an.an10While she was getting me settled into a tiny but clean room,the head of the village was tying up his horse to my car to pull it to_small town some 20 kilometers
11、away where there was a garage.解析:20千米远的一个小镇,表示范指,故用a.a11(2010高考广东卷)A young man,while traveling through a desert,came across a spring of clear water._water was sweet.解析:特指前面的a spring of water,故此处用定冠词the.the.语篇填空用适当的冠词完成下面的短文There was once a king who offered 1._ prize to 2._ artist who would paint 3._
12、 best picture of peace.Many artists tried.The king looked at all 4._pictures.athethetheBut there were only two he really liked,and he had to choose between them.One picture was of a calm lake.The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful high mountains all around it.Overhead was a blue sky with white c
13、louds.All who saw this picture thought it was 5._ perfect picture of peace.The other picture had mountains,too.But these were rugged and bare.Above was 6._angry sky,aanfrom which rain fell and in which lightning played.Down 7._ side of the mountain tumbled(翻腾)a foaming(水泡)waterfall.This did not look
14、 peaceful at all.But when the king looked closely,he saw behind 8._ waterfall a tinythethebush growing in a crack in the rock.In the bush 9._mother bird had built her nest.There,in the midst of the rush of angry water,sat the mother bird on her nestin perfect peace.The king chose 10._ second picture.athe 本部分内容讲解结束按ESC键退出全屏播放