专题三—冠词
英语中,冠词(Article)是虚词,无词义,在句子中一般不重读,本身不能单独使用,用在名词前,用来限定名词。冠词分为两种:不定冠词a/an和定冠词the。a & an均表示“ 一” 的含义,但不强调数的观念,只说明此名词第一次出现或泛指一个不特定的人或物。定冠词the用在名词前,后面一般跟前文中已经出现过的或说话双方都知道的人或物,表示特指。
考点一—冠词的基本用法(7BU4Grammar)
★不定冠词a/an的用法
1.在叙述时用于第一次提到的某人或某物之前。 This is a book.这是一本书。
2.泛指人或事物的某一类别,以区别于其他种类。 A plane is a machine that can fly.飞机是一种能飞的机器。
3.泛指某人或某物。 A girl is waiting for you.一个女孩正在等你。
4.用于表示时间、速度、价格等意义的名词之前,有“每一”的意思,相当于every。
two kilometers an hour每小时2千米;five lessons a week 每周5 节课;twice a month每月两次
5.用于某些固定词组中。
a few/little/bit 一点儿, have a swim游泳,have a cold 感冒, have a good time玩得高兴,in a hurry 匆忙,for a while一会儿, keep a diary写日记 so good a book=such a good book
●注意:不定冠词a与an的区别
a 一般出现在以辅音音素开头的可数名词单数形式前。如:a pen; a “U”---etc.
an 一般出现在以元音音素开头的可数名词单数形式前。 如:an apple; an orange
★________ old bike★________ tall tree★_______ orange coat★_______ big apple
★______ useful book★______hour/honest boy★________uncle/aunt/umbrella
★_________ unhappy boy/unusual story ★_________ US ship ★_________ hour
★half ________ hour★_________English book★__________ American boy
a “B/C/D/G/J/K/P/Q/T/U/V/W/Y/Z”
an “A/E/F/H/I/L/M/N/O/R/S/X” 如:
★There is _______ ‘u’ and ________ ‘s’ in the word “use”.
★定冠词the的用法
(1) 特指双方都明白的人或物。 Take the medicine. 把药吃了。
(2) 上文提到过的人或事。
--- He bought a house. 他买了幢房子。 --- I’ve been to the house. 我去过那幢房子。
(3) 指世界上独一无二的事物。 the sun, the sky, the moon, the earth
(4) 与单数名词连用表示一类事物或与形容词或分词连用,表示一类人。
the dollar 美元 the fox 狐狸 the rich 富人 the living 生者
(5) 用在序数词和形容词或形容词最高级前面,以及对特定的两个人或事物进行比较时的比较级前面。
--- Where do you live --- I live on the second floor.
That's the very thing I've been looking for. 那正是我要找的东西。
Amy is the cleverest girl among us.
He is the younger of the two boys.
(6) 用在江河、海洋、山脉、群岛、沙漠等专有名词前,或用在由普通名词构成的国家名称、机关团体、阶级等专有名词前。
the Great Wall/ the People’s Republic of China/the United States
(7) 用在表示方位或西洋乐器名称的名词前。in the north of China/She plays the piano.
(8) 用在姓氏的复数名词之前,表示一家人或夫妻俩。the Greens 格林一家人(或格林夫妇)
(9) 用在惯用语中. in the morning, in the end, at the age of, all the time, by the way...
◆不用冠词(零冠词)的用法
1. 专有名词、不可数名词和复数名词表泛指时前面用零冠词。eg. China, Grade Two, Nanjing, listen to music, Horses are useful animals.
2. 名词前已有this, that, each/every, some, any或物主代词、名词所有格等修饰语时,用零冠词。Every student likes English in our class.
3. 复数名词表示一类人或事物.eg. My parents are teachers. I like cakes and bananas.
4. 称呼语或表示头衔的名词前.e.g. After lunch Aunt Lily came. Mr. Lee was very polite.
5. 日期、星期、月份、季节、节日前,但若特指某年的某个月份或某年的某个季节,则需要在月份、季节前加the。e.g. on Monday, in January, in summer, Today is Father’s Day. That accident happened in the spring of 2023.
6. 三餐和球类运动及学科名称前。I went to school without breakfast this morning.
play volleyball/I like English best.
7.“专有名词+普通名词”构成的街名、路名、山名等名词前用零冠词。
Nanjing Road 南京路;Hainan Island海南岛
8.与 by 连用的交通工具名词前用零冠词。如: by car; by train,
但 take a car, in a boat , on the bike等短语中的交通工具前需用冠词。
9.公共假日、节日名称前用零冠词。
New Year's Day 元旦;Women's Day妇女节
10.某些固定词组或习惯用语中用零冠词。
at noon/night/dawn在中午/晚上/黎明;at school/work/home在学校/在工作/在家;
day and night日日夜夜;face to face 面对面地;in danger在危险中;in bed 卧床;
in time及时;on duty值班/值勤;side by side肩并肩地;step by step一步一步地
by plane, go to school/work, after school, at midnight...
●注意:
(1)有些短语中用冠词和不用冠词,意义不同。
go to school 上学(是学生); go to the school到学校去(不一定是学生)
go to bed 就寝,上床睡觉; go to the bed向床边走去,走到床前(不一定是去睡觉)
at table 在吃饭; at the table 在桌子旁
at school 在上学; at the school在学校里
in class 在上课; in the class在班级里
in future 今后; in the future 在将来
in front of 在....(外部的)前面; in the front of在..(内部的)前面
next year明年; the next year第二年
by sea 乘船; by the sea 在海边
man人类; a man一个男人
three of us我们(不止三个)中的三个;
the three of us我们三个(就三个人)The three of us---Tom, Jack and I went to the cinema.
take advice征求意见;
take the advice接受忠告 He refused to take the advice and failed again.
take air传播,走漏; take the air到户外去,散步 We take the air every day.
in a word总之,一句话, In a word, you are right. in words口头上
in place of代替; in the place of在…地方 A new building is built in the place of the old one.
in secret秘密地,暗自地,偷偷地,一般用作状语;
in the secret知道内情,知道秘密,一般用作表语 My mother was in the secret from the beginning.
in office在职的,He is in office, not out of office.
in the office在办公室里
the doctor and teacher指一个人,既是医生又是老师,
the doctor and the teacher两个人,一个医生和一个老师
in charge of管理,负责照料, in the charge of由……照料 He is in charge of the matter. The matter is in the charge of her.
on fire着火,on the fire在火上 Put the food on the fire. The house is on fire.
out of question毫无疑问的,out of the question不可能的
by day白天,by the day按天计算 The workers are paid by the day.
in bed卧在床上,on the bed在床上 The book is on the bed. He is ill in bed.
(2)有些短语中用不定冠词和定冠词,意义不同。
★a number of 意思是“许多”,相当于a lot of,修饰可数名词复数,和名词一起作主语时谓语动词用复数形式;
the number of意思是“……的数目,……的数量”,和名词一起作主语时谓语动词用单数形式。
A number of students like playing computer games.许多学生喜欢玩电脑游戏。
The number of the students is about 3,500 in our school.我们学校的学生大约有3,500人。
★of the day, of a day
of the day每一天的,当时的,当代的, of a day暂时的,不长久的 a famous scientist of the day
★for a moment, for the moment
for a moment 片刻,一会儿,for the moment暂时,一时 Thinking for a moment, he agreed.
★more than a year, more than one year
more than a year一年多,more than one year超过一年(两年或三年等)
★ take a chair, take the chair
take a chair相当于sit down坐下,take the chair开始开会
★a second, the second
a second又一,再一,the second第…… He won the second prize.
★ the people, a people
the people指人,a people指民族 The Chinese is a peace-loving people.
考点二—冠词的习惯用法及活用
一、不定冠词用在某些被具体化的物质名词或抽象名词前,表示“一次、一场、一顿、一件等”。
There will be a strong wind in the south of China.在中国南部将有一次强风。
His new book was a great success.他的新书获得了巨大的成功。
Oh ,John. What a great surprise you gave us!噢,约翰,你给了我们一个多么大的惊喜呀!
二、不定冠词与序数词连用,构成a+序数词( first 除外),表示“又一,再一”。
The cake is delicious, and I would like a second one.蛋糕很好吃,我想再吃一块。
三、用在某些谚语中。
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.一天一个苹果,医生远离我。
巩固练习:单项选择。(2024年中考指南专题练习三)
( )1. _________Indian film has become one of_________most popular films in China recently.
A. A;/ B. A; the C. An; the D. /; the
( )2.-Have you found_________ address that you wanted -Yes. It's Mr. Wang 2686@.
A. a B. an C. the D./
( )3.As an old saying goes, "He who has never been to _________ Great Wall is not a true man."
A. the B. a C. an D./
( )4. Shirley comes from the USA and studies in_________ university in Beijing.
A. an B./ C. a D. the
( )5.Our English teacher is ill in_________ hospital, so she can't teach us English today.
A./ B. the C. a D. an
( )6._Greens are on_________ visit to a beautiful city in China.
A./;a B. A; the C. The; a D. The; /
( )7. There’s_________ apple tree in front of _________ house.
A. an; / B. the; the C. an; the D. a; the
( )8.-Did you enjoy your stay in Hangzhou --Yes. I had _________ wonderful time.
A. a B. an C. the D./
( )9.I've never seen_________ novel before. It's so interesting.
A. so a good B. such a good C. a so good D. a such good
( )10.Among all Chinese traditional arts, Nancy likes_________ Beijing Opera best because it is really_________ fun.
A./; a B. /; / C. the; a D. the;/
( )11. May 10,2017 was marked as_________ first Chinese Brand Day(中国品牌日),“Made in
China” has come of age.
A. a B. an C. the D./
( )12._Nanjing is one of the oldest cities with_________ long history.
A./; a B. The; a C. A; the D./;the
( )13. The Yangko Dance is_________ traditional Chinese folk dance created by the farmers.
A. a B. an C. the D./
( )14.It's_________ pity that many wild animals are now in danger. Please have _________ pity on them since they are part of our big family.
A. a; / B. a; a C./; a D./;/
( )15.-What's the matter with you
--I caught_________ bad cold and had to stay in_________ bed.
A. a; / B. a; the C. a; a D. the; the
( )16.-Dong Guijun is_________ first man of Lianyungang to reach the top of Mount Qomolangma.
-I have heard of him. He is_________ pride of us.
A. the; / B. a; the C. the; the D. a; /
( )17. In order to find_________ better job, she planned to learn _________second foreign language.
A. the; a B. a; a C. the; the D. a; the
( )18. Some small shops in Britain usually close for_________ hour at _________ lunchtime.
A. an; the B. a;/ C. a; the D. an;/
( )19. We will try our best to build a safer and healthier world than _________ one we are living in.
A. a B. the C. / D. an
( )20.Zanco,_American tech company, made_________ tiniest phone in the world-
the Tiny T1.
A. the; a B. an;/ C./;a D. an; the
( )21._old man behind Mary is_________ university teacher.
A. An; an B. A; the C. The; a D. The; an
( )22. -What's your favourite fruit
-Apples. You know, _________apple a day keeps the doctor away.
A. a B. an C. the D./
( )23. Many old people found there was a gap(代沟)between them and_________.
A. the young B. the young man C. young D. young man
( )24. Lianyungang is _________ attractive city. It's such _________ nice place that many tourists come here every summer.
A. a; a B. the;/ C. an;/ D. an; a
( )25. I wish I could fly to_________ moon one day.
A. the B. a C./ D. an
( )26. To save time, many students have_________ lunch at school every day.
A. a B. an C. / D. the
( )27.Leap is_________ film on the Chinese women's national volleyball team. _________film
is directed by Peter Ho-sun Chan.
A. a; A B. a; The C. the; The D. the; A
( )28.Lianyungang, _________energetic city, has set up trade relations with lots of countries
and areas.
A. a B. an C. the D./
( )29.-Do you play_________ piano in your free time
-No, I like sports. I often play_________ soccer with my friends.
A./;the B. the;/ C. the; the D. a; a
( )30. Uncle Tom has_________18-year-old son who is a volunteer of the community centre.
A. a B. the C. an D. /
专题三—冠词
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