冠词用法讲解
冠词作为一种虚词,在英语中只能和名词一起使用。英语中的冠词分为不定冠词和定冠词。
1.不定冠词的用法
不定冠词有两个,a 和 an。a用在辅音音标开头的单词前面;an用于以元音音标开头的单词前。如:a book, an apple。2·1·c·n·j·y
1)不定冠词用在单数可数名词前表示“一个”。如:There is a policeman at the door.门口有个警察。
2) 不定冠词用在单数可数名词之前,表示“任何,每个”。如:A car must be insured.汽车一定要上保险。
A soldier must obey orders. 军人必须服从命令。
3) 不定冠词用于头一次出现的单数名词之前。如:There is a box in the room. The box is heavy.
房间里有个箱子。这个箱子很重。21*cnjy*com
4) 不定冠词和名词连用作表语或同位语,主要说明某个人或东西所属类别。如:
She is a teacher. 她是个老师。
We all thought him a suitable person for the job.我们都认为他是适合做这个项目的人。21·cn·jy·com
5)不定冠词用在价格、速度、比率等短语中。如:six kilometers an hour 每小时60公里
3 times a day 每天三次
6) 不定冠词用在专有名词前。如:He wants to buy a Kodak.他想买架柯达相机。21教育网
7)不定冠词用于某些固定短语中。如:have a try试一下take a break 休息一下 have a good time 玩得痛快 make a living 谋生 as a matter of fact 事实上 in a word 总而言之
2. 定冠词的用法
1) 定冠词和名词连用,表示某个或某些特定的人或东西。如:Mother carved the meat into slices.
妈妈把肉切成了片。
2) 定冠词用于可数名词前,表示一类人或东西。如:The horse is a useful animal. 马是一种有用的动物。
3) 定冠词用于第二次出现的名词之前。如:I got a letter yesterday. The letter was sent by e-mail.
我昨天接到了一封信。那信是电子邮件。
4) 定冠词用于有词组或者定语从句修饰的名词前。如: He is investigating the cause of the fire.
他正在调查这场大火的原因。
5) 定冠词用于某些名词或者形容词前,表示一类人,一个民族,阶级或阶层。如:
the chinese 中国人 the rich 富人 the dead 死者 the deaf 聋人
6) 定冠词用于指说话双方都知道的人或事。如:Please close the door.请把门关上。【来源:21cnj*y.co*m】
7) 定冠词用于世界上独一无二的事物前。如:the sun 太阳 the earth 地球 the world世界
8) 定冠词用于序数词前表示顺序。如:the third group 第三组
9) 定冠词用于形容词和副词的最高级前面。如:This is the most intersting book I have ever read.
这是我所读过的书中最有趣的一本。
10)定冠词在play后和乐器连用 play the piano弹钢琴 play the flute吹长笛21*cnjy*com
11)定冠词与姓氏的复数形式连用,表示一家人。如:The Blacks came to China in 1994.
布莱克一家是1994年来中国的。
12)定冠词的其他用法
the Changjiang River长江 the Red Sea 红海 (用于表示江河海洋的名词前)【来源:21·世纪·教育·网】
the Taiwan Straits台湾海峡 the Gulf of Mexico墨西哥湾 (用于表示海峡海湾的名词前)
the Alps阿尔卑斯山 the Sahara Desert撒哈拉沙漠 (用于山脉沙漠的名词前)
the People’s Republic of China 中华人民共和国(用于国家名称)
the National Gallery国家美术馆 the Military Museum 军事博物馆(用于公共建筑名前)
the State Council国务院 the Senate参议院 the House of Representatives 众议院 (用于机关、团体名词前)
the Geneva Agreement日内瓦协议 the Washington Post 华盛顿邮报 (用于报刊、条约之前)
3.不用冠词的情况
1)表示独一无二的职务、身份前一般不用冠词。如:
Elizabeth II, Queen of England 英国女王伊丽莎白二世
He was elected chairmen of the committee.他当选为协会主席。www-2-1-cnjy-com
2)表示球类、棋牌类的运动项目不加冠词。如:play football 踢足球 play chess下象棋
3) 在一日三餐名词前不用冠词。如:have breakfast /lunch /supper 吃早饭/午饭/晚饭
4) 交通工具名词前不用冠词by car坐汽车 by ship 坐船 by plane坐飞机 on foot 步行
5) 在一些地点的名词,如:bed, church, school, hospital,home, work等。
当人们去这些地方做在这些地方应该做的事时,不加冠词。 go home回家 go to school去上学 go to church去教堂祈祷 in hospital住院 go to work上班
注:如果在上述词组前面加上定冠词the,可以表示去这些场所做其他的事情。如:
He came to the school to speak to the headmaster.他来学校和校长谈话。
He went to the church to see the carvings.他去教堂看雕刻。
His mother is in hospital and he has been in the hospital to take care of her.
他妈妈生病住院了,他就一直在医院里面照顾她。
4.泛指概念的四种表达方式
1)不带the 的不可数名词可以表示泛指I like music.我喜欢音乐。
2)不带the 的复数可数名词表示泛指。Bananas are yellow.香蕉是黄色的。
3)“the+单数可数名词”可以表示泛指
The elephant is the largest land mammal.大象是陆地上最大的哺乳动物。
4)“不定冠词a/an+单数可数名词” 可以表示泛指。A dog makes good pet.狗是很好的宠物。
冠词用法口诀: 定冠词使用口诀: 零冠词的用法口诀
名词是秃子,常要戴帽子。 世界独一二次见,序语形容高级前。 不用冠词有几点,呼语头衔职务前。
可数名词单,须用a或an. 富人伤员按天算,方位乐器影剧院。 星期月季节假日,三餐球类惯用语。
辅音前用a, 元音前用an, 群岛河山江湖海,沙漠海峡与海湾。 听音下棋各学科,中午睡觉是习惯。
若为特指时,则须用定冠。 阶级党派国家名,普专复合姓氏前。 名前代词这那限,泛指事物不用冠。
复数不可数,泛指the不见。 组织团体和机关,朝代、会议及报刊。
碰到代词时,冠词均不现。 双知年代击中脸,特指事物及习惯。
1. When Linda was a child, her mother always let her have ______ bed.【出处:21教育名师】
A. the breakfast in B. the breakfast in the C. breakfast in D. breakfast in the
2. Beyond ______ stars the astronaut saw nothing but ______ space.
A. the, 不填 B. 不填,the C. 不填,不填 D. the, the
3. Alexander Graham Bell invented ________ telephone in 1876.21·世纪*教育网
A. 不填 B. a C. the D. one
4. After watching ____ TV, she played _____ violin for an hour.
A. 不填,不填 B. the, the C. the, 不填 D. 不填,the
5. Many people are still in ____ habit of writing silly things in ____ public places.
A. the, the B. 不填,不填 C. the, 不填 D. 不填,the
6. Paper money was in ____ use in China when Marco Polo visited the country in ____ thirteenth century.
A. the, 不填 B. the, the C. 不填,the D. 不填,不填
7. --Have you seen ______ pen? I left it here this morning. -- Is it ____ black one? I think I saw it somewhere.
A. a, the B. the, the C. the, a D. a, a
8. She is _____ newcomer to ____ chemistry but she has already made some important discoveries.
A. the, the B. the, 不填 C. a, 不填 D. a, the
9. Many people agree that ___ knowledge of English is a must in ____ international trade today.
A. a, 不填 B. the, an C. the, the D. 不填,the
10. ______ usually go to church every Sunday.
A. The Brown B. A Brown C. Browns D. The Browns
11. The train is running fifty miles ______.
A. an hour B. one hour C. the hour D. a hour
12. ___ earth we live on is bigger than___ moon.
A. The, a B. The, the C. An, a D. An, the
13. — 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
14. —Do you know ___ lady in blue? —Yes. She is a teacher of a university.2-1-c-n-j-y
A. the B. a C. an D. /
15. —Where’s ___ nearest supermarket? —It’s over there, just around the corner.
A. a B. an C. the D. /
16. The young man will work in ___ school as a maths teacher.
A. the B. a C. an D. /
17. Most of the representatives think that ______ the meeting was very successful.
A. on whole of B. on a whole C. on the whole D. on a whole
18. The investigators found that more should be done for ______ in India.
A. those poor B. a poor C. poor D. the poor
19. He grabbed me ______ and pulled me onto the bus.
A. a arm B. an arm C. the arm D. by the arm
20. “How did you pay the workers?” “As a rule, they are paid ______.”
A. by an your B. by the hour C. by a hour D. by hours
21. What _____ exciting football match! Our team beat Tom’s team at last.
A. a B. an C. the D. /
22. In the United States, Father’s Day falls on _____ third Sunday in _____ June.
A. the,不填 B. the, a C. 不填, the D. a, 不填
23. I have two dogs. ______ black one is two years old and ______ yellow one is three years old.
A. A, a B. The, a C. The, the D. A. the
24. ______ new bridge has been built over ______ Huangpu River.
A. The, a B. A, / C. A, the D. An, an
25. -What colour is ______ orange? -It’s _____ orange.21cnjy.com
A. an, an B. an, the C. an, / D. /, an
1.—Does Jim have _______ ruler? —Yes,he has _______ . 21世纪教育网版权所有
A.an;some B.a;one C.a;/ D.any;one
2.There is _______ old bike. _______ old bike is Mr Zhao's.
A.an ;The B.the;An C.a;The D.the;The
3. _______ apple a day keeps the doctors aw ay. A.The B.A C.An D.Two
4.—How many books do you have? —I have _______ book.That's _______ English book.
A.a;an B.a;one C.one;an D.one;one
5.At that time Tom was _______ one-year-old baby. A.a B.an C.the D./
6. _______ tiger is _______ China.
A.The;a B.A;the C.The;from D.The;the
7.We can't see _______ sun at _______ night.
A.the;the B.the;/ C.a;/ D./;/
8. _______ useful book it is! A.What an B.How a C.What a D.What
9.One afternoon he found _______ handbag.There was _______ “s”on the corner of _______ handbag.
A.a;an;the B.a;a;the C.an;an;an D.the;a;a
10. _______ old lady with white hair spoke _______ English well at _______ meeting.
A.An;an;a B.The;/;an C.The;/;a D.The;/;the
11. _______ Great Wall is _______ longest wall in the world. www.21-cn-jy.com
A.A;a B.The;the C.A;the D.The;a
12. _______ new bridge has been built over Huangpu River.
A.The;a B.A;/ C.A;the D.An;the
13. _______ woman over there is _______ popular teacher in our school.
A.A;an B.The;a C.The;the D.A;the
14.He used to be _______ teacher but later he turned _______ writer.
A.a;a B.a;the C./;a D.a;/
15.They made him _______ king. A.a B.the C.an D./
16.His father is _______ English teacher.He works in our school. A.a B.an C.the D./
17.Is he _______ American boy ? A.an B.a C.one D./
18.Does Tom often play _______ football after _______ school?
A./;/ B./;the C.the;/ D.a;/
19.They passed our school _______ day before yesterday. A.an B.one C.a D.the
20.Australia is _______ English-speaking country. A.a B.an C.the D./
21.She has _______ orange skirt. _______ skirt is nice. 21教育名师原创作品
A.a;The B.an;The C.an;A D.the;The
22.This is _______ apple.It's _______ big apple.
A.an;a B.a;the C.a;an D.an;the
23.Look at _______ horse over there. A.a B.an C.the D./
24.Don't play _______ basketball here.It's dangerous. A.a B.an C./ D.the
25.There is _______ old woman in the car. A./ B.the C.a D.an
26.Beijing is _______ beautiful city.It's _______ capital of China.
A.a;a B.the;the C./;the D.a;the
27.Shanghai is in _______ east of China. A./ B.an C.a D.the
28.I've been a student there for nearly two and _______ half years.
A.a B.an C.the D./
29.Bill is _______ English teacher.He likes playing _______ football. 【版权所有:21教育】
A.a;the B.an;the C.a;/ D.an;/
30.The museum is quite far.It will take you half _______ hour to get there by _______ bus.
A.an;/ B.an;a C.a;/ D./;/