冠词分为不定冠词(a,an)、定冠词(the)和零冠词。一、不定冠词的用法1指一类人或事,相当于akindofAplaneisamachinethatcanfly.2第一次提及某人某物,非特指Aboyiswaitingforyou.3表示“每一”相当于every,oneWestudyeighthoursaday.4表示“相同”相当于thesameWearenearlyofanage.5用于人名前,表示不认识此人或与某名人有类似性质的人或事AMr.Smithcametovisityouwhenyouwereout.ThatboyisratheraLeiFeng.6用于固定词组中acoupleof,abit,onceuponatime,inahurry,haveawalk,manyatime7用于quite,rather,many,half,what,such之后Thisroomisratherabigone.8用于so(as,too,how)+形容词之后Sheisascleveragirlasyoucanwishtomeet.二、定冠词的用法1表示某一类人或物Thehorseisausefulanimal.2用于世上独一无二的事物名词前theuniverse,themoon,thePacificOcean3表示说话双方都了解的或上文提到过的人或事Wouldyoumindopeningthedoor?4用于乐器前面playtheviolin,playtheguitar5用于形容词和分词前表示一类人therich,theliving,thewounded6表示“一家人”或“夫妇”theGreens,theWangs7用于序数词和形容词、副词比较级、最高级前Heisthetallerofthetwochildren.8用于国家、党派等以及江河湖海、山川群岛的名词前theUnitedStates,theCommunistPartyofChina,theFrench9用于表示发明物的单数名词前ThecompasswasinventedinChina.10在逢十的复数数词之前,指世纪的某个年代inthe1990’s11用于表示单位的名词前Ihiredthecarbythehour.12用于方位名词,身体部位名词,及表示时间的词组前Hepattedmeontheshoulder.三、零冠词的用法零冠词就是名词前不用冠词,有以下几种情况:1专有名词、物质名词、抽象名词、人名、地名等名词前BeijingUniversity,Jack,China,love,air2名词前有this,my,whose,some,no,each,every等限制时Iwantthisbook,notthatone./Whosepurseisthis?3季节、月份、星期、节假日、一日三餐前March,Sunday,NationalDay,spring4表示职位、身份、头衔的名词前LincolnwasmadePresidentofAmerica.5学科、语言、球类、棋类名词前Helikesplayingfootball/chess.6与by连用表示交通工具的名词前bytrain,byair,byland7以and连接的两个相对的名词并用时husbandandwife,knifeandfork,dayandnight8表示泛指的复数名词前Horsesareusefulanimals.四、近四年广东高考语法填空中每年都出现了冠词的考点2007:theheadofthevillagewastyinguphishorsetomycartopullitto______smalltownsome20kilometresaway.2008:ItissaidthatashorttemperedmanintheSongDynasty(960-1279)wasveryanxioustohelp______ricecropgrowupquickly.【答案】a表示不确指概念,故用不定冠词。【答案】his/the此处有“helpsb.dosth.”,所以,不该再填入其他动词,而选用his/the特指“他自己的庄稼”。2009:Besides,shoppingatthistimeoftheyearwasnot______pleasantexperience.2010:Ayoungman,whiletravellingthroughadesert,cameacrossaspringofclearwater.______waterwassweet.【答案】a表示“一次”愉快的经历。【答案】The这里的water就是特指前句提到的aspringofwater,第二次出现用定冠词The。由此我们可以看出冠词是高考语法填空的重要考点之一,根据语法填空的特点,我们可以根据以下几个规则去填冠词:1)可数名词没有用复数,其前面一定要填一个限定词(一般是代词和冠词);2)名词前面如果是填词,一般是填限定词;如果是变词,当然是把所给词变为形容词;3)填限定词时我们一般是根据意义“一个”“那个”还是“某人的”来判定;4)上面的一些固定用不定冠词或定冠词的除外。一、用适当的冠词填空。1.It's________goodfeelingforpeopletoadmiretheShanghaiWorldExpothatgivesthempleasure.2.Ifwesitnear________frontofthebus,we'llhave________betterview.3.Thevisitorsherearegreatlyimpressedbythefactthatpeoplefromallwalksoflifeareworkinghardfor________newJiangsu.4.Thereareover58,000rockyobjectsin________space,about900ofwhichcouldfalldownonto________earth.5.Firstimpressionsarethemostlasting.Afterall,youneverget________secondchancetomake________firstimpression.6.Everythingcomeswith________price;thereisnosuch________thingasfreelunchintheworld.7.Manylifestylepatternsdosuch________greatharmtohealththattheyactuallyspeedup________weakeningofthehumanbody.8.In________mostcountries,auniversitydegreecangiveyou________flyingstartinlife.【答案】1.agoodfeeling并非特指,故用a,句意为“人们喜欢上海世博会给它们的快乐,这是一种不错的感觉”agoodfeeling,一种不错的感觉。2.the;a句意应为“如果我们坐在公共汽车的前部,就会有更好的视野。”表示“某空间内部的前部”时,front前要加定冠词the;haveagoodview是习惯搭配,表示“视野开阔,视野良好”之意。3.a在Jiangsu前有形容词new因此,应加冠词a表示一个全新的江苏。4./;the句意:太空中有超过58,000的岩状物体,其中大约900个有可能掉到地球上。考查冠词。第一空inspace是固定短语,不用冠词,第二空名词earth属于独一无二事物的名词,其前必须用定冠词。5.a;a很多同学错在第二个空tomakeafirstimpression上了。在做题的时候不够细心,因为此题的句意是:第一印象是最持久的。总之,你永远不可能有第二个机会去再给别人留一次第一印象。本题强调的重点是第二个机会asecondchance;第二次留一个第一印象,makeafirstimpression,first为干扰因素。若句意改变为:你没有机会去改变你的第一印象Younevergetasecondchancetochangethefirstimpression。此处再填the就合情合理了。6.a;/price意思是“代价”,为可数名词,第二空前边有no,后面的名词不用冠词。7./;the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。本题考查冠词,“对……有害”用短语“doharmto”表示,中间无需冠词;之后的weakening是由动词的ing形式表示抽象的名词,表达一种概念、状况时需要加上the。8./;amostcountries此处表泛指,most前不加定冠词the。第二个空处应为“一个高起点的开始”,故用a。二、阅读下面的短文,用适当的冠词或括号内所给词的适当形式填空。ASandy'stripwaswrittenof.Heencountered1.________shipwreck.Theshipwaswreckedontherock.Therescuingteamfoundthewreckof2.________ship.Sandywrenchedhimselffromthetwiningseaweeds.Buthiswristwaswoundedheavilybyarock.Arescuingpersonwrappedabigwraproundhimtokeepwarm.Somepassengersdiedofthewreck,sosome3.________(survive)putsomewreathesontheseasurface.Sandyhadbeenputoutofworkformonthssincethewreckbecauseofhiswoundedwrist.Later,hefoundajobinacomputercompany.As4.________computerfan,SandyworshipedtheworldwidefamousBillGatesverymuch.Sohecherishedtheopportunityverymuch.Hewasalwaysatworkin5.________workshop.Hekepthiswordtodohisjobwell.Inreturn,hissalaryworkedup.athesurvivorsatheOneday,thecomputersystemwentwrong.Inotherwords,thesystembroke.Thisworkedup6.________(Sandy)attention.Hethoughtitthatsomeviruscausedthis.Whatvirusintheworldwasit?Hewrinkleduphisforeheadinperplexity.Later,Sandyfoundoutitwas7.________wormvirus.Hecheckedtheprogramwordbywordanddecidedtorewriteit.Hethoughtitworthwhiletohave8.________try.Finally,Sandyworkedoutthe9.________(solve)!Inaword,heprovedhimselfaworthycomputer10.____________(program)onceagain.Hewasmoreandmoreworthyinhiscolleagues'eyes.Sandy'saasolutionprogrammerBItwasrathercoldthatday,fivebelowzero.Wepaid1.________yearlyvisittomyunc