冠词是虚词,本身不能单独使用,也没有词义,它用在名词的前面,帮助指明名词的含义.
冠词分为不定冠词和定冠词两种。不定冠词仅用在单数可数名词前面,表示“一”的意义,但不强调数目观念,只表示名词为不特定者。
定冠词则表示名词为特定者,表示“这”,“那”,“这些”,“那些”的意思,在可数的单复数名词或不可数名词前面都可以用
二.a和an的区别
不定冠词有a和an两种形式,a用于辅音(不是辅音字母)开头的词前,an用于元音(不是元音字母)开头的词前。
例如:a boy,a university,a european country;
an hour,an honour,an island,an elephant,anumbrella
三.不定冠词的用法
1.泛指某一类人、事或物;相当于any,这是不定冠词a/an的基本用法。
2.泛指某人或某物,但不具体说明何人或何物。
3.表示数量,有“一”的意思,但数的概念没有one强烈。
4.表示“每一”,相当于every. 例如,I go to school five days aweek.我一周上五天课。
5.用在序数词前,表示“又一”,“再一”。例如,I have threebooks.I want to buy a fourthone.我已经有三本书,我想买第四本。
6.用在某些固定词组中:a lot(of)许多,大量;after a while过一会儿
四.定冠词的用法
1.特指某(些)人或某(些)物,这是定冠词的基本用法。
2.指谈话双方都知道的人或事物。例如:open thewindow,please.请打开窗户。
3.指上文已经提到的人或事物。例如:I have a car. The car isred.我有一辆小汽车,它是红色的。
4.指世界上独一无二的事物。 例如:Which is bigger,the sun or theearth?哪一个大,太阳还是地球?
5.用在序数词,形容词最高级前。例如:The first lesson is the easiestone in this book.第一课是这本书最简单的一课。
6.用在由普通名词构成的专有名词前。例如,the great wall 长城,the united states美国
7.用在某些形容词前,表示某一类人。例如:the poor穷人,the blind盲人
8.用在姓氏复数形式前,表示“全家人”或“夫妻俩”。例如:the Greens格林一家或格林夫妻俩
9.用在方位词前。例如:on the left在左边,in the middle of在中间
10.用在乐器名称前。例如:She plays the piano everyday.她每天弹钢琴。
11.用在表示海洋,河流,山脉,群岛及国家和党派等名词前。
例如:the black sea黑海,the yangzi river长江
12.用在某些固定词组中:all the same仍然;all the time一直;at themoment此刻;at the same time同时;by the way顺便说;do theshopping/washing买东西/洗衣服;in the morning/afternoon/evening在上午/下午/晚上;in the open air 在户外,在野外
五.零冠词的用法
1.在专有名词和不可数名词前。例如,class two二班,tian’an mensquare天安门广场,water水
2.可数名词前已有作定语的物主代词(my,your,his,her等)、指示代词(this/these,that/those)、不定代词(some,any等)及所有格限制时。
例如my book(正);my the book(误)
3.复数名词表示一类人或事物时。
例如,They are teachers.他们是老师。
Tigers like meat.老虎喜欢吃肉
4.在星期,月份,季节,节日前。例如:on sunday在周日,in march在三月,inspring在春天,on women’s day在妇女节
(特例:如果月份,季节等被一个限定性定语修饰时,则要加定冠词:he joined the armyin the spring of 1982.他在1982年春季参军。)
5.在称呼语或表示头衔的名词前。例如:tom汤姆,mum妈妈
6.在学科名称,三餐饭和球类运动名称前。例如:I have lunch at school everyday.
特例:当football,basketball指具体的某个球时,其前可以用冠词:I can seea football.我可以看到一只足球。Where’s thefootball?那只足球在哪儿?(指足球,并非“球类运动”)
7.在表特定的公园,街道,车站,桥,学校等之前。例如:no.25 middle school
8.某些固定词组中不用冠词。
(1)与by连用的交通工具名称前:by bus乘公共汽车;by car乘汽车;bybike骑/坐自行车;by train乘火车;by air/plane乘飞机;by sea/ship乘船,但take a bus,ina boat,on the bike前需用冠词
(2)名词词组:day and night日日夜夜;brother andsister兄弟姐妹;hour after hour时时刻刻;here and there到处
(3)介词词组:at home在家;in surprise惊奇地;at noon在中午;onfoot步行;at night在晚上;on duty值日;at work在工作;on time准时;for example例如;inclass在上课;on show展览;in bed在床上
(4)go短语:go home回家;go to bed上床睡觉;go to school去上学;goto work去上班;go shopping/swimming/boating/fishing去买东西/游泳/划船/钓鱼
六.用与不用冠词的差异
in hospital住院/in the hospital在医院里
go to sea出海/go to the sea去海边
on earth究竟/on the earth在地球上,在世上
in front of在……(外部的)前面/in the frontof在……(内部的)前面
take place发生/take the place(of)代替
at table进餐/at the table在桌子旁
by sea乘船/by the sea在海边
in future从今以后,将来/in the future未来
go to school(church…)上学(做礼拜…)/go to theschool(church…)到学校(教堂…)去
on horseback骑着马/on the horseback在马背上
two of us我们当中的两人/the two of us我们两人(共计两人)
out of question毫无疑问/out of thequestion不可能的,办不到的
next year明年/the next year 第二年
a teacher and writer一位教师兼作家(一个人)/a teacher and awriter一位教师和一位作家(两个人)
七、例题剖析
例1.he gave my sister ____useful bookyesterday.
a. an b. a
c. / d the
【答案】b useful的第一个音素为[ju] 故选b。
例2.my brother is____ honest boy, so he has manyfriends.
a. a b. an
c. the d /
【答案】b honest 的第一个音素为元音。
例3.more college graduates would like to workin____ west part of country____ next year.
a. the; the b. /; /
c. /; the d. the; /
【答案】a 方位名词前加the,in the west part;由句意可知为第二年,即thenext year。
例4.there is a big tree____ the house.
a. in the front of
b. in front of
c. in front
d. at class
【答案】b 由句意可知是物体外部的前面。
例5.jim always answers the teacher’s questions_______.
a. in class b. in the class
c. after class d. at class
【答案】a 课上回答老师的问题,故选in class。
八、同步练习
1.there is _____ apple on the desk.
a. a b .the c. an d./
2.the girl under ____ tree is my sister.
a. a b .the
c .an d./
3.mary is from _____ usa.
a. a b. the
c. an d./
4.he met _____ friend of his on the road.
a. a b .the
c .an d./
5.mr black will go back to england______.
a .by air b .by a plane
c. by trains d. at a train
6.yesterday i went to____ work on ____foot.
a. /, / b ./, the
c .the, / d. the, the
7.there is ____“h” in the word “hour”, but____“h”doesn’t make a sound.
a. a, a b. a, the
c. the, ,an d .an. the
8.i’m going to see my mother. she is ill____.
a. in hospital
b. in the hospital
c. in a hospital
d. at a hospital
9. we have three meals ____day. we have breakfastat 6:30 in ____morning every day.
a. the, the, the
b. the, /, the
c. a, /, the
d .a, the, the
10.——this is____ film i’ve told you about severaltimes.
——it’s great. i’ve never seen ___ more movingone.
a. a, a b. the, the
c. the, a d. a, the
11.——tina,could you please play____ piano for mewhile i’m singing?
——with pleasure.
a .a b. an
c. the d. /
12.i want to try again. please give me____ thirdchance again.
a .a b. the
c. an d. /
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.____ sun is shining brightly.
a. a b. an
c. the d. /
15. swimming is____ in summer.
a. a great fun b. great fun c. great funs d.great a fun
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