
专题一 语法基础考点一 冠词不定冠词和定冠词一、不定冠词的用法1.泛指某个或某类人或物。
I was born in a small village in Shandong Province.A child needs not only food and clothes, but love as well.2.当抽象名词表示具体的人或事物时(即抽象名词具体化),前面用不定冠词。
The party held last weekend was a great success.3.表示“一”或“每一”概念。
I go back home once a month.Tom drives his car at 60 miles an hour.4.表示不明身份或说话人不清楚的人或事物。
常译作“一个叫……的人/物”。
A Smith called you just now.5.不表示比较意义的形容词最高级前可用不定冠词。
Hiking is a most interesting outdoor activity.6.不表示顺序而是表示“又一,再一”的序数词前用不定冠词。
They have a second house in the country.7.knowledge/grasp/command/collection/understanding等一些由动词转化而来的抽象名词后接of...时,前面用不定冠词。
He has a good knowledge of English.Media help us to have a better understanding of the world.8.独一无二的事物前有修饰成分时可用不定冠词。
a full moon一轮满月 a brandnew world一个崭新的世界9.表示三餐、星期、月份、季节等的名词前有形容词修饰或表示特定含义时前用不定冠词。
I remember it was on a rainy Monday that he left his hometown.二、定冠词的用法1.特指双方都知道的或上文中提到的人或物。
What a pity that you couldn't be there to receive the prize!2.用在形容词或分词前,表一类人或物。
Many of the injured are still in a serious condition.3.用在姓氏名词的复数形式前,表示一家人或夫妇俩。
I paid a visit to the Turners last week.4.用在方位名词、乐器名词和宇宙中独一无二的事物前。
the east东部 play the piano弹钢琴the universe宇宙 the moon月亮5.用在序数词、比较级(两者相比较,表示特指的时候)、最高级和形容词only,very(恰好是),same前。
It's the first time that I have been to China.Which story is the more interesting of the two?We were the only people there.6.用于固定结构“动词+sb.+介词+the+身体部位”中。
take sb. by the arm 拉着某人的胳膊hit sb. in the face/on the nose 打某人的脸/鼻子7.用在由普通名词构成的专有名词前。
The foreigners who come to China all want to travel to the Great Wall.8.用在表示世纪、年代的词前。
The book was published in the 1980s.9.the用于表示时间或度量单位的名词前,如:by the hour/day/ week/month/year/dozen/yard/ton/kilo,但是size/weight/time这类名词跟by连用时不加冠词。
Workers are usually paid by the hour.These goods are sold by weight.定冠词用法口诀特指、熟悉和重提,复数姓氏、最高级;独一无二和年代,序数词、方位和乐器;普通名词专有化,固定结构要牢记。
零冠词及冠词的某些固定用法一、零冠词1.物质名词、抽象名词、专有名词、不可数名词、国名、人名前通常不用冠词。
By getting close to nature, you can really get refreshed.2.不可数名词、复数名词表泛指或类指时。
It isn't worthwhile spending so much time on minor problems.Bicycles are still a popular means of transport in China.3.名词前已有限定词时。
His car is much more expensive than mine.4.表示三餐、球类、棋类、学科、季节、年、月、星期等的名词前。
He has milk and bread for breakfast every day.Of all the subjects, I like physics best.Autumn is a harvest season.5.独一无二的头衔和职位名词作表语、补足语或同位语时。
Mr. Smith was elected president of our school.6.as/though引导的倒装结构中,如果名词放于句首,习惯上使用零冠词单数名词。
Boy as/though he is, Justine has traveled to quite a few countries.7.系动词turn后作表语的可数名词单数前。
Tom has turned (=become a) professional player.8.表示交通方式的“by+名词”中的名词前。
He goes to work every day by taxi.零冠词用法口诀代词限定名词前,专有名词不可数。
学科交通三餐饭,季节星期月份前。
棋类球类阶级前,称呼习语和头衔。
as/though倒装较特殊,零冠词用法要记全。
二、含有冠词的某些固定短语all of a sudden 突然give sb. a ride 让某人搭便车for a while 一会儿at an early age 在很小的时候as a result 结果take the place of sb. 代替某人in the way 挡路;妨碍make the most/best of充分利用by the way顺便说一下on the whole总的来说on the spot在现场at first 起初,一开始at present目前on purpose故意in advance提前一、用适当的冠词填空,不需要的画“/”。
1.We're trying to think of ________ way out to solve the problem, but it's quite difficult to find one.答案 a 该空泛指一种解决问题的方法,用不定冠词a。
2.As a teacher, Monica is ________ success, but as a singer, she is ________ failure.答案 a; a 句意:作为一位老师,莫妮卡是一个成功者,而作为一名歌手,她却是一个失败者。
抽象名词success和failure在此指具体的人或事物(即抽象名词具体化),前面应加不定冠词a。
3.He went to hospital to attend his sick father three times ________ week.答案 a 句意:他每周三次去医院照顾他生病的父亲。
a在句中表示“每一;一”的概念。
4.Michael Kemeter, ________ Austrian climber, climbed a skyscraper in Changsha on September 15 this year.答案 an 句意:迈克尔·凯米特,一个奥地利的攀登者,于今年9月15日爬上了长沙的一座摩天大楼。
该空泛指一名攀登者,且Austrian的首字母发音为元音音素,故用不定冠词an。
5.All of ________ sudden some passengers on board let out screams, running upstairs like crazy.答案 a 句意:突然,一些在甲板上的乘客发出尖叫声,疯狂地跑上楼梯。
all of a sudden为固定短语,意为“突然”。
6.Of the two poems, I like the shorter one better. I think it's really ________ most interesting one.答案 a 该空泛指一首非常有趣的诗。
a most相当于a very,表示“非常”之意。
7.Exploring ________ space is exciting, yet dangerous.答案 / space意为“太空”时是抽象名词,其前不用冠词。
8.She removed ________ hat she was wearing when talking to people.答案 the hat被定语从句she was wearing所修饰,表示特指,所以用定冠词the。
9.With the world watching, Kate gave birth to a baby boy on ________ afternoon of July 22.答案 the 句意:在全世界的关注下,凯特在7月22日下午生了一个男孩儿。
特指某一天的下午,用定冠词the。
10.In order to find a better job, he decided to study ________ second foreign language.答案 a 句意:为了找到一份更好的工作,他决定再学一门外语。
the+序数词表示“第几”,而a+序数词表示“再一,又一”,由句意可知应填a。
11.This is ________ most moving scene I have ever seen in my life.答案 the 句意:这是我一生中见过的最感人的场景。
形容词最高级前面需要用定冠词the。
12.There was ________ chair by the window. On ________ chair sat a young woman with a baby in her arms.答案 a; the 句意:窗户旁边有一把椅子。
椅子上坐着一位年轻妇女,怀里抱着一个婴儿。
第一空表泛指,故用不定冠词a;第二空指上文提到的那把椅子,应用定冠词the。
13.All the fellow workers were shocked by the news that Bob was appointed ________ director of the factory.答案 / 句意:所有工友对于鲍勃被升为工厂主任的这一消息感到很震惊。
表职位或官衔的名词作补语时,前面不用任何冠词。
14.Marco Polo is said to have sailed on ________ Pacific Ocean on his way to Java.答案 the 句意:据说马可·波罗去爪哇岛的航行途中经过了太平洋。
在江河、山脉、湖泊、海洋、群岛、海峡、海湾、运河等专有名词前要用定冠词the。
15.In a week or so, I'll be among ________ unemployed, I'm afraid.答案 the 句意:恐怕大约一周以后,我也会失业。
the unemployed意为“失业者”。
“the+形容词”表示一类人。
16.Tom is ________ taller of the two boys.答案 the 当用于比较级前表示“两者中较……的”时,应用定冠词the。
17.I fell in love with the city ________ first time I came here.答案 the 句意:我第一次来这里的时候就爱上了这座城市。
序数词或形容词最高级前应用定冠词the。
18.The man caught the thief by ________ arm.答案 the 句意:那人抓住了小偷的胳膊。
“动词+sb.+介词+the+身体部位”为固定结构,故应填the。
19.He was born in ________ 1990s when his mother worked in a factory.答案 the 句意:他出生于二十世纪九十年代,那时他的母亲在一家工厂工作。
在表示世纪、年代的词前应用定冠词the。
20.Mary can play ________ violin well, but she can't play ________ piano.答案 the; the 句意:玛丽小提琴能拉得好,但她不会弹钢琴。
表示乐器的名词与play连用时,名词前应用定冠词the。
21.Our library is in ________ center of our school.答案 the 句意:我们的图书馆在校园的中心位置。
在表示方位、位置的名词前用定冠词the。
22.________ poor are against the plan, but ________ rich are for it.答案 The; the 句意:穷人反对这个计划,而富人们赞成。
“the+形容词”表示一类人或物。
23.When the phone rang, ________ Whites were watching TV.答案 the 句意:当电话铃响的时候,怀特一家人/夫妇正在看电视。
定冠词the用在姓氏的复数形式前,表示一家人或夫妇俩。
24.This morning I had ________ big breakfast, so I'm not having anything for lunch.答案 a 三餐名词前面不用冠词,但是如果在三餐名词前面加上了适当的描述性修饰词语,则前面需要加冠词。
25.You'd better go abroad by ________ plane so as to get there earlier.答案 / 表示交通工具的名词与by连用时,名词前不用冠词。
26.We have no classes on ________ Sunday, so we often go to play ________ football.答案 /; / 句意:我们星期日不上课,因此我们经常去踢足球。
在表示星期、球类、三餐、学科、语言、季节等词前通常不用冠词。
27.They are paid by ________ month.答案 the 句意:他们按月计酬。
定冠词the用于表示时间或度量单位的名词前,表示“每一”。
如:by the hour/week/month/year/ dozen/kilo等。
28.He couldn't remember when he first listened to Tom's speech, but he was sure it was ________ Monday because everybody was at work.答案 a 句意:他不记得第一次听汤姆的演讲是在什么时候了,只能确定是在某个星期一,因为大家都在上班。
某一个星期几表泛指,其前加不定冠词a。
29.________ harder you work, ________ greater progress you will make.答案 The; the 句意:你越努力,取得的进步就会越大。
“the+比较级……,the+比较级……”意为“越……就越……”。
30.________ moon travels around ________ earth.答案 The; the 句意:月亮围着地球转。
表示世界上独一无二的事物前用定冠词the。
二、改正下列句子中的错误(每句只有1处错误)。
1.I grew up on a farm in Idaho, but I did not want to become farmer._____________________答案 become后加a farmer为可数名词。
可数名词的单数形式前必须要有冠词、指示代词或形容词性物主代词来修饰。
根据句意,此处是指“我不想成为一名农民”,表示泛指,故用不定冠词a。
2.All the students in our class made a progress by studying harder this term._____________________答案 去掉a progress为不可数名词,前面不用冠词。
make progress意为“取得进步”。
3.It is not rare in 1990s that people in their fifties are going to university for further education.________________________答案 1990s前加the 在表示世纪、年代的词前要加定冠词the。
4.The building was set up in a September of 1990._______________________答案 a→the 此处特指1990年的9月,故应用定冠词the。
5.The sports meeting was great success.____________________________答案 great前加a 当success表示“成功的人或事”时,经常与不定冠词连用。
6.She was waiting for him for a hour in the rain._____________________________答案 a→an hour的始发音为元音音素,故用an。
7.In my opinion, you'd better go to the restaurant where you had a lunch and look for your lost wallet.__________________________答案 去掉a 表示三餐的名词前一般不用冠词。
8.This is a most interesting film that I have ever seen.__________________________答案 a→the “the+most+多音节形容词(+名词)”为多音节形容词的最高级形式,表示“最……”。
而“a most+形容词+名词”或“most+形容词”结构中,most不表示最高级含义,为“很,非常”的意思。
9.I had wonderful supper yesterday._____________________答案 had后加a 当表示三餐的名词前有修饰语时,前面需要加冠词。
10.Apple is sold by the weight and coal is sold by the ton._________________________答案 去掉第一个the the常用于表时间或度量单位的名词前,如:by the hour/day/week/month/year/dozen/yard/ton/kilo,但是size/weight/time这类名词跟by连用时不加冠词。
11.After dinner he gave Mr. Richardson the ride to the airport._________________________答案 第一个the→a give sb. a ride为固定搭配,意为“载某人一程,让某人搭便车”。
12.One way to understand thousands of words is to gain the good knowledge of basic word formation.__________________________答案 the→a gain/have a good knowledge of...为固定搭配,意为“精通……”。
13.The classroom is on fourth floor.__________________________答案 fourth前加the 序数词前加定冠词the表示“第几”。
14.He is an only one who has worked out the problem.__________________________答案 an→the the only修饰名词或代词意为“唯一的……”。
15.After years of hard work, he has turned a skilled worker.__________________________答案 去掉a或turned→become turn worker=become a worker,意为“成为一名工人”。