初中英语-冠词用法口诀

一、定冠词的用法。

特指双熟悉，上文已提及；

世上独无二，序数最高级；

某些专有名，习语及乐器。

以上口诀归纳了用定冠词的一般情况，即：

①特指某些人或物

②谈话双方都熟悉的人或事

③上文已经提到的人或事

④世界上独一无二的事物前

⑤序数词回形容词最高级前

⑥某些专有名词前

⑦一些习惯短语（如：in the day等）中和乐器前（如：play the violin / piano）。

二、不用冠词的集中情况。

下列情况应免冠，代词限定名词前；

专有名词不可数，学科球类三餐饭；

复数名词表泛指，两节星期月份前；

颜色语种和国名，称呼习语及头衔。

以上口诀主要概括了一般应“免冠”的几种情况，即：

①名词前已有作定语用的this、that、some、any、my等限定词。

②专有名词和不可数名词前。

③表示学科的（如：maths、Chinese、physics）名词前。

④球类活动的名词前及三餐总称前。

⑤复数名词表示泛指（一类人或事）时。

⑥节日、季节、星期、月份前。

⑦表示颜色（如：It's red / yellow.）、语种（如：speak English/Japanese）和国家的非全称名词（如：We live in China. They come from America.）。

⑧在称呼或表示头衔的名词前。

⑨某些习惯短语中（如：in bed、go to school等）。

口诀一冠词用法口诀

名词是秃子 常要戴帽子

可数名词单 需用a 或 an

辅音前用a 元音前用an

复数不可数泛指the不见

碰到代词时,冠词均不现.

口诀二（定冠词）

特指双熟悉 上文已提及

世上独无二 序数最高级

某些专有名 习语和乐器

口诀三（零冠词）

代词限定名词前 专有名词不可数

学科球类三餐饭 两季星期月份前

颜色语种和国名 称呼习语和头衔

点拨：冠词是NMET试题中出现较频繁的词性，近五年复出率高达83.3%。因而掌握冠词，尤其是定冠词的用法尤其必要。以上口诀 包括的意思有:

口诀一

①名词一般情况下不单用,常常要和冠词连用;

②表示不确指的可数名词 单数前要用不定冠词 a 或 an,确指时要用定冠词 the;

即：可数名词单数不能单独存在，必须有限定词修饰。

③如复数名词和不可数名词表示泛指或名词前有 his, these, my, some 等时就不用冠词.

口诀二

①特指双方熟悉的事物用the Take the medicine.　把药吃了。

②特指上文已经提到的事物用定冠词the He bought a house.　I‘ve been to the house.

③世界上独一无二的事物时用the the sun， the sky， the moon， the earth

④序数词和最高级前面用the He is usually the first to come.

⑤某些由普通名词构成的国家名称、机关团体、阶级、等专有名词前用the：

the People‘s Republic of China 中华人民共和国 the United States 美国

⑥乐器前和一些习惯用语中用the She plays the piano.　她会弹钢琴

in the middle (of)；in the end； on the whole； by the way；　go to the theatre

口诀三

①代词前 或名词前有限定词时不再用冠词 such books ,this computer

②前面含有Mount Lake Cape等词的名词前一般不加冠词Mount Jolmo Lungma 珠穆朗玛峰

③学科三餐和球类名词前不用冠词 have breakfast，play chess

④季节月份星期前不用冠词 in summer on Monday

⑤表示颜色的词，语种和国家的名称前不用冠词。 Green，English，England

⑥在称呼或表示官衔，职位的名词前不加冠词； Mary，General Lee

考生可在下面语境中体会冠词用法：

1. Mr. Li will give us a talk. The talk will begin at 8:00

2. The sun gives us heat and light.

3. The Pacific Ocean is the largest of all.

4. The Communist Party of China was founded in 1921.

5. Do you know when the Great Wall came into being?

6. She’s on the People’s Daily.

7. Who was the first to come?

8. I heard somebody playing the piano in the next room.

9. Great Changes have taken place in the 1990’s

10. In 1864, Lincoln was elected President of the United States for the second time.

1.--- So, you are running _____ restaurant.

--- Yes, but I don’t want to make _____ restaurant only for rich people.

A. the; B. the; the C. a; the D. a; a

2. Mary is ____ university student. She is _____ ordinary-looking girl with thick glasses.

A. a; an B. an; a C. an; the D. the; an

3. --- What’s your elder sister?

--- She is ____ teacher and _____ writer.

A. the; the B. a; C. a; a D. the; a

4. --- Why not take ____ friend with you?

--- That sounds like ____ good idea.

A. a; a B. the; the C. a; the D. the; a

5. That Alice returned last night gave her mother ____.

A. the great surprise B. a great surprise C. great surprise D. great surprising

6. Paris is ____ most beautiful city, where you can see ____ famous Eiffel Tower.

A. a; the B. a; C. the; a D. ; the

7. Professor Smith had not given ____ talk on Shakespeare for a long time, so he had to brush up on some of ____ plays.

A. ; B. a; the C. the; D. the; the

8. He found it difficult to make ____ living in those days.

A. a B. an C. the D.

9. He had decided to give it up, but on ____ second thoughts be decided to try ____ third time.

A. the; the B. ; C. a; a D. ; a

10. Thanks for giving me _____ I wanted.

A. the information B. a information C. informations D. the informations

11. --- The news is spreading from mouth to mouth.

--- Yes, it’s become ____ talk of ____ town.

A. a; a B. the; C. the; the D. a;

12. Pay attention to ____ road sign while driving in ____ foreign country.

A. a; a B. the; the C. the; a D. a; the

13. --- Were they ____ first to fly to ____ space?

--- Yes, so they felt _____ bit proud.

A. the; ; a B. a; a; a C. a; the; D. the; the; the

14. _____ Missisippi is one of ____ longest rivers in the world.

A. ; B. The; the C. ; the D. The;

15. ____ wireless telephone is ready for a call.

A. Smiths’ B. The Smith C. The Smith’s D. The Smiths’

16. ____ United States of America lies between ____ Atlantic Ocean and ____ Pacific Ocean.

A. ; the; the B. The; ; C. ; ; D. The; the; the

17. One must know what ____ true, ____ good and _____ beautiful.

A. ; ; B. the; the; the C. a; ; the D. a; a; the

18. The tiger was shot in ____ head.

A. that B. C. the D. its

19. This took place in ____.

A. a 1930s B. 1930s C. the 1930s’ D. the 1930s

20. Land to ____ east of ____ Urals is called _____ Asia.

A. ; the; the B. the; the; C. ; the; D. the; the; the

21. He took ____ smaller of the two.

A. one B. a C. the D.

22. Alice is fond of playing ____ piano while Henry is interested in listening to ____ music.

A. ; the B. the; the C. the; D. ;

23. Mother does most of ____ at home.

A. clean B. the cleaning C. a clean D. cleaning

24. _____ discovered _____ iron, which is ____ very useful metal.

A. The man; ; a B. The man; ; C. Man; ; a D. Man; the; a

25. My father and mother are ____ teachers.

A. the B. C. those D. these

26. --- Have you _____ any sister?

--- No, I have _____ sister.

A. ; no B. an; not C. some; no D. an; no

27. ____ big swimming pool in out school was completed in _____ May of 1998, not in ____ April, 1996.

A. A; ; B. The; the; C. A; the; D. The; ;

28. I like ____ history. I am studying ____ history of China.

A. ; a B. the; C. ; the D. a;

29. The workers made him ____ of the factory.

A. head B. a head C. the head D. one head

30. Having been told that ____ bad weather was on ____ way, they decided to put the game off.

A. a; the B. the; this C. ; that D. ; the

31. These old woman like walking in ____ Hyde park.

A. the B. a C. D. an

32. It’s easier to write plays for ____ television than for _____ radio.

A. the; the B. ; C. the; D. ; the

33. People dream of walking in _____ like astronauts one day.

A. a space B. the space C. spaces D. space

. 冠词填空：在下列句中空白处填入适当冠词，不需用冠词处划×。

1．There is _______ picture of _______ elephant on _______ wall．

2．This is _______ useful book．I've read it for _______ hour．

3． _______ elephant is much heavier than _______ horse．

4． _______ doctor told him to take _______ medicine three times _______ day．

5．Let's go out for _______ walk．

6．It's too hot．Open _______ door，please．

7．There is _______ woman over there． _______ woman is Meimei's mother．

8． _______ sun rises in _______ east．

9． _______ Changjiang River is _______ longest river in _______ China．

10．Are you going to do it _______ second time？

11．Washington is _______ capital of _______ USA．

12． _______ Turners are living at the end of _______ Turner Street．

13．He joined the army in _______ spring of _______ 1995．

14． _______ old man is _______ teacher．He likes playing _______ basketball after _______ supper．

15．After I had _______ quick breakfast，I hurried to school．

16．Are _______ sheep kept by _______ farmers for producing _______ wool and _______ meat？

17．They went to _______ People's Park，but we both went to _______ People's Cinema yesterday．

18．I often watch _______ TV in _______ evening．

19． _______ day of _______ December 20，1999 is Monday．

20．Tomorrow is _______ Christmas Day and my father and I went to choose _______ Christmas tree today．

21．I think _______ maths is more important than any other subject．

22．He often goes to _______ school by _______ bike．

23．What does this _______ word mean， _______ Father？

24．What _______ important news！

II.选择填空。

1．—Does Jim have _______ ruler？

—Yes，he has _______ ．

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．

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．

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．

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．／；／

初中英语冠词用法专项练习答案与详解

I．1．a；an；the

2．a；an。第一个空的a是泛指，第二个空的an是指“一小时”。

3．An；a。这两个空都是泛指，故都用不定冠词。

4．The；the；a。前两个空都是特指，故填the；后一个空中的a相当于every或each，three times a day意为“一天三次”。

5．a。go out for a walk意为“出去散步”。

6．the

7．a；The。前者泛指，后者特指。

8．The；the。第一个空用the表示太阳是世界上独一无二的物体；第二个空用the是因为在方位词的前面一般用定冠词。

9．The；the，×。第一空用the是因为在河流名称的前面用定冠词；第二空用the是因为在形容词最高级前面用定冠词；第三空“零”冠词是因为专有名词前一般不加冠词。

10．a。a second time意为“再一次”、“另一次”。the second time意为“第二次”。此句填a是表示动作的重复，而不能用the（表顺序）。

11．the；the。第一个the是特指美国的首都。第二个the是在由普通名词构成的专有名词前应加定冠词。

12．The。“the ＋姓氏的复数”表示“一家人”或“夫妻二人”。由普通名词构成的专有名词前应加the。

13．the；×。表示在某一年的季节名称前应加定冠词。

14．The a；×；×。在球类名称前不加冠词。泛指的三餐名称前不加冠词。

15．a。三餐名称前若有形容词，则可在形容词前加冠词，此处是泛指，故用a。

16．×；×；×；×。此句意为“农民养羊是为了产毛和肉吗？”前两个空也可填定冠词，意为：“那些农民养的那些羊是为了产毛和肉吗？”

17．the；the。普通名词构成的专有名词前应加the。

18．×；the。TV前不加冠词。“早、午、晚”名词前加冠词。

19．The；×；×。第一空是特指。日期名词前不加冠词。

20 ×；a21．×。学科名称前一般不加冠词。

22．×；×。go to school上学。by bike骑自行车。

23．×；×。指示代词不能与定冠词连用。

24 ×。注意news是不可数名词，故不能加a。

II．

1．B。第一空是泛指；第二空的one是不定代词，用以替代前面的ruler。

2．A

3．C。这是一句谚语，意思是“一天吃一个苹果，用不着看医生。”

4．C。one强调数量，用以回答“Howmany．．．？”问句；第二个空是泛指，故用an。

5．A。one虽以元音字母开头，但以辅音音素〔w〕开头，故填a。

6．C。此句意为：“这只老虎来自中国。”

7．B。在“太阳、月亮、地球”的前面一般都加定冠词the；at night“在夜晚”，注意该短语中没有冠词。

8 C

9．A。“s”虽为辅音字母，但却以元音音素〔e〕开头，故填an。

10．D。第一个空填the，是特指那个“白发老太太”；第二个空不填冠词，是因为在语言名称前面一般不加冠词。English后面如有language，就得说the English language。“在会议上”应为at the meeting。

11．B。the Great Wall长城。

12．C。第一个空是泛指，用a；第二个空是河流名称，故用the。

13．B。第一个空：“那边的那个妇女”，是特指；第二个空是指那个妇女的身份、职业，是泛指。

14．D。第一个空是泛指；第二个空用“零冠词”是因为turn后面的名词前一般都不加冠词。

15．D。表示某人的职位时可用“零冠词”。

16．B17．A 18．A。after school放学以后。

19．D。the day before yesterday前天。

20．B21．B。第一空泛指，第二空特指。

22．A。两个空都是泛指。

23．C

24．C

25．D

26．D

27．D。in the east of在某地区（内）的东部。

28．A。two and a half years也可说成two years and a half，意思都是“两年半”。

29 D

30 A。half an hour半小时，by bus乘公共汽车。