1、1第一讲冠词及用法讲解冠词是虚词,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。英语中的冠词有三种:定冠词、不定冠词、零冠词。一、不定冠词: 基本用法不定冠词用于单数可数名词之前,其中 a 用于以辅音音素(辅音音素 24 个 /p/、/b/ 、/t/、/d/ 、/m/、/l/、/r/ 等,不是辅音字母)开始的词前。而 an 是用于以元音音素(元音音素 20 个/i:/、/i/、/e/、/au/ 等, 不是元音字母 a,e,i,o,u)开始的词前。如:a university,a useful tool,a computer,an orange,an hour,an 800
2、-meter bridge,典型例句 1、与可数名词单数连用,表示类别。-I knocked over my coffee cup. It went right over the keyboard.-You shouldnt put drinks near a computer. (2006 年北京卷) 2、泛指某人或某物, 表示“某一个” ,相当于 a certain。 -Hello, could I speak to Mr. Smith? (2006 年全国 I 卷) -Sorry, wrong number. There isnt a Mr. Smith here. 3、用于数量、时间等
3、名词前,表示“每一(单位)的”相当于 per。 I earn 10 dollars an hour as a supermarket cashier on Saturdays. (2003 年上海卷) 4、用于固定词组中。 a knowledge of ,have a gift for,give sb. a ride,a couple of,have a good time,keep a diary,in a hurry,once in a while, at a loss,tell a lie,do sb. a favor。二、定冠词的基本用法1、用来特指某(些)人或某(些)事物。所特指的名
4、词常被短语或定语从句所所修饰。Of all the reasons for my decision to become a university professor, my fathers advice was the most important one.(2006 年辽宁卷) 2、指说话的双方都知道的人或事物。Dont worry if you cant come to the party. Ill save some cake for you. (2006 年浙江卷) 3、复述上文中提到的事物。 There is a shelf in my fathers room. The shelf
5、 is new. 4、用于单数可数名词之前,表示该类事物,相当于 a。 When you come here for your holiday next time, dont go to the hotel; I can find you a bed in my flat. (2004 年全国 I 卷) 5、序数词和形容词最高级前。比较级前若表示特指时也要用定冠词 the 。The cakes are delicious. Hed like to have a third one because the second one is rather too small. (2002 年上海春季卷)
6、 I want to chat with the taller of the two men. 6、在表示方位、乐器的名词前。Summer in the south of France is for the most part dry and sunny. (2000 年北京春季卷) play the piano, play the violin 7、用于复数姓氏之前,表示“夫妇”或“全家” 。 the Smiths 8、表示世界上独一无二事物的名词前。 the sun,the moon,the earth,the world。 9、用于由普通名词构成的专有名词、江河、山脉、湖泊、海洋、群岛、
7、海峡、海湾运河及某些建筑物等名称前。 According to the World Health Organization, health care plans are needed in all big cities to prevent the spread of AIDS.(2006 年全国 II 卷 )After dinner he gave Mr. Richardson a ride to the Capital Airport. (2005 年安徽卷) 10、在某些形容词之前,可表示某一类人。 the rich,the poor,the old,the wounded,the li
8、ving,the dead。三、不用冠词(零冠词)情况:1、人名、地名(街名、广场名、公园名) 、大学名、国名、病名前。 Wang Fu Jing Street,Pei Hai Park 北海公园,Beijing University 但也可说 the University of Beijing。 2、抽象名词表示一般概念时,一般不用冠词。 When you finish reading the book, you will have a better understandingof life. (2004 年辽宁卷)3、物质名词表示一般概念时,一般不用冠词。 The warmth of th
9、e sweater will of course be determined by the sort of wool used.(2001 年全国卷) 4、表示职位或头衔的抽象名词前,常不用冠词。但表示具体的人时,加 the 。 We will elect engineer Liu director of our factory. 类似的名词还有:president,monitor,headmaster,mayor 等。 5、表示季节、月份、星期几、节、假日等表示时间的名称前,不用冠词。但我国的阴历节前要用 the。 2Childrens Day,Womens Day,May Day the
10、Spring Festival 。 6、三餐、学科名称、球类活动和棋类游戏的名称前,不用冠词。 play basketball,play chess。 7、man 作“人类”讲时,同 human,mankind 一样不用冠词。While he was investigating ways to improve the telescope, Newton made a discovery, which completely changed mans understanding of color. (2004 年广东卷) 8、by 与表示“通信、交通”的词连用,表示通信,交通手段时,不用冠词。 I
11、f you go by train, you can have quite a comfortable journey, but make sure you get a fast one. (2005 年全国 III 卷) 9、复数名词前不用冠词泛指类别。It is often said that teachers have a very easy life. (2005 年北京卷) 10、有些名词与介词搭配表示抽象意义,不加冠词,常作状语。His daughter is always shy in public and she never dares to make a speech to
12、the public.(2001年上海卷) in surprise/wonder/danger/tears/comfort,in love with,under pressure,beyond expression 等。典例精析:1. _ walk is expected to last all day, so bring _ packed lunch. (2007 年山东卷)A. A; a B. The; 不填 C. The; a D. A; 不填解析:the walk 是指大家心中都明白的 walk ,因此用定冠词特指;a packed lunch 是泛指,指一份盒饭。答案:C。2. -C
13、ould you tell me the way to _ Johnsons, please?-Sorry, we dont have _ Johnson here in the village. (2007 年全国 II 卷) A. the ; the B. the; a C 不填; the D. the; 不填解析:“the +复数姓氏”表示“夫妇”或“全家” 。在人的姓前加 a ,表示“某个姓的人” 。所以选 B 。3. I looked under _bed and found _book I lost last week. (2007 年北京卷)A. the; a B. the; t
14、he C. 不填;the D. the; 不填解析:bed 特指说话的双方心目中的那张床,要用定冠词 the 。book 后接定语从句,特指上周丢失的那本书,要用定冠词 the 。所以选 B 。4. I wanted to catch _early train, but couldnt get _ride to the station. (2007 年天津卷)A. an; the B./; the C. an; / D. the; a解析:early train 特指早班火车,要用定冠词 the 。ride 表示泛指要用不定冠词 a。所以选 D 。5. Christmas is _ speci
15、al holiday when _whole family are supposed to get together.(2007 年辽宁卷)A. the; the B. a; a C. the; a D. a; the解析:这句话的意思是:圣诞节是一个整个家庭应该聚在一起的特殊的节日。 A special holiday“一个特殊的节日” ,是泛指,用不定冠词 a 。the whole family 特指“整个家庭” ,用定冠词 the 。所以选 D 。冠词用法口诀四冠词的活用。1. 抽象名词具体化时,被具体化的名词可能会和 a, an 连用。 如 a heavy rain, a surpri
16、se 一件惊奇的事, a pleasure, a success/ failure 等。Exercises: 1. I dont think my chances of _ success were very good.2. The gift came as _ complete surprise to me.2. 表示世界上独一无二的事物的名词前面一般要加定冠词,但是如果此类名词有修饰成分,也可以用 a/ an 如: the moon, a full moon, in the world, in a world without air3. 牢记高考中常见的纯不可数名词,它们前面永远不能加不定
17、冠词。如:weather, space, fun, advice, news, information, progress4. 专有名词前冠词的用法比较复杂,但一般情况下不含普通名词的专有名词前不用冠词,如 Beijing, New York. The Changjiang River, The Great Wall5. 易混结构the +比较级 表示两者中比较的一个 the taller one of the two brothersa + 比较级, 表示一个更的 The story is not very interesting. I will tell you a more intere
18、sting one.a most= a very 无比较范围,无比较含义 He is a most hard-working student.the +序数词 表示顺序 This is the second one.a/an +序数词, 不表顺序,表示又一,再一 can you give me a second chance?1._recent report stated that the number of Spanish speakers in the U.S .would be higher 3than the number of English speaker by_ year 209
19、0.A, the B. A, / C. The ,/ D. The, a2.If you go by _train ,you can have quite a comfortable journey ,but make sure you get _fast one.A. /, / B./, a C. the, a D./,/ 3. It is often said that _teachers have _very easy life.A /,/ B. /,a C. the,/ D. the, a4. I cant remember when exactly the Robinsons lef
20、t _city ,I only remember it was _ Monday.A. the , the B. a ,the C. a, a D. the, a5.If you grow up in _large family ,you are more likely to develop _ability to get on well with _others .A. /,an the B. a, the ,/ C. the ,an ,the D. a, the ,the 6.Mrs ,Taylor has _8-year-old daughter who has _gift for pa
21、inting she has won two national prizes.A. a, a B. an ,the C. an ,a D. the7.Afetr dinner he gave Mr. Richardson _ride to _Capital Airport.A .the, a B. a the C. /, a D. /, the 8.On May 5,2005,at _World Table Tennis Championship ,Kong Ling hui and WangHaowon the gold medal in mens with _score of 4:1.A.
22、 a ,a B. / the C. a ,/ D. the ,a 9.I knew _John Lennon ,but not _famous one.A. /,a B. a ,the C. /,the D. the, a 10.The book tells _life story of John Smith ,who left _school and worked for a newspaper at the age of 16.A. the, the B. a , the C. the./ D. a,/ 11.When you come here for your holiday next
23、 time, dont go to _hotel ; I can find you _bed in my flat.A. the ,a B. the,/ C. a ,th e D. a,/12.If you buy more than ten, they will knock 20 pence off_.A. a price B. price C. the price D. prices 13._on-going division between English speaking Canadians and French-speaking Canadians is _major concern
24、 of the country.A. The ,/ B. The ,a C. An ,the D. An,/14.When he left _college ,he got a job as _reporter in a newspaper office .A. /, a B/, the C .a the D .the, the15The most important thing about cotton in history is _part that it played in _Industrial Revolution.A. /,/ B. the,/ C. the , the D. a
25、,the16.While he was investigating ways t improve the telescope Newton made _discovery which completely changed _ mans understanding of color.A. a ,/ B. a ,the C. /, the D. the ,a17.It is _world of wonders, _world where anything can happen.A. a. the B. a, a C. the, a D. /,/19.Tom owns _larger collect
26、ion of _books than any other student in our class.A. the ,/ B. a,/ C. a ,the D. /, the20.For a long time they walked without saying _word .Jim was the first t break _silence.A. the, a B. a ,the C. a ,/ D. the,/21.There was _time _I hated t go to school.A. a ,that B. a ,when C. the ,that D. the ,when
27、 22.When you finish reading the book ,you will have _better understanding of _life.,A. a, the B. the .a C. /,the D.a,/23.I earn 10dollars _hours as _supermarket cashier on Saturday.A.a, an B. the ,a C. an ,a D . an ,the24The sign reads “in ease of_fire ,break the glass and push _red button”A. /,a B.
28、 /,the C. the ,the D. a ,a 25.I dont like talking on _telephone ; I prefer writing _letter.A.a, the B. the./ C. the ,the D. A ,/26.Jumping out of _airplane at ten thousand feet is quite _exciting experience.A. /, the B. /, an C. an. an D. the, the 427.One way to understand thousands of new words in
29、gain _good knowledge of basic word formation.A./ B the C. a D. one28.The cakes are delicious . Hed like have _third one because _second one is rather too small.A. a, a B. the .the C. a ,the D. the ,a 29.A bullet hit the solider and he was wounded in _leg. A. a B .one C. the D. his30.The warmth of _s
30、weater will of course be determined by the sort of _wool used.A. the, the B. the ,/ C. /, the D. /,/答案:1A report 可数名词, a recent report 一份近来的报告 ,是泛指;第二个空填 the 表特指示 2090 年。2B. by train 乘火车,by 在接交通工具类的同时,一般不接冠词,如 by bike , by ship ; 根据句意第二个空应该是泛指。3B teachers 此处用名词复数表泛指,指一切老师;have a life 相当于 live /lead
31、alife 过一种、 、 、 、 、 、样的生活4D. leave the city 离开这座城市。a Monday 一个星期一,表泛指。5.B. a large family 一个大家庭; the ability 此处表泛指“与别人相处好的能力” ; others其他人表泛指。6C. have a gift for 有做、 、 、的天赋,相当于 have a talent for.7.B. give sb. a ride 让某人搭车,此处 ride 是可数名词,表示“搭车” 。 8.D. the World Table Tennis Championship 是专有名词,由普通名词构成的专有
32、名词,一般前面要加 the;with a score of 比分是9.B. a John Lennon 一个叫做 John Lennon 的人,表泛指。10. C leave school 毕业11A. go to the hotel 去旅店 ;a bed 此处表泛指, “一个地方”12C. the price 此处表特指, “原价” 。13B.此句的意思是:在讲英语的加拿大人和讲法语的加拿大人之间的那种逐渐增长的分歧是这个国家一个主要担心的问题。第一个空用 the 表特指;第二个空用 a 表泛指,泛指主要是担心问题中的一个。14.A. leave college 大学毕业15.C.the p
33、art 特指在工业革命避所起的作用;the Industrial Revolution 工业革命16.A,make a discovery 有了一个发现;mans understanding of color 人类对于颜色的理解,在物主代词,名词所有格前,一般不用加冠词,man 用单数形式,前面不加冠词,可以表示“人类” 。17. B. a world of wonders 一个充满奇迹的世界;第二个空 a world 是前面的同位语,因此还依然用 a 表泛指19.B. a large collection of 一个较大的收集books 用复数 此处表泛指。20.B.saying a wor
34、d ,此处 a word 指 “一个字” ;the silence 表特指此时此刻的“沉默”2.B. a time 表示一段时间,when 引导定语从句修饰 a time.22.D.have a better understanding of 对、 、 、 、 、有一种更好的理解。23.D. an hour 表示 “每小时” ;后一空中的 a 表示“一个”24.B.句中 fire 为不可数名词,前面不用冠词,表示类别;而 the red button 用于特指,区别于其他的按纽。25.B. on the telephone 为固定用法,而第二个空中的 letters 表示类别;26.C. ai
35、rplane 为可数名词,an airplane 表示泛指,而此处的 experience 表示“经历” ,为可数名词,an exciting experience 意为“一次刺激的经历”27. C.当某些不可数抽象名词含义具体化,而被某些修饰词修饰时,前面要加不定冠词。如 a betty understanding of the passage , a good knowledge of English.28.C.当序数词表示顺序时前面要回定冠词修饰;当表示“又一;再一”时,前面用不定冠词修饰。29.C 本题考查习惯用法, 结构为动词 sb+介词+the +身体的某个部位。30.B.句意为“一种毛衣的保暖性取决于所用的羊毛的种类 ”,此处的 the sweater 不是表示特指,而是表示种类;而第二个空中的 the sort of wool =the wool ,表示特指的某种。