冠词的用法是高考的考点之一,也是中学生学习的难点。现结合高考试题中的单项填空题,探寻冠词用法的命题方式,旨在帮助同学们把握其要点,使学习更有针对性。

一、测试定冠词和不定冠词的最基本的用法。

1. When you come here for your holiday next time, don't go to ________ hotel; I can find you ________ bed in my flat.

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

[分析]定冠词the通常用在指公共机构或为大众服务的设施的名词前,但不一定是特指;不定冠词a/an用在单数可数名词前,表示泛指。hotel是为大众服务的设施,bed是单数可数名词,故答案为A。

2. If you buy more than ten, they knock 20 pence off ________ .

A. a price B. price C. the price D. prices

[分析] 定冠词the通常用在名词前,表示特指。此题中的价格是特指标出的定价,故答案为C。

3. ________ ongoing division between English-speaking Canadians and French-speaking Canadians is ________ major concern of the country.

A. The ; / B. The ; a C. An ; the D. An ; /

[分析]第1个空表示特指"讲英语的加拿大人与语的加拿大人之间正在产生的分歧";第2个空之后的concern在此表示"关心的事情

e D. / ; the

[分析] 不定冠词用在形容词比较级前面时,表示"一个更加......的事物";定冠词用在形容词比较级前面时,表示"两者当中更加......的那一个

全国）（B）

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

4. Jumping out of ________ airplane at ten thousand feet is quite ________ exciting experience.　 （02全国）　　【Ｃ】

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

5 Boris has brains. In fact, I doubt whether anyone in the class has ____ IQ.　02全国）　【Ｂ】

　 Ａ．a high　　B．a higher　C．the higher　D．the highest

6. I don’t like talking on telephone; I prefer writing letters. (02北京春季）（B）

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

7. ______ role she played in the film! No wonder she has won an Oscar. (2002上海春) (D)

A. How interesting B. How an interesting C. What interesting D. What an interesting

8. An accident happened at ________ crossroads a few meters away from ____ bank．(2003上海春) (C)

A．a；a B．／；a C．／；the D．the；／

9. I earn 10 dollars ______ hour as ______ supermarket cashier on Saturdays. (2003上海) (C)

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

10. We were in ___ when we left that we forgot the airline tickets. (2003上海) (D)

A. a rush so anxious B. a such anxious rush

C. so an anxious rush D. such an anxious rush

11. There’s dictionary on desk by your side. （03北京春季）（A）

A．a; theB．a; aC．the; aD．the; the

12. When he left______ college, he got a job as ______ reporter in a newspaper office. （04天津）(A)

A /; aB /; theC a; theD the; the

13. The most important thing about cotton in history is part that it played in _____ Industrial Revolution. （04重庆）(C)

A.不填；不填B. the；不填C. the; theD. a; the

14. Tom owns _______larger collection of _______ books than any other student in our class. （04江苏）(B)

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

15. The Wilsons live in _____ A-shaped house near the coast. It is _____ 17th century cottage. （04浙江）(D)

A. the , / B. an, the C. /, the D. an, a

16. It is ______world of wonders, world where anything can happen. （04福建）(B)

A．a ;the B．a; a C．the ; aD．不填；不填

17. While he was investigating ways to improve the telescope, Newton made ______ discover which completely changed ______ man’s understanding of colour. （04广东）(B)

A. a…不填 B. a…the C. 不填…the D. the…a

18. For a long time they walked without saying ______ word. Jim was the first to break _____ silence （04湖南） （B）

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

19. There was time I hated to go to school . （04湖北） (B)

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

20. When you finish reading the book .you will have better understanding of life . （04辽宁

） (D)

A．a; the B．the; a C．不填; the D．a; 不填

21. When you come here for your holiday next time, don’t go to ______ hotel; I can find you ______ bed in my flat. （04全国I） (A)

A the; aB the; /C a; theD a; /

22. If you buy more than ten, they knock 20 percent off______. （04全国II） (C)

A a priceB priceC the priceD prices

23. --- John, there is______ Mr. Wilson on the phone for you. （04全国IV） （A）

--- I’m in ______ bath.

A a; theB the; aC a; /D the; /

24. On ______ news today, there were _______ reports of heavy snow in that area. （04北京春季）（B）

A. the; theB. the; 不填 C. 不填；不填D. 不填；the

25. As a rule, domestic servants doing odd jobs are paid _______. （04上海春季）（A）

A. by the hour B. by hour C. by an hour D. by hours

26. It is often said that __________ teachers have __________ very easy life. ( 05北京卷) (B)

A. 不填；不填 B. 不填；a C. the, 不填 D. the, a

27. I knew ______ John Lennon, but not ______ famous one. （05山东卷）(B)

A. 不填；a B. a；the C. 不填；the D. the；a

28. I can't remember when exactly the Robinsons left __ city. I only remember it was ____ Monday. （05湖南卷）(D)

A. the, the B. a, the C. a, a D. the, a

29. On May 5, 2005, at ________World Table Tennis Championship, Kong Linghui and Wang Hao won the gold medal in men's doubles with ________ score of 4: 1. (05江苏卷) (D)

A. a; a B. 不填; the C. a; 不填 D. the; a

30. If you grow up in ______ large family, you are more likely to develop ______ ability to get on well with ________ others. (05江西卷) (B)

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

31. If you go by _________ train, you can have quite a comfortable journey, but make sure you get __________ fast one. （05全国卷3）(B)

A．the; the B．不填；a C．the; a D．不填；不填

32. Mrs. Taylor has _________ 8-year-old daughter who has _________ gift for painting—she has won two national prizes. （05浙江卷）(C)

A．a; a B．an; the C．an; a D．the; a

33. After dinner he gave Mr. Richardson _____ ride to _____ Capital Airport. （05安徽卷） (B)

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

34. This book tells ________ life story of John Smith, who left ______ school and worked for a newspaper at the age of 16. （05辽宁卷）(C)

A．the; the B．a; the C．the; 不填 D．a; 不填

35. ________ recent report stated that the number of Spanish speakers in the U.S. would be higher than the number of English speakers by ________ year 2090. （05北京春季）（A）

A. A;the B. A;不填 C. The;不填 D. The;a

三、强化训练题

1. Having received ____ training of the MS. Company，he was offered ____ important position in management.

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

2. —Did yo

u enjoy yourself yesterday?

—Yes. As you saw，____ party went on in ____ most pleasant atmosphere.

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

3. It’s quite obvious that the aging population in China will cause ____ heavy pressure on ____ whole society in the future.

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

4. —What new subject are you going to have in ____ second grade?

—I’m going to learn ____ second foreign language.

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

5. For many Beijingers，dreams of living in ____ green area are becoming ____ reality.

A. a; a B. the; the C. 不填；不填 D. 不填；a

6. —Are you sure to help me find ____ bed for my new house?

—Of course，but not now. I’m heading for ____bed to have a good sleep.

A. a; a B. a; 不填 C. the; a D. a; the

7. I often have conversations with John over ____ telephone，while keep in touch with Tom by ____ letter.

A. 不填；the B. 不填；aC. the; 不填 D. the; a

8. Charley Oakley，____ NBA star，hasn’t lost ____ game in the past three years.

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

9. Many ____ scientist wants to be ____ second Newton.

A. a; the B. a; a C. 不填；aD. 不填；the

10. USA Today，in ____ front-page story，also reported on Friday that the US special forces have moved into Afghanistan with ____ orders to catch or kill Bin Laden.

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

11. —How many people are still leading ____ life under ____ poverty line in the world?

—Perhaps one fourth.

A. a; the B. the; 不填 C. a; a D. 不填；不填

12. —Were you educated in ____ good school?

—Yes，____ very good one in my hometown.

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

13. Chicago is on ____ Lake Michigan. There is nothing in the world like ____ Chicago meat industry.

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

14. In ____ China of today，____ computer is no longer ____ rare thing.

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

15. About 1979，he went to ____high school and began to study ____ law by himself.

A. a; the B. 不填；the C. 不填；aD. 不填；不填

16. They have their reasons for keeping their marriage ____ secret for ____ moment.

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

17. —I find ____ German grammar very difficult.

—I agree. Though ____ grammar is poor，you pronounce very well.

A. 不填；your B. 不填；不填 C. the; yourD. the; the

18. ____ telephone is really ____ most useful invention. Don’t you think?

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

19. This is ____ secret information so d

on’t breathe ____ word about it to anyone.

A. 不填；aB. an；a C. 不填；不填 D. some，any

20. A serious accident happened at____ crossroads，not far from____ New World Supermarket.

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

21. My mother asked me to repeat____ telephone number____ second time so that she could write it down.

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

22. Most people believe that____ family life is the basis of____ society.

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

23. Historically，____ main material for making tables has been wood，but____ metal and stone have also been used.

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

24. You left____ “f”in____ spelling of the word “useful”.

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

25. Do you know____ art in the 18th century played____ more important part in people’s lives than it does today?

A. an; the B. 不填；aC. the; aD. the; the

26. There is____ “u” in the word “guess”，but it is____.

A. a; silent B. an; silent C. the; silence D. 不填; silence

27. Teaching____ child to cook will improve many of the skills that he or she will need later in____ life.

A. 不填；the B. a；不填 C. a; the D. the; a

28. —We spent all our money because we stayed at____ most expensive hotel in town.

—Why didn’t you stay at____ cheaper one?

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

29. —What about____ speech?

—It was too tiring，you know，____ speech for me.

A. a; theB. the; the C. the; 不填 D. the; a

30. As ____ unemployment is very high at the moment，it’s very difficult for people to find____ work.

A. the; 不填 B. 不填; 不填 C. the; aD. an; the

31. ____ British people always talk about____ weather.

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

32. ____ cook in ____ restaurant by day，Katrina wants to be a rock star by night.

A. The；a B. The；the C. A；the D. A；a

33. ____ growing number of restaurants in Germany are taking everything American off their menus to protest____ war on Iraq.

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

34. We stood at the top of the mountain____ east of the city，watching____ burning sun rising.

A. 不填；aB. the; a C. the; the D. 不填；the

35. Paper money was in____ use in China when Marco Polo visited the county in____

thirteenth century.

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

36. ____ careful study should be made of ____ international situations in this changing world.

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

37. —Did you happ

en to see____ black and____ white cat?

—Are they missing? I told you to take care of them.

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

38. ____ new gym in our school was completed in____ Oct. of 2002，not in____ Aug.

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

39. Though they are ____ people of different sorts，they always buy dresses of ____ style.

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

40. As is known to all，____ tiger is in____ danger of dying out.

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

41. —What do you think of the director of the film?

—Oh，he is ____ director who is pleasant to work with. It’s ____ pleasure to work with him.

A. the; the B. a; a C. a; theD. the; 不填

42. We must remember that____ knowledge of computer is really____ must in modern society.

A. the; a B. a; 不填 C. a; a D. 不填; a

43. Higher temperatures turning the large ice sheet to water would cause____ rise in sea levels worldwide and change____ weather on earth.

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

44. It is ____ great pleasure to go to ____ cinema after a week’s hard work.

A. a; theB. the; a C. a; a D. the; the

45. About 25% of____ European can speak____ foreign language besides their native languages.

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

46. Instead of writing____ letter，I talk with my mother on____ telephone once a month.

A. the; the B. a; 不填 C. a; theD. one; a

47. Our athletes won 28 gold medals at____ Sydney Olympic Games. It means that China is really becoming remarkable in sports and as____ country.

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

48. Farm produce exports reached $18. 02 billion in ____ year of China’s WTO membership，rising 12. 8 per cent year-on-year.

A. aB. an C. the D. 不填

49. Dolly ____ sheep，the world’s first cloned (克隆的) animal，was given ____ shot to end her life on Feb. 14 because she was suffering from a lung disease common in much older sheep.

A. 不填；aB. the; a C. a; the D. a; a

50. We all know that ____ cultural differences may easily cause misunderstanding in ____ communication with people from other countries.

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

51. —Excuse me，are you going to buy____ book?

—Well，I need it for ____ class but it’s too expensive.

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

52. When ____ Brown was engaged，married or born，all ____ Browns were present.

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

53. In America lunch time is very short，therefore people don’t talk much

h ____.

A. at the table B. at table C. around the tables D. around tables

54. The police have ____ power to arrest bad people by ____ law.

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

55. In China，____ bicycle is ____ popular means of transportation.

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

56. —Hey，Mr. Smith，you are wanted on ____ phone.

—Who is calling?

—____ Mr. Green. I don’t know who he is.

A. 不填；A B. the; 不填 C. the; A D. 不填；不填

57. The president is talking on ____ phone with astronauts in ____ space.

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

58. Travelling to space in ____ spaceship is quite ____ adventure for most men and women.

A. 不填；the B. 不填；an C. an; an D. a; an

59. —Will you be on ____ holiday soon?

—Well，I’m too busy to take ____ holiday now. ____ manager has me work day and night. I’ll be able to take ____ two months from now.

A. a; a; The; it B. 不填；a; The; one C. the; the; The; That D. 不填；a; a; this

60. My mother is usually on ____ duty in the office every ____ few days.

A. the; a B. 不填；a C. 不填；不填 D. a; 不填

61. —Oh，dear! I wish we had not taken ____ lift.

—If I had known it would be out of ____ order，I would have suggested walking.

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

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