冠词分为不定冠词（a, an），定冠词（the），和零冠词。
I. 不定冠词的用法：
1
指一类人或事，相当于a kind of
A plane is a machine that can fly.
2
第一次提及某人某物，非特指
A boy is waiting for you.
3
表示“每一”相当于every，one
We study eight hours a day.
4
表示“相同”相当于the same
We are nearly of an age.
5
用于人名前，表示不认识此人或与某名人有类似性质的人或事
A Mr. Smith came to visit you when you were out
That boy is rather a Lei Feng.
6
用于固定词组中
A couple of, a bit, once upon a time, in a hurry, have a walk, many a time
7
用于quite, rather, many, half, what, such之后
This room is rather a big one.
8
用于so(as, too, how)+形容词之后
She is as clever a girl as you can wish to meet.
II. 定冠词的用法：
1
表示某一类人或物
The horse is a useful animal.
2
用于世上独一无二的事物名词前
the universe, the moon, the Pacific Ocean
3
表示说话双方都了解的或上文提到过的人或事
Would you mind opening the door?
4
用于乐器前面
play the violin, play the guitar
5
用于形容词和分词前表示一类人
the reach, the living, the wounded
6
表示“一家人”或“夫妇”
the Greens, the Wangs
7
用于序数词和形容词副词比较级最高级前
He is the taller of the two children.
8
用于国家党派等以及江河湖海，山川群岛的名词前
the United States, the Communist Party of China, the French
9
用于表示发明物的单数名词前
The compass was invented in China.
10
在逢十的复数数词之前，指世纪的某个年代
in the 1990’s
11
用于表示单位的名词前
I hired the car by the hour.
12
用于方位名词，身体部位名词，及表示时间的词组前
He patted me on the shoulder.
III. 零冠词的用法：
1
专有名词，物质名词，抽象名词，人名地名等名词前
Beijing University, Jack, China, love, air
2
名词前有this, my, whose, some, no, each, every等限制
I want this book, not that one. / Whose purse is this?
3
季节，月份，星期，节假日，一日三餐前
March, Sunday, National Day, spring
4
表示职位，身份，头衔的名词前
Lincoln was made President of America.
5
学科，语言，球类，棋类名词前
He likes playing football/chess.
6
与by连用表示交通工具的名词前
by train, by air, by land
7
以and连接的两个相对的名词并用时
husband and wife, knife and fork, day and night
8
表示泛指的复数名词前
Horses are useful animals.
填空
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！
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．／；／
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。
8C 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．B 17．A 18．A。after school放学以后。 19．D。the day before yesterday前天。 20．B 21．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”。
29D
30A。half an hour半小时，by bus乘公共汽车。