初中英语语法：冠词用法口诀及习题(附答案)

英语口语语法学习口诀——定冠词用法口诀
1.有水无湖：海、洋、海湾、河等，都用the;单个湖不用the,(但多个湖用the); the Red Sea, the Pacific Ocean, the Persian Gulf, the Yangtze River
The Great Lakes(五大湖）；Lake Erie(伊利湖）
2.有球无星：地球，月亮用the;行星不用the: Mars, Venus;
3.有山无峰：The Huangshan Mountains(黄山）；Mount Everest(珠穆朗玛峰）；Mount(or Mt.) Tai(泰山）.
4.有独无欧（偶）：独一无二的，the earth,the moon,the sun用the;
欧洲等七大洲不用the.
Europe, Africa, Asia, North America, South America, Antarctica, Oceania
5.有（足）族无球（运动）：种族用the:the Indians(印第安人)；球类运动baseball, basketball
6.有文无章：历史性的文件用the;小说等的章节不用the
The Constitution(宪法）; chapter one
7.学而不专：学校放在词组的前面时用the;专有名词放在词组的前面时不用the; The University of Fudan; Fudan University
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
①谈话双方都熟悉的人或事
①上文已经提到的人或事
①世界上独一无二的事物前
①序数词回形容词最高级前
①某些专有名词前
①一些习惯短语（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。

①专有名词和不可数名词前。

①表示学科的（如：maths、Chinese、physics）名词前。

①球类活动的名词前及三餐总称前。

①复数名词表示泛指（一类人或事）时。

①节日、季节、星期、月份前。

①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.）。

①在称呼或表示头衔的名词前。

①某些习惯短语中（如：in bed、go to school等）。

冠词用法口诀
口诀一（不定冠词）
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
========================== 口诀释义========================
口诀一
①名词一般情况下不单用,常常要和冠词连用;
①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。

①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。

①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.
①世界上独一无二的事物时用the the sun，the sky，the moon，the earth ①序数词和最高级前面用the He is usually the first to come.
①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①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
①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
①学科三餐和球类名词前不用冠词have breakfast，play chess
①季节月份星期前不用冠词in summer on Monday
①表示颜色的词，语种和国家的名称前不用冠词。

Green，English，England ①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. --- 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。