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2020年高考提升之语法、词汇及情景交际钻石考点提分秘籍
04 冠词(二)
冠词离不开名词,掌握冠词首先要弄清名词的性质,即可数还是不可数;其次要掌握冠词的基本用法,即什么情况下用不定冠词,什么情况下用定冠词,什么情况下不用冠词。另外还考查冠词在固定词组中的运用。
考点二 定冠词
定冠词主要表示特指。
1. 特指上文提到的或谈话双方都知道的人或事。
1. Take your time — it’s just _____ short distance from here to _____ restaurant. (2011山东)
A.不填;the
B. a; the
C. the; a
D.不填;a
【答案】B
【解析】a short distance指“很短一段距离”;restaurant是可数名词,在此表特指,应用定冠词。
2.
I looked under __________ bed and found __________ book I lost last week. (2010 北京)
A. the; a
B. the; the
C. /; the
D. the; /
【答案】B
【解析】此处的bed和book都是特指,故均用定冠词。
3.
__________ walk is expected to last all day, so bring __________ packed lunch. (2010 山东)
A. A; a
B. The; /
C. The; a
D. A; /
【答案】C
【解析】第一个空填the,表示双方都知道的这次步行;第二个空用不定冠词表示“一份”。
4. First impressions are the most lasting. After all, you never get ______ second chance to make ______ first impression. (2010北京)
A. a; the B. the; the C. a; a D. the; a
【答案】A
【解析】句意:第一印象是最为持久的。毕竟,你不可能再有一次机会给人留下第一印象。第一个空表示“又一,再一”,要用不定冠词;第二个空特指前面提到的impression,故应用定冠词。
5.
I know you don’t like __________ music very much. But what do you think of __________ music in the film we saw yesterday?(2010 全国)
A. /; /
B. the; the
C. the; /
D. /; the
【答案】D
【解析】music泛指“音乐”时,前面不用冠词;如果特指具体的“某段音乐”,则要用定冠词。
2. 用于形容词最高级前或用于形容词比较级前表示两者中“更……的一个”;用于形容词或副词比较级前表示“越……越……”。
1. As is known to all, ______ People’s Republic of China is ______ biggest developing country in
the world. (2011陕西)
A. the; 不填 B. 不填; the C. the; the D. 不填; 不填
【答案】C
【解析】the People’s Republic of China是由普通名词构成的专有名词,应用定冠词;形容词最高级前应用定冠词。
2. Of all __________ reasons for my decision to become a university professor, my father’s advice was __________ most important one. (2011 辽宁)
A. the; a
B. /; a
C. /; the
D. the; the
【答案】A
【解析】第一个空填the,表特指;第二个空后面是形容词最高级,应填the。
3. Of the two sisters, Betty is __________ one, and she is also the one who loves to be quiet. (2009 安徽)
A. a younger
B. a youngest
C. the younger
D. the youngest
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