初中英语冠词的用法练习题

初中英语冠词的用法练习题ExplanationoftheClassificationandUsageofArticlesinJuniorHighSchoolEnglishUsageofIndefiniteArticlesArticlesarefunctionwordsthatcannotbeusedaloneandhavenomeaningontheirown.Theyareusedbeforenounstohelpindicatetheirmeaning.TherearethreetypesofarticlesinEnglish:definitearticles,indefinitearticles,andzeroarticles.Indefinitearticles"a"and"an"arederivedfromthenumeral"one"andmean"one"."A"isusedbeforeaconsonantphonemeandisgenerallypronouncedas[e],while"an"isusedbeforeavowelphonemeandisgenerallypronouncedas[en].1)Tomean"one",ortorefertoacertainpersonorthing.AMr.Lingiswaitingforyou.2)Torepresentacategoryofpeopleorthings.Aknifeisatoolforcuttingwith.Mr.Smithisanengineer.3)Inphrasesoridioms.alittle/afew/alot/atypeof/apile/agreatmany/manya/asarule/inahurry/inaminute/inaword/inashortwhile/afterawhile/haveacold/haveatry/keepaneyeon/allofasuddenUsageofDefiniteArticlesThedefinitearticle"the"isderivedfromdemonstrativepronouns"this"and"that",meaning"that(this)one",butitisweakerandcanbeusedwithanountoindicateaspecificpersonorthing.1)Torefertoapersonorthingthatbothpartiesunderstand.Takethemedicine.2)Torefertoapersonorthingmentionedearlier.Heboughtahouse.I’vebeentothehouse.3)Torefertouniquethingsintheworld.thesun,thesky,themoon,theearth4)Torepresentacategoryofthingswithasingularnoun.Forexample,thedollar,thefox,ortorepresentacategoryofpeoplewithanadjectiveorparticiple,suchastherichortheliving.4.Mysisterwasillinthebed,andmymotherwassittingonthebedbyher.5.Wehavelunchatschoolonweekdaysandweenjoythelunchverymuch.6.Wecan’tseethesunatnight.Butwecanseethemoonandthestars.7.Mybrotherlikesplayingfootballverymuch,buthedoesn’tlikethefootballIboughthimforhisbirthday.8.Theteacherandwriterisstillinourschool.9.JimwasmademonitorofClassThree.10.Fromthenon,themanbeganlookingforwaystogointospace.11.Morecollegegraduateswouldliketoworkinthewestpartofourcountrynextyear.12.Thereisanoldmanstandingthere.Theoldmanlooksworried.13.ThefootballplayersfromtheUSAliveinRoomNine.14.We’reinvitedtohavesupperwiththeWhitestomorrow.15.LastyearmycousinMarywasauniversitystudentofphysics.16.Therearemanypoorpeopleintheworld.Ithinktherichmusthelpthepoor.17.Tom,doyouknowthegirlintheblue?18.LessonOneisaverydifficultlesson,butitisnotthemostdifficultoneinBookOne.19.IsCanadaanEnglish-speakingcountry?Yes.AndCanadiansspeakFrench,too.Threepiecesofbreadwithacupofblacktea,please.DavidSmith,aprofessorofRussianatTsinghuaUniversity,saidthathewasoneoftheyoungestwinnersoftheprize."IspentallmymoneybecauseIstayedinthemostexpensivehotelinthecity.Whydidn'tyouchooseacheaperone?"Mrs.Liulivedinthecountrybutshewentintotownonceaweektobuyfoodandotherthingsforthehouse.Thisisaninterestingstoryanditisalsoamovingone.Somepeoplearestillinthehabitofwritinginpublicplaces.Youngmenprefergoingbyplanetogoingonaship.Howlongthebridgeis!Letmedriveyouoverit.15.PeoplepreferwatchingmoviesontheirTVinsteadofgoingtothecinema.16.TheSmithsareplanningtogototheparkthisSunday.Wouldyouliketojointhemforawalk?17.Chinaisanoldcountrywithalonghistory.18.Iwill