［析］英语中虽有一些名词与go to连用时不加定冠词，以表示该名词的内涵，如：go to school (上学)，go to bed(睡觉)等，但去看电影则例外，要用go to the cinema.这也是语言的一个特点。 ［误］I live at 105 the Lake street. ［正］I live at 105 Lake Street. ［析］街道名称前不用冠词。
［正］Next summer holiday I will go to the country to live on a farm. ［误］Next summer holiday I will go to country to live on a farm.
［析］country既作国家讲也作乡村讲。作乡村讲时，一定要加定冠词，而且只有单数形式，作国家讲时则可有复数形式。如：Japan is a country .Japan, China, India are Asian countries. ［误］The picture looks better at the distance. ［正］The picture looks better at a distance. ［析］at a distance意为“离开一定距离”。而in the distance为“远方，远处”。这样常用的词组有：
as a rule (照例) in a hurry (匆忙)
in the morning/afternoon (上/下午) in the sun (在阳光下) in the rain (雨中)
in the same way (同样) in the shade (在阴凉处) in the day time (白天) in the end (最终)
on the other hand (换句话说) on the contrary (相反)
［正］The little boy and girl walk along the street hand in hand. ［误］The little boy and girl walk along the street a hand in a hand. ［析］这是英语中的习惯用法，如： bit by bit (逐渐)
day after (by) day (一天又一天) day and night (日日夜夜) face to face (面对面) from A to Z (自始至终) from time to time (再三) hand in hand (手拉手)
shoulder by shoulder (肩并肩)
冠词专题基础型练习
（ ）1. ---What does your son do now?
---Oh, he is ___ university student. He entered ___ university last year.
A. a, a
B. a, the
C. /, the
D. /, a
C. /, the
D. /, a
（ ）2. ---- What happened?
A. a, a
---- They left in such ____ hurry that they forgot to lock ____ door.
B. a, the
（ ）3. There were two small rooms in the house, ____ smaller of which served as ____ kitchen.
A. a, the A. a, The A. an, an A. A, a A. a
B. the, a B. the, A B. a, a B. A, the B. an
B. tennis, piano C. more tall
D. the taller
C. the, the C. a, A C. a, an
D. a, a D. /, The D. an, a D. The, a D. every
（ ）4. I ordered ____ book some time ago. ____ book has arrived. （ ）5. Mr Smith is ____ European and his wife is ____ American. （ ）6. ____ young man beside me is ____ university student
C. The, the C. the
（ ）7. My sister works in a factory. She goes home once ____ month. （ ）8. He was absent because he had caught ____.
A. heavy a cold C. a heavy cold A. the, a
A. /, / A. a A. a
B. the heavy cold D. heavy cold C. /, /
D. /, a D. the, a D. other D. / D. /, a
（ ）9. France is ____ European country. India is ____ Asian country.
B. a, a B. a, a B. the B. the B. The, a
（ ）10. In winter ____ people often hang up wet clothes near ____ fire.
C. /, a
（ ）11. He has tried twice, and the captain asks him to have ____ third try.
C. another C. an
C. The, an
（ ）12. He is ____ only child in his family. （ ）13. ____ horse is ____ useful animal.
A. The, the
（ ）14. Tom left Shanghai in ____.
A. the summer 1995 C. 1995 the summer A. The, the A. the A. a
B. summer 1995 D. the summer of 1995
D. /, the D. a D. /
C. The, / C. / C. an
（ ）15. ____ children here live ____ happy life.
B. The, a B. the first B. the B. the tall
（ ）16. The soldier died during ____ World War I. （ ）17. China is country with ____ a long history. （ ）18. Alice is ____ of the two girls.
A. taller
（ ）19. ---- Can your sister play ____? ---- No, but she can play ____.
A. the tennis, the piano
C. the tennis, piano D. tennis, the piano
（ ）20. The introduction is always in ____ of a book.
A. front B. the front C. a front
D. instead （ ）21. She touched her daughter gently ____ shoulder.
A. in her
B. on her
C. in the
D. on the
（ ）22. Both ____ wounded and ____ sick were sent to safety.
A. /, /
B. the, the C. /, the D. the, / （ ）23. ____ doctors and ____ nurses should care for their patients.
A. The, the B. /, /
C. The, / D. /, the （ ）24. My father is ____ engineer. He works very hard .
A. a
B. the
C. an
D. / （ ）25. Do you know how long ____ has lived on the earth?
A. man B. the man C. a man
D. men （ ）26. The man was once thrown into ____ prison for robbing the bank.
A. a B. an
C. the
D./ （ ）27. ____ Mount Tai is in the east of China.
A. A
B. The C. /
D. That （ ）28. I like ____ history. I am studying ____ history of China.
A. the, / B. /, the C. a, / D. /, a （ ）29. He wrote a letter ____ pencil.
A. with
B. in
C. in a
D. use a
（ ）30. On October 1, the Chinese people celebrated ____ with new achievements victories.
A. National Day
B. the National Day
C. our National Day
D. a National Day （ ）31. He is ____ honest boy, so we all like him.
A. a B. an C. the D. / （ ）32. There’s ____ “h” in the word “hour”.
A. a
B. an
C. the D. / （ ）33. The word “floor” begins with ____ “f” and ends with ____ “r”.
A. a; a B. an; an C. an; a D. a; an （ ）34. ____ apple ____ day keeps the doctors away. A. A; a
B. An; an
C. An; a
D. A; an
（ ）35. Look! There is ____ umbrella over there. A. a B. an C. the
D. /
and