A.不填；不填
B. the；不填
C. the； the
D.不填；the
【答案】A 【解析】考查冠词的用法。第一空life是抽象名词，其前不用冠词；第二空泛指事情不用冠词。句意：我们都知道，生活是一个大舞台，在这个舞台上各种事情都有可能发生。
8.【2012届江西省六校联考】---An explosion at a coal mine killed at least 62 workers and left another 13 missing.
— Yes, _________ news came as ________ shock to us all. A. the; the 【答案】D
B. /; / C. /; a
D. the; a
【解析】考查冠词的用法。第一空特指―Steven Jobs之死‖；第二空考查抽象名词具体化，泛指―一件令人震惊的事‖。
11.【2012届贵州师大附中高三年级检测】—Did you enjoy yourself last weekend, Tom?
—Yes, as you know, ______ birthday party went on in ______ most pleasant atmosphere. A. the; the 【答案】C
B. a; the
C. the; a
D. a; a
【解析】考查冠词的用法。第一空特指―上周的生日聚会‖；第二空泛指―一种很愉快的气氛‖。 12.【2012届山西太原五中4月月考】Hello, Mr Wang. There is ______ Mr Smith waiting for you at _______ school gate.
A. a; the B. /; the 【答案】A
C.a; /
D. /; /
【解析】考查冠词的用法。第一空泛指―一位叫史密斯的先生‖；第二空特指―双方都知道的大门口‖。
13.【2012届吉林省吉林市高三第二次模拟】_______strong earthquake struck _______ eastern
coast of central Japan on March ll, 2011． A. A; a B. The; the C. The; a D. A; the 【答案】D
【解析】考查冠词的基本用法。第一空泛指―一次地震‖；第二空―特指日本东海岸‖。 14.【2012届山东省菏泽重点高中高三下学期4月模拟】In ___ film Cast Away. Tom Hanks plays ___ man named Chuck Noland. A. a; the 【答案】 B
B. the; a C. the; the
D. a; a
【解析】考查冠词的用法。此处film特指Cast Away，所以要用定冠词the。man表示泛指，
用不定冠词a。
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15.【2012届广西桂林市、崇左市、百色市、防城港市联合调研】The taxi driver was put into prison because his car had killed child crossing the street. A．a; the B．a; a C．不填; a D．the; a 【答案】C
【解析】考查冠词的用法。第一空考查短语中的冠词，put into prison中的prison前不用冠词；第二空泛指一个小孩。
16.【河南省郑州市2012届英语信息卷（三）】Premier Wen Jiabao spoke of China's desire to see______great progress from _____two-week UN climate change conference in Copenhagen. A. a; a B. the; a C. /; the D. the; / 【答案】C
【解析】考查冠词。句意为：―温家宝总理谈到了中国非常渴望看到哥本哈根两星期气候会议的巨大进步‖。第一空progress为不可数名词，而根据desire判断此处―进步‖为表示不确定，为泛指。第二空为特指。
2011年联考题
（2011·重庆师大附中第一次月考）24.While he was investigating ways to improve the telescope, Newton made ________ discovery which completely changed ________ man’s understanding of color.
A. a; 不填 B. a; the C. 不填; the D. the; a
A考查冠词的用法。第一空表示―一个发现‖；第二空understanding of color已有限定词man’s，故不用冠词。 （2011·唐山市摸底）8．In week or so．I’11 be among_____ unemployed，I’m afraid． A．小填；a B．a；不填 C．a；the D．me：不填 C考查冠词的用法。第一空泛指―一周‖；第二空特指―失业的人‖。
（2011·浙江温州十校联考）2．Pirates from Somalia who hijacked _____European carrier in ______ Indian Ocean threatened to kill its 25 crew members if any rescue operation was attempted. A．the; 不填 B．a; the C．the; a D． the; the B考查冠词的用法。第一空泛指一艘欧洲船只；第二空特指印度洋。
（2011·浙江温州八校返校联考）22．Shall we take ________ short break? I want to make ________
call．
A．the；a C．the；the
B．a；the D．a；a
D考查冠词的用法。第一空考查固定短语take a break，故用不定冠词a；第二空泛指打一个电
话。 .（2011·浙江学军中学第一次月考）21. In China, ______ pressure to pass _____ exams tends to cause lack of students’ creativity.
A /; the B a; the C. the; / D. / ; the C考查冠词的用法。第一空特指通过考试的压力；第二空泛指多次考试。 （2011·广西玉林、南宁二中9月联考）22．The artist, whose early career was far from being success, is now widely recognized as master of painting. A．/ ; a B．/ ; the
C．a; a D．a; the
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C考查冠词的用法。第一空考查抽象名词具体化，此处a success意为：一个成功的职业；第二空泛指―一位绘画大师‖。 （2011·云南昆明一中第一次月考）2．There is small temple on the island, which can only be reached by water. A．a; 不填 B．a; the
C．the; the
D．the; 不填
A考查冠词的用法。第一空泛指一座小庙；第二空考查短语by water不用冠词。 （2011·浙江杭州西湖中学检测）34. Mr White, who comes from ___________ European country, has formed _________ habit of attending ______________ church on Sundays. A. an; ×; the B. a; the; × C. an; the; × D. a; a; a
B考查冠词的用法。第一空表示来自一个欧洲国家；第二空特指去教堂礼拜的习惯；第三空考查短语attend church意为：去教堂礼拜。
40.（2011·四川绵阳中学第一次月考）23.—It’s reported that over 1billion people watched the live
opening ceremony of___ 2010 South Africa World Cup on TV. —Yes, news came as____ shock to me.
A. the; the B. x; a C. the; a D. a; the C考查冠词的用法。第一空特指2010年南非世界杯；第二空考查抽象名词具体化，此处指―一个震惊的消息‖。 .（2011·四川成都市摸底）22．I will never forget my teacher’s advice: ―As long as you can affect
life of your child in an active way, you’ve been success.‖
A．/ ; the B．a; / C．a; the D．the; a
D考查冠词的用法。第一空特指你孩子的生活；第二空抽象名词具体化，a success意为：一个成功的人。
.（2011·江西南昌一中第一次月考）21．—Would you mind giving your advice on how to improve
our business management?
—If you make ______ most of the equipment, there will be ______ rise in production．
A．不填；不填 B．the；a C．不填；a D．the；不填
B考查冠词的用法。第一空考查短语中的冠词，解题关键：掌握短语make the most of意为：
充分利用；第二空抽象名词具体化，a rise意为：一次提升。 （2011·.四川成都外国语学校9月考）22．While income worry is _______ rather common problem
of the aged, loneliness is another problem that ________ aged parents may face.。] A. a; 不填 B. the; 不填 C. a; the D. the; the
A考查冠词的用法。第一空泛指―一个普遍的问题‖；第二空泛指老年父母，其前不用冠词。
（2011·黑龙江哈师大附中第二次月考）21. --Which of the two poems do you like better? --________ shorter one, of course. I think it’s really ________ most interesting one.
A. A; the B. The; a C. The; the D. A; a
B考查冠词的用法。第一空特指两首诗中较短的那一首；第二空泛指一首非常有趣的诗，此处most意为：很，非常。相当于very。
（2011·黑龙江哈三中10月考）23. Education is a lifelong process, _____ process that starts long
before ____ start of school, and one that should be _____ necessary part of one’s entire life. A. a; a ; a B. a; the; a
C. the; a; the D. the; the; the
B考查冠词的用法。第一空泛指一个过程；第二空特指学校的开始；第三空泛指一个必须的部
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分。
（2011·河南郑州四中第一次调研）21. Department of Homeland Security and CIA produced ______ joint report on Monday warning that ______ next 911 could in fact occur on ______ different date.
A.the; a; the B.a; the; a C./; the; the D.a; /; the B考查冠词的用法。第一空泛指―一份联合报告‖；第二空特指―下次911事件‖；第三空泛指―一个不同的日期‖。
.（2011·福建福州三中第一次月考）34．You can have second try if you fail this time.
A．/
B．an
C．the
D．a
D考查冠词的用法。句意：如果你这次失败你还有一次尝试的机会。
.（2011·福建福州三中第一次月考）37．If you grow up in large family, you are more likely
to develop ability to get on well with others. A．/; an; the B．the; an; the C．a; the; / D．a; the; the
C考查冠词的用法。第一空泛指一个大家庭；第二空特指与人相处的能力；第三空others泛指其他人，其前不用冠词。 .2011·桂林十八校第一次月考）21. At the end of the cross-talk, __ audience present in the hall burst
into ___ laughter.
A. an ; the B. the ; a C. an ; / D. the; / D 考查冠词的用法。第一空表示―特指在场的观众‖；第二空考查短语burst into laughter不用冠词。 （2011·广西桂林中学第一次月考）21. —What about shirt she bought for her father?
—It’s wonderful as birthday present.
A. a; a B. the; a C. the; 不填 D. a; 不填
B 考查冠词的用法。第一空特指―她给她父亲买的那件衬衫‖；第二空泛指―一件生日礼物‖。
.（2011·河南实验中学第一次月考）21.The restaurant was on__ _fire and the people burnt in the fire were taken to___ _ hospital.
A. the; / B. /; / C. the; the D./; the
B考查冠词的用法。第一空考查固定短语be on fire，其前不用冠词；第二空hospital前不加冠词，表明去医院治疗。
2010年联考题
（2010吉林市高三第二次市统考）
I knew ______ John Lennon, but not ______ famous one. A. / ；a B. a ；the C. / ；the D. the ；a
答案：B. 第一个空用在人名前，表示一个叫John Lennon的人，第二个空表示特指。 （2010年海淀区三模）
Jack had feeling of excitement when hearing his article had been published in school magazine． A．the；a B．a；the C．／；the D the；／ 答案：B
考查冠词的用法。第一空考查抽象名词具体化；第二空表―特指学校杂志‖。
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（2010年重庆市高考仿真试卷三）
Excuse me, I’m here to get my boarding pass．Can I have ______ seat next to ______window, please? A．the；a 答案：C
B．the；the
C．a；the
D．a；a
考查冠词的用法。第一空表示―一个‖；第二空―特指窗户‖。 （安徽省蚌埠市2010届高三第三次质检）
As we know, Potala Palace（布达拉宫）,a combination of Tyibetan constriction art and culture,
is considered precious treasure of China. A．不填；a B．the; a C．the; the D．the;不填 答案：B
考查冠词的用法。第一空特指―布达拉宫‖；第二空表示―一件珍贵的宝贝‖。 （安徽省铜陵市第三中学2010届高三第二次月考） ---What about _______ concert you attended last night?
---To tell the truth, it was too boring, you know, _______ concert like that. A. the; the B. the; a C. a; the D. the; 不填
答案：B
考查冠词的用法。第一空表特指昨天晚上你看得电影；第二空表泛指―一场音乐会‖。 （河北省正定中学2010届高三下学期第二次考试） ---Why not open the windows to let _____cool air in?
---I’d rather you didn’t. ________air in our town is terribly polluted.
A. a; The B. /; The C. / ;/ D. the; / 答案：B
考查冠词的用法。第一空泛指―凉爽的空气‖；第二空特指―我们城市的空气‖。 .（河南省郑州智林学校2010届高三下学期模拟测试二）
---You have been on tour for a week in our city during May Day. What do you think about it? ---Oh, what _______different Nanjing! It isn’t _______I saw last. A. /; the one B. a; the one C. a; one 答案：B
.（湖南省长沙市一中2010届高三第九次月考）
D. /; one
As for America, China is becoming _______ real competitive match in the Far East, so it has been
making a series of troubles to defeat _________ competitor. A. a, a B. the, a C. a, the D. the, the 答案：C
.（江西省九江一中2010届高三适应考试二）
As beautiful movie about pain, struggle, hope and love, Slumdog Millionaire swept the ceremony with eight awards, including prize for best pictures.
A．a; the B．a; a C．the; a D．the; the
答案：A
（江西省重点中学盟校2010届高三第二次联考）
----Do you know _____ Korean idol group called Supper Junior? ----Is it_____ one with a Chinese member? A． /;the B． a; the 答案：B
C． the; /
D． /;/
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