冠词练习及答案

一、在必要的地方加上the（特指的陈述用the，泛指的陈述不用。）：

1. ____ flowers in that vase are beautiful.

2. ____ flowers are beautiful.

3. ____ water consists of hydrogen and oxygen.

4. I don't want to go swimming today. ____ water is too cold.

5. ____ health is more important than money.

6. Doctors are concerned with ____ health of their patients.

7. ____ gold is a precious metal.

8. ____ gold in Mary's ring is 24 karat gold.

9. ____ vegetables are good for you.

10. ____ vegetables we had for dinner last night were overcooked.

二、名词第一次出现用a/an，第二次出现用the：

11. Yesterday I saw ____ dog and ____ cat. ____ dog was chasing ____ cat. ____ cat was chasing ____ mouse. ____ mouse ran into ____ hole, but ____ hole was very small. ____ cat couldn't get into ____ hole, so it ran up ____ tree. ____ dog tried to climb ____ tree too, but it couldn't.

12. Yesterday I saw ____ man and ____ woman. They were having ____ argument. ____ man was yelling at ____ woman, and ____ woman was shouting at ____ man. I don't know what ____ argument was about.

三、在必要的地方填上适当的冠词：

13. A: I have ____ idea. Let's go on ____ picnic Saturday.

B: Sounds great!

14. A: Did you have fun at ____ picnic yesterday?

B: Sure I did.

15. A: Where is my blue shirt?

B: It's in ____ washing machine. You'll have to wear ____ different shirt.

16. I hope I have ____ washing machine.

17. Everyone has ____ problems in ____ life.

18. My grandfather had ____ long life.

19. That book is about ____ life of Helen Keller.

四、判断句子正误：

20. The life is hard sometimes.

21. I love music, poetry and the art.

22. I don't like the film, but I like music.

23. The air is a colorless and tasteless gas.

24. Air in this room is stuffy. Please open the windows.

25. The history may repeat itself.

26. The pencils contain lead.

27. Diamond is the hardest substance in the nature.

28. Man has just taken his first steps into the space.

29. A foreign language is a weapon in the struggle of the life, as Marx put it.

五、单项选择：

30. ____ ballet dancers learn five basic positions for the arms and feet.

A. All of

B. Of every

C. All

D. Every

31. In 1864 Nevada entered the United States as ____ thirty-sixth state.

A. in the

B. to be the

C. was the

D. the

32. ____ are good for you.

A. Apple

B. An apple

C. Apples

D. The apples

33. Look at ____ on that tree! They're very big.

A. apple

B. an apple

C. apples

D. the apples

34. We had a very nice meal. ____ were especially good.

A. Vegetables

B. The vegetables

C. Vegetable

D. A vegetable

35. Most people believe that ____ are the basis of ____ .

A. marriage and family life...society

B. marriage and family life...the society

C. the marriage and the family life...society

D. the marriage and the family life...the society

36. Mary and John got married but ____ didn't last very long.

A. marriage

B. the marriage

C. a marriage

D. marriages

37. One of our biggest social problems is ____ .

A. the unemployment

B. unemployment

C. an unemployment

D. unemployments

38. Don't stay in that hotel. It's very noisy and ____ are very uncomfortable.

A. beds

B. the beds

C. this bed

D. a bed

39. ____ is a problem in most big cities.

A. Crime

B. The crime

C. Crimes

D. This crime

40. “What on earth is that?” “Don't you know? That's a whale, ____ .”

A. largest world's mammal

B. largest mammal in the world

C. the world's largest mammal

D. largest mammal of the world

41. A foreign language is a weapon in ____ , as Marx put it.

A. struggle of life

B. struggle of the life

C. the struggle of life

D. the struggle of the life

42. These books, which you can get at any bookshop, will give you ____ you need.

A. all the information

B. all the informations

C. all of information

D. all of the informations

43. It is reported that ____ adopted children want to know who their natural parents are.

A. the most

B. most of

C. most

D. the most of

44. Radio, televisions and press ____ of conveying news and information.

A. are the most three common means

B. are the most common three means

C. are the three most common means

D. are three the most common means

45. The Grapes of Wrath, a novel about the Depression years of the 1930s, is one of John Steinbeck's ____ books.

A. most famous

B. the most famous

C. are most famous

D. and most famous

六、用所给单词的正确形式填空，在必要时加上冠词：

School:

46. Every term parents are invited to ____ to meet the teachers.

47. Why aren't your children at ____ today? Are they ill?

48. When he was younger, Ted hated ____ .

49. What time does ____ start in the mornings in your country?

50. —How do your children get home from ____ ? By bus?

—No, they walk. ____ isn't very far.

51. What sort of job does Jenny want to do when she leaves ____ ?

52. There were some people waiting outside ____ to meet their children.

Hospital:

53. She works as a cleaner at ____ .

54. When Ann was ill, we all went to ____ to visit her.

55. My brother has always been very healthy. He's never been in ____ .

56. Peter was injured in an accident and was kept in ____ for a few days.

57. Jack had an accident last week. He was taken to ____. He's still in ____ now.

Church：

58. John's mother is a regular churchgoer. She goes to ____ every Sunday.

59. John himself doesn't go to ____ .

60. John went to ____ to take some photographs of the buildings.

61. The workmen went to ____ to repair the roof.

Prison：

62. In many places people are in ____ because of their political opinions.

63. The other day the fire brigade were called to ____ to put out a fire.

64. The judge decided to fine the man $500 instead of sending him to ____ .

65. Ken went to ____ to visit his brother because he was in ____ for bribery.

Sea：

66. There's a nice view from the window. You can see ____ .

67. It was a long voyage. We were at ____ for four weeks.

68. I love swimming in ____ .

69. Jack is a seaman. He spends most of his life at ____ .

70. —It is a nice day, isn't it?

—Yes, let's go for a walk by ____ .

七、冠词填空：

心灵鸡汤 Chicken Soup for the Soul

Boy and His Apple Tree

71. ____ long time ago, there was ____ huge apple tree.

72. ____ little boy loved to come and play around it everyday. He climbed to ____ tree top, ate ____ apples, took ____ nap under ____ shadow... He loved ____ tree and ____ tree loved to play with him.

73. Time went by... ____ little boy had grown up and he no longer played around ____ tree everyday.

One day, the boy came back to the tree and he looked. “Come and play with me,” the tree asked the boy.

74. “I am no longer ____ kid, I don't play around ____ trees anymore.” The boy replied, “I want ____ toys. I need money to buy them.” “Sorry, but I don't have ____ money... but you can pick all ____ my apples and sell them. So, you will have ____money.” The boy was so excited. He grabbed all ____ apples on the tree and left happily. The boy never came back after he picked the apples. The tree was sad.

75. One day, the boy returned and the tree was so excited. “Come and play with me.” the tree said. “I don't have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need ____ house for shelter. Can you help me?” “Sorry, but I don't have ____ house. But you can chop off ____ my branches to build your house.” So the boy cut all the branches of the tree and left happily.

The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy never came back since then. The tree was again lonely and sad.

One hot summer day, the boy returned and the tree was delighted. “Come and play with me!” the tree said.

76. “I am sad and getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me ____ boat?” “Use my trunk to build your boat. You can sail far away and be happy.” So the boy cut the tree trunk to make ____ boat.

He went sailing and never showed up for a long time.

Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years.

“Sorry, my boy. But I don't have anything for you anymore. No more apples for you...” the tree said.

77. “I don't have ____ teeth to bite.” the boy replied.

“No more truck for you to climb on.” the tree said. “I am too old for that now.” the boy said.

78. “I really can't give you anything... ____ only thing left is my dying roots.” the tree said with tears.

79. “I don't need much now, just ____ place to rest. I am tired after all ____ these years.” The boy replied.

80. “Good! Old tree roots is ____ best place to lean on and rest. Come, Come sit down with me and rest.”

The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears...

This is the story of everyone. The tree is our parent. When we were young, we loved to play with Mom and Dad...

When we grown up, we left them...only came to them when we need something or when we are in trouble.

No matter what, parents will always be there and give everything they could to make you happy.

You may think the boy is cruel to the tree but that's how all of us are treating our parents.

Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.