冠词是英语中位于名词前面的一种特殊虚词。它不能单独使用，只放在名词的前面，并帮助名词表达某种含义，故称为冠词。冠词有三个，即a，an和the；冠词分为三类，a，an被称为不定冠词；the被称为定冠词；名词前不用冠词时被称为零冠词。

01-4 冠词位置的4种特殊情况

冠词通常位于名词的前面，当形容词修饰名词时，冠词通常位于形容词前。如：a good student一个好学生；an honest boy一个诚实的男孩；the happy family那个幸福的家庭。下列3种情况较为特殊：

（1）当名词被what，such，half，many修饰时，不定冠词a或an要放在这些词的后面。

What an interesting book it is！多么有趣的一本书啊！

I have never seen such an animal.我从来没有见过这样的动物。

He waited there for half an hour.他在那儿等了半个小时。

Many a man is fit for the job.很多人适合该工作。

（2）当名词前的形容词被副词as，so，too，how修饰时，不定冠词a或an要放在形容词之后。

It is as pleasant a day as I have ever spent.这是我度过的最愉快的一天。

The teacher asked so hard a question that none of us could answer it.老师问了一个很难的问题，我们都回答不上来。

Maggie is too young a girl to be left by herself at home.玛吉太小，不能把她单独留在家里。

How timely a rain we've got in so dry a season！在如此干燥的季节里，这真是一场及时雨啊！

（3）当单数可数名词被quite，rather修饰时，不定冠词a或an放在quite或rather之后。

She is wearing quite a beautiful sweater.她穿着一件非常好看的毛衣。

（4）当定冠词the与all，both，half等词连用修饰名词时，定冠词应放在这些词之后。

All the books are written in English.所有的书都是用英语写的。

Both the boys are interested in computer games.那两个男孩都对电脑游戏感兴趣。

They only walked half the journey.他们只走了一半的路程。

【语法专练 体验中考】

1.[江苏泰州] When leaders of Chinese mainland （大陆）and Taiwan met in Singapore for _____ first time since 1949，President Xi said，“Today will be remembered in _____ history.”

A.the；the B.the；/ C./；/ D./；the

2.[2016湖北孝感] The family will have _____ good time in Shanghai Disneyland.

A.a B.an C.the D.\

3.[江苏扬州] — Have you seen _____ cartoon film Zootopia ？

— Of course，it's _____ most interesting film I've ever seen.

A.a；the B.the；a C.a；a D.the；the

4.[湖南株洲] She went to a European university to study art._____ university is really amazing.

A.An B.The C.A

5.[湖北黄石] — What did you do last night，Bob？

— First I did my homework，and then I played _____ piano for half _____ hour.

A.the；a B./；an C.the；an D.a；the

6.[山东潍坊] — _____ chocolate bread you want is done now.

— What _____ delicious smell！

A.A；the B.A；不填 C.The；a D.The；不填

7.[江苏省宿迁] — Have you read a book called The Merchant of Venice ？

— Yes._____ book is very interesting.

A.An B.A C.The D./

8.[江苏苏州] Edward and William are brothers.There is _____ uncommon similarity between _____ two boys.

A.an；不填 B.an；the C.a；不填 D.a；the

9.[新疆考题] We usually have three meals _____ day.We have _____ breakfast at eight in the morning every day.

A.a；the B.a；a C.a；/ D./；the

10.[广东考题] Brazil，_____ country in South America，will hold _____ 31st Olympic Games in August，2016.

A.a；a B.a；the C.the；a D.the；the

11.[河北考题] I have _____ pet cat.It is so cute.

A.a B.an C.the D./

12.[山东威海] — Would you please turn off _____ TV？

— OK，just a minute.

A.a B.an C.the

13.[四川自贡] There is _____ “h” in the word “hour”，and the “h” doesn't make _____ sound.

A.an；a B.a；any C.an；any

14.[甘肃白银] There is _____ book in my backpack._____ book is very heavy.

A.a；The B.a；A C.the；A D.the；The

15.[福建福州] — What do you usually have for breakfast？

— Some bread，_____ egg and a glass of milk.

A.a B.an C.the

【答案速递】

1.B 2.A 3.D 4.B 5.C 6.C 7.C 8.B 9.C 10.B 11.A 12.C 13.A 14.A 15.B