冠词妙用冠词只有a; an; the三词，a,an表泛指单数；the表特指。但纵观历年高考题，却总让学生感到棘手甚至摸不着头脑，选错答案。
例如：(2004年江苏题) It is ___ world of wonders, ____ world where anything can happen.
A, a B. the, the C. a, the D. the, a
2.(2010年北京题) First expressions are the most lasting. After all, you never get ____ second chance to make ____ first expression.
A, the B. the, the C. a, a D. the
3.（2010年福建题）It’s ___good feeling for people to admire the shanghai world expo that gives them Pleasure.
A.不填，a B.a,不填 C.the ,a D.a, the
4.(2010年江苏) The visitors here are greatly impressed by the fact that___ people from all walks of life are working hard for__ new Jiangsu.
A.不填; a B.不填;the C. the; a D. the; the
5.（2010新课标）There are over 58,000 rocky objects in__space,about 900 of which could fall down onto _____ earth.
A. the rhe B.不填 the C. the 不填 D. a the
6.2010山东If we sit near ___ front of the bus, we’ll have __ better view.
A.不填；the B.不填；a C. the; a D. the；the
7. In most countries, a university degree can give you flying start in life.
A. the; a B. the;不填 C.不填;不填 D.不填; a
8.（2010浙江）Many lifestyle patterns do such great harm to health that they actually speed up weakening at the human body.
A．a; / B．/; the C．a; the D．/; /
9.（2010重庆）Everything comes with price; there is no such thing as free lunch in the world.A. a, a B. the, / C. the, / D. a, /
10. Couldn’t it be ____ wonderful world if all nations live in ____ peace with one another?
A. a, a B. the, the C. a, / D. the, a
11.（2015陕西）. more learned a man is, more modest he usually becomes.
A. The ; the B. A; a C. The ; a D. A; the
12.(2015四川) Brian is gifted in writing music; he is very likely to be Beethoven.A. a B. an C. the D.不填
13.（2015浙江）2. Jane"s grandmother had wanted to write children’s book for many years, but one thing or another always got in way.
A. a;不填 B. the;the C.不填;the D. a; the
14.I just heard____ bank where Dora works was robbed by____ gunman wearing
a mask.the; / B. a; / C. the; a D.
Keys: 1—5 ACBAB
6—10 CDBDC
11—14 AADC
纵观历年高考，冠词的考查出现了逐年减少的趋势，这也是专家、教师、学生们的愿望。冠词虽少，但却是一道难题。加之初中教学的影响，冠词的应用的确给学生带来学习的困难。下面就以上高考题谈谈冠词的活用：专有名词的个体化，
如第1、4、10、12题。序数词前加a,an，表示又、再一个如第二题。不可数名词的个体化，
如第3、6、7、9题。比较级前加a，表示“更”，如果再加上否定就可以表示最高级如：How beautifully she sings! I have never heard a better voice.比较级连用表示“越来…越”
如第11题。第9题第2空为什么没有冠词，：there is no such thing as free lunch in the world.
因为no的后面单数名词是不加冠词的。No放在单数名词前相当于not a/an .第8题ing构成的动名词前加the名词化。当然常规用法的考查也是有的，如：3、4题的第2空，第6题的第1空，5、13、14题均属于常规考查。
