冠词是历年高考的常考点。主要考查冠词在具体语境中的运用，考查内容包括定冠词和不定冠词的用法区别，名词前不用冠词的情况，特指与泛指以及习语中的冠词用法。
①How about taking_____short break? I want to make_____call.
A. the; a B. a; the C. the; the D. a; a
【解析】答案为D。take a short break“休息一会儿”， make a call“打一个电话”。
②Christmas is_____special holiday when_____whole family are supposed to get together.
A. the; the B. a; a C. the; a D. a; the
【解析】答案为D。a special holiday指“某一个特别的节日”；the whole family为特指。
①I looked under_____bed and found books I lost last week.
A. the; a B. the；the C. 不填；the D. the; 不填
