16. Everything comes with ________ price; there is no such ________ thing as a free lunch in the world.
A. a; a B. the; /
C. the; a D. a; /
[解析]句意:一切都是有代價的,因為天下沒有“免費的午餐”。第二空用“no such+單數(shù)名詞”,在此結構中,因no 本身含 not a(an)/any,故單數(shù)名詞前需用零冠詞,排除A、C兩項;第一空后的 price 為單數(shù)名詞,在本句中表泛指,故用不定冠詞。
[答案]D
17.We can never expect ________ bluer sky unless we create ________ less polluted world.
A. a; a B. a; the
C. the; a D. the; the
[解析]句意:如果我們不能創(chuàng)造一個污染越來越少的世界,就永遠不要指望有一片更藍的天空。世界上獨一無二的名詞甚至一些抽象名詞之前如果有形容詞修飾,也可加不定冠詞。如:a red sun一輪紅日,a wonderful world 一個美好的世界。
[答案]A
18. This area experienced ________ heaviest rainfall in ________ month of May.
A. /; a B. a; the
C. the; the D. the; a
[解析]句意:這個地區(qū)在五月份經(jīng)歷了最多的降雨量。形容詞最高級前需用定冠詞;the month of May=May五月,是特指,需用定冠詞。
[答案]C
19.I don't understand what the engineer means, but I've got ________ rough idea of ________ project plan.
A. the; a B. /; the
C. the; / D. a; the
[解析]句意:我不明白那個工程師的意思,但我已大致了解了這個項目的計劃。have a rough idea of 是固定短語,“大致了解”,而 project plan 在本句中表特指,故用“the”。
[答案]D
20. In order to find ________ better job, he decided to study ________ second foreign language.
A. the; a B. a; a
C. the; the D. a; the
[解析]句意:為了找到一個更好的工作,他決定再學習一門外語!安欢ü谠~+形容詞比較級(+名詞)”表示“更……”,而“定冠詞+形容詞比較級(+名詞)”表示“兩者中較……的”;“不定冠詞+序數(shù)詞(+名詞)”表示“又一,再一”,而“定冠詞+序數(shù)詞(+名詞)”表示排序。根據(jù)句意及上述用法,本題應該選B項。
[答案]B
21.Some people fear that ________ air pollution may bring about changes in ________ weather around the world.
A. /; the B. the; /
C. an; the D. the; a
[解析]句意:一些人害怕空氣污染可能會引起世界氣候變化。第一空后的 air pollution 為抽象名詞,在本句中表泛指,故不用冠詞;第二空后的不可數(shù)名詞 weather 表特指,用定冠詞,故選A。
[答案]A
22.What ________ pity that you couldn't be there to receive ________ prize!
A. a; a B. the; a
C. a; the D. the; the
[解析]句意:你沒能去那里領獎,真是遺憾!本題考查冠詞。第一空中 a pity 為固定結構,“used to show that you are disappointed about sth.遺憾,可惜”;根據(jù)題意可知第二空后的 prize (獎品)是雙方都知道的事物,表特指,故用定冠詞。本題干為感嘆句,但省略了主語、謂語,補全后為:What a pity it_is that...
[答案]C
23.Washing machines made by China have won ______worldwide attention and Haier has become______ popular name.
A. a; the B. /; a
C. /; the D. the; a
[解析]句意:中國制造的洗衣機贏得了世界的關注,海爾已經(jīng)成為大眾喜愛的一個品牌名稱。attention 是不可數(shù)名詞,此處表泛指,填零冠詞;name 是可數(shù)名詞,此處也表泛指,需用不定冠詞修飾,故B項正確。
[答案]B
24.The biggest whale is ________ blue whale, which grows to be about 29 meters long—the height of ________ 9story building.
A. the; the B. a; a
C. a; the D. the; a
[解析]句意:最大的鯨魚是藍鯨,它大約可長到29米長,即9層樓高。第一空用定冠詞,表類指;a 9story building 為泛指,故選D。
[答案]D
25.What I need is ________ book that contains ________ ABC of oil painting.
A. a; / B. the; /
C. the; an D. a; the
[解析]句意:我需要的是一本包含關于油畫入門內(nèi)容的書。根據(jù)句意,可知第一空表泛指,故用不定冠詞;ABC,可數(shù)名詞,意為:the basic facts about a particular subject (一門學科的最簡單、最基本的要點;基礎知識),在本句中表特指,故與定冠詞連用。部分考生誤以為 book 后有定語從句修飾,故斷定 book 應表特指,這種概念是錯誤的,名詞被定語從句修飾,未必一定表特指。又如:This is a_house where Lu Xun once lived.這是魯迅曾經(jīng)住過的房子(之一)。
[答案]D
26. Students should be encouraged to use______ Internet as ________ resource.
A. /; a B. /; the
C. the; the D. the; a
[解析]句意:應該鼓勵學生把因特網(wǎng)作為一種資源來使用。本題第一空 the Internet 為固定搭配;第二空是不定冠詞 a 加可數(shù)名詞 resource,意為“一種資源”,所以選D。
[答案]D
27.We went right round to the west coast by ________ sea instead of driving across ________ continent.
A. the; the B. /; the
C. the; / D. /; /
[解析]句意:我們乘船繞道去西海岸,而沒有開車(直接)穿過大陸去。by sea 坐船,等于 by ship,不需加冠詞,類似的還有 by bus,by air。continent 這里是特指,為說話雙方所知道,故其前加定冠詞 the。
[答案]B
28.—I am so sorry to have come late for the meeting.
—It is not your fault. With ________ rushhour traffic and ________ heavy rain, it is no wonder you were late.
A. a; a B. the; the
C. /; / D. /; a
[解析]句意:——真的很抱歉,我開會遲到了!@不是你的錯。在這樣的交通高峰期,又下著如此大的雨,你遲到也不足為奇!敖煌ǜ叻迤凇焙汀叭绱舜蟮挠辍倍际翘刂傅膬杉拢柬氂枚ü谠~ the,故選B。
[答案]B
29.Have you heard ________ news? The price of ________ petrol is going up again!
A. the; the B. /; the
C. the; / D. /; /
[解析]句意:你聽說那條消息了嗎?油價又上漲了!根據(jù)句意,油價上漲這個消息應是特指,所以 news 前應加上定冠詞 the;而第二個空后的 petrol 為不可數(shù)名詞(物質名詞),在本句中表泛指,所以前面不用冠詞。
[答案]C
30.I ate ________ sandwich while I was waiting for ________ 20:08 train.
A. the; a B. the; the
C. a; the D. a; a
[解析]句意:我在等20:08的火車時吃了一個三明治。sandwich 為可數(shù)名詞,在本句中表泛指,故用不定冠詞 a;20?08的火車,具有唯一性,所以前面要加定冠詞 the。
[答案]C