16. Yue Yue, ________ 2yearold girl who was hit, began to slip into ________ worse state on Tuesday night.
A.the; the B.a; a
C.a; the D.the; a
[解析]第一空為定指,用 the;第二空表示“數(shù)量一”,用 a。
[答案]D
17.Huangshan is ________ most beautiful tourist site and I want to visit it ________ second time next month.
A. the; the B. the; a
C. a; a D. a; the
[解析]句意:黃山是一處非常優(yōu)美的旅游景點(diǎn),下個(gè)月我想再去一次。第一空 most 前加 a,表示“很”;若 most 前加 the 則表示“最”,試比較:This is the most interesting film I've ever seen.這是我看過的最有意思的電影。It is a most interesting film,but not better than Let the Bullets Fly.這是一部很有意思的電影,但不如《讓子彈飛》好。序數(shù)詞前面加不定冠詞,表示“又,再”,故C項(xiàng)正確。
[答案]C
18.—Would you mind giving your advice on how to improve our business management?
—If you make ________ most of the equipment, there will be ________ rise in production.
A. /; / B. the; a
C. /; a D. the; /
[解析]句意:—你介意給我提些怎樣改善公司管理的建議嗎?—如果你充分利用設(shè)備,產(chǎn)量將會增加。make the most of 為固定短語,意為“充分利用,盡量利用”;a rise in指“在某一方面的增長”,故B項(xiàng)正確。
[答案]B
19.It is ________ great honour for China to develop ________ fastest computer in today's world.
A. a; the B. an; the
C. an; a D. a; a
[解析]句意:在當(dāng)今世界開發(fā)最快的電腦對中國來說是一項(xiàng)盛譽(yù)。honour 前加不定冠詞,為抽象名詞具體化,a great honour 指“一件光榮的事或一個(gè)值得贊美的人”;第二空 computer 前加了形容詞最高級 fastest,故需加定冠詞 the,因此A項(xiàng)正確。
[答案]A
20.You'd better use another dictionary, because ________ page of the dictionary is torn, and ________ cover looks old.
A.the; the B.a; a
C.a; the D.the; a
[解析]第一空為“數(shù)量一”,用 a;第二空為定指,用 the。
[答案]C
21.Jack is ________ honest and hardworking boy and he must be ________ useful man in the future.
A. a; a B. an; an
C. an; a D. a; an
[解析]句意:杰克是一個(gè)誠實(shí)刻苦的男孩,他將來一定是個(gè)有用的人。第一空后 honest 的第一個(gè)音素為元音音素,前需加不定冠詞 an;而第二空后 useful 的第一個(gè)音素為輔音音素,前需加不定冠詞 a,故C項(xiàng)正確。
[答案]C
22.As is known to all, ________ opening ceremony of the 16th Asian Games held on November 12th in Guangzhou was ________ great success.
A. /; a B. the; a
C. the; / D. a; /
[解析]句意:眾所周知,11月12日在廣州舉行的第16屆亞運(yùn)會開幕式取得了巨大的成功。第一空特指“11月12日在廣州舉行的第16屆亞運(yùn)會的開幕式”,前需加定冠詞 the;第二空為抽象名詞具體化,a success 指“一件成功的事”,success 前需加不定冠詞 a,故B項(xiàng)正確。
[答案]B
23.I was surprised to know that ______ two top students were caught stealing in the supermarket. Worse still, ________ third one was found fighting with others.
A. the; a B. the; the
C. /; a D. /; the
[解析]句意:聽說兩個(gè)好學(xué)生在超市偷東西被抓我很吃驚;更糟的是,又一個(gè)被發(fā)現(xiàn)跟別人打架。第一空泛指“兩個(gè)好學(xué)生”,前面不加冠詞;而第二空表示“又一個(gè)”,需在序數(shù)詞的前面加不定冠詞 a,故C項(xiàng)正確。
[答案]C
24. Let us suppose that you are in ________ position of ________ parent. Would you allow your child to do such a thing?
A. a; a B. a; the
C. the; a D. the; the
[解析]句意:讓我們假設(shè)你處在父親或母親的位置上,你會允許你的孩子做這樣的事嗎?position 為特指,指“父母的位置”;而 parent 為單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞,指“父親或者母親”,故C項(xiàng)正確。
[答案]C
25.—Can you wait for ________ second? I'm going to collect ________ car.
—Sure.
A. the; a B. the; the
C. a; the D. /; a
[解析]句意:—你能等一會兒嗎?我去取車!(dāng)然可以。second 此處為可數(shù)名詞,意為“一會兒,片刻”,前面需加不定冠詞 a;而后面的 car 特指雙方都知道的車,前需加定冠詞 the,故C項(xiàng)正確。
[答案]C
26.It's ________ wise choice to use a four wheel drive car on ________ snowy day.
A. a; a B. the; /
C. /; a D. the; the
[解析]句意:在下雪天用四輪跑車是明智的選擇。choice 為可數(shù)名詞,此處為泛指,a... choice 指“一個(gè)……的選擇”;第二空亦為泛指,指“某個(gè)下雪天”,故A項(xiàng)正確。
[答案]A
27.—How did I do on ________ test?
—Well, actually you didn't do very well. I wonder if you had had ________ good review of your lessons.
A. a; a B. the; the
C. a; the D. the; a
[解析]句意:—我考試考得怎么樣?—事實(shí)上你考得不是很好。我想知道你是不是好好復(fù)習(xí)功課了。第一空為特指,特指雙方都知道的考試;review“復(fù)習(xí),檢查”,a review of“對……的復(fù)習(xí)/回顧”,故D項(xiàng)正確。
[答案]D
28.Everybody has ________ responsibility to save water, if future generations are to enjoy ________ similar standard of living to the one we enjoy now.
A. the; / B. a; a
C. /; the D. a; the
[解析]句意:如果未來幾代人要想跟我們今天享有的生活標(biāo)準(zhǔn)一樣的話,每個(gè)人都有責(zé)任節(jié)約用水。have a responsibility to do sth.“做某事的責(zé)任”;第二空泛指“跟我們今天類似的生活標(biāo)準(zhǔn)”,要加不定冠詞 a,故B項(xiàng)正確。
[答案]B
29.The driver was at ______ loss when ______ word came that he was forbidden to drive for speeding.
A. a; / B. /; /
C. the; the D. a; the
[解析]句意:當(dāng)消息傳來他因超速而被禁駕時(shí),這位司機(jī)慌神了。at a loss 為固定短語,意為“不知所措”;word came that... 亦為固定句式,意為“消息傳來……”,word 作“消息”講,為不可數(shù)名詞,前面不加冠詞,后常接 that 引導(dǎo)的同位語從句,說明 word 的具體內(nèi)容,故A項(xiàng)正確。
[答案]A
30.It is reported that China is developing ________ emergency plan to solve ________ traffic jam crisis in Beijing.
A. the; the B. an; /
C. an; the D. /; the
[解析]句意:據(jù)報(bào)道,中國正制訂緊急計(jì)劃來解決北京交通擁擠問題。第一空 plan 為單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞,此處為泛指,需用不定冠詞,且 emergency 以元音音素開始,故用 an 修飾;第二空特指“交通擁擠的危機(jī)”,故需加定冠詞,因此C項(xiàng)正確。
[答案]C