31.Winter vacation is ________ time for leisure. But making good use of ________ time is not an easy task for most people.
A. the; the B. /; a
C. the; a D. a; the
[解析]句意:寒假是休閑的時間,但對大部分人來說利用好這段時間不是一件容易的事。第一空 time 表泛指,指“一段時間”,前需加不定冠詞a;第二空則特指“寒假這段時間”,故D項正確。
[答案]D
32. My friend Mary is ________ 11yearold beautiful girl and ________ girl everyone likes to work with.
A.a; a B.a; the
C.an; a D.an; the
[解析]兩個空均表示“數(shù)量一”,均用不定冠詞;第一空以元音音素開頭的名詞前用 an;第二空輔音音素開頭的名詞前用 a。
[答案]C
33.—Hi, Wang Xin! What attracts you so much in today's Jinling Evening News?
—I'm quite impressed by ________ latest news that ________ senior citizens can enjoy free fares.
A. a; the B. /; the
C. the; / D. the; the
[解析]句意:—嗨,王鑫!今天的《金陵晚報》上什么內容這么吸引你?—看到最新的消息說老年市民免車費,我被打動了。第一空 the latest news 特指后面提到的最新的消息,latest“最新的,最近的”;第二空為名詞復數(shù)表類別,指“老年市民”,故C項正確。
[答案]C
34.There is ________ small temple on the island, which can only be reached by ________ water.
A. a; / B. a; the
C. the; the D. the; /
[解析]句意:島上有個小廟宇,只能坐船過去。第一空泛指“一個小寺廟”,需用不定冠詞 a;第二空 by water 為固定搭配,指“由水路”,故A項正確。
[答案]A
35.Fireworks exploded during______ opening ceremony of ________ 2011 Asian Cup Football Tournament at Khalifa Stadium in Doha, capital of Qatar, Jan. 7, 2011.
A. the; a B. the; the
C. a; a D. a; the
[解析]由語境分析,第一空特指2011年亞洲杯足球錦標賽的開幕式,需加定冠詞 the;第二空也為特指,特指2011年亞洲杯足球錦標賽,故B項正確。
[答案]B
36.Japan's refusal to release ________ Chinese fishing boat captain had caused ________ serious damage to SinoJapanese bilateral contacts (雙邊交往).
A. a; / B. a; a
C. the; / D. the; the
[解析]句意:日本拒絕釋放中國漁船船長給中日雙邊交往帶來了很大的危害。第一空特指“中國漁船船長”,需加定冠詞 the;而第二空則修飾抽象名詞 damage,不加冠詞,故C項正確。
[答案]C
37.—Look! Our teacher has ________ tense expression on her face.
—So she does. It seems that ________ news is true.
A.a; / B.a; the
C.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]B
38. Jenny found in music ________ peace which was missing in ________ world full of challenges.
A. /; the B. /; a
C. a; the D. the; a
[解析]句意:珍妮在音樂中找到了在這個充滿挑戰(zhàn)的世界里失去的那份寧靜。第一空特指“在充滿挑戰(zhàn)的世界里失去的那份寧靜”,前需加定冠詞 the;第二空泛指“一個充滿挑戰(zhàn)的世界”,前面需加不定冠詞 a,故D項正確。
[答案]D
39.He wrote ________ song, which turned out to be rather popular with ________ young.
A. a; the B. a; a
C. the; a D. the; the
[解析]句意:他寫了一首歌,結果很受年輕人的歡迎。第一空泛指“某一首歌”,前需加不定冠詞;第二空“the +adj.”表示一類人,the young“年輕人”,故A項正確。
[答案]A
40.People believe that ________ prices of vegetables will not rise by more than another four percent under ________ control of the government.
A. the; the B. the; /
C. /; the D. /; /
[解析]句意:人們相信在政府的控制下,蔬菜價格不會上漲超過4%。第一空 prices 為特指,特指“蔬菜的價格”;under the control of“在……的控制下”,為固定搭配,故A項正確。
[答案]A
41.My neighbour asked me to go for ________ walk, but I don't think I've got ________ energy.
A. a; / B. the; the
C. /; the D. a; the
[解析]句意:我的鄰居請我去散步,但是我覺得我沒有那份精力。go for a walk 固定搭配,意為“去散步”;energy 在此處表特指,指去散步的那份精力,故前加 the。
[答案]D
42.________ walk is expected to last all day, so bring ________ packed lunch.
A. A; a B. The; /
C. The; a D. A; /
[解析]句意:這段路程預計要走一整天,所以帶上一份盒飯。定冠詞 the 用于 walk 前表示特指,指具體的一段路程。三餐前有形容詞修飾時,與不定冠詞 a(n)連用,表示泛指,意為“一頓……餐”,如:a business lunch;a working lunch;a late lunch。
[答案]C
43.We have every reason to believe that______ 2008 Beijing Olympic Games will be ________ success.
A. /; a B. the; /
C. the; a D. a; a
[解析]句意:我們有理由相信2008年北京奧運會將會取得成功。在由普通名詞構成的專有名詞前用定冠詞 the;success 表“成功”的概念時為不可數(shù)名詞,但作“成功的人”或“成功的事”講時,是抽象名詞具體化,前須加不定冠詞“a”,故選C。
[答案]C
44.—Could you tell me the way to ________ Johnsons, please?
—Sorry, we don't have ______ Johnson here in the village.
A. the; the B. the; a
C. /; the D. the; /
[解析]句意:——請問去約翰遜家怎么走啊?——對不起,我們村里沒有叫約翰遜的!皌he+姓氏復數(shù)”可以表示“某人一家”;“a+人名”可以表示“一個叫……的人”,如:There isn't a Mr Li in our office. 我們辦公室沒有姓李的先生。因此,正確答案為B。
[答案]B
45.I wanted to catch ________ early train, but couldn't get ________ ride to the station.
A. an; the B. /; the
C. an; / D. the; a
[解析]句意:我想趕上早班火車,但沒能搭上去火車站的汽車。題干中的 early train 特指意念中想趕上的火車,所以第一空應用定冠詞 the;get a ride“乘車,搭車”,為固定短語,因此選D。
[答案]D