1.--What ( ) part of England do you live in?
--( )place called Sally Oak.Do you know it?
A. 不填,A B. the, A C.a, The D. 不填, The
答案為A。第一空用零冠詞,因?yàn)?SPAN lang=EN-US>part前已有what修飾(注意感嘆句中用what a ...另當(dāng)別論);第二空填不定冠詞,因?yàn)樗诖吮矸翘刂盖也⒉皇钦f話雙方都知道的地方(注意后面的Do you know it?已作了暗示)
2.The Koala is ( )tree-climbing animal which lives in ( ) Australia.
A.a,the B. the, the C.不填, 不填 D. a, 不填
答案為D。第一空填不定冠詞,表示“一種”;第二空用零冠詞(即不填任何東西),因?yàn)?/SPAN>Australia為國名。
3. As ( ) mountains beyond our village are becoming greener and greener,they have become( )home to a large amount of wild life.
A. the, 不填 B. the,a C.不填, a D. the, the
答案為A。第一空填定冠詞,表特指;第二空涉及home to(是……的家園)結(jié)構(gòu),習(xí)慣上要用零冠詞。關(guān)于 home to的舉例:
The forest is home to a wealth of wildlife. 森林是許多野生動植物生長的地方。
The Rockies are home to bears and mountain lions. 落基山脈中有熊和美洲獅生存。
The settlement is home to nearly 1,000 people, many of whom left their village homes for a better life in the city. 這個(gè)定居點(diǎn)解決了將近1,000人的居住問題,他們當(dāng)中許多人都是遠(yuǎn)離家鄉(xiāng)來城市尋求更好生活的。
4.--Has the little boy passed ( ) P.E. test?
--He has tried twice,and the teacher will allow him to have ( )third try.
A. the, 不填 B.a, the C. the, a D. the, the
答案為C。第一空填定冠詞,表特指;第二空填不定冠詞,表示在原有數(shù)量上的增加。a third try意思是“試第三次”。注意the third與a third的區(qū)別:
He bought the third computer. 他買了第三號電腦。(說明銷售的電腦是編了號的,他買的是第三號)
He bought a third computer. 他買了第三臺電腦。(說明他原來已買了兩臺,這是第三臺)
5.--Do you think an advertisement is ( ) help when you look for a new job?
--Well,it all depends.Anyway,it gives me more of ( )chance to try.
A.a, a B. 不填, 不填 C. the, the D. a, the
答案為A。第一空填不定冠詞,因?yàn)檫@里的help表示“有幫助的事物”,此時(shí)習(xí)慣上要連用不定冠詞。又如:A walking-stick is a great help to the old lady. 拐杖對 那老 太太的幫助極大。第二空也填不定冠詞,因?yàn)?SPAN lang=EN-US>chance表示“機(jī)會”,為可數(shù)名詞。More of a chance 的意思是“更大的機(jī)會”。
6. If you live in ( )English countryside,you share your garden with all ( )sorts of birds,animals and insects.
A. the, 不填 B.an, the C.不填, 不填 D. an, 不填
答案選A。第一空填定冠詞,因?yàn)?SPAN lang=EN-US>countryside表示“農(nóng)村”“鄉(xiāng)村”,其前通常要用定冠詞;第二空選“不填”,因?yàn)?SPAN lang=EN-US>all sorts of是英語中的固定搭配,表示“各種各樣的”。
7.--I hear that as many as 150 people were killed in the storm.
--Yes,( ) news came as ( ) shock to me.
A. the, the B. the,a C. a, the D. a, a
答案選B。第一空填定冠詞,表特指(特指前面提到的這個(gè)消息);第二空填不定冠詞,因?yàn)?SPAN lang=EN-US>shock在此表示“震驚; 震駭; 驚愕”,是可數(shù)名詞(屬抽象名詞具體化用法)。又如:It came as a shock to hear an old friend speak so honestly about Ted. 聽到一位老朋友如此坦率地談起特德真讓人大吃一驚。
8.--My son is lost.Have you seen a boy passing by here?
--I saw ( ) boy hidden behind ( ) tree over there. You may go and have a look.
A.a,the B. the, the C. a, a D. the, a
答案為A。第一空填不定冠詞,因?yàn)檎f話者并不確定這個(gè)孩子是不是對方要找的那個(gè)孩子;第二空填定冠詞,是特指那邊的那棵樹。
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