B3
名词与冠词
热点3·4
(2017·辽宁卷)I woke up with ________bad headache, yet by ________evening the pain had gone.
the
B．the; an
C．a；the
D．a；an
答案 C [句意：我醒来时头很痛，但到了晚上头痛就已经消失了。考查冠词的基本用法。设空后的名词均为可数名词，第一空表示泛指，加a；第二空表示特指，加the。],
②(2010·江苏卷)The visitors here are greatly impressed by the fact that ________people from all walks of life are working hard for ________new Jiangsu.
A/；a
B．/；the
C．the；a
D．the；the
答案 A [句意：来江苏的游客都对此印象颇深——为了一个崭新的江苏，来自各行各业的人都在努力工作着。people为复数名词，此处为泛指的用法，故第一空用零冠词；像Jiangsu，London等这样A项。]
(2010·四川卷)In ________most countries, a university degree can give you ________flying start in life.
；a
B．the；/
C．/；/
D．/；a
答案 D [句意：在大多数国most countries为泛指，前面用零冠词；start在此处是可数名词，也是泛指，前面需用不定冠词。a flying start一个很好的开端，良好的起步。]
(2010·重庆卷)Everything comes with ________price; there is no such ________thing as a free lunch in the world.
；a
B．the；/
C．the；a
D．a；/
答案 D [句意：一切都是有代价的，天下没有“免费的午餐”。第二空用“no such＋单数名词”，在此结构中，因no本身等于not a(an)/any，故单数名词前需用零冠词，排除A、C两项；第一空后的price为单数名词，在本句中表泛指，故用不定冠词。]
(2009·江西卷)Some people fear that ________air pollution may bring about changes in ________weather around the world.
；the
B．the；/
C．an；the
D．the；a
答案 A [句意：一些人害怕空气污染可能会引起世界气候的变化。第一空后的air pollution为抽象名词，表示泛指概念，故用零冠词；第二空后的weather也是抽象名词，在这里特指全球的气候，被around the world修饰。]
(2009·安徽卷)We can never expect ________bluer sky unless we create ________less polluted world.
；a
B．a；the
C．the；a
D．the；the
答案 A [句意：如果我们不能创造一个污染更少的世界，就永远不要期待有一片更蓝的天a red sun一轮红日；a wonderful world一个美好的世界。]
(2009·辽宁卷)This area experienced ________________month of May.
A．/；a
B．a；the
C．the；the
D．the；a
答案 C [句意：这个地区在5月份经历了最大的降雨量。形容词最高级前需用定冠词；the month of May＝May，是特指，需用定冠词。]
(2009·四川卷)In order to find ________better job, he decided to study ________second foreign language.
；a
B．a；a
C．the；the
D．a；the
答案 B [句意：为了找到一个更好的工作，他决定再学习一门外语。“不定冠词＋形容词比较级(＋名词)”“一个更……的”，而“定冠词＋形容词比较级(＋名词)”表示“两者中较……的”；“不定冠词”＋序数词(＋名词)表示，表示“又一，再一”，而“定冠词＋序数词(＋名词)”表示排序。根据句意及上述用法，本题应该选B项。]
(2008·山东卷)Students should be encouraged to use ________Internet as ________resource.
；a
B．/；the
C．the；the
D．the；a
答案 D [句意：应该鼓励学生把因特网作为一种资源来使用。第一空the Internet为固定搭配；第二空用不定冠词表泛指，意为“一种资源”，所以选D项。]
(2008·江西卷)—I am so sorry to have come late for the meeting.
your fault. With ________rush-hour traffic and ________heavy rain, it is no wonder you were late.
A．a；a
B．the; the
C．/；/
D．/；a
答案 B the，故选B。]