Ⅰ.单项填空
1．(2017·南京市一模)Children with________stable family do better at school, according to________report published by the Sutton Trust.
A．/；a
B．a；a
C．the；a
D．a；/
答案 B [考查冠词。句意：根据Sutton Trust发表的一个报告，拥有一个稳定家庭的孩子在学校做得更好。两空都表示泛指，故都应用不定冠词a。]
2．(2017·江苏镇江高三调研)It's________good feeling for people to admire the Shanghai World Expo that gives them________pleasure.
A．/；a
B．a；/
C．the；a
D．a；the
答案 B [考查冠词。句意：对人们来说，欣赏能带给他们乐趣的世博会的感觉非常棒。feeling为可数名词，pleasure为不可数名词，均表示泛指，故B项正确。]
3．(2017·杭州二中模拟)It's often less expensive to buy goods in________quantity, but you'd better examine________quality before buying them.
A．/；the
B．the；/
C．a；the
D．the；the
答案 A [考查冠词。句意：大量购买货in quantity为固定搭配，意为“大量地”；第二空表示所购货物的质量，应为特指，故答案为A。]
4．(2017·烟台市二模)—I'm disappointed the experiment turned out to be________complete failure again.
—Don't lose heart. Try________third time.
A．the；a
B．a；the
C．a；a
D．/；the
答案 C [句意：——我很失望，这次试验证明又一次完全的失败。——不要灰心丧气，再尝试一次。第一空后的failure此处为具体名词，表示“失败的事或失败的人”；不定冠词用在序数词前不表示排序，而表示“再一，又一”，故答案为C。]
5．(2017·浙江第二次五校联考We don't think the experiment is________failure. At least we have gained________experience for future success.
A．the；a
B．a；/
C．a；an
D．the；the
答案 B [第一空后的failure表示“失败的事”，因此其前面用不定冠词a，为抽象名词具体化的用法experience表示“经验”时为不可数名词，此处表示泛指意义，所以第二空不用冠词。]
6．(2017·马鞍山4月检测)—Where will you
start your work after________graduation?
—Mum, it's not been decided yet. I might continue my study for________higher degree.
A．the；the
B．/；the
C．/；a
D．the；/
答案 C [考查冠词。句意：——毕业后你会去哪儿工作呢？——妈妈，这还没有决定呢。我或许会继续我的学业以获取一个更高的学位。after graduation为固定搭配，意为“毕业之后”；后一个空处泛指“一个更高的学位”，故用不定冠词a。]
7．(2017·江西六校第二次联考)University is________most worthwhile time of discovery and learning, and it is also________very enjoyable and valuable experience for every one of us.
A．a；a
B．the；/
C．/；a
D．a；the
答案 A [考查冠词。句意：大学是一段学习故不用最高级，a most意为“很，非常”；experience意为“经历”时是可数名词，在这里是泛指，所以前面需要用不定冠词。]
8．(2017·南昌三中模拟)“To meet people's desire for________happy life is our mission，” Xi Jinping said to the press after he was elected________general secretary and chairman.
A．a；a
B．the；the
C．a；/
D．/；the
答案 C [考查冠词。句意：习近平在当选为总书记后的记者招待会上说，“满足人们对于幸福生活的向往是我们的使命。”第一空表泛指，应用不定冠词；表示职务的名词前不用冠词，故答C。]
9．(2017·衡水一模)I was told that________10：20 flight would take us to Shanghai in time to reach________Fudan University.
A．the；/
B．the；a
C．a；the
D．/；the
答案 A [考查冠词。句意：有人告诉我说10：20的航班会带我们去上海并及时到达复旦大学。“10：20的航班”是特指，故第一个空填the；复旦大学是专有名词，故第二个空不填冠词。]
10．(2017·江西重点中学3月联考)As________rule, parttime workers such as babysitters or English tutors are paid by____hour.
A．the；an
B．a；an
C．a；the
D．the；/
答案 C [考查冠词。第一个空泛指“某一个规则”，用不定冠词a；by the hour是固定用法，表示“按小时”。]
11．(2017·福州一中模拟)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；/
答案 D [考查冠词。句意：所有东西都是有价的，世上没有免费午餐这样的东西。第一空表示泛指，应用不定冠词；no＝not any/not a，thing前因为有no不再用不定冠词，故答案选D。]
12．(2017·西安市模拟)As environment protection is becoming________public concern，________government is determined to pay more attention to the issue.
A．/；the
B．a；/
C．the；a
D．a；the
答案 D [考查冠词。句意：由于环境保护成为公众关注D。]
13．(2017·银川高三年级联考)We all sighed with________relief when________plane finally landed safely.
A．a；/
B．/；the
C．a；a
D．a; the
答案 B [考查冠词。句意：当飞机最后安全着陆的时候，我们全都如释重负地松了一口气。relief作“轻松；解脱” 讲时，为不可数名词，故第一空不填冠词；“________plane”特指我们乘坐的飞机，故第二空用定冠词the。]
14．(2017·浙江余杭一中模拟)Four and________half hours of discussion took us up to midnight，and________break for cheese，chocolate and tea with sugar.
A．a；a
B．the；the
C．/；the
D．a；/
答案 A [考查冠词。句意：四个半小时的讨论一直持续到半夜，在中间休息时我们吃了奶酪、巧克力以及喝了点加糖的茶。“四个半小时”可以表示为four and a half hours或four hours and a half。break意为“休息”，是可数名词，这里表示泛指，其前应用不定冠词，故选A。]
15．(2017·浙江师大附中模拟)People develop________preference for a particular style of learning at________early age and these preferences affect learning.
A．a；an
B．a；/
C．/；the
D．the；an
答案 A [考查冠词。a preference表示“一种偏好”，develop a preference for“养成对……的偏爱”，故第一空用不定冠词a；at an early age是固定词组，意为“在很小的时候”，故选A项。]
Ⅱ.语篇填空(根据文意填入适当的冠词)
A
When I was thirteen years old，I went on __1__ long journey on __2__ foot in a great valley，wellequipped with pens，a diary and __3__ alarm clock.During __4__ trip，I was busy recording every incident，name and place I came across.I had __5__ gift for writing.On my last night there，I wandered out of my tent，__6__ diary in hand.The sky was clear and lit by __7__ glare of the moon，__8__ round moon hanging high，and the walls of __9__ valley looked threatening behind their screen of shadows....
What __10__ unforgetable experience it was!
答案 1.a 2./ 3.an 4.the 5.a 6./ 7.the 8.a 9.the 10.an
B
HIGH FLYER
I travel all over __1__world on business and my neighbour thinks my life is one long holiday.You know what __2__ business travel is like；up at __3__ dawn to catch __4__plane；__5__breakfast in __6__ London，__7__lunch in __8__New York，__9__ luggage in __10__Bermuda.When you're in __11__ sky，you see only snow in __12__ Arctic or __13__Greenland.You have glimpses of __14__ Andes or __15__Pacific.You're always exhausted.Your wife or husband complains you're never there to take __16__ children to __17__ school or put them to __18__bed.When you get home，your neighbour says，“Another nice holiday，eh？”Give me Home Sweet Home any day!
Home Sweet Home!
答案 1.the 2./ 3./ 4.a/the 5./ 6./ 7./ 8./ 9./ 10./ 11.the 12.the 13./ 14.the 15.the16．the 17./ 18./
C
During our journey we came to __1__ bridge.As we were crossing __2__bridge，we met __3__old man and spoke to him.__4__ man refused to answer us at first.He could tell at a glance that we had escaped from __5__ prisonerofwar camp and he was afraid of getting into trouble.We weren't __6__ first prisoners of war to have escaped from __7__camp.As soon as Jim produced __8__ revolver，9__man proved very willing to answer our questions.He told us exactly where we were and directed us to __10__ farm where we might find food.
答案 1.a 2.the 3.an 4.The 5.a/the 6.the7．the 8.a 9.the 10.a