1.(2012年高考江西卷)The Smiths don't usually like staying at ________ hotels,but last summer they spent a few days at a very nice hotel by ________ sea.
A./;a B.the;the
C./;the D.the;a
解析:句意:史密斯一家通常不喜歡住旅館,但是去年夏天他們?cè)诤_呉患也诲e(cuò)的旅館住了幾天。本題考查冠詞的基本用法和習(xí)慣用法。第一空后復(fù)數(shù)名詞hotels在本句中表示泛指,故用零冠詞,排除B、D兩項(xiàng);第二空by the sea為習(xí)慣用語,意為“在海邊(=on the coast)”。
答案:C
2.(2011年高考浙江卷)Experts think that ________ re cently discovered painting may be ________ Picasso.
A.the;/ B.a(chǎn);the
C.a(chǎn);/ D.the;a
解析:句意:專家們認(rèn)為近來發(fā)現(xiàn)的那部繪畫作品可能是畢加索的作品。句中painting前有修飾語recently discovered,所以此處的painting是特指,故其前用定冠詞the;第二個(gè)空后的Picasso本來是專有名詞,指“畢加索”其人,但是在本句中,它指的是“一部畢加索的作品”,所以其前用不定冠詞a,這實(shí)際上是專有名詞具體化的使用。
答案:D
3.(2012年高考浙江卷)The development of industry has been ________ gradual process throughout ________ human existence,from stone tools to modern technology.