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备战2011届高考英语（通用版）一轮复习
专题18 冠词
【A组：基础过关】
1. To tell truth, his coming is really big surprise to most people present at the party. A. / ; a B. the ; / C. the ; a D. / ; / 【答案】C
【解析】该题考查冠词。第一空处是固定短语，to tell the truth意为“说实话”；第二空后的surprise是可数名词，意为“意想不到的事，令人惊讶的事”，故前面用不定冠词。 2. Jack wanted to be______ university student, but in_______ entrance examination he missed by a mile.
A. a; an B. an; the C. the; an D. a; the 【答案】D
【解析】考查冠词。a university student一名大学生，表泛指；the entrance examination特指入学考试。
3.____on-going division between English –speaking Canadians and French-speaking Canadians is _______major concern of the country.
A. The, / B. The, a C. An, the D. An, / 【解析】此句的意思是：在讲英语的加拿大人和讲法语的加拿大人之间的那种逐渐增长的分歧是这个国家一个主要担心的问题。第一个空用the 表特指；第二个空用a表泛指，泛指主要是担心问题中的一个。
【答案】B
4. One way to understand thousands of new words in gain _____good knowledge of basic word formation.
A. / B. the C. a D. one
5. The cakes are delicious . He’d like have ______third one because _____second one is rather too small.
A. a, a B. the . the C. a ,the D. the ,a
【解析】当序数词表示顺序时前面要回定冠词修饰；当表示“又一；再一”时，前面用不定冠词修饰。
【答案】C
6.In china, pressure to pass exams gives students the impression that learning comes from textbooks.
A．/; / B．the; the C．the; / D．/; the
【解析】后置定语很长的时候我们用定冠词the 修饰，the exams 也特指应试教育的考试。
【答案】B
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7.Recently some studies have found that learning ____________ second language can lead to _______________ increase in one’s brain power.
A．a; the B．不填; the C．a; an D．the; an
【解析】a +序数词表示再一，又一； an increase 一种增加，用做名词这个时候看作可数。
【答案】C 8.（浙江省宁波市08-09学年高三上学期期末统考，2）?What do you remember Alexander Graham Bell as?
?As ______ inventor of ______ telephone. A. an; / B. the; a C. the; the D. /; the
9．一 What in ____ world do you like most in _____ world? 一 I hope _____ world is _____peaceful and fair world. A．the；the；the；the B．／；the；the；／ C．／；the；the；a D．the；the；the；a
【解析】第一个world前加the构成in the world，其意为“究竟，到底”，第二和第三个world表示“这个世界”，特指需加the，第四个world前有形容词修饰，应用不定冠词a，)
【答案】D
10．As we all know．____life is hard for any of us. If we live___ happy life，we must all work harder.
A．／：／ B．／；a C．a；／ D．a；a
【解析】抽象名词life指“生活”时是不可数名词，不加冠词;第二个空具体化，有形容词修饰，应用不定冠词，a happy life表示。一种幸福的生活”。
【答案】B
【B组：能力突破】
1.（东北三省三校2009届高三下学期第一次联合模拟考试yy）The chairman will be pleased at
________ scene that everything is in ________ place. A. a; a B. the; the C. the; 不填 D. 不填; the
【答案解析】C考查冠词的用法。scene后有定语从句修饰，是特指；inplace表示“在正确的位置，准备妥当”，是固定搭配。
2.（山东省济南市2010届高三年级第一次模拟考试英语试题）Play, often seen as
activity for kids, is still important in development of teenagers. A．the; the B．an; the C．an; 不填 D．the; 不填
3.（浙江省金华十校2010届高三上学期期末考试（英语））Sad to say，nowadays many people are still in habit of writing silly things in public places. A．the；不填 B．不填；不填 C．the; the D．不填；the 【答案解析】A考查冠词。habit后有of短语修饰限定，故第一空是特指；第二空是泛
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指，表“公共场所”，不用冠词。
4.( 2010年安徽省“江南十校”高三联考英语试题)It was ____ exciting news that more than ten
students in a single school were admitted to Tsinghua University in the same year. A. one B. an C. / D. a
【答案解析】C考查冠词的用法。news是不可数名词，所以不用冠词，这里选C项。 5.(2010东北三省四市联考) ——What have we got for supper?
——I got huge fish at market opposite our school for only five pounds. A．the；the B．a；the C．the；a D．a；a
【答案解析】B，考察冠词的用法。huge fish有很多，我买的只是其中的一条，所以用不定冠词来修饰；market是指学校对面的一家，属特指，所以用定冠词。 6.(2010山东潍坊一模)一My flight was delayed because of________ heavy rain．
—But you are just in______________ time for the discussion． A．the；a B．a；the C．不填；不填 D．the；不填
【答案解析】D，考察冠词的用法。引起我的航班延误应该是特指的一场大雨，所以第一空要用定冠词来限定，in time及时，准时，固定短语。
7.(2010辽宁抚顺拟) I don’t think the experiment is ______ failure. At least we have gained
______ experience for future success.
A.不填；the B. a; the C. a ; 不填 D.不填; 不填
8.（2010北京海淀期末）By ________ nature, you are an adventurer, full of amazement and
curiosity about _________world bigger than life itself. A．a; the B．the; the C．/; a D．the; /
【答案解析】C，考察冠词的用法。By nature就其本质而言，天生的，固定短语；world，earth，sun，moon等独一无二的名词一旦被形容词修饰之后，其前要用不定冠词来限定。
9.(2010江苏南通调研) While income worry is _______ rather common problem of the aged,
loneliness is another problem that ________ aged parents may face.
A. a; 不填 B. the; 不填 C. a; the D. the; the
【答案解析】A，考察冠词的用法。不定冠词和another才能对应，表示泛指，所以第一空不用冠词；parents复数表泛指，所以其前不用冠词。
10.(2010山东烟台检测) Hey, please do me favor. I must get some money
from ATM machine. A．the; a B．a; the C．the; an D．a; 不填
【答案解析】B，考察冠词的用法。第一空固定词组do sb a favor，第二空则表示确指。 11.(2010北京东城期末) Have you read today’s news? The price
of houses has slightly gone down.
A．the, the B．不填,the C．the,不填 D．不填，不填 【答案解析】D，考察冠词的用法。today’s news今天的新闻，其前不用冠词；houses复数名词表泛指，其前不用冠词。
12.(2010山东聊城一模) When the government office building was under fire, the crowd
got into panic.
A．不填；a B．the；不填 C．a；the D．the；a
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【答案解析】A, 考察冠词的用法。under fire是固定搭配，意为着火，get into a panic陷入恐慌之中
13.(2010湖南四校联考)The film company has given up idea of acting play of
Shakespeare.
A. the; the B. the; a C. an; a D. an; the
14.(湖南省雅礼中学2010届高三第七次月考 )Education is a lifelong process, process
that starts long before start of school, and one that should be a necessary part of one’s entire life.
A. a, a B. a, the C. the, a D. the, the 【解析】考查冠词。这句话的意思是“教育自始自终伴随人的一生，早在人们上学之前就开始了，应是人生命中不可缺少的一部分”。第一空为不定冠词，“a process”作前面“a lifelong process”的同位语；第二空为定冠词，表示“开始上学”这一特定的事件。
15.(江苏省南通市2010期末调研)What lessons China can draw from global financial
crisis has become ________hot topic among us students. A. the; a B. 不填; a C. a; the D. 不填; the A【解析】考察冠词的用法。本题中的 financial crisis金融危机是特指，用定冠词the， hot topic 是指热门的话题，为泛指用a。
16.(陕西省宝鸡市2010届高三质量检测)As we all know, it is really convenience to
have hospital in a community. A．the; a B．/; a C．a; a D．/; the
17.(吉林省长春市高中毕业班2010年第一次调研)The report said that a bus went out of
control on highway south of the city are rushed into a river. A. the; the B./; the C. the; / D. /; / D【解析】冠词。go out of contml是固定短语，意思是失去控制；south of…中的south是方位副词，前面不需要使用冠词。当south用作名词时通常与介词一起使用，如in thesouth of…。 18.（福建省厦门市2010届高三年级上学期质量检查）Because ____ unemployment is very high
at present, it's not easy for a fresh graduate to find ____ satisfying job as he wishes． A．the; / B．/; a C．an; a D．an; the B【解析】考查冠词。unemployment是抽象名词，前面不用冠词。job是可数名词，用不定冠词泛指“一个令人满意的工作。
二、完形填空
I had the privilege to visit the Bridge of Forgiveness in Palawan during the time when I was on the summer’s team．
After the long and exciting week，we had a chance to (1) the place where we were assigned(指定)．We (2) the narrow hanging bridge made of two bamboos and a long rope which you can hold (3) for your life as you cross it．I was so afraid of (4) ，especially here, and I think most of us were not (5) to crossing so high a bridge． (6) ，our
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team leader told us that we must cross this bridge in order to see the splendid falls that lie out on the other (7) .
“As you cross this bridge，think about (8) difficult，but it is possible．”
Many times in our lives we face (9) that we don’t expect—broken relationships，betrayal(背叛)of a friend，etc．，and all we do is (10) But I noticed that life must go on，and all the burdens must be (11) through forgiveness—forgiveness of yourself and others．
I didn’t understand my cousin (12) she told me I should (13) all those unfriendly guys with (14) ．But as I grow older，I realize that lying in the past (15) and guilt will not serve me well．
Once I forgave serious (16) ，I noticed that I couldn't forget them but every time I remembered them，I (17) ．There are no more pains brought just by the thought of them．
After all，life is good． (18) all the hardships, pains and difficulties, life teaches me to be (19) in facing any adversity(逆境)while at the same time it makes me (20) to those who suffer．If somebody does something terrible to me，I have to think back the bridge of forgiveness —difficult but possible．
(1)A．admire B．recognize C．explore D．expose
(2)A．came upon B．set aside C．built up D．broke down (3)A．conveniently B．delightedly C．tightly D．relaxingly (4)A．distance B．heights C．dangers D．lengths
(5)A．devoted B．limited C．opposed。 D．accustomed (6)A．However B．Therefore C．Otherwise D．Anyway (7)A．side B．hand C．way D．direction
(8)A．happiness B．sorrow C．forgiveness D．entertainment (9)A．strangers B．environments C．ceremonies D．situations (10)A．hope B．fight C．forget D．sigh
(11)A．stopped B．unloaded C．added D．charged (12)A．when B．until C．unless D．before (13)A．ignore B．tease C．treat D．value
(14)A．patience B．kindness C．courage D．violence (15)A．matters B．hurts C．counts D．changes
(16)A．disadvantages B．behavior C．friends D．offences (17)A．ached B．suffered C．smiled D．regretted
(18)A．Apart from B．Rather than C．Instead of D．Regardless of (19)A．strong B．aggressive C．inspired D．aware (20)A．considerate B．merciful C．grateful D．since (1)C
【解析】作者在这儿参观，所以，有机会去探密这个地方。动词admire羡慕，recognize辨认，expose暴露，其意思与语意不符；而explore的意思是“探索、探密”的意思。故答案选C。
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