专题一  （冠词）
1. 【  】（2001 北京春招） Mr. Smith, there’s a man at _______ front door who says he has _______ new for you of great importance.
A. the; 不填 B. the; the C.不填；不填 D. 不填；the
2. 【  】（2002 北京春招）I don’t like talking on _______ telephone; I prefer writing _______ letters.
A. a; the B. the;不填 C. the; the D. a;不填
3. 【  】（2002上海） One way to understand thousands of new words is to gain _______ good knowledge of basic word formation.
A. 不填   B. the C. a    D. one
4. 【  】（2003全国） The sign reads “In case of _______ fire, break the glass and push _______ red button.”
A. 不填; a B.不填; the   C. the; the D. a; a
5. 【  】（2004北京全国 32）______ on-going division between English-speaking Canadians and French-speaking Canadians is______ major concern of the country.
A. The; 不填写 B. The; a C. An; the D. An;不填
6. 【  】（2004湖南 26） For a long time they walked without saying ______ word. Jim was the first to break ______ silence.
A. the; a B. a; the C. a; 不填 D. the; 不填
7. 【  】（2004广东 28） While he was investigating ways to improve the telescope, Newton made _______ discovery which completely changed _______ man’s understanding of colour .
A. a;不填    B. a; the        C. 不填；the D. the; a
8. 【  】(2004 全国 IV) —John, there is ______ Mr. Wilson on the phone for you.
—I’m in _____ bath
A. a; the   B. the; a        C. a; 不填 D.the;不填
9. 【  】（2004 吉林 31） If you buy more than ten, they will knock 20 pence off _______.
A. a price   B. price C. the price D. prices
10. 【  】(2005 安徽 25) After dinner he gave Mr. Richardson ____ ride to ____Capital Airport.
A. the; a   B. a; the C. 不填；a D. 不填；the
11. 【B】(2005 江西 27) If you grow up in _____ large family, you are more likely to develop _____ ability to get on well with ____ others.
A. /; an; the  B. a; the; / C. the; an; the D. a; the; the
12. 【  】(2005 浙江省4) Mrs. Taylor has ____ 8-year-old daughter who has ____ gift for painting ——she has won two national prizes.
A. a; a B. an; the C. an; a D. the; a
13. 【  】His hometown is on ____ East Sea and his father is at ____ sea.
A. the; 不填 B. the; a C. the; the D. 不填；不填
14. 【  】名校联考Would you lend me ______ paper to write _______ paper?
     —Sorry, I haven’t any.
A. any; some B. any; a    C. a; some D. some; a
15. 【  】四校联考The building of that school was completed in _______August of 2001 not in ______September, 2002.
A. 不填；the B. the; the C. 不填; the   D. the; 不填
16. 【C】—It’s said that two Chinese engineers were kidnapped by terrorists in Pakistan yesterday.
—Yes, ____ news came as ____ great surprise.
A. the; the B. 不填；不填 C. the; a D.不填; a
17. 【  】辽宁实验Apples are usually sold by _______ weight and eggs are sometimes sold by ________ dozen.
A. the; the           B. 不填；a    C. 不填；the      D. the; a
18. 【  】While peace-keeping is ____ UN’s main duty, it also has programmes for ____ education, better health and business in more than 170 countries.
A. the; an           B. 不填；the C. the; 不填 D. 不填；an
19. 【  】名校联考What did you think of _____ president?
   —I didn’t care for him at first, but after ______ time I got to like him.
A. the; a    B. 不填; the C. the; the D. 不填; a
20. 【  】Water is ____ liquid at room temperature and has ____ comparatively higher freezing point.
A. 不填；the    B. the; the C. a; a D. 不填；a
21. 【  】A house built of stone lasts longer than ____ one built of wood.
A. 不填    B. the C. a D. an
22. 【  】It’s quite obvious that the aging population in China will cause ____ heavy pressure on ____ whole society in the future.
A. a; a    B. the; 不填 C. a; the D.不填; the
23. 【  】山西重点He had decided to give it up, but on ______second thoughts he decided to try ______ third time.
A. the; a B. 不填；不填   C. a; a    D. 不填; a
24. 【  】—Hey, Mr. Smith, you are wanted on ____ phone.
—Who is calling?
—____ Mr. Green. I don’t know he is.
A. 不填; A B. the; 不填 C. the; A D. 不填；不填
25. 【  】—What musical instrument do you play?
     —_____.
A. Violins B. A violin C. Violin D. The violin
26. 【  】崇文统考一Granny took the little girl by ________ hand and thanked her for her help.
A. a   B. her   C. his D. the
27. 【  】Wouldn’t it be ____ wonderful world if all nations live in ____ peace with one another?
A. a; 不填 B. the; 不填 C. a; the D. the; the
28. 【  】Take these chairs away. They are in ____ way.
A. this B. the C. a D. one
29. 【  】湖北联考二Today the canal is still being used. Ships can be seen moving on _______ water now and then. But it is no longer ______ busy water highway.
A. a; the B. the; 不填 C. 不填; a D. the; a
30. 【  】成都诊断二More and more people in China prefer to choose _______ cheap wireless phone service known as _______ “Little Smart”.
A. a; the B. a; 不填 C. the; the D. the; 不填
31. 【  】Amazing, isn’t it? ____ housemaid has turned ____ general manageress!
A. The; a B. A; a C. The; 不填 D. A; the
32. 【  】广州综合Would you like _______ knife and fork, or would you rather use _______ chopsticks, sir ?
A. the; the B. a; 不填 C. 不填; the D. 不填;不填
33. 【  】They have their reasons for keeping their marriage ____ secret for ____ moment.
A. the; a B. the; the C. a; the D. a; a
34. 【  】They elected him ____ captain of the team for ____ second time.
A. 不填；a B. the; a C. the; 不填 D. 不填；不填
35. 【  】荆州质检I wonder what it feels like to be one of ______ really rich. The Browns already have two Rolls Royce and now they are buying _______ third.
A. the; a B. the; the C. 不填; a D. 不填; the
36. 【  】____ Whites visited ____ poor last week.
A. The; 不填 B. The; the C. A; a D. A; the
37. 【  】江西重点中学联考As is known to us, _______ life in ________ modern world is easier in some ways than ______ life our grandparents lived.
A. the; a ;the B. a; the; the C. 不填; the; the D. the; 不填; the
38. 【  】It is reported that fully 95 percent of ____ US public schools are now connected to ____ Internet.
A. the; the B. the; 不填 C. 不填; the D. 不填; 不填
39. 【  】In spite of his appearance, his movements were as spirited as ____.
A. a young man B. a young man’s C. young men D. young men’s
40. 【  】Your recorder and mine are of ____.
A. the type B. same type C. type D. a type
41. 【  】南京调研Thank you for sending us ______ fresh vegetables of many kinds. You have done us ______ great service.
A. 不填; a B. the; a C. 不填；不填 D. the; 不填
42. 【  】Many people are still in ____ habit of writing silly things in ____ public places.
A. 不填; the B. the;不填 C. 不填；不填 D. the; the
43. 【  】That escaped prisoner camped in ____ wood but he didn’t light ____ a fire because smoke rising from ____ wood might attract ____ attention.
A. 不填; the; a; 不填 B. a; a; the; the
  C. a; the; a; 不填 D. a; a; the; 不填
44. 【  】We went to the exhibition yesterday ____.
A. on a car B. in a car C. at the car D. by a car
45. 【  】We went to the exhibition yesterday ____.
A. the same; the B. 不填；不填 C. an; 不填 D. an; the

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