【答案】C
二、单句填空
1. (2018·全国III卷) Unexpectedly, I'm face-to-face with the gorilla, who begins screaming at _____62_____ top of her lungs. 【答案】the
【解析】考查冠词。此处为固定短语at the top of，此处表示以最大的肺活量喊叫。
2. (2018·全国II卷)Corn production has jumped nearly 125 percent over ___62___ past 25 years, while rice has increased only 7 percent. 【答案】the
【解析】考查冠词。句意：玉米产量在过去25年里增长了近125%，而大米只增长了7%。故是特指在过去的25年里。故填the。
4.(2017·全国卷Ⅰ)As ________ result, people will eat more food to try to make up for that something missing. 【答案】a
【解析】as a result是固定搭配，意为“结果”，强调某种原因产生的结果。
5.(2017·全国卷Ⅱ)This included digging up the road, laying the track and then building a strong roof over ________ top. 【答案】the
【解析】此处特指“顶部”，故用定冠词the。
6.(2017·全国卷Ⅲ)Instead, she is earning ￡6,500 a day as ________ model in New York. 【答案】a
【解析】句意：相反，她在纽约做模特每天收入6,500英镑。model是可数名词，在此表示泛指，且读音以辅音音素开头，故用不定冠词a。
7.(2016·全国卷Ⅱ)Give your body and brain a rest by stepping outside for ________ while, exercising, or doing something you enjoy. 【答案】a
【解析】for a while “一会儿”，固定搭配。
8.(2016·全国卷Ⅱ)In that case, we will learn little about ________ world. 【答案】the
【解析】句意：那样的话，我们将会对这个世界了解甚少。world属于表示世上独一无二的事物的名词，其前应用定冠词。
9.(2016·全国卷Ⅰ) In 1931, Addams became ________ first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. 【答案】the
【解析】序数词前面加定冠词the。
10.(2016·浙江高考)________ prize for the winner of the competition is ________ two-week holiday in Paris. 【答案】The; a
二、单句改错
1. (2018·全国III卷) I had done myself homework but I was shy. 【答案】myself→the
【解析】考查冠词错误。句意：我已经完成了自己的作业。改为定冠词the或表示“我的”用my不用myself。 2. (2018·全国II卷)As the kid, I loved to watch cartoons, but no matter how many times I asked to watching them, my parents would not to let me. 【答案】the→a
【解析】考查冠词。这里表示“作为一个孩子”，a用在表示泛指的单数名词前，the表示特指。故把the改为a。
3. (2018·全国I卷)During my last winter holiday, I went to countryside with my father to visit my grandparents.
【答案】countryside前加the
【解析】考查冠词。去年寒假，我和父亲去乡下拜访爷爷奶奶。此处特指去的是乡下，故加定冠词the。 4. (2017·全国卷Ⅰ)I still remember how hard first day was. 【答案】first前加the/my
【解析】表示第几天，序数词前要加定冠词the或者用限定词进行修饰。 5. (2016·全国卷Ⅱ)But in that case, we will learn little about world. 【答案】world前加the
【解析】此处特指我们所生活的这个世界。
6. (2016·全国卷Ⅲ)At the first, I thought I knew everything and could make decisions by myself. 【答案】去掉the
【解析】at first “起初”，为固定短语。
7. (2015·全国卷Ⅰ)Now I am living in a city, but I miss my home in countryside. There the air is clean and the mountains are green. 【答案】countryside前加the
【解析】in the countryside“在乡村”，为固定短语。
8. (2014·全国卷Ⅱ)There are all kinds of the flowers and trees around the classroom buildings. 【答案】去掉第一个the
【解析】此处为泛指，不表示特指，故去掉the。
【对点测试】 一、单项选择
1. (2018·江苏常熟中学) In 1768, ________ commander of the Endeavour, James Cooks, met Joseph Banks, who was appointed ________ president of the Royal Society 10 years ago. A. /; / B. /; the C. the; the D. the; / 【答案】D
2. (2018·江苏常熟中学) , he talks a lot about his favorite singers after class. A. A quiet student as he may B. Quiet student as he may be C. Be a quiet student as he may D. Quiet as he may be a student 【答案】B
【解析】as引导让步状语从句应该倒装，本题中需要放在as之前的部分应该是整个表语部分并且要省略student前的不定冠词(若要保留该不定冠词，则应将其置于quiet与student之间。) 3. (2018·北京精华中学) —Where can we park car? —Don’t worry. There’s sure to be parking lot nearby. A. the; the B. the; a C. 不填; a D. 不填; the 【答案】B
4. (2018· 江苏泰州中学) --What do you think we should do after dinner?
-- Why don’t we get beer at the Karaoke bar don the street? It is kind of fun to hear all the birds singing.
A. a; 不填 B. a; a C. the; a D. a; the 【答案】A
【解析】考查冠词。试题分析：句意：--你认为我们晚饭后应该做什么？--为什么不到街上的卡拉OK喝杯啤酒呢？听到所有的乐队唱歌是一种乐趣。口语中 表示一杯啤酒的时候啤酒可数 冠词用a，fun是不可数名词 不加冠词，选A。
5. (2018· 天津耀华中学)Being able to afford _____drink would be _____comfort in those tough times.
A. the; the B. a; a C. a; / D. /; a 【答案】B
【解析】考查冠词。第一空，drink前应用不定冠词，表示“一杯饮料”；第二空，comfort前面加不定冠词，表示“一个给人安慰的物品”，所以两个空都要用不定冠词。
6. (2018· 江苏泰州中学)Ted couldn’t remember the exact date of the storm, but he knew it was Sunday because everybody was at church. A. /, the B. a, / C. /, a D. the, / 【答案】B
【解析】考查冠词：第一空填a，表示不明确的一个星期天，第二空不填，at church做礼拜，句意是：Ted记不得风暴的具体日期了，只记得是个星期天，因为每个人都在做礼拜。选B。
7. (2018· 天津滨海等中学)Jane’s grandmother had wanted to write ______ children’s book for
