真题l(2004甘肃、青海卷35)
--John,there is ________Mr Wilson on the phone for you.
--Im in( ) bath.
A.a;the B.the;a C.a;不填 D. the;不填
【答案及解析】A不定冠词修饰人名时,表示初次提到一个人,或者说话者认为没有必要或不想具体说明是哪一个。根据谈话的内容,所说的bath(澡堂,浴室)显然是说话双方都知道的,故前面须加定冠词,因此答案选A。
真题2(2004重庆卷32)
The most important thing about cotton in history is ________part that it played in ________Industrial Revolution.
A.不填;不填 B.the;不填 C.the;the D.a;the
【答案及解析】C part意指作用。特指工业革命时期所起的作用应加the,由普通名词构成的专有名词前用the。因此c为正确答案。
真题3(2004广东卷28)
While he was investigating ways to improve the telescope.Newton made discover which completely changed ________mans understanding of colour.
A.a;不填 B.a;the C.不填;the D.the;a
【答案及解析】A根据句子的意思,牛顿的一次发现,是泛指,应用不定冠词;而人类的观念,不是某一个人,故在man前不能用冠词,答案选A。