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欢住旅馆,但是去年夏天他们在海边一家不错的旅馆住了几天。本题考查冠词的基本用法和习惯用法。第一空后复数名词hotels在本句中表示泛指,故用零冠词,排除B、D两项;第二空by the sea为习惯用语,意为“在海边(=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;the
C.a;/ D.the;a
解析:句意:专家们认为近来发现的那部绘画作品可能是毕加索的作品。句中painting前有修饰语recently discovered,所以此处的painting是特指,故其前用定冠词the;第二个空后的Picasso本来是专有名词,指“毕加索”其人,但是在本句中,它指的是“一部毕加索的作品”,所以其前用不定冠词a,这实际上是专有名词具体化的使用。
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.