在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)。 1. (2015卷II62) The adobe dwellings (土坯房) built by the Pueblo Indians of the American Southwest are admired by even _ most modern architects and engineers.,由其后面的“most modern”可知，这里是最高级，其前面通常用the。,the,2. (2014卷I63) Now, years later, this river is one of _ most outstanding examples of environmental cleanup.,在形容词最高级(most outstanding)前，一般要用the。,the,3. (2014样卷8) Alan: (opening the fridge door) Well, it wasnt me. But Mum, look! Are these your sandwiches here on the bottom shelf of _ fridge?,指说话人和听话人心目中都知道的“那个”冰箱，故填the。,the,当纯空格在没有限定词的名词前，特别是单数可数名词前，通常是填冠词，根据语境及定冠词与不定冠词的基本用法选用恰当的冠词。(注：限定词主要是指冠词、形容词性物主代词，以及some, any, another等不定代词) 此外，这种情况下，也有可能要求考生填some, any, other, another等不定代词。,在下列各句中的空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)并说明理由。 1. (2015广东卷) Mr. Johnson lived in the woods with his wife and children. He owned _ farm which looked almost abandoned.,指拥有“一个”农场。,a,2. (2014广东卷) She apologized for the mistake and gave us a spare VIP room on _ top floor. 特指“在顶楼” (on the top floor)。 3. (2013广东卷) In the beginning, there was only _very small amount of unfairness in the world 因a small amount of (很少量的)是固定词组，故填a。另外，a large amount of意为“大量的”，其后通常都是接不可数名词。,the,a,4. (2012广东卷) Mary will never forget the first time she saw him He walked in For some reason he sat beside Mary. But she quickly realized that it wasnt her, it was probably the fact that she sat in _ last row.,特指最后的那一排，用定冠词。,the,5. (2011广东卷) I sat next to the man and introduced myself. We had _ amazing conversation.,因为have a conversation 相当于have a talk，是固定短语，意为“谈话”。amazing以元音音素开头，故其前用an。,an,6. (2010广东卷) A young man, while traveling through a desert, came across a spring of clear water. _ water was sweet.,特指前面提到的clear water，相当于“这”种清泉, 故填The。,The,7. (2009广东卷) Besides, shopping at this time of the year was not _ pleasant experience: people stepped on your feet.,句中experience意为“经历”，是可数名词;由冒号之后的内容可知，一年的这个时候去购物并不是一次愉快的经历，表示“一次”用不定冠词，故填a。,a,8. (2007广东卷) the head of the village was tying up his horse to my car to pull it to _ small town some 20 kilometres away where there was a garage.,指将车拉到离那里大约有20公里远的“一个小镇”去修, 表示“一个”用不定冠词，small以辅音音素开头，故填a。,a,9. So bright was _ moon that the flowers were bright as by day. 因moon是世界上独一无二的事物，其前用the。 10. Argentina is _ second biggest nation in Latin America. 在表示顺序的序数词前，要用the。,the,the,11. As we all know, its one of _ nicest parks in the country. 最高级前要用the。 12. This is _ third time that Ive read the book. 序数词前用定冠词the。,the,the,13. _ Changjiang River is longer than any other river in China. 由普通名词构成的专有名词前一般要加the。又如：the Childrens Palace(少年宫)。 14. Alexander Graham Bell invented _ telephone in 1876. 表示整个类属，要用定冠词the。又如，The tiger is in danger of becoming extinct.老虎面临绝种的危险。,The,the,15. Alice likes playing _ violin while Henry is interested in listening to music. 表示演奏西洋乐器, 乐器名称前习惯上用the。 16. Cleaning women in big cities usually get paid by _ hour. 在计量单位名词前用the，表示“按付/租/卖”，这里是“按小时付款”。,the,the,17. The higher we go above the earth, _ rarer the air is. 表示“越就越”用the+比较级the+比较级。 18. Im sure that zero-emission vehicles may take _ place of todays cars in the near future. 因take the place of (代替)是固定词组。,the,the,19. Its no trouble at all; on _ contrary, it will be a great pleasure to help you. 因on the contrary (恰恰相反，与此相反)是固定词组。 20. She planned to go to France to study French, but that is out of _ question now. 因out of the question(不可能的)是固定词组。比较：out of question (毫无疑问，没问题)。记忆方法：没有the就没有问题。,the,the,21. When I was walking down the street _ other day, I happened to find a small wallet lying there. 因the other day (不久前的某一天)是固定词组。 22. All my life I have tried to be _ honest man. 泛指“一个”诚实的人，用不定冠词；又因honest以元音音素开头，故填an。,the,an,23. The mobile phone is becoming _ useful tool for us to communicate with others. 因tool是单数可数名词，故前面应填冠词，表示“一种”有用的工具，填不定冠词；又因useful虽以元音字母开头，但其读音却以辅音音素开头，故填a。,a,24. The ticket agent asked me whether I wanted _ one-way or round-trip ticket. 因ticket是可数名词单数，表示“一张”单程票或往返票，前面应填不定冠词；又因one虽以元音字母o开头，但其读音却以辅音音素开头，故填a。,a,25. As the old saying goes, “Rome was not built in _ day.” 表示数量“一”，用不定冠词。 26. Every morning he walks in the open air for _ hour. 表示数量“一”，用不定冠词；又因hour以元音音素开头，故填an。,a,an,27. The apartment rents at 2000 _ month. 27. 表示“每一”用不定冠词。 28. _ triangle has three sides. 28. 表示“任一”要用不定冠词，故填a。,a,A,29. I bought these books at _ discount and had two hundred dollars saved. 29. 因为at a discount (打折扣), at a discount of (按的折扣)是固定短语。 30. I had to go without breakfast this morning as I was in _ hurry. 30. 因in a hurry (匆忙；急于)是固定短语。,a,a,31. Every summer _ great many students travel to other countries looking for work and adventure. 因a great many(许多)是固定词组。 32. As _ result of her mothers teaching, she never wasted any food. 因as a result of (由于的结果)是固定词组。,a,a,33. One day, Tom decided to play _ trick on some people in his town. 因play a trick on (戏弄)是固定词组。 34. The Internet is playing _ more and more important part in our daily life. 因play a