Question

The astronauts were so struck by _______beauty of nature that they took lots of pictures ...

The astronauts were so struck by _______beauty of nature that they took lots of pictures in _______space. A．the ; / B．the; the C．/; the D．/; /

Answer 1

A

试题分析：beauty因为后有of nature修饰，故前面用定冠词；space当“太空”讲时，前面不用冠词。还有nature当“自然”讲时，前面不用冠词。 点评：本题难度适中。冠词是高中学生必须掌握的知识点，虽然在初中就提到冠词，由于冠词的用法太多，做题时必须根据不同的语境来确定用哪一个冠词。冠词在固定短语中的考查也是近几年的热点。 即学即练：—How about _____Christmas evening party? 　—I should say it was _____success. 　A. a; a            B. the; a          C. a; 不填             D. the; 不填 解析：B。the Christmas evening party特指刚刚结束的圣诞晚会； a success 考查抽象名词时不定冠词的用法。success 是抽象名词，不可数，但在此题中，success 已经完全具体化而成为名词，意为“一次成功的晚会”。当抽象名词表示具有某种特性、状态、情感、情绪的人和事物时，抽象名词可以用为可数名词。再如What a pleasant surprise you gave us!