31.Winter vacation is ________ time for leisure. But making good use of ________ time is not an easy task for most people.
A. the; the B. /; a
C. the; a D. a; the
[解析]句意：寒假是休闲的时间，但对大部分人来说利用好这段时间不是一件容易的事。第一空 time 表泛指，指“一段时间”，前需加不定冠词a;第二空则特指“寒假这段时间”，故D项正确。
[答案]D
32. My friend Mary is ________ 11yearold beautiful girl and ________ girl everyone likes to work with.
A.a; a B.a; the
C.an; a D.an; the
[解析]两个空均表示“数量一”，均用不定冠词;第一空以元音音素开头的名词前用 an;第二空辅音音素开头的名词前用 a。
[答案]C
33.—Hi, Wang Xin! What attracts you so much in today's Jinling Evening News?
—I'm quite impressed by ________ latest news that ________ senior citizens can enjoy free fares.
A. a; the B. /; the
C. the; / D. the; the
[解析]句意：—嗨，王鑫!今天的《金陵晚报》上什么内容这么吸引你?—看到最新的消息说老年市民免车费，我被打动了。第一空 the latest news 特指后面提到的最新的消息，latest“最新的，最近的”;第二空为名词复数表类别，指“老年市民”，故C项正确。
[答案]C
34.There is ________ small temple on the island, which can only be reached by ________ water.
A. a; / B. a; the
C. the; the D. the; /
[解析]句意：岛上有个小庙宇，只能坐船过去。第一空泛指“一个小寺庙”，需用不定冠词 a;第二空 by water 为固定搭配，指“由水路”，故A项正确。
[答案]A
35.Fireworks exploded during______ opening ceremony of ________ 2011 Asian Cup Football Tournament at Khalifa Stadium in Doha, capital of Qatar, Jan. 7, 2011.
A. the; a B. the; the
C. a; a D. a; the
[解析]由语境分析，第一空特指2011年亚洲杯足球锦标赛的开幕式，需加定冠词 the;第二空也为特指，特指2011年亚洲杯足球锦标赛，故B项正确。
[答案]B
36.Japan's refusal to release ________ Chinese fishing boat captain had caused ________ serious damage to SinoJapanese bilateral contacts (双边交往).
A. a; / B. a; a
C. the; / D. the; the
[解析]句意：日本拒绝释放中国渔船船长给中日双边交往带来了很大的危害。第一空特指“中国渔船船长”，需加定冠词 the;而第二空则修饰抽象名词 damage，不加冠词，故C项正确。
[答案]C
37.—Look! Our teacher has ________ tense expression on her face.
—So she does. It seems that ________ news is true.
A.a; / B.a; the
C.the; / D.the; a
[解析]第一空为“数量一”，用 a;第二空为定指用 the。
[答案]B
38. Jenny found in music ________ peace which was missing in ________ world full of challenges.
A. /; the B. /; a
C. a; the D. the; a
[解析]句意：珍妮在音乐中找到了在这个充满挑战的世界里失去的那份宁静。第一空特指“在充满挑战的世界里失去的那份宁静”，前需加定冠词 the;第二空泛指“一个充满挑战的世界”，前面需加不定冠词 a，故D项正确。
[答案]D
39.He wrote ________ song, which turned out to be rather popular with ________ young.
A. a; the B. a; a
C. the; a D. the; the
[解析]句意：他写了一首歌，结果很受年轻人的欢迎。第一空泛指“某一首歌”，前需加不定冠词;第二空“the +adj.”表示一类人，the young“年轻人”，故A项正确。
[答案]A
40.People believe that ________ prices of vegetables will not rise by more than another four percent under ________ control of the government.
A. the; the B. the; /
C. /; the D. /; /
[解析]句意：人们相信在政府的控制下，蔬菜价格不会上涨超过4%。第一空 prices 为特指，特指“蔬菜的价格”;under the control of“在……的控制下”，为固定搭配，故A项正确。
[答案]A
41.My neighbour asked me to go for ________ walk, but I don't think I've got ________ energy.
A. a; / B. the; the
C. /; the D. a; the
[解析]句意：我的邻居请我去散步，但是我觉得我没有那份精力。go for a walk 固定搭配，意为“去散步”;energy 在此处表特指，指去散步的那份精力，故前加 the。
[答案]D
42.________ walk is expected to last all day, so bring ________ packed lunch.
A. A; a B. The; /
C. The; a D. A; /
[解析]句意：这段路程预计要走一整天，所以带上一份盒饭。定冠词 the 用于 walk 前表示特指，指具体的一段路程。三餐前有形容词修饰时，与不定冠词 a(n)连用，表示泛指，意为“一顿……餐”，如：a business lunch;a working lunch;a late lunch。
[答案]C
43.We have every reason to believe that______ 2008 Beijing Olympic Games will be ________ success.
A. /; a B. the; /
C. the; a D. a; a
[解析]句意：我们有理由相信2008年北京奥运会将会取得成功。在由普通名词构成的专有名词前用定冠词 the;success 表“成功”的概念时为不可数名词，但作“成功的人”或“成功的事”讲时，是抽象名词具体化，前须加不定冠词“a”，故选C。
[答案]C
44.—Could you tell me the way to ________ Johnsons, please?
—Sorry, we don't have ______ Johnson here in the village.
A. the; the B. the; a
C. /; the D. the; /
[解析]句意：——请问去约翰逊家怎么走啊?——对不起，我们村里没有叫约翰逊的。“the+姓氏复数”可以表示“某人一家”;“a+人名”可以表示“一个叫……的人”，如：There isn't a Mr Li in our office. 我们办公室没有姓李的先生。因此，正确答案为B。
[答案]B
45.I wanted to catch ________ early train, but couldn't get ________ ride to the station.
A. an; the B. /; the
C. an; / D. the; a
[解析]句意：我想赶上早班火车，但没能搭上去火车站的汽车。题干中的 early train 特指意念中想赶上的火车，所以第一空应用定冠词 the;get a ride“乘车，搭车”，为固定短语，因此选D。
[答案]D
