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-- What _____ exciting experience to jump down from _____ bridge of 50 meters high!
-- Oh, I can never imagine that. Bungee jumping is too dangerous, I think.


  1. A.
    / ; a
  2. B.
    an ; the
  3. C.
    / ; the
  4. D.
    an ; a
D
试题分析:这里泛指那个50米的桥,没有说具体是哪架桥,所以用不定冠词。experience这里指“经历”解experience的基本意思是“经验”,指由实践得来的知识和技能,是不可数名词,没有复数形式,也不与不定冠词连用。
experience也可作“经历,阅历”解,指具体的经验,亲身见过、做过或遭受的事,是可数名词,其单数可表示一具体活动的结果。
experience还可作“感受”解,这时常用复数形式。
experience后如有介词of短语作为限制性定语时要用定冠词the。
表示“在…方面的经验”时, experience后一般接介词in,也可接动词不定式作后置定语。
句意:--从50米高的桥上跳下是一次多么刺激的经历啊!--我从来没有想过那事,我认为蹦极跳是非常危险的。
考点:考查冠词的用法。
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。
即学即练: I had _____singular experiencein Africa.
A. /   B. an   C. the     D. a
解析:D。句意:我在非洲时有过一次奇特的经历。
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A.to a large extent depends on her apparent talent for music

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D.is largely due to the state of the music industry currently

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B.She and Madonna are contemporary megastars in music.

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A.Her musical talent.

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C.Her incredible voice.

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C. Economic freedom                  D. Approach to consumerism

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A.is clear

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