Question

【题目】Tom, a ___ boy, can speak English quite well. He wants to learn ___ language.

A. twelve-year-old ; a second B. twelve-year-old ;the second

C. twelve; a second D. twelve years old; the two

Answer 1

【答案】A

【解析】句意：汤姆，一个12岁的男孩，英语讲得很好。他想学第二语言。考查年龄表达法和冠词辨析。英语中的年龄有三种表示方法：一是直接说数字，例如（I’m）fourteen.；一是“数字-year-old”；一是“数字+years+old”。second第二，序数词，前面需加定冠词the；但second language第二语言，并不明确，系概指，前面可加不定冠词，而不加定冠词。结合句意和语境，可知选A。