Question

It was _______ great shock to the world that two Chinese astronauts orbited Earth for five days in ________ Shenzhou VI in October 2005.

A．不填；不填

B．the; the

C．a; the

D．不填；the

Answer 1

C

考查冠词的用法。句意“2005年两位航天员乘‘神舟五号’飞船环绕地球五天的消息震惊了世界。”指震惊人的事情时，shock是可数名词，用a修饰；特指“神舟五号”飞船用the。故选C。