2019年mpa考试英语真题——冠词283

{01}--- An explosion at a coal mine killed at least 62 workers and left another 13 missing．
--- Yes, _________  news came as ________ shock to us all． A.the; the B./; / C./; a D.the; a 解析：考察冠词用法，根据题意news指的是煤矿发生爆炸的消息，为特指。下文一个对我们的打击，是泛指，用不定冠词。故选D。
本题选D。
{02}Most Chinese still regard Liu Xiang as ______ honor to our country and take ______ great pride in him. A.an; / B./; a C.the; the D.an; the 解析：考查冠词。前文一个荣誉，泛指用不定冠词。确定用a还是用an依据的是单词发音词首音素，不是看首字母。Honor词首音素为元音，故用an。take great pride in是固定短语，感到自豪的意思，不用冠词。故选A。
本题选A。