2019年mpacc考试英语真题——冠词13

{01}The passengers were at ________ loss when ________ word came that their voyage was called off because of the hurricane.

A.the; a

B.a; the

C.a；/

D./; a

解析：考查冠词。固定词组at a loss茫然，不知所措；句型word came that…消息传来…句意：当消息传来因为飓风，他们的航行被取消的时候，乘客们不知所措。
本题选C。
{02}The apples are delicious. I’d like to have      third one because       second one is rather too small and I had little food at      lunch.

A.a; a; the

B.the; the; the

C.a; the; /

D.a; a; /

解析：考查冠词。第一空的不定冠词a+序数词 意为：再一，又一；第二空是指第二个苹果；固定词组at lunch午餐时；结合句意可知C正确。句意：那些苹果非常美味。我想再吃一个，因为第二个太小了，我在午餐的时候吃得很少。
本题选C。