2019年mpacc考试英语真题——冠词573

{01}The report said a car went out of _________control on a highway _________south of the city and rushed into a river.

A.the;the

B./;the

C.the;/

D./;/

解析：sth. be/get out of control指“某物失去了控制”，是固定搭配。south是副词，“向南，在南方”的意思，如选B项则在 the前加介词in，故选D项。
本题选D。
{02}I smoke out of ____ habit, not for ____ pleasure; for I have been in the habit for twenty years.

A.a; the

B.the; a

C.x; the

D.x; x

解析：该题考查冠词的用法。out of habit＝by habit是固定短语，意为“出于习惯，潜意识地”。for pleasure意为“为享乐，为消遣”，也是固定短语。
本题选D。