Ⅰ. 单项填空
1. China’s first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, which has been handed over to the People’s Liberation Army’s Navy, ______ a major breakthrough in China’s defense modernization.
A. predicts B. tells
C. marks D. signs
答案 C
解析 考查动词。句意：中国第一艘航母“辽宁舰”已经正式交付中国人民解放军海军，这标志着中国国防现代化建设中的一个重大突破。 mark“标志(重要变化或发展阶段)”，符合句意。predict“预言”； tell“告诉”； sign“签(名)；示意”。
2. The Nobel Literature Prize winner Mo Yan said on Friday ______ prize the Swedish Academy had awarded to him was ______ victory of literature, but not a victory of politics.
A. the; the B. the; a
C. a; a D. a; the
答案 B
解析 考查冠词。句意：周五诺贝尔文学奖的获得者莫言说，瑞典文学院授予他的该奖项是文学的胜利，而不是政治的胜利。the Swedish Academy had awarded to him是定语从句，修饰先行词the prize，表示特指；而“a victory of literature”泛指“文学的胜利”，与后面的“a victory of politics”相
