1. It is well-known that ________ year 2020 saw many developments in ________ science and technology, with those in the field of space science being particularly notable.
A. /; / B. /; the C. the; the D. the; /
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查冠词。句意:众所周知,在2020年,科学和技术取得了许多发展,其中空间科学领域的发展尤其引人注目。第一空需用定冠词the特指year 2020,science and technology意为“科技和技术”,当in+名词表示“某方面”不需要使用定冠词。因此第一空为the,第二空为/,故选D。
2. My telephone is out of order. Can you tell me the ____ news about the COVID-19 pandemic?
A. lately B. latest C. later D. latter
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词/副词词义辨析。句意:我的电话不好使了,你能告诉我关于新冠疫情的最新消息吗?A. lately最近;B. latest最新的;C. later后来;D. latter后者的。根据“news about the COVID-19 pandemic”可知此处表示“最新的”,故B项正确。