Question

The Smiths don’t usually like staying at         hotels, but last summer they spent a few days at a very nice hotel by ________ sea.

A．/; a

B．the; the

C．/; the

D．the; a

Answer 1

C

句意为：Smith一家人通常不爱呆在旅馆里，可是去年夏天他们在海边的一个很舒适的旅馆里度过几天。第一空表旅馆类别，用名词复数（零冠词）；第二空指“在海边”，属特指，用the 。
【考点定位】名词表类别有三种情况：the +名词单数；a(n)+名词单数；名词复数（不加冠词）。所以第一空不填冠词。by the sea 在海边 by sea 乘船。