Question

According to the recent reports, one of the animals, _____ crocodile, is in _____ danger of dying out.

A．the; the

B．the; /

C．/; /

D．/; the

Answer 1

B

第一空是定冠詞the+可數(shù)名詞的單數(shù)形式，表示類別，第二空是固定詞組in danger“處境危險(xiǎn)”，類似的零冠詞現(xiàn)象的詞組有：at war, at peace, at table, at work, at college, at sea, by force, by air, by sea, by train, in bed, in hospital, in peace, in ink, on foot, on sale, on leave, on fire, on business, in public, in secret等。