问题补充:
The color green in ancient Egypt symbolized spring, which is the time of year when things in nature start to grow after long winter.
A. /; a
B. the; the
C. /; the
D. the; a
答案:
(答案→)A. /; a
B. the; the
C. /; the
D. the; a
解析:考查冠词辨析。第一空后的名称Year是一个抽象名词,单独使用;通常来说在四个季节前面不要冠词,但是当季节前面有形容词修饰的时候,可以加上a/an来修饰。本题的a long winter指一个很长的冬天。故A正确。