It’s said John will be in a job paying over $60,000 a year.

【高考试题】

—It’s said John will be in a job paying over $60,000 ______ year.

—Right, he will also get paid by ______ week. (2011江西卷)

A. the; the                 B. a; the                    C. the; a                   D. a; a

【高考解析】

答案为B。第一空填不定冠词，表示“每”；第二空填定冠词，表示单位，其固定搭配是by the…，表示“以……计”，其后通常接表示计量单位的单数名词，且名词前要用定冠词。如：

They are paid by the hour (by the month). 他们所得报酬按小时（月）计。

Milk is sold by the pint, butter by the pound, and eggs by the dozen. 牛奶按品脱卖，黄油论磅卖，蛋类论打卖。

有时也接抽象名词，此时通常不用冠词。如：

Bananas are usually sold by weight. 香蕉通常按重量卖。