单选题 We went right round to the west coast by ______ sea instead of driving across continent,
A．the; the B．/; the C．the; / D．/; /

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查词组搭配及定冠词the的用法。by sea“乘船”，就等于by ship，不需加冠词，类似的还有by bus，by air。continent这里是特指，为说话双方所知道，所以前面加定冠词the。故选B。