1.The factory used 65 percent of the raw materials, the rest of which _____ saved for other purposes.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
【答案】D
【考点】考查主谓一致和时态。
【解析】定语从句中先行词是the raw materials,故定语从句应与先行词数的一致,用复数,上文时态为过去式,故选D。句意为:工厂用了这种原材料的65%,剩余部分节省出来作他用。
2.One third of the country ______covered with trees and the majority of the citizens_______black people.
A. is; are B. is; is C. are; are D. are; is
【答案】A
【考点】考查主谓一致。
【解析】整个国家为整体,三分之一的部分当然也应用单数;而the majority of citizens主要指人,是可数名词,此时的谓语动词用复数,表示“大多数,大部分”。
3.Barbara is easy to recognize as she’s the only one of the women who _______ evening dress.
A.wear B.wears C.has worn D.have worn
〖答案〗B
〖考点〗考查主谓一致和时态。
〖解析〗首先the only one of ….为先行词时, 定语从句修饰的是one, 即one是主语, 而非后面的复数women, 根据主谓一致的原则, 谓语动词应该用复数, 排除A, D。另外, 从 “is”可以看出句子是要表示一种习惯, 因此要用一般现在时, 排除C, 故选A
4.Listening to loud music at rock concerts caused hearing loss in some teenagers.
A. is B. are C. has D. have
〖答案〗C
〖考点〗主谓一致
〖解析〗根据动名词短语作主语, 句子的谓语动词用单数形式, 由此排除B、D两项, 根据主语与caused的主动关系, 排除A项
5.Such poets as Shakespeare widely read, of whose works, however, some difficult to understand.
A. are;are B. is;is C. are;is D. is:are
〖答案〗A
〖考点〗考查主谓一致。
〖解析〗主句中的主语应为poets, 谓语动词用复数, 其后的非限制性定语从句的主语应为some of whose works, 谓语动词也应是复数。故选A。
6.The number of foreign students attending Chinese universities _______ rising steadily since1990.
A. is B. are C. has been D. have been
〖答案〗C
〖考点〗本题考查主谓一致和时态。
〖解析〗主语是 the number故谓语动词用单数, 又因时间状语是since 1997所以用完成时态。
7.The teacher together with the students _______ discussing Reading Skills that ______ newly published inAmerica.
A. are; were B. is; were C. are; was D. is; was
〖答案〗B
〖考点〗考查主谓一致。
〖解析〗A together with B作主语时谓语动词与A的单复数保持一致;第二空为定语从句that指代Reading Skills, 由于Reading Skills是书名所以谓语动词用单数。
8.Either you or one of your students ______ to attend the meeting that is due tomorrow.
A. are B. is C. have D. be
〖答案〗B
〖考点〗主谓一致的用法。
〖解析〗Either …or…. 连接两个主语, 按就近原则来确定谓语的单复数。One of your students 谓语应用单数形式。
9.Dr. Smith, together with his wife and daughters, visitBeijingthis summer.
A. is going to B. are going to C. was going to D. were going to
〖答案〗A
〖考点〗考查动词时态和主谓一致。
〖解析〗主语中心词是Dr. Smith, 表单数, 谓语动词用单数形式;时间状语是this summer, 表计划性的将来, 故时态用一般将来时, 选A。
10.According to statistics, a man is more than twice as likely to die of skin cancer ______ a woman.
A. than B. such C. so D. as
〖答案〗D
〖考点〗本题考查比较级的结构。
〖解析〗as ….. as , 注意句中的more than 只是修饰twice。
11.Peter’s jacket looked just the same as Jack’s, but it cost his.
A. as much twice as B. twice as much as
C. much as twice as D. as twice much as
〖答案〗B
〖考点〗考查as----as同级比较前的修饰语位置。
〖解析〗twice应该放在第一个as之前, 选B符合。
12.—Did you go to the show last night?
—Yeah.Every boy and girl in the area invited.
A.were B.have been C.has been D.was
〖答案〗D
〖考点〗本题考查主谓一致。
〖解析〗主语是every boy and girl, 表示单数概念, 故谓语动词用单数, 且询问昨晚的情况, 有明确的过去时间, 所以应选择was。
13.A survey of the opinions of experts that three hours of outdoor exercise a week
good for one’s health.
A.show; are B.shows; is C.show; is D.shows; are
〖答案〗B
〖考点〗本题考查主谓一致。
〖解析〗由a survey可知第一个空用shows, 首先排除A、C两项;第二个空前的时间three hours of outdoor exercise a week表示抽象概念, 看作单数, 故其谓语动词用单数形式。
14.We live day by day, but in the great things, the time of days and weeks so small that a day is unimportant.
A.is B.are C.has been D.have been
〖答案〗A
〖考点〗本题考查主谓一致。
〖解析〗句意为:……几天和几周的时间是如此的渺小, 以致于一天根本微不足道。本句用来陈述事实, 用一般现在时态;空白处所在句子的主语是the time, 谓语动词应用单数形式。
15.As a result of the serious flood, two-thirds of the buildings in the area .
A.need repairing B.needs to repair C.needs repairing D.need to repair
〖答案〗A
〖考点〗本题考查主谓一致和非谓语动词。
〖解析〗分数、百分数修饰名词, 谓语动词的单复数取决于名词, 此处two-thirds修饰buildings, 故谓语动词取决于名词复数buildings , 排除B、C两项, need doing=need to be done意为 “需要被做”。
16.A survey of the opinions of experts that three hours of outdoor exercise a week good for one’s health.
A. show; are B. shows; is C. show; is D. shows; are
〖答案〗B
〖考点〗本题考查主谓一致。
〖解析〗由a survey可知第一个空用shows, 首先排除A、C两项;第二个空前的时间three hours of outdoor exercise a week表示抽象概念, 看作单数, 故其谓语动词用单数形式。
17.Professor James will give us a lecture on the Western culture, but when and where ____ yet.
A. hasn’t been decided B. haven’t decided C. isn’t being decided D. aren’t decided
〖答案〗A
〖考点〗本题考查主谓一致及动词的时态。
〖解析〗根据句意, 此处应用被动语态, 不用主动语态, 故排除B;又因为when and where表示单数意义, 故排除D;再根据句末的yet可知, 最好用现在完成时, 故选A最佳。
18.It is reported that the floods have left about people homeless.
A.two thousand B.two-thousands C.two thousands D.two thousands of
〖答案〗A
〖考点〗本题考查数词的用法。
〖解析〗hundred, thousand, million, billion, dozen, score等指具体数字时, 不用复数形式;指大约数字时, 常用复数形式。如:one hundred, two thousand, three million, hundreds/thousands/millions/billions/dozens/scores of。
12.She went to the bookstore and bought .
A.dozen books B.dozens books C.dozen of books D.dozens of books
〖答案〗D
〖考点〗本题考查dozen的用法。
〖解析〗dozen意为 “一打, 十二个”, 与数词连用时要用单数形式。与of连用时要用复数形式。dozens of意为 “若干, 许许多多”。dozen与数词或many, several连用时其后不加s;dozen前有基数词表示确切数字时, 其后一般不与of连用。
13.The company had about 20 notebook computers but only one-third used regularly.Now we have 60 working all day long.
A.is B.are C.was D.were
〖答案〗D
〖考点〗本题考查主谓一致及动词的时态。
〖解析〗当分数、百分数作主语时, 要根据其后面的名词来决定其谓语动词的单复数。此处one-third应是one-third of the notebook computers的省略形式, 因此谓语动词用复数, 且句子的时态用了过去时, 所以D项正确。
14.Most of what has been said about the Smiths also true of the Johnsons.
A.are B.is C.being D.to be
〖答案〗B
〖考点〗此题考查主谓一致的用法。
〖解析〗名词性从句作主语时谓语动词用单数形式。另外句中be true of意为 “对……也适应”。
15.A poet and artist coming to speak to us about Chinese literature and painting tomorrow afternoon.
A.is B.are C.was D.were
〖答案〗A
〖考点〗此题考查主谓一致的用法。
〖解析〗由时间状语 “tomorrow afternoon”判断, 此处应用现在进行时表将来, 故排除C、D两项。 “a poet and artist”指一位诗人兼画家, 谓语动词用单数, 故选A项。
16.The father as well as his three children ____ skating on the frozen river every Sunday afternoon in winter.
A. is going B. go C. goes D. are going
〖答案〗C
〖考点〗此题考查主谓一致的用法。
〖解析〗从语法讲解的角度来看, 主语The father是单数概念, 尽管后面跟有as well as his three children,谓语动词仍要用单数形式。every Sunday afternoon in winter暗示该空表示经常性、习惯性动作, 因此应用一般现在时。从命题方式的角度看, 此题学生易弄混淆主语为his three children而出错, 在主语后添加his three children容易误导学生对主语的判断。
17.The atmosphere is as much a part of the earth as ________ its soil and water of its lakes, rivers and oceans.
A.has B.do C.is D.are
【答案与解析】 D as后引导的句子主语为“its soil and water of its lakes, rivers and oceans”故须用复数,又因as前的句子用的是动词is,可以推出应用一般现在时。
18.)Either you or one of your students ________ to attend the meeting that is due tomorrow.
A.are B.is C.have D.be
【答案与解析】 B either...or...句型中动词单复数形式采取就近原则。
19.—Several department stores, including the one we usually go to, ________ sidewalk sales this week.
—Let's go and have a look.
A.is having B.are having
C.has D.have had
【答案与解析】 B including the one we usually go to 是插入语,句子真正的主语为several department stores, 故动词应用复数形式,且对话时态为一般现在时。
20.Butter and bread ________ their daily food, but the bread and the butter ________ up now.
A.is; is eaten
B.are; have been eaten
C.are; are eaten
D.is; have been eaten
【答案与解析】 D 句子前半句将butter and bread 看做一个整体,意为“黄油面包”,故第1空用is;后半句由于bread与butter前均加了定冠词the,故应看做两个个体,且由后文up now的提示,应用一般完成时。
21.An average of 200 letters a week ________ received by the newspaper's offer. Such ________ the case with us at present.
A.are; is B.has been; has been
C.have been; is D.is; ar
【答案与解析】 A 第1句的主语为an average of 200 letters,故谓语动词用复数形式;第2句中such指代的是每周平均收到200封信这个事实,故谓语动词应用单数形式。且文中时态并没有过去时作为参照,故应用一般现在时。
22.Britain________ many other industrialized countries, ________ major changes over the last 100 years.
A.together with; have experienced
B.as well as; have experienced
C.in common with; has experienced
D.instead of; has experienced
【答案与解析】 C in common with“和……一样”,与其后的名词是插入语,真正的主语为Britain, 故其后的谓语动词应用单数形式。together with与as well as虽意义也符合,但和in common with一样,也只能作插入语,所以其后的谓语动词也应用单数形式,故排除A、B两项,D项instead of 与题意不符。
23.We all feel it is Jack as well as his wife that ________ for their son's bad behaviour at school.
A.are to blame B.is to be blamed
C.are to be blamed D.is to blame
【答案与解析】 D that引导主语从句,指代上文中的主语,而前半句的实际为Jack as well as his wife为插入语,故谓语动词用单数形式,而blame用法为主动形式表被动含义。
24.—We'd like a double room, please.
—I'm sorry, but all but two single rooms with sea view ________.
A.have been reserved
B.has been reserved
C.were reserved D.has reserved
【答案与解析】 A 答句的主语为all指代rooms,,故谓语动词应用复数形式,且all与reserve之间为动宾关系,应用被动语态。
25.So far a series of problems ________ brought about by this decision.
A.have B.has
C.have been D.has been
【答案与解析】 D 由于problems前加了a series of,故主语为单数,谓语动词应用单数形式,由于bring与the decision之间为动宾关系。
26.The sheep farmer used their dog to ________ the cattle that ________ eating the grass here and there.
A.drive up; was B.pick up; were
C.round up; was D.round up; were
【答案与解析】 D drive up “使……上升”; pick up “拿起;取”; round up “把……聚拢起来”;根据题意可以排除A、B两项。由于the cattle为集体名词,故第2空谓语动词应用复数形式。
27.WHO, together with the medical workers in the different parts of the world, ________ trying to find a way to prevent the disease H1N1 from ________.
A.is; spreading B.are; spreading
C.are; spread D.is; spread
【答案与解析】 A together with与其后的名词作为插入语,故真正的主语为WHO, 故谓语动词应用单数形式,prevent sb from doing sth为固定搭配。
28.The number of children who have lost both parents to Aids ________ to rise, reaching more than 26 million in 2010.
A.are expected B.expect
C.is expected D.expects
【答案与解析】 C 句子的主语为the number of children,故谓语动词应用单数形式。the number of children与expect为动宾关系,故选C项。
29.All possible means ________, but we can't persuade him to change his mind.
A.has tried B.has been tried
C.have tried D.have been tried
【答案与解析】 D 句子的主语为all possible means,故谓语动词用复数形式,且means与try之间为动宾关系,故选D项。
30.A certain number of tourists ________ complaining about the high accommodation price during the last month.
A.is B.Are C.has been D.have been
【答案与解析】 D 句子的主语是tourists, a certain number of 只是一个定语,故谓语动词用复数形式,由下半句during last month的提示,应用现在完成时。