2017届广东省广州市高考英语一轮复习单项填空精讲精练课件：数词与主谓一致

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　　数词与主谓一致

　　数词与主谓一致 十 │ .导读 对于主谓一致的考查，最近几年经常考查的内容有不可数名词以及集体名词的主谓一致问题以及most of…， half of, one third of等的主谓一致问题。

　　技巧点拨： 研读《考试大纲》上对数词与主谓一致的考查点是解决问题的关键。分析近几年对数词的考查，我们发现，所有的选项没有超出《考试大纲》，因此，只要我们知道《考试大纲》所列内容，我们就不会对答案茫然无所知。对于half of…以及分数作主语的考查，我们要看后面的名词来确定谓语动词的单复数。 导读 .十 │ 题例精讲

　　【解析】

　　D　句意：这家工厂用了65%的原材料，剩余的被留下来以作其他的用途。考查主谓一致。定语从句的谓语的单复数形式应与其先行词保持一致，此处先行词materials为复数，又由used可知此处应该用一般过去时。 （）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

　　题例精讲 .十 │ 题例精讲 （）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

　　【解析】

　　A　句意：整个国家的三分之一被森林覆盖，大部分的居民是黑人。one third of the country作主语按单数对待，the majority of the citizens作主语按复数对待，故答案为A。 .十 │ 题例精讲 （）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 　

　　【解析】

　　B　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，谓语动词应该用单数，排除A、D。另外，从“is”可以看出句子要用一般现在时，排除C，故选B。 .十 │ 题例精讲 （）4.Listening to loud music at rock concerts________ caused hearing loss in some teenagers.

　　A．is

　　B．are

　　C．has

　　D．have

　　【解析】

　　C　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。 .十 │ 题例精讲 （）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 　

　　【解析】

　　A　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。 （）1.—Have all of you listened to the speech? —Yeah. Every boy and girl in the area ________ invited.

　　A．were

　　B．have been

　　C．has been

　　D．was

　　【解析】

　　D　由and连接的主语如果由every修饰时， 其谓语动词要用单数形式。句子表述的内容仅仅是过去的事实，所以用一般过去时态。

　　模拟试题 .十 │ 模拟试题 .十 │ 模拟试题 （）2.The most impressive sight in China, one of the wonders of the world, ________ the Great Wall.

　　A．is

　　B．are

　　C．was

　　D．were

　　【解析】

　　A　句子的主语是the most impressive sight in China，并且句子表述的是一种事实，所以谓语动词要用第三人称单数形式。 .十 │ 模拟试题 　

　　（）3.Butter and bread ________their daily food, but the bread and the butter ________ up to now.

　　A．is; is eaten

　　B．are; have been eaten

　　C．are; are eaten

　　D．is; have been eaten 　

　　【解析】

　　D　butter and bread表示同一概念，谓语动词用单数形式。由up to now可知用现在完成时，故选D项。 .十 │ 模拟试题 （）4.The number of people invited ________ fifty, but a number of them ________ absent for different reasons.

　　A．were; was

　　B．was; were

　　C．was; was

　　D．were; were 　

　　【解析】

　　B　the number of＋可数名词复数，谓语动词用单数形式；而a number of＋可数名词复数，谓语动词用复数形式。 .十 │ 模拟试题 　

　　（　

　　）5.With more forests being destroyed, huge quantities of good earth ____ each year.

　　A．is washing away

　　B．is being washed away

　　C．are washing away

　　D．are being washed away

　　【解析】

　　D　当主语是quantities of时，谓语动词用复数形式。 .十 │ 模拟试题 　

　　（）6.The League secretary and monitor ________ asked to make a speech at the meeting ________ yesterday.

　　A．is; to hold

　　B．was; held

　　C．are; to be held

　　D．were; held

　　【解析】

　　B　主语the League secretary and monitor表示同一概念，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式，同时由于the meeting已经举行了，所以用过去分词形式作定语，表示被动和完成。

　　.十 │ 模拟试题 （　

　　）7.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 　

　　【解析】

　　D　句子的主语由a number of修饰，谓语动词要用复数形式。 .十 │ 模拟试题 　

　　（）8.The exercises are extremely difficult, but half of the class _____ them ahead of time.

　　A．has already finished

　　B．will finish

　　C．have already finished

　　D．finishes

　　【解析】

　　C　集体名词class在这表示其中一个个成员“全体同学”时，谓语动词应该用复数形式。 .十 │ 模拟试题 （）9.Life ________ filled with good things and we should enjoy them, and that includes the lovely snow that sometimes ________ Shanghai.

　　A．was; fell on

　　B．are; fall on

　　C．is; falls on

　　D．were; fell on

　　【解析】

　　C　life是抽象名词，snow属于物质名词，应该用第三人称单数形式。

　　十 │ 模拟试题 　

　　（）10.—Why does the river smell terrible? —Because large quantities of water________.

　　A．have polluted

　　B．is being polluted

　　C．has been polluted

　　D．have been polluted

　　【解析】

　　D　主语是quantities of时，谓语动词要用复数形式。