(A)1. (09 江苏卷,21) The population of Jiangsu _____ to more??than twice what it was??in 1949. The??figure??is now approaching 74 million.
A. has grown??B. have grown C. grew??D. are growing
【解析】A. 本题考查时态和主谓一致。 根据后一句时态的提示,可知前句应用现在完成时,??且 population 在此为不可数名词,谓语动词应用单数。
(D)2. (09四川卷,17) The??teacher??together with the students discussing??that _____ newly published??in America.??A. are; were??B.??is; were??C. are; was??D.??is; was
【解析】D. 考查主谓一致。??主句主语名词带有介词短语,谓语应与该名词保持数的一致。第二空为定语从句的谓语应和被修饰的先行名词 Reading Skills(书名)保持一致。
(A)3. (09江西卷,28) At present, one of the arguments??in??favor of the new airport _____ that it will bring a??lot jobs??to??the area.
A. is??B. are??C. will be??D. were
【解析】A. 考查主谓一致及时态。??one?of... 是单数,排除 B、D,陈述的是现时的情况,排除C。
(B)4. He??said, “Such _____ his great thoughts.”
?A. is??B. are??C. has??D. being
【解析】B. 他说:“这就是他伟大的思想。 ”这是一个倒装句,主 语应为thoughts,所以谓语用复数。
(B)5. To know and enjoy??the stars _____ no specialized knowledge.
A. require??B. requires C. has??required??D. is requiring
【解析】B. 要了解和欣赏这些行星不需要特别的知识。??不定式表示同一概念,谓语动词用单数。
(A)6. On??the playground _____ a??teacher and a group of students.
A. were??B. was??C. is??D. stands
【解析】A. 操场上有一个老师和一群学生。 此句为倒装句,主语是 a??teacher and a group of students。
(B)7. All but Liu Wei _____ on??time _____ class.
A. was; for??B. were;??for C. was; to??D. were;??to
【解析】B. 除刘伟外全班同学都按时到班了。 此处 all 指全体同学,谓语用复数。
(C)8. The construction of??the??two buildings _____ by now.
A. has completed??B. have completed??C. has been completed??D. have been completed
【解析】C. 这两座大楼的修建现已经完工。??此题考查主谓一致和语态,主语中心词是 construction,故谓语要用单数形式,又因已(被)完工,所以选择 C。
(A)9. Each boy and girl _____ to have a good chance??in??the??future.
A. wishes??B. wish??C. is??like??D. like
【解析】A. 每个男孩和女孩都希望将来有个好机会。主语被each 或every 修饰时谓语要用单数。
(A)10.??Everybody??in??our??countryside,??men??and??women,??young??and old, _____ this game.
A. enjoys??B. go??in for C. joins??D. are??fond of
【解析】A. 我们村里男女老少都喜欢这个活动。??不定代词everybody 作主语,谓语要用单数。
(C)11. The public _____ the best judge because??the public always their? thoughts correctly.
A. are; express??B. are; expresses C. is; express??D. is; expresses
【解析】C. 公众是最好的裁判,因为公众总是能正确地表明他们的想法。 前面的public 作为整体看待,后面的 public 则强调全体成员,因此谓语用复数。
(D)12. There _____ little change??in my hometown.
A. have??B. had??C. have been??D. has been
【解析】D. 我的家乡变化不大。??change 是不可数名词,因此谓语用单数。
(D)13. To play??football and to go swimming _____ useful for character training.
A. has??B.??is??C. were??D. are
【解析】D. 踢足球和游泳对性格锻炼都有作用。 此处踢足球和游泳是两件事,因此谓语要用复数。
(A)14.??The??teacher??with??some??of??her??students _____ to??see??the headmaster??in hospital??this weekend.
A. is going B. are going??C. was going D. were going
【解析】A.??the??teacher 为主语,with 结构在句中作状语,因此谓语用单数,而且要用一般将来时。
(B)15. When??you??get??the??paper??back,??pay??special??attention??to??what _____ .
A. has marked??B. have been marked??C. had marked??D. had been marked
【解析】B. what 在从句中作主语,其谓语动词的数要根据语义决定,此处用复数形式。