5. The whole class ______ the teacher attentively.

　 A. are listening to　 　 B. is listening to　 　　　 C. are listening　 　　　　 D. is listening

4. More than 60 percent of world’s radio programmes ______ in English.

A. is　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. was　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. are　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. be

3. Seventy percent of the students here ______ from the country side.

　 A. is　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. are　 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. comes　　 　　　　　　　 D. has come

2. All but one ______ here just now.

　 A. is　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. was　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. has been　 　　　　　　 D. were

例1、He is the only one of the students who _______a winner of scholarship for three years.

A. is　　　　 B. are　　　　 C. have been　　　　 D. has been

答案為D。

[解析]　 這是一個(gè)定語從句。在one前是否有定冠詞決定定語從句中的謂語動(dòng)詞的單復(fù)數(shù)形式：one of the students中的先行詞是the students，定語從句中的謂語動(dòng)詞要用復(fù)數(shù)形式。the only one of the students中的先行詞是the only one，定語從句中的謂語動(dòng)詞要用單數(shù)形式。又因“for three years”是完成時(shí)的標(biāo)志。

例2、Professor Smith, along with his assistants, ____ on the project day and night to meet the deadline.

　　 A. work　　　　 B. working 　　　　　　　　　 C. is working 　　　　　　　 D. are working

答案：C

[解析] Professor Smith決定謂語動(dòng)詞的數(shù)；his assistants和謂語動(dòng)詞的數(shù)無關(guān)。

例3、Not only ______interested in football but ______beginning to show an interest in it.

A.　　　 the teacher himself is … all his students are

B.　　　 the teacher himself is …are all his students　

C.　　　 is the teacher himself　 …are all his students　

D.　　 is the teacher himself …all his students are

答案為D.

[解析]　 not only …but (also )連結(jié)兩個(gè)句子，用部分倒裝。

例4、----“Each of the students, working hard at his or her lessons, _____ to go to university.”

----“So do I.”

A. hope　　 B. hopes　 　C. hoping　　　 D. hoped

答案為B。

[解析]　 “each of +名詞復(fù)數(shù)”謂語用單數(shù)。

例5、E-mail, as well as telephone, ______ an important part in daily communication.

A. is playing　　 B. have played　　 C. are playing　 D. hoped

答案為A。

[解析]　 本題考察主謂一致，當(dāng)主語后面跟有as well as短語時(shí)，其后的謂語動(dòng)詞不受as well as之后的名詞影響，仍然和主語在人稱和數(shù)上保持一致。

例6、Books of this kind ______ well.

A. sell　　　 B. sells　　　 C. are sold　　 D. is sold

答案為A。

[解析]　 “kind(s) of + 名詞”作主語時(shí)，謂語動(dòng)詞的數(shù)依kind 單復(fù)數(shù)而定；“復(fù)數(shù)名詞 + of this/that kind ”作主語時(shí)，謂語動(dòng)詞的數(shù)依of 前面的名詞而定。本題中sell 用作不及物動(dòng)詞表示“銷售”。

例7、Every possible means ______ to prevent the air pollution, but the sky is still not clear.

A. is used　　 B. are used　　 C. has been used　　 D. have been used

答案為C。

[解析]　 mean單數(shù)復(fù)數(shù)一個(gè)形式。在本題中代表單數(shù)。

例8、When and where to go for the on-salary holiday ______ yet.

A. are not decided　　 B. have not been decided

C. is not being decided　　 D. has not been decided

答案為D。

[解析]　 不定式作主語，謂語動(dòng)詞用單數(shù)。

例9、The number of people invited ______ fifty, but a number of them _____ absent for different

reasons.

A. were, was　　 B. was, was　　 C. was, were　　 D. were, were

答案為C。

[解析]　 “the number of” 表示“……的數(shù)量”，謂語用單數(shù)；“a number of”表示“許多”，謂語用復(fù)數(shù)。

例10、______ of the land in that district ______ covered with trees and grass.

　 A. Two fifth…is　　　　 B. Two fifth…are　 　 C. Two fifths…is 　　 D. Two fifths…are

答案為C。

[解析]　 考察數(shù)詞和主謂一致。分?jǐn)?shù)詞在句中作主語時(shí)，謂語動(dòng)詞必須跟分?jǐn)?shù)詞所修飾的名詞保持?jǐn)?shù)的一致。

第三節(jié) 鞏固練習(xí)

Direction: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer that completes the sentence.

1. His “Selected Poems” ______ first published in 1965.

A. were　 　　　　　　　 B. was　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. has been　　 　　　　　　 D. were

5、　 主語前有every或each修飾時(shí)，無論有幾個(gè)主語，謂語動(dòng)詞用單數(shù)。

例如：Every teacher and every student in our school has been to the Century Park.

4、　 主語后面跟有介詞with或together with 引導(dǎo)的短語時(shí)，謂語動(dòng)詞一般與前面的主語的人稱和數(shù)一致。

例如：The teacher together with ten students is doing an experiment in the lab.

3、　 由數(shù)詞+表示重量、里程、時(shí)間、金錢等名詞所構(gòu)成的復(fù)數(shù)名詞主語，是當(dāng)作一個(gè)整體看待的，后面用單數(shù)動(dòng)詞。

例如：Five minutes is too short.

　　　 Ten dollars is enough.

2、　 些名詞如news, maths, physics等雖然有詞尾“s”但意義上是單數(shù)，謂語動(dòng)詞要用單數(shù)。 例如：The news is wonderful. 　　　 Physics is an interesting subject.

1、　 集體名詞看作整體時(shí)，謂語動(dòng)詞用單數(shù)，看作各個(gè)成員時(shí)，謂語用復(fù)數(shù)。 例如：His family isn’t large. 　　　 His family are all fond of music.