主謂一致考查要點精析

例1. Physics _______ more interesting than maths， I think. (2006年河北課改區(qū))

A. areB. is

C. wasD. were

【解析】 正確答案是B。以-s結(jié)尾的名詞news (消息)，plastics (塑料)， maths (數(shù)學(xué))， politics (政治)， physics (物理學(xué))等作主語時，謂語動詞需用單數(shù)形式。如，I hear physics isn’t easy. 但是 goods（商品）和 works （工事）是復(fù)數(shù)，謂語動詞需用復(fù)數(shù)形式。如：

Are these goods Mr White’s?

The defence works are strong.

例2. —Could you get me a piano， Mum?

—There _______ enough room for one in our home. But we’ll try. （2006年遼寧十一市課改區(qū)）

A. isB. are C. isn’tD. aren’t

【解析】正確答案是C。在There be 結(jié)構(gòu)中，主語如果是不可數(shù)名詞或單數(shù)名詞，謂語動詞 be 需用單數(shù)形式is；主語如果是復(fù)數(shù)名詞，則 be 也用復(fù)數(shù)形式are。又如：

There _______ many magazines in the reading room. You can go to read them.

(2006年江蘇淮安)

A. isB. areC. was

正確答案B.

例3.The Smiths _______ China since the summer of 2002.

A. had been inB. have been inC. has been to D. have been to

【解析】正確答案是B。姓氏復(fù)數(shù)作主語表示一家人或夫婦二人時，謂語動詞需用復(fù)數(shù)形式。又如：The Turners are going on a train.

例4. —How many students are there in your school?

— the students in our school _______ over two thousand.

(2006年青海)

A. The number of; isB. The number of; are C. A number of; is

【解析】正確答案是A?！皌he number of+復(fù)數(shù)名詞／代詞”作主語時，謂語動詞用單數(shù)，表示“……的數(shù)量是……”。

注意：a number of表示“一些”、“許多”，修飾可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)，謂語動詞用復(fù)數(shù)。如：A number of students were absent yesterday. 許多學(xué)生昨天缺席。

例5. He has _______ for two years. Two years _______ a long time.

(2006年貴州畢節(jié)課改區(qū))

A. left home; areB. been away from home; is

C. leave home; is D. been away from home; are

【解析】正確答案是B。表示度量、時間、距離、價格等名詞作主語時，盡管是復(fù)數(shù)形式，但常被作為一個整體概念，謂語動詞一般用單數(shù)形式。

例6. This pair of glasses _______ mine.

A. areB. be C. is D. will be

【解析】正確答案是Ｃ。由兩部分組成的事物的名詞，如glasses ( 眼鏡)， shoes (鞋)，boots (靴子)， socks ( 襪子)， trousers (褲子)， gloves (手套)等前面常用量詞 pair， 這些名詞作主語時，其謂語動詞應(yīng)與 pair 的單復(fù)數(shù)形式保持一致。

例7. Not only his parents but also his grandfather _______ to a lot of places of interest in our country since they came her. (2006年江蘇常州)

A. has gone B. has beenC. have gone D. have been

【解析】正確答案是B. either… or…， neither… nor…， not only… but also…， not… but…， or 等連接兩個名詞或代詞作并列主語時，謂語動詞通常與最近一個名詞或代詞在單復(fù)數(shù)上保持一致，即“鄰近一致”原則。又如：

Neither he nor Ia doctor.

A. is B. amC. be D. are

正確答案是B。

例8. Everyone except Bill and Jimthere when the meeting began.

(2005年黑龍江)

A. was B. isC. are D. were

【解析】正確答案是A。主語后面有介詞 with， together， like， but， except， besides 等構(gòu)成的介詞短語時，其謂語動詞的單復(fù)數(shù)不受影響，即主語是單數(shù)，謂語動詞就用單數(shù)，主語是復(fù)數(shù)，謂語動詞也用復(fù)數(shù)。

例 9. Each of the boys _______ an apple.

A. haveB. hasC. to haveD. to has

【解析】正確答案是B。each， neither， none， nobody， nothing， something， everything 等不定代詞作主語時，謂語動詞用單數(shù)形式。又如：

Neither of these two stories is interesting.

None of the money is mine.

Nothing is too difficult if you use your head.

例10. Doing eye exercises __________ good for your health.

A. areB. is C. have D. has

【解析】正確答案是B。動名詞、不定式作主語時，謂語動詞用單數(shù)形式。

鞏固精練

( )1. How time flies! Ten years ________ passed.

A. haveB. hasC. is D. are

( )2. —The children without parents ______ good care of by their teachers in this special school.

A. takes B. takeC. is takenD. are taken

( )3. Olympic (奧林匹克的) Games ________ every four years.

A. heldB. holdC. are heldD. is held

( )4. Tom with other boys ________ to go and ________ the game.

A. want， watch B. wants， watchesC. wants， watch D. want， to watch

( )5. A message sent between computers __________ an e-mail.

A. are B. isC. have D. has

( )6. In our school library there __________ a number of books on science and the number of them __________ growing larger and larger.

A. is; are B. are; is C. has; isD. have; are

( )7.—Do you need more time to finish the work?

—Yes， another ten days __________ enough.

A. are B. is C. wereD. was

( )8. Either Jane or Steven __________ watching TV now.

A. were B. isC. are D. was

Keys: 1～5. BDCCB

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