1. Look! A large number of students _____ in the playground.
A. run B. runs C. is running D. are running
2. It is not you or Tom but Alice that _____ to give us a speech about how to learn English well next Wednesday.
A. is B. are C. will be D. have
3. We each _____ a bicycle, but most of us _____ use it frequently.
A. have; don’t B. has; don’t C. have; doesn’t D. has; doesn’t
4. My father, together with some of his old friends, _____ talking in the study for 3 hours.
A. are B. were C. has been D. have been
5. As a result of the dry weather this year, most of the people in the area _____ for drinking water.
A. need looking B. needs to look C. needs looking D. need to look
6. The man dancing with his wife now is the only one of the clerks in his office who _____invited to the palace ball.
A. has B. have been C. has been D. have
7. Every boy and every girl in this school _____ an extra course according to their own interests this term.
A. has chosen B. have chosen C. is chosen D. are chosen
8. So far, not only the workers but also the machine _____ worn out after working day and night for 10 days.
A. has been B. have been C. was D. were
9. A recent report of the media _____ that some of the top students in Beijing _____ chosen to go to universities in Hong Kong.
A. show; have B. shows; has C. show; has D. shows; have
10. Between the two buildings _____ a monument which is in honor of the dead heroes during the Anti-Japanese War.
A. is standing B. are standing C. stands D. stand
11. It was reported that six tourists, including one from the US, _____ in the accident.
A. has injured B. have injured C. were injured D. was injured
12. One of Marx’s works _____ written in English in the 1860s.
A. are B. would be C. were D. was
13. Generally speaking, being hard-working _____ just what it takes for you to be successful in your career.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
14. Nobody but your own father and mother _____ always waiting for you to go home for supper.
A. are B. have been C. were D. is
15. All means _____ been tried but the young are still crazy about violence and destruction, and thus the police _____ to use arms.
A. have; has B. has; has C. have; have D. has; have
16. The professor and writer _____ going to give a lecture this afternoon, so the assistant and the secretary _____ busy preparing now.
A. are; are B. are; is C. is; are D. is; is
17. Over 80 percent of the cattle raised in this country _____ exported to the rest of the world.
A. is B. are C. has D. have
18. — John, there are only two students in the classroom. Where _____ the rest?
— I don’t know.
A. have been B. has been C. are D. is
19. The eco-system of this river has been totally destroyed because large quantities of polluted water _____ poured into it every day.
A. is B. are C. was D. would be
20. The United Nations _____ after World War 「òto solve the international problems and conflicts in a peaceful way.
A. was found B. was founded C. were founded D. were found
21. No teacher and student _____ to have classes on Sunday.
A. agree B. agrees C. are agreed D. is agreed
22. The construction of the two new railway lines _____ by now.
A. has been completed B. have been completed
C. has completed D. have completed
23. Even though he has lived there for 30 years, very few _____ his address in the town.
A. has known B. are knowing C. know D. knows
24. Such athletes as Liu Xiang _____ widely known, of whose achievements some _____ really amazing.
A. are;are B. is;is C. are;is D. is;are
25. When and where the war in the African country will come to an end _____ still unknown.
A. has B. is C. were D. are
参考答案及解析:
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6-10 CAADC
11-15 CDADC
16-20 CBCBB
21-25 BACAB
1. D。“a number of+ 复数名词”作主语时,谓语动词用复数形式;再据上文Look可知,学生们正在跑步,因此用现在进行时。
2. A。强调结构对主语进行强调,not…but…连接并列主语时,谓语动词要就近选择,所以该句谓语与Alice保持一致,用单数形式。
3. A。each充当同位语与谓语动词无关,第一空真正主语是we;第二空主语为most of us,是复数概念。
4. C。“名词/代词+together with...”结构中,together with…作修饰成分,真正的主语是My father,因此谓语动词用单数;再根据句意可知,他们一直在谈话,因此应该用现在完成进行时。
5. D。most of the people作主语,谓语动词形式由people决定,所以用复数形式。need to do sth意为“需要做某事”。
6. C。在“the only/ right/ very one of+名词+关系代词+谓语”结构中,从句谓语动词用单数形式。根据语境可知,应该用被动语态表示“被邀请”。
7. A。在由each...and (each)..., every...and (every)..., many a ...and (many a )..., no... and (no)...等结构作主语时,谓语动词用单数形式。根据语境可知,应用主动语态。
8. A。 either…or… / neither…nor… / not only…but also… / not…but…/or等连接并列主语时,谓语动词单复数由最靠近它的主语决定。此句谓语动词与就近的the machine保持一致,所以用单数;根据时间状语So far可知,应该用现在完成时。
9. D。 第一空主语是A recent report,谓语动词用单数;第二空主语是some of the top students,谓语动词用复数。
10. C。此倒装句中,谓语动词形式由其后面的主语a monument决定,因此用单数。因为描述客观存在,因此用一般现在时。
11. C。句子真正的主语为six tourists,including引导的短语作修饰语,因此谓语动词用复数。根据语境可知,应该用被动语态,表示受伤。
12. D。在“one of+复数名词”结构作主语时,谓语动词用单数;再据时间状语in the 1860s可知,用一般过去时。
13. A。being hard-working是动词-ing形式作主语,谓语动词用单数。
14. D。but在此句中为介词,意为“除……之外”,真正主语是Nobody,不定代词作主语,谓语动词用单数。根据句中的always可知,应该用现在进行时,表示“总是”。
15. C。means等单复同形的词作主语时,谓语动词的形式由句意决定。由All means可知,谓语动词应为复数;第二个分句的主语是police,当主语为cattle, police, people等时,谓语动词用复数。
16. C。第一空主语是and连接的两部分,指身为教授和作家的同一人,谓语动词用单数;第二空主语是and连接的并列部分,都有冠词the修饰,表示助手和秘书两人,谓语动词用复数。
17. B。“(百)分数+of+名词”作主语时,谓语动词单复数一般由of后的名词决定,cattle 为集合名词,表示复数,因此谓语动词用复数形式。根据语境可知,应用被动语态,表示“被出口”。
18. C。the rest在句中指的是其余同学,表示复数概念,因此谓语用复数。
19. B。“large quantities of+名词”结构作主语时,谓语动词形式用复数;再据时间状语every day可知,应用一般现在时。
20. B。主语是复数形式的国家、组织名称等,谓语动词常用单数形式;根据句意可知应用被动语态,表示“被成立”。
21. B。当and连接的并列主语由 each/every/no等修饰时,谓语动词通常用单数,该句是主动语态。
22. A。construction意为“施工,建设”,为不可数名词。of引导的介宾结构起修饰作用,因此谓语动词应用单数形式。complete为及物动词,意为“使(某事物)结束; 完成”,因此应用被动语态。
23. C。few, a few等作主语,谓语动词用复数形式。另外根据句意可知,应用一般现在时描述客观情况。
24. A。as引导的介宾短语作修饰语,真正的主语是Such athletes, 谓语动词用复数;定语从句中some代指some achievements,谓语动词用复数。
25. B。此句主语是when and where引导的主语从句,表示一个概念,谓语动词应用单数形式。
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