1.The number of people invited _________ fifty,but a number of them _________ absent for different reasons. (NMET'96)

　　A.were;was B.was;was

　　C.was;were D.were;were

　　2.The number of students in this school _________ by 5% every year.(MET'92)

　　A.rise B.raise C.rises D.raises

　　3.A good deal of money _________ spent on books.(MET'84)

　　A.have B.has

　　C.have been D.has been

　　4.As a result of destroying the forests,a large _________ of desert _________ covered the land.(上海2001)

　　A.number;has B.quantity;has

　　C.number;have D.quantity;have

　　5. A library with five thousand books _________ to the nation as a gift.(MET'90)

　　A.is offered B.has offered

　　C.are offered D.have offered

　　6.E-mail,as well as telephone, _________ an important part in daily communication. (上海'99)

　　A.is playing B.have played

　　C.are playing D.play

　　7.Nobody but Jane _________ the secret. (MET'86)

　　A.know B.knows

　　C.have known D.is known

　　8.All but one _________ here just now.s (MET'87)

　　A.is B.was

　　C.has been D.were

　　9.Either you or the headmaster _________ the prize to these gifted students at the meeting.(上海'94)

　　A.is handing out

　　B.are to hand out

　　C.are handing out

　　D.is to hand out

　　10.Not only I but also Jane and Mary _________ tired of having one examination after another.(MET'87)

　　A.is B.are C.am D.be

　　11.She is one of the few girls who _________ in the kindergarten.(上海'94)

　　A.is well paid B.are well paid

　　C.is paying well D.are paying well

　　12.He is the only one of the students who _________ a winner of scholarship for three years.(上海2002春)

　　A.is B.are C.have been D.has been

　　13. _________ of the land in that district _________ covered with trees and grass.(上海2000)

　　A.Two fifth;is B.Two fifth;are

　　C.Two fifths;is D.Two fifths;are

　　14.When and where to build the new factory _________ yet.(MET'91)

　　A.is not decided B.are not decided

　　C.has not decidedD.have not decided

　　15.There _________ no life on the moon. (MET'92)

　　A.is said to have B.are said to have

　　C.is said to be D.are said to be

　　16.-Each of the students,working hard at his or her lessons，_________ to go touniversity.(上海'98)

　　A.hope B.hopes

　　C.hoping D.hoped

　　17.A group of _________ are eating _________ and _________ at the foot of the hill. (NMET'95)

　　A.sheep;grass;leaves

　　B.sheeps;grasses;leaves

　　C.sheep;grass;leaf

　　D.sheeps;grass;leafs

　　18.Every possible means _________ to prevent air pollution,but the sky is still not clear. (上海2000春)

　　A.is used B.are used

　　C.has been used D.have been used

　　答案及简析：

　　1.C 2.C

　　"the number of+复数可数名词"作主语，表示"……的数目(数量)"，谓语动词用单数；"a number of+复数可数名词"作主语，表示"许多……"，谓语动词用复数。

　　3.D 4.B

　　"a great/good deal of +不可数名词"作主语时，谓语动词用单数；plenty of,a lot of,lots of,a great(large,small) quantity of后跟可数名词时谓语动词用复数；后跟不可数名词时，谓语动词用单数。

　　5.A 6.A 7.B 8.D

　　主语+ as well as,with,together with,along with,except,besides,but,including时，谓语单复数与主语保持一致。

　　9.D 10.B

　　由either...or,neither...nor,not only...but also,not...but等连接的并列主语，谓语动词常与最靠近它的主语保持一致。

　　11.B 12.D

　　在"one of+复数名词+定语从句"中，定语从句一般被看成修饰复数名词，因此该从句的谓语用复数形式；在"the only one of+复数名词+定语从句"中，定语从句常看成修饰单数名词，从句谓语用单数形式。

　　This is one of the best novels that have appeared this year.

　　He was the only one of the boys who was given a prize.

　　13.C

　　"分数或百分数+of+名词"作主语时，谓语动词的数与名词的数一致。

　　14.A

　　动名词、不定式或从句作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。

　　15.C

　　倒装句及there be句型中，谓语动词往往与最邻近的一个主语保持一致。

　　16.B

　　"either/neither/each+of+复数名词"作主语，谓语动词用单数。

　　17.A 18.C

　　单复数同形的名词作主语时，依照意义一致的原则，表示单数意义时，谓语用单数；反之，谓语用复数形式。这类名词有：sheep,deer,means(方法、手段),works(工厂),species(种类)

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