答案是(B)。
7. 形容词与副词
1) I couldn't find ___________, and so I took this one.
a large enough coatan enough large coata large coat enougha coat enough large
2) Radio, television and press __________ of conveying news and information.
are the most three common meansare the most common three meansare the three most common meansare three the most common means
3) In 1904, the writer was born in Berhamsted, which was ___________town to be on the map.
too a smalla too smalltoo small aa small too
4) I noticed that meals were well______ what was charged for him.
worthwhileworthy forworthyworth
5) She has just bought herself ________ dress.
an expensive blue cottona cotton blue expensivea blue expensive cottona cotton expensive blue
答案:1 、A 2、C 3 、C4 、D 5、A
8. 名词
(1) 不可数名词 常用的不可数名词有: advice, baggage, luggage, equipment, information , news, progress, weather, experience, money, rain, furniture, damage, work, food...等。要注意这些词的修饰语及这些词作主语时所要求的谓语形式。
例 55 The news of the loss suffered by our troops ____ much worse than we had expected.
A) is B) was C) were D) has been
答案是(B)。
例 56 ________ equipment has been introduced from Germany to our company.
A) Many B) Much C) A good many D) Many piece of
答案是(B)。
(2) 形式上是复数, 意义上为单数的名词 这些名词主要有: scissors, glasses, trousers, shoes, shorts, spectacles... 常常表示成双的东西, 在使用中应注意加量词。
例 57 I'll have to buy ________ trousers.
A) a B) a pair of C) two D) a couple of
答案是(B)。
(3) 名词可用作定语,修饰另外一个名词 用作定语的名词不能用所有格形式或复数形式。
例 58 She is going to the ________ to buy some shoes.
A) shoe store B) shoe's store C) shoes store D) shoes' store
答案是(A)。
名词测试
1) Despite the wonderful acting and well-developed plot the ________ movie could not hold our attention.
three-hoursthree-hourthree-hours'three-hour's
2) I walked too much yesterday and ___________ are still aching now.
my leg's musclesmy muscles of legmy leg musclesmy muscles of the leg
3) How _________ have you got with you?
many luggagesmuch luggagemany pieces of luggagesmany luggage
4) The police investigated these _______ about the violent crime.
passer-byspassers-byspasser-bypassers-by
5) All of the people at the conference are _____________.
mathematic teachersmathematics teachersmathematics teachermathematic's teachers
答案:1、B2 、C 3、B 4、D 5 、B
9. 主谓一致
(1) 不定代词作主语或修饰主语时, 谓语动词常常用单数。
例 59 Neither of the girls ____ pretty.
A) are B) is C) to be D) be 答案是(B)。
(2) 主语不受其定语及状语修饰语的影响
例 60 The minister, rather than the trade unions, ____ responsible for the present situation.
A) are B) is C) to be D) being 答案是(B)。
类似上例中rather than的短语还有: as well as, besides, except, in addition to, no less than, together with等。
(3) 与量词有关的主谓一致
1) 句中主语的数取决于介词of后面的名词的数。
例 61 Nearly half of the ancient meteor craters ________ in central and eastern Canada.
A) has been found B) was found C) have been found D) is found
答案是(C)。
2) the number of+可数名词,谓语动词为单数; a (large/great/good)number of+可数名词,谓语动词为复数; the amount of+不可数名词,谓语动词为单数; a large/great/small amount of+不可数名词,谓语动词为单数
例 62 A large ____ of people have come from all parts of the country to see the exhibition.
A) number B) deal C) amount D) lot 答案是(A)。
3) more than+单数名词,谓语动词用单数; +复数名词, 谓语动词用复数。 many a 后面只能跟单数名词, 谓语动词用单数形式。
如: More than one person was involved in this case. More than one hundred men and women are working in this workshop.
例 63 Many a student ____ doing his homework.
A) are B) is C) to be D) being 答案是(B)。
(4) 由or, either...or, neither...nor..., not only...but also... 连接两个主语时, 谓语与距离最近的主语一致。
例 64 On most American farms, one or two principal products ____ for a cash crop(专供销售的农作物).
A) is raised B) has been raised C) are raised D) rise 答案是(C)。
(5) one of + n. 结构 2 one of + 复数名词 +单数动词
如: The check-ups on these 5,000 cars disclosed that one of four was defective. One out of twenty was badly damaged. 2 One of + 复数名词 + who/that/which引导的从句 + 复数动词
如: She is one of the girls who play in the band. Pat was one of the few persons I know who have learnt from experience. 但one of 结构前有the only 修饰时, 从句中的谓语动词要用单数. She is the only one of the girls who plays in the band.
(6) 非谓语动词、主语从句作主语时, 谓语动词用单数。
如: 例 65 What happened in New York ____ a reaction from city workers who had been laid off from their jobs.