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

答案为D。

[解析]　 这是一个定语从句。在one前是否有定冠词决定定语从句中的谓语动词的单复数形式：one of the students中的先行词是the students，定语从句中的谓语动词要用复数形式。the only one of the students中的先行词是the only one，定语从句中的谓语动词要用单数形式。又因“for three years”是完成时的标志。

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决定谓语动词的数；his assistants和谓语动词的数无关。

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

答案为D.

[解析]　 not only …but (also )连结两个句子，用部分倒装。

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

答案为B。

[解析]　 “each of +名词复数”谓语用单数。

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

答案为A。

[解析]　 本题考察主谓一致，当主语后面跟有as well as短语时，其后的谓语动词不受as well as之后的名词影响，仍然和主语在人称和数上保持一致。

例6、Books of this kind ______ well.

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

答案为A。

[解析]　 “kind(s) of + 名词”作主语时，谓语动词的数依kind 单复数而定；“复数名词 + of this/that kind ”作主语时，谓语动词的数依of 前面的名词而定。本题中sell 用作不及物动词表示“销售”。

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

答案为C。

[解析]　 mean单数复数一个形式。在本题中代表单数。

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

答案为D。

[解析]　 不定式作主语，谓语动词用单数。

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

答案为C。

[解析]　 “the number of” 表示“……的数量”，谓语用单数；“a number of”表示“许多”，谓语用复数。

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

答案为C。

[解析]　 考察数词和主谓一致。分数词在句中作主语时，谓语动词必须跟分数词所修饰的名词保持数的一致。

第三节 巩固练习

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、　 主语前有every或each修饰时，无论有几个主语，谓语动词用单数。

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

4、　 主语后面跟有介词with或together with 引导的短语时，谓语动词一般与前面的主语的人称和数一致。

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

3、　 由数词+表示重量、里程、时间、金钱等名词所构成的复数名词主语，是当作一个整体看待的，后面用单数动词。

例如：Five minutes is too short.

　　　 Ten dollars is enough.

2、　 些名词如news, maths, physics等虽然有词尾“s”但意义上是单数，谓语动词要用单数。 例如：The news is wonderful. 　　　 Physics is an interesting subject.

1、　 集体名词看作整体时，谓语动词用单数，看作各个成员时，谓语用复数。 例如：His family isn’t large. 　　　 His family are all fond of music.