佛山科学技术学院：《基础英语》课程教学资源（TEM真题讲解）主谓一致（打印版）

主谓一致 1)The statistics that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times (2006-62) A proves B.is proving C.are proving D.prove 答案：D。 解题：当statistics为“统计学”时，谓语动词用单数，但当statistics为“统计数据”时， 谓语动词用复数，因为它表示不止一个数据。 2)All the Presidents Men one of the important books for historians(2007)/scholars(2015) who study the Watergate Scandal.(2007-52) A.remain B.remains C.remained D.is remaining(2007) A remains B.remained C.remain D.is remaining (2015) 答案：B/A remains。 解题：因All the President'sMen是书名，故使用单数动词。 3)Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?(2012-51) A Twenty miles seems like a long walk to him B.No one except his supporters agree with him. C.Neither Julia nor I were going to the party. D.Few students in my class are really lazy. 答案：C。 解题：neither..nor引出的名词短语作主语时按就近原则处理谓语动词的数，故选择 项C错误，应改were为was。 4)Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?(2015-53) A Only one out of six were present at the meeting. B.Ten dollars was stolen from the cash register. C.Either my sister or my brother is coming. D.Five miles seem like a long walk to me 答案：D。 解题：当表示时间、价值、金钱、距离、价格、度量衡等名词被看作整体时，动词用 单数，则当强调其中的个体时，则动词用复数。本题的five miles被看成整体，等于a distance of five miles,使用单数谓语动词，故seem应改为seems。. 5)Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?(2012-65) A.Poultry are very expensive in the city. B.New machinery were introduced in the factory. C.The police are investigating the murder case. D.The militia were called out to rescue flood victims. 答案：B。 解题：本题涉及到集合名词的数。有些名词，如police,.people,militia,poultry,vermin等， 通常作复数，使用复数动词，故选择项A、C、D使用了复数谓语动词，正确：有些名词， 如foliage,machinery,equipment,furniture,,merchandise等，通常作不可数名词，动词用单数， 故因选择项B使用了复数谓语动词错误，合题意为答案。 6)Which of the following sentences is grammatically INCORRECT?(2013-59) A.Politics are the art or science of government. B.Ten miles seems like a long walk to me. This document is produced by trial version of Print2Flash.Visit www.print2flash.com for more information

C.Mumps is a kind of disease. D.All the furniture has arrived undamaged 答案：A。 解题：当politics为science(学科)时使用单数谓语动词，但选择项A使用are,错误， 应改用s,故为答案。 7 Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?(2014-54) A Physics is an important school subject.B.The United States borders Canada. C.The Niagara Falls is in North America.D.Mumps is a kind of infectious disease. 答案：C。 解题：“群岛、山脉、海峡、瀑布等地理名称”作主语时，因“通常作复数用”而使用 复数谓语动词（章振邦2009：24），故选择项C应为The Niagara Falls are in North America。 8)Mr Wells,together with all the members of his family, for Europe this afternoon (2004-51) A.are to leave B.are leaving C.is leaving D.leave 答案：C。 解题：together with all the members of his family为介词短语，不影响主语中心词的数， 故使用单数谓语动词，答案为is leaving。. 9)It is futile to discuss the matter further,because going to agree upon anything today. (2003-50) A.neither you nor I are B.neither you nor me is C.neither you nor Iam D.neither me nor you are 答案：C。 解题：由or/nor/either..or/neither.…nor/not only...but also连接的并列结构作主语时， 按就进原则处理，即离主语最近的名词决定谓语动词的数。选择项B和D,因me的缘故， 不可作主语被排除，选择项A,因are违背了就近原则，而被排除，故答案为neither you nor Iam。 10)Even as a girl,to be her life,and theater audiences were to be her best teacher.(2001-42) A.performing by Melissa were B.it was known that Melissa's performances were C.knowing that Melissa's performances were D.Melissa knew that performing was 答案：D。 解题：首先even as a girl需要主分句的主语应是女孩的名词，只有选择项D满足了这一 要求，故为答案：其次选择项A的were错误，因为performing为单数名词；再次如果选择 项B正确，那就意味着and连接的是两个从句，and之后应有that,但没有，故错误；最后 knowing为-ing分词短语，只能状语，但and连接的应为并列句，矛盾，故错误。 This document is produced by trial version of Print2Flash.Visit www.print2flash.com for more information