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例1. Physics _______ more interesting than maths, I think. (2006年河北课改区)
A. areB. is
C. wasD. were
【解析】 正确答案是B。以-s结尾的名词news (消息)，plastics (塑料), maths (数学), politics (政治), physics (物理学)等作主语时，谓语动词需用单数形式。如，I hear physics isn’t easy. 但是 goods（商品）和 works （工事）是复数，谓语动词需用复数形式。如：
Are these goods Mr White’s?
The defence works are strong.
例2. —Could you get me a piano, Mum?
—There _______ enough room for one in our home. But we’ll try. （2006年辽宁十一市课改区）
A. is B. are C. isn’t D. aren’t
【解析】正确答案是C。在There be 结构中，主语如果是不可数名词或单数名词，谓语动词 be 需用单数形式is；主语如果是复数名词，则 be 也用复数形式are。又如：
There _______ many magazines in the reading room. You can go to read them.
(2006年江苏淮安)
A. is B. are C. was
正确答案B.
例3.The Smiths _______ China since the summer of 2002.
A. had been inB. have been inC. has been to D. have been to
【解析】正确答案是B。姓氏复数作主语表示一家人或夫妇二人时，谓语动词需用复数形式。又如：The Turners are going on a train.
例4. —How many students are there in your school?
— the students in our school _______ over two thousand.
(2006年青海)
A. The number of; isB. The number of; are C. A number of; is
【解析】正确答案是A。“the number of 复数名词／代词”作主语时，谓语动词用单数，表示“……的数量是……”。
注意：a number of表示“一些”、“许多”，修饰可数名词复数，谓语动词用复数。如：A number of students were absent yesterday. 许多学生昨天缺席。
例5. He has _______ for two years. Two years _______ a long time.
(2006年贵州毕节课改区)
A. left home; are B. been away from home; is
C. leave home; is D. been away from home; are
【解析】正确答案是B。表示度量、时间、距离、价格等名词作主语时，尽管是复数形式，但常被作为一个整体概念，谓语动词一般用单数形式。
例6. This pair of glasses _______ mine.
A. are B. be C. is D. will be
【解析】正确答案是Ｃ。由两部分组成的事物的名词，如glasses ( 眼镜), shoes (鞋),boots (靴子), socks ( 袜子), trousers (裤子), gloves (手套)等前面常用量词 pair, 这些名词作主语时，其谓语动词应与 pair 的单复数形式保持一致。
例7. Not only his parents but also his grandfather _______ to a lot of places of interest in our country since they came her. (2006年江苏常州)
A. has gone B. has been C. have gone D. have been
【解析】正确答案是B. either… or…, neither… nor…, not only… but also…, not… but…, or 等连接两个名词或代词作并列主语时，谓语动词通常与最近一个名词或代词在单复数上保持一致，即“邻近一致”原则。又如：
Neither he nor Ia doctor.
A. is B. am C. be D. are
正确答案是B。
例8. Everyone except Bill and Jimthere when the meeting began.
(2005年黑龙江)
A. was B. is C. are D. were
【解析】正确答案是A。主语后面有介词 with, together, like, but, except, besides 等构成的介词短语时，其谓语动词的单复数不受影响，即主语是单数，谓语动词就用单数，主语是复数，谓语动词也用复数。
例 9. Each of the boys _______ an apple.
A. have B. has C. to have D. to has
【解析】正确答案是B。each, neither, none, nobody, nothing, something, everything 等不定代词作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。又如：
Neither of these two stories is interesting.
None of the money is mine.
Nothing is too difficult if you use your head.
例10. Doing eye exercises __________ good for your health.
A. are B. is C. have D. has
【解析】正确答案是B。动名词、不定式作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。
巩固精练
( )1. How time flies! Ten years ________ passed.
A. haveB. hasC. is D. are
( )2. —The children without parents ______ good care of by their teachers in this special school.
A. takes B. takeC. is takenD. are taken
( )3. Olympic (奥林匹克的) Games ________ every four years.
A. heldB. holdC. are heldD. is held
( )4. Tom with other boys ________ to go and ________ the game.
A. want, watch B. wants, watches C. wants, watch D. want, to watch
( )5. A message sent between computers __________ an e-mail.
A. are B. is C. have D. has
( )6. In our school library there __________ a number of books on science and the number of them __________ growing larger and larger.
A. is; are B. are; is C. has; is D. have; are
( )7.—Do you need more time to finish the work?
—Yes, another ten days __________ enough.
A. are B. is C. were D. was
( )8. Either Jane or Steven __________ watching TV now.
A. were B. is C. are D. was
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A. areB. is
C. wasD. were
【解析】 正确答案是B。以-s结尾的名词news (消息)，plastics (塑料), maths (数学), politics (政治), physics (物理学)等作主语时，谓语动词需用单数形式。如，I hear physics isn’t easy. 但是 goods（商品）和 works （工事）是复数，谓语动词需用复数形式。如：
Are these goods Mr White’s?
The defence works are strong.
例2. —Could you get me a piano, Mum?
—There _______ enough room for one in our home. But we’ll try. （2006年辽宁十一市课改区）
A. is B. are C. isn’t D. aren’t
【解析】正确答案是C。在There be 结构中，主语如果是不可数名词或单数名词，谓语动词 be 需用单数形式is；主语如果是复数名词，则 be 也用复数形式are。又如：
There _______ many magazines in the reading room. You can go to read them.
(2006年江苏淮安)
A. is B. are C. was
正确答案B.
例3.The Smiths _______ China since the summer of 2002.
A. had been inB. have been inC. has been to D. have been to
【解析】正确答案是B。姓氏复数作主语表示一家人或夫妇二人时，谓语动词需用复数形式。又如：The Turners are going on a train.
例4. —How many students are there in your school?
— the students in our school _______ over two thousand.
(2006年青海)
A. The number of; isB. The number of; are C. A number of; is
【解析】正确答案是A。“the number of 复数名词／代词”作主语时，谓语动词用单数，表示“……的数量是……”。
注意：a number of表示“一些”、“许多”，修饰可数名词复数，谓语动词用复数。如：A number of students were absent yesterday. 许多学生昨天缺席。
例5. He has _______ for two years. Two years _______ a long time.
(2006年贵州毕节课改区)
A. left home; are B. been away from home; is
C. leave home; is D. been away from home; are
【解析】正确答案是B。表示度量、时间、距离、价格等名词作主语时，尽管是复数形式，但常被作为一个整体概念，谓语动词一般用单数形式。
例6. This pair of glasses _______ mine.
A. are B. be C. is D. will be
【解析】正确答案是Ｃ。由两部分组成的事物的名词，如glasses ( 眼镜), shoes (鞋),boots (靴子), socks ( 袜子), trousers (裤子), gloves (手套)等前面常用量词 pair, 这些名词作主语时，其谓语动词应与 pair 的单复数形式保持一致。
例7. Not only his parents but also his grandfather _______ to a lot of places of interest in our country since they came her. (2006年江苏常州)
A. has gone B. has been C. have gone D. have been
【解析】正确答案是B. either… or…, neither… nor…, not only… but also…, not… but…, or 等连接两个名词或代词作并列主语时，谓语动词通常与最近一个名词或代词在单复数上保持一致，即“邻近一致”原则。又如：
Neither he nor Ia doctor.
A. is B. am C. be D. are
正确答案是B。
例8. Everyone except Bill and Jimthere when the meeting began.
(2005年黑龙江)
A. was B. is C. are D. were
【解析】正确答案是A。主语后面有介词 with, together, like, but, except, besides 等构成的介词短语时，其谓语动词的单复数不受影响，即主语是单数，谓语动词就用单数，主语是复数，谓语动词也用复数。
例 9. Each of the boys _______ an apple.
A. have B. has C. to have D. to has
【解析】正确答案是B。each, neither, none, nobody, nothing, something, everything 等不定代词作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。又如：
Neither of these two stories is interesting.
None of the money is mine.
Nothing is too difficult if you use your head.
例10. Doing eye exercises __________ good for your health.
A. are B. is C. have D. has
【解析】正确答案是B。动名词、不定式作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。
巩固精练
( )1. How time flies! Ten years ________ passed.
A. haveB. hasC. is D. are
( )2. —The children without parents ______ good care of by their teachers in this special school.
A. takes B. takeC. is takenD. are taken
( )3. Olympic (奥林匹克的) Games ________ every four years.
A. heldB. holdC. are heldD. is held
( )4. Tom with other boys ________ to go and ________ the game.
A. want, watch B. wants, watches C. wants, watch D. want, to watch
( )5. A message sent between computers __________ an e-mail.
A. are B. is C. have D. has
( )6. In our school library there __________ a number of books on science and the number of them __________ growing larger and larger.
A. is; are B. are; is C. has; is D. have; are
( )7.—Do you need more time to finish the work?
—Yes, another ten days __________ enough.
A. are B. is C. were D. was
( )8. Either Jane or Steven __________ watching TV now.
A. were B. is C. are D. was
Keys: 1～5. BDCCB
6~8. BBB