第六课时 名词和主谓一致

[针 对 训 练]

Ⅰ.单项填空

1．(2015·福建高考)The failure was a big ________ to him，but he wasn’t discouraged and soon got as enthusiastic as ever. A．blow C．excuse

B．issue D．factor

答案 A [句意：这次失败对他来说是一次很大的打击，但他没有泄气，很快就变得和以往一样有热情了。blow打击；issue问题，议题；excuse借口；factor因素。]

2．(2014·福建高考)—Could you tell me the ________ of making such tasty cakes? —Well，I just follow the directions in the cookbook. A．feature

B．plan

C．cost

D．trick

答案 D [句意：——你能告诉我做如此美味蛋糕的诀窍吗？——好吧，我就是按照烹饪书上的说明做的。trick诀窍，故选D项。]

3．(2014·天津高考)Wind is now the world’s fastest growing ________ of power. A．source

B．sense

C．result

D．root

答案 A [句意：风力是现今世界上增长最迅速的一种能源。A.源泉，来源；B.感觉，意义；C.结果；D.根，根源；根据上下文语境，故选A。]

4．(2014·安徽高考)—Why not buy a second-hand car first if you don’t have enough money for a new one? —That’s a good ________． A．saying C．suggestion

B．question D．account

答案 C [句意：——如果你没有足够的钱买一辆新车的话，为什么不先买一辆二手车呢？——这是个不错的建议(suggestion)。saying 说法；言论；account 账户；解释；说明，理由。根据句意应选C。]

5．(2014·湖北高考)When Richard said，“You are much more agreeable and prettier now，”Joan’s face turned red at the unexpected ________．

A．command C．compliment

B．comparison D．contribution

答案 C [句意：当理查德说：“你现在变得更讨人喜爱，更漂亮了。”琼听到这突如其来的赞美，脸红了。command 命令，指挥；comparison 对比；compliment 恭维，称赞；contribution 贡献。]

6．All the scientific evidence ________that increasing use of chemicals in farming ________ damaging our health. A．show；are C．show；is

B．shows；are D．shows；is

答案 D [句意：所有的科学证据表明：农业方面越来越多的使用化学物质正在损害着我们的健康。主语是evidence “证据(不可数名词)”，所以谓语动词应用单数式shows，宾语从句的主语是use “使用(不可数名词)”，所以要用is。] 7．Sophia waited for a reply, but ________ came. A．either C．neither

B．another D．none

答案 D [句意：苏菲亚等候答复，但没有任何答复。根据转折连词but可知，此处应用表示否定意义的代词，所以排除A项和B项。neither “两者都不”；none “三者或三者以上都不”。根据前半句中的“a reply”提示可知，应选D项。] 8．The basketball coach, as well as his team，________ interviewed shortly after the match for their outstanding performance. A．were

B．was

C．is

D．are

答案 B [as well as放在作主语的名词或代词后边，动词要与主语取得一致，故谓语动词用单数形式，且由时态确定B项正确。]

9．The poor ________ helped by government programs, ________？ A．is；isn’t it C．are；aren’t they

B. is isn’t he D．are；haven’t they

答案 C [“the ＋形容词”表示一类人，动词常用复数形式，故答案为C。] 10．As a result of destroying the forest, large ________ of desert ________ covered the land.

A．numbers；has C．numbers；have

B．quantities；has D．quantities；have

答案 D [a number of后接可数名词；quantities of ＋名词作主语，动词用复数。] 11．The teacher and writer ________ asked to make a speech at the meeting. A．is

B．was

C．are

D．were

答案 B [两个名词由and连接，前只有一个冠词时，表示一个人具有两种身份，谓语动词用单数，且根据时态确定答案为B。]

12．When and where to build the new factory ________ yet. A．is not decided C．has not decided

B．are not decided D．have not decided

答案 A [疑问词＋不定式作主语，动词用单数，且用被动语态，故正确答案为A。]

13．More than ________ of the workers ________ from Paris. A．ten percents；is C．three times；was

B．ten percent；are D．percents ten；comes

答案 B [分数或百分数＋of＋名词作主语时，谓语与of后的名词在数上保持一致。解该题时易误选A，误把百分之十作为整体处理，而没有考虑到是百分之十多的工人。此时所指为复数概念。]

14．The local government provided ________ for the homeless soon after the flood. A．possessions C．souvenirs

B．accommodations D．groceries

答案 B [句意：洪水过后不久，当地政府向无家可归者提供了住所。accommodation “住处，膳宿”，符合句意。possession “财产”；souvenir “纪念品”；grocery “食品杂货店”。]

15．Any help from you will be greatly appreciated. Please give me a reply at your earliest ________． A．convenience C．interruption

B．consideration D．imagination

答案 A [at one’s convenience “在某人方便的时候”。句意：你们所提供的任

何帮助我都很感激，请在方便的时候尽早联系我。] Ⅱ.语篇填空(用所给词的适当形式填空)

Robots used for housework __1__ (test) out in some __2__(family)．Tony，one of the __3__(robot)，looked like a tall and handsome man with smooth black hair，speaking in a deep voice.Larry was going to be away from home.Also，__4__ (curious) drove him to have a try on such a new thing.So he hired a robot to accompany his wife Claire.Claire didn’t like the idea at the beginning，but she agreed to it at last.At the first sight of Tony，Claire felt embarrassed.Gradually，Tony began to win the __5__(hostess) trust.He helped Claire realize her dreams by making her home elegant，giving her a new haircut，changing the make-up she wore and giving her advice on her personal __6__(dress)．Therefore at the party all her guests who __7__(invite) were filled with __8__(admire) when they saw her house was completely changed.After the test，the company __9__(be)satisfied with Tony’s report and believed it was a __10__ (succeed) because he had successfully made a woman regain her confidence and fall in love with him.

答案 1.were tested 2.families 3.robots 4.curiosity 5．hostess’ 6.dresses 7.were invited 8.admiration 9．was 10.success