to， are having (have) sidewalk sales this week. —Let’s go and have a look. 2．What the science teacher does and says is (be) of great
importance to college students. 3. A number of students are (be) playing on the ground but I
works，however，some A difficult to understand.
(2010·四川，15)
A．are；are
B．is；is
C．are；is
D．is；are
解析 句意为：一些诗人，像莎士比亚，(其作品)被广泛阅读，
然而，其中一些作品是难以理解的。句中 of whose works 到句
(4)通常由两个部件组成的物品如：a knife and fork (一副刀 叉)等作主语，谓语动词用单数。
Bread and butter is not to his taste. 2．表示时间、数量、长度及价格的名词，尽管有时是复数 形式但常被看作是一个整体，谓语动词用单数形式。 Is fifty pounds enough? Five years has passed. 3．“分数/百分数＋of＋名词”作主语时，谓语动词的形式 根据of后的名词的形式来定，如果名词是可数名词复数，谓语动 词用复数形式；如果名词是单数可数名词或不可数名词，谓语动 词用单数形式。
(2010·湖南，33)
A．is B．are C．has D．have
解析 句意为：听摇滚音乐会中的大声的音乐已导致一些青
少年失聪了。本题主语为动名词短语，故谓语动词用单数，
根据主谓关系可知，此处应是主动语态，故C项正确。
2．Some poets as Shakespeare
widely read，of whose
—Not yet...Look，there A the rest of our guests！
(2010·江苏，33)
A．come
B．comes
C．is coming
D．are coming
解析 句意为：——大家都来了吗？——还没有……看！我
们其余的客人来了。there放在句首时，句子谓语动词用完全
复数要根据就近原则来定，故谓语动词用单数。
3．—Did you go to the show last night?
—Yeah.Every boy and girl in the area D invited.
A．were
B．have been
C．has been
D．was
解析 主语是every boy and girl，表示单数概念，故谓语动词
解析 butter and bread抹上黄油的面包，已经是一种约定俗成
的食物了，所以用单数形式；the bread and the butter意为
“面包和黄油”，是两种食物，谓语动词用复数。
6．An average of 200 letters a week
newspaper’s offer.Such
don’t know what the exact number is (be)． 4. We all feel it is Jack as well as his wife that is (be) to blame
for their son’s bad behaviour at school.
5．—Mike，what did our monitor say just now? —Every boy and every girl as well as teachers who are (be) to visit the museum is (be) asked to be at the school gate before 6∶30 in the morning.
末为非限制性定语从句；第一个空的主语是 some poets，故谓
语动词用复数形式；第二个空的主语是 some of whose works，
谓语动词也要用复数形式。
3．Barbara is easy to recognize as she’s the only one of the
women who B evening dress.
整的句子为The atmosphere is as much a part of the earth as its
soil and the water of its lakes, rivers and oceans are a part of it.。
后面因为用and连接了soil和water，故用复数are。
9． A an English-Chinese dictionary. A．The students each have B．The students each has C．Each the students has D．Each of the students have 解析 each作the students的同位语，故谓语动词用复数；D项 中的主语是each，谓语动词要用单数；没有C项这种表达形 式。
N either his parents nor I am able to persuade him to change his m ind.
2． here/there 引 导 一 个 句 子 而 主 语 又 不 止 一 个 时 ， 通 常 根 据 就近原则，谓语动词要与离它最近的主语在数上保持一致。
7．It’s said that the team A twelve top European
players.
A．consists of
B．is consisted of
C．are made up of
D．make up of
解析 the team是指一个整体，谓语动词用单数；consist of无
A
received by the the case with us at
present. A．are；is C．have been；is
B．has been；has been D．is；are
解析 an average of＋名词作主语时，谓语动词用复数；the average of＋名词作主语时，谓语动词用单数；第二个句子是倒 装结构，主语是 the case，故谓语动词用单数。
被动形式。
8．Sixty miles B in a single night，so they were
exhausted.
A．is covered
B．was covered
C．are covered
D．has covered
解析 表示距离的词作主语时谓语动词用单数；由were可知
用过去式。cover意为“行过(路程)”。
Do you know when the United Nations was set up?
2．谓语动词必须用复数的情况 表示总称意义的名词，如people，police，public，cattle等 作主语时，谓语动词用复数。
The police are searching for the murderer.
用单数，且询问昨晚的情况，有明确的过去时间，所以应选
择was。
4．At the bus stop A a soldier and two young people on
their way to theபைடு நூலகம்village.
A．were
B．was
C．is
D．sits
解析 表处所的介词短语置于句首时句子要用倒装，该句的
C．has been
D．have been
解析 “the number of＋n.”作主语时，其谓语动词用单数形
式；由since 1997可知句子的时态应用现在完成时。
领悟语法
Ⅰ.用所给词的适当形式填空 1．—Several department stores，including the one we usually go
religion to the natives. 8．So far a series of problems have been (be) brought about by
this decision.
Ⅱ.单项填空
1．The atmosphere is as much a part of the earth as
Two-thirds of the books are about science. Only 30% of the work was done yesterday.
感悟高考
1．Listening to loud music at rock concerts C caused
hearing loss in some teenagers.
2．In fact，not only Mary and I but also Jane C having
one exam after another. A．is tired for
B．are tired with
C．is tired of
D．are tired of
解析 not only...but also连接的成分作主语时，谓语动词的单
(2010·全国Ⅱ，9)
A．wear
B．wears
C．has worn
D．have worn
解析 句意为：Barbara很容易被辨认出来，因为她是唯一一
名穿晚礼服的妇女。题干中先行词是the only one，故定语从
句中用单数谓语动词；再根据主句的谓语动词是一般现在时