集体名词作主语主谓一致2 \0 ]0 l/ W7 {
1)通常作复数的集体名词
* b, z6 z4 t1 x! i! u 集体名词,如:police, people,cattle,militia,poultry等,
2 y8 u5 \& R( U9 [7 R7 | 通常作复数,用复数动词。如:
: {4 y- G, U' A4 s# S" j7 c. \ Domestic cattle provide us with milk, beef and hides.* {; @& [" W' r1 z3 i
2)通常作不可数名词的集体名词
% p. P3 h; e9 K% y3 h 有些集体名词,如foliage,machinery,equipment,furniture,merchandise,通常作不可数名词,随后的动词用单数。例如:All the machinery in the factory is made in China. W7 ^7 W" j0 O' B9 `5 T
3)既可作单数也可作复数的集体名词/ ]) Z( Q# F4 V- t6 E9 l
集体名词,如audience, committee, class, crew, family, public, government等,既可作单数,也可作复数用。
: k: k" V4 `; E( `; u The city council is meeting to set its agenda. y. V) Q" y/ N- i3 f/ d4 Q
4)a committee,etc. of +复数名词% \# l) t! \8 y( r' _
如果主语是由“a committee of /a panel of /a board of +复数名词”构成,随后的动词通常用单数。例如:0 ~$ v; o( g% [, u4 m" `3 ~ U* E5 U- Y
A committee of five men and three women is to consider the matter.; }+ {9 b/ M* Y6 w/ ]
近义词辨析# e; w4 P; j; S! u- O
tired, exhausted, fatigued, weary, wornout
0 G1 f. A* U7 R7 t I" \- \# E 这组词均含有“疲惫的”的意思。
! l% i$ Y8 ^$ y% n4 ? tired可指因体力或脑力消耗太多而需要休息,还可指因长期做某事而失去兴趣。/ h c( D3 g/ t0 ^
Henry was so tired that he went to bed immediately after he got home.亨利很疲惫,一到家就上床睡觉去了。& m9 n7 Q9 y: i
exhausted
/ y2 h, m& K6 K9 `6 ?# J 表达的疲惫程度最强,指因劳累过度而精疲力竭。
9 p, b6 n" h3 R, T9 [/ \ The exhausted engineer fell asleep on the bus.精疲力竭的工程师在公共汽车上睡着了。
% r: e' ]3 f2 S1 c fatigued# `. O# g' `0 K
所表达的疲劳程度比tired和weary强,表示由于过度劳累而引起疲乏,不能再继续下去。6 F2 G/ t$ Q @/ E# M' q: Q" T
He felt fatigued and didn’t want to say a single word.他疲惫不堪,不想说一句话。# x. t S1 _4 a2 r2 B
weary
4 ^8 Y% w- s3 M' \ 语气比tired强,指由于长时间努力工作或由于做单一的事而引起疲倦。
- I. M' G7 _1 q# U After a long and weary wait, the plane finally came to take them back.经过漫长而又令人疲乏的等待后,飞机终于来接他们回去了。+ |% l5 `- l8 h! Y; [- s
wornout
9 p h' w. {5 }5 r 这个词不太正式,多用于口语。
7 y# J9 {4 [, H6 ~+ s The troops were wornout after winning the battle.战后,部队疲惫不堪。
* [8 ^( L% ], t 全真模拟试题4 o0 O1 D! X% Q7 ~5 {" M: W* W' }
1. Although ______ Spanish, he attended the course. b3 P$ v4 q3 E2 O) ^
A. he was knowing B. he is knowing
, Y, W0 I+ y( J% q3 d7 y4 G/ g C. having a knowledge of D. knows" o# h* p& t+ U* @7 K0 X, {
2. You ______that letter to James. However, you didn’t.
/ u5 x5 {+ E ^) @7 X! I A. ought to write B. ought to have written
+ Q, c Z8 p7 A5 W L- I C. should write D. should be writing
' E8 U7 n s; k! P9 }3 J5 v 3. Joseph was very lucky ______ with his life; he almost did not get out of the room.
1 r/ T0 V i3 p8 e- ^ A. to escape B. to have escaped
, k1 Z. p u, g( g8 ~; P2 c: N5 _ C. to escaping D. to be escaping2 C6 M! n" u9 v; L8 G
4. Bread and butter ______liked by Westerners.
+ E) N( @9 \- P, R1 q6 u/ B A. is B. are C. were D. be
; P+ p% X+ l1 Y1 h% H C( J# R 5. The back garden of our house contains a lawn, ______8 ^# }; P% P. }& x+ N0 h
very pleasant to sit on in summer.
+ U7 h5 l5 d* }% N r A. which is B. which it is C. it is D. where it is
" S# a( u1 W7 |$ P, l9 d, X! m, I+ i 6. He set up in business ______ his own and was very successful.6 d8 b6 e; X# _) A. V' X' U! D
A. in B. of C. on D. by: v- y" z( ?3 P+ d2 D6 j! M
7. John’s score on the test is the highest in the class; he ______9 r, C2 ?( A( N4 g# @
last night.2 u$ q {' u4 K$ Z: q- f
A. must study B. should have studied
) h. e/ {" B4 [ f) r C. must have studied D. is sure to study3 b3 C7 E$ G5 o1 X: _: R, S
8. Frank almost never received any education, ______?
0 L5 v) }/ q' C+ o. c A. would he B. did he
& r& |5 W* F/ v+ R. X C. didn’t he D. wouldn’t he: ~/ U; k; K' v1 h
9. Even if his letter ______ tomorrow, it ______
" i- L* e: {1 t1 V too late to do anything.5 v5 G2 w; `4 z( s1 S
A. will arrive...is B. should arrive...were
) }8 K% f1 p5 A3 Z C. arrives...will be D. arrives...would be/ B) ?7 }. K8 Y7 k! _+ F
10. We can hear ______from the back of the room.
% f. K1 _1 @ ` A. just as good B. just as easy ; g: `3 g+ p" L/ J
C. just as well D. easily as well. e0 k9 _/ z4 S8 |5 f
11. To obtain a satisfactory result, one must apply two ______
8 V6 z* w) F/ X/ M5 D# d of paint on a clean surface.: x/ o4 |7 |/ o1 e) Z8 O D
A. coats B. levels C. times D. courses* I; A% N$ o* s5 V1 n5 i$ ?
12. The small mountain village was ______ by the snow9 I: P6 H' z$ D# V8 |7 T
for more than one month.& \+ W0 e; ]6 N' B$ _
A. cut back B. cut out7 `# f- Q0 d6 P' G: M! s' F7 B
C. cut off D. cut away
7 u6 Z& V e# W: y' i% r 13. Miss Green was ______ $100 for driving after drinking.4 ]9 L8 m0 c& x; Z
A. fined B. charged C. punished D. posed |