集体名词作主语主谓一致 f9 {, l# }, x( m5 A( z
1)通常作复数的集体名词7 ~ p0 {! Y& I! B @7 c1 v" a
集体名词,如:police, people,cattle,militia,poultry等,) k: ?$ o8 r+ H, s
通常作复数,用复数动词。如:
+ V) N% h8 ~5 Y Domestic cattle provide us with milk, beef and hides.6 Q. v/ d. ^* _' A3 t$ o( M
2)通常作不可数名词的集体名词
# s$ y6 r: a+ H: a 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.
, |1 J, s6 H3 ~" P' h3 P 3)既可作单数也可作复数的集体名词
+ |, Y8 |+ a+ O+ ]! @: F3 N 集体名词,如audience, committee, class, crew, family, public, government等,既可作单数,也可作复数用。5 k3 l& p( Y+ t! w+ C
The city council is meeting to set its agenda.. h* {* a2 X, w0 C# P* T
4)a committee,etc. of +复数名词
. q( F9 ~* F8 a3 C 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:
/ x5 S8 C* c/ v: P! u" e A committee of five men and three women is to consider the matter.
! p3 q/ `! k, V; X0 A; i B 近义词辨析: Z# W9 T& g7 g1 t# ?
tired, exhausted, fatigued, weary, wornout
1 X2 O' N0 y1 T" ?/ s& t 这组词均含有“疲惫的”的意思。
, f8 g$ K5 u: d2 ` 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。* ], k: y/ g7 x: J
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。
[3 w. j7 h% c( d4 N( X5 m exhausted) ` w6 W( O$ N8 h
表达的疲惫程度最强,指因劳累过度而精疲力竭。: y+ _- \5 ]) c0 Q% M, E
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。7 E, {# Z- j( Y8 X/ n7 P$ n
fatigued
, {+ }" q& c K8 x 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。
5 ?% H9 f! r: w He felt fatigued and didn’t want to say a single word.他疲惫不堪,不想说一句话。; {5 v. u) P7 W1 q1 N$ I
weary
( e4 c4 D0 M0 m' V5 D" @# b1 b 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。/ H9 w4 @0 p( P2 K) D1 O* A
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。
' j4 a' P: G4 \! Z" } wornout/ n4 M/ k( A. i$ c% F4 ]
这个词不太正式,多用于口语。
2 W/ a7 m; A8 l& g" S. r0 E' t The troops were wornout after winning the battle.战后,部队疲惫不堪。5 {" D" F/ P( F% v
全真模拟试题
" i% a$ a5 V- C7 m9 e 1. Although ______ Spanish, he attended the course.. d. Z1 G E; B# n6 a+ Z) i
A. he was knowing B. he is knowing
6 q8 ]+ J s, T! ^2 T9 Y/ ? A C. having a knowledge of D. knows" R) S7 H% b& p/ r4 s0 U' }
2. You ______that letter to James. However, you didn’t.5 r( k5 Q- x4 l" B6 F
A. ought to write B. ought to have written3 y. Q/ [9 g8 Z6 f
C. should write D. should be writing% g3 f$ J k2 R. s7 [' y! c
3. Joseph was very lucky ______ with his life; he almost did not get out of the room.3 p1 x# X0 B' ^7 j4 x( f, I
A. to escape B. to have escaped
% Y1 m* T) }( D/ j C. to escaping D. to be escaping, u2 y1 \( T' a$ f0 L4 x6 p
4. Bread and butter ______liked by Westerners.
+ v/ X" Y% T. {1 m, u/ E" o A. is B. are C. were D. be( J, F. S8 F t
5. The back garden of our house contains a lawn, ______1 \, U; ^" F/ b3 y; h" o
very pleasant to sit on in summer.
5 }. J& a# `' I0 [6 k8 h# a" } u A. which is B. which it is C. it is D. where it is
, }, r! X0 f/ d$ U/ L: i 6. He set up in business ______ his own and was very successful.
5 t% `6 T1 t$ G7 ] B0 m A. in B. of C. on D. by z' {# _- |, l# ?+ e6 s
7. John’s score on the test is the highest in the class; he ______
( u" N9 I& m9 b2 Z0 ~5 I( ~ last night.% G- V' R! q0 Z' a, m8 ^" s
A. must study B. should have studied9 Q' k2 o6 L, E5 v a0 W: l1 M
C. must have studied D. is sure to study
E3 a, U% i4 \: ]6 _) O! O( s+ v 8. Frank almost never received any education, ______?
! S. g+ a% c" b. k3 ~ A. would he B. did he
1 V8 o) R* l' o3 I4 O6 z C. didn’t he D. wouldn’t he
$ ], O+ ?! x" C; D* I$ _; w1 H) a* y& Q 9. Even if his letter ______ tomorrow, it ______
( |7 g' q0 S3 R: E$ C" @2 | too late to do anything.: h- {9 q( O5 H9 V" L
A. will arrive...is B. should arrive...were Z: y; x5 ?; Y9 s. P
C. arrives...will be D. arrives...would be
. t: L: X6 h: I: a6 v 10. We can hear ______from the back of the room.6 R7 [/ _2 x8 w8 z$ X+ F
A. just as good B. just as easy 3 a. |5 c; x# m @9 x/ @: R
C. just as well D. easily as well" B; ]0 j: B$ G: t* T
11. To obtain a satisfactory result, one must apply two ______8 v+ J7 a# \+ e( ?7 ?& Q3 b) [& B
of paint on a clean surface.+ ?+ j0 `3 v7 E
A. coats B. levels C. times D. courses
+ Z5 a$ i( g8 u" R+ R, H e- c 12. The small mountain village was ______ by the snow% w* t. c- } E) ?5 g5 u0 }( G
for more than one month.6 S* @5 z& y1 [# E3 A) _
A. cut back B. cut out6 }- b' B$ B' [9 S+ \% V
C. cut off D. cut away! x% w! D( ]- [- c% G P% h
13. Miss Green was ______ $100 for driving after drinking. e R9 c' }# ]
A. fined B. charged C. punished D. posed |