集体名词作主语主谓一致
4 N& |; o% E; s" G0 M" M# x( O 1)通常作复数的集体名词
# J) C* r/ V7 N 集体名词,如:police, people,cattle,militia,poultry等,
! Q" e7 O8 q# u6 N3 q. z8 _- J 通常作复数,用复数动词。如:- d. g5 d2 f4 T% ?, h( {
Domestic cattle provide us with milk, beef and hides.
) `5 \9 Q1 z" C+ G/ U 2)通常作不可数名词的集体名词
* U: r& b6 L/ }% [; z0 @% _ 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.) G7 n4 h! `+ _, Y% }
3)既可作单数也可作复数的集体名词
' Z+ n! J) G: ]0 K 集体名词,如audience, committee, class, crew, family, public, government等,既可作单数,也可作复数用。' g5 K* q! W+ O* N" Q# I |
The city council is meeting to set its agenda.
: s6 h% {% w2 W4 y 4)a committee,etc. of +复数名词
0 s' Q3 H: z. W5 n 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:. I$ Q: y, N. k7 D. E4 c
A committee of five men and three women is to consider the matter.6 P& v/ U1 ? o4 d7 T, d
近义词辨析7 A1 K2 `6 G5 o: l2 n
tired, exhausted, fatigued, weary, wornout
( m, ^ a" o2 |5 C 这组词均含有“疲惫的”的意思。6 k) n8 n; o2 @7 a9 {* S: _* E
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。) A2 Q0 f& `# c5 @; x
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。. s( N0 S2 ~9 Z+ J/ M: Y$ J3 ]
exhausted( D4 w8 c- w* A6 T0 ?
表达的疲惫程度最强,指因劳累过度而精疲力竭。
& E6 `7 _5 v+ Q& E0 C. y 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。% o7 E5 K8 Z+ k0 C1 n7 r6 |+ z! ^, L
fatigued( `5 w3 r% v, U0 @, [
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。
7 A3 H5 B# t! y8 B& x# n He felt fatigued and didn’t want to say a single word.他疲惫不堪,不想说一句话。2 r: Z/ h/ R/ }: @4 q% ]
weary' R" @* {* I2 E! r) w
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。/ Y( e! F- Y/ x2 Y
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。
% ]8 T) |* U/ T$ w* v" F- g. Y9 F. a wornout
0 W( C% c8 v5 m# N4 w4 d' c! U# Z 这个词不太正式,多用于口语。
0 Z: ~& B; z6 }+ y. u! Q2 D' E; U4 x( } The troops were wornout after winning the battle.战后,部队疲惫不堪。
/ T4 t; I2 ^) v' w8 M* e* r 全真模拟试题
6 b3 d. j1 W% B% f0 l 1. Although ______ Spanish, he attended the course.' n2 v. M3 ~. |& Q+ P9 c& ]
A. he was knowing B. he is knowing( M- H u+ F# j
C. having a knowledge of D. knows
+ y6 u5 f0 I; E% J8 N, E 2. You ______that letter to James. However, you didn’t.
+ W3 M3 b3 s8 O" ~% @ j A. ought to write B. ought to have written, C1 ]4 U6 E" y T, y
C. should write D. should be writing
0 k9 |; h" d2 {% o2 ]$ _& A1 ~0 g9 s 3. Joseph was very lucky ______ with his life; he almost did not get out of the room.( |& w/ }; h5 e2 z0 b+ n) k
A. to escape B. to have escaped
$ _8 t5 Z) f3 q. d2 H: C/ Z C. to escaping D. to be escaping
9 j# z6 g% z' t! j# h( y+ t8 F 4. Bread and butter ______liked by Westerners.8 H4 u1 I, H, \* e! C2 I4 J
A. is B. are C. were D. be
2 d, N; {- \/ x J8 j* a' O/ K 5. The back garden of our house contains a lawn, ______
5 _( c* d0 @; H' C9 D( }5 y# {; ` very pleasant to sit on in summer.
6 t8 s% u/ }! A$ p- ?( h A. which is B. which it is C. it is D. where it is. {7 A' A' R! B) ?2 y6 m
6. He set up in business ______ his own and was very successful.
3 N i; I( ^6 H n( v" j5 W. N A. in B. of C. on D. by9 X8 o8 `- C& d8 s1 G3 d
7. John’s score on the test is the highest in the class; he ______
+ `8 y# }5 n4 N& L9 y9 b( j last night.1 [. M6 u# Z; \
A. must study B. should have studied0 W) t; e! t' Q0 c8 m
C. must have studied D. is sure to study" L& [1 r0 m, d9 Y6 J V* r
8. Frank almost never received any education, ______?( V, v2 T' Q0 ^) C
A. would he B. did he
! F |0 a( b, [9 h C. didn’t he D. wouldn’t he& r+ ~6 J- f4 L9 G
9. Even if his letter ______ tomorrow, it ______$ |- k U# z3 |" s6 n0 |
too late to do anything., S f6 e: h: X! }& `4 ?# R( S1 _4 _
A. will arrive...is B. should arrive...were
+ P3 K1 ?; t# S& u C. arrives...will be D. arrives...would be
0 d2 h3 `& D7 B9 x1 A( F5 Y 10. We can hear ______from the back of the room.
- i% {( ], `9 N" ` A. just as good B. just as easy
$ U( H- t) r; I; p C. just as well D. easily as well
$ c# x* ~/ e* W4 D: J- b 11. To obtain a satisfactory result, one must apply two ______
: l: P$ N( X9 N/ @* y& c y of paint on a clean surface.: {. n# N# W8 R2 M! s* m
A. coats B. levels C. times D. courses
* E! X3 Z- w! M7 S/ ?* Z- E 12. The small mountain village was ______ by the snow+ ?0 Y% m) \* S4 f
for more than one month.% D6 r& K5 Q. Y
A. cut back B. cut out
" x) v" Z9 K+ k( `: |$ u: L C. cut off D. cut away
2 k8 Q4 z& `3 B% M0 l 13. Miss Green was ______ $100 for driving after drinking.- m6 B, V3 D6 Z; s. d( I6 g# N
A. fined B. charged C. punished D. posed |