集体名词作主语主谓一致 V! B& g) P/ Y2 e9 F
1)通常作复数的集体名词. d2 L" E* w3 G% N9 y+ r; O
集体名词,如:police, people,cattle,militia,poultry等,
: }, B. e- l: n4 c- `* E 通常作复数,用复数动词。如:
$ K; d2 c$ C* N8 J2 u! z0 t' p Domestic cattle provide us with milk, beef and hides./ n! N6 i, w8 T8 a% s1 ]; t
2)通常作不可数名词的集体名词2 l4 R- u, _4 h% H0 z; o
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.
; a& v7 E8 M7 s5 F- l4 y6 A S6 \: i 3)既可作单数也可作复数的集体名词
+ X3 y y1 Z( i# P# D8 X 集体名词,如audience, committee, class, crew, family, public, government等,既可作单数,也可作复数用。
$ @; o% } x# x3 ? The city council is meeting to set its agenda.
% s' t5 @. C: F2 P 4)a committee,etc. of +复数名词
/ a/ M3 I6 t* A 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:2 O! F; U; ^& ]2 X& N. q
A committee of five men and three women is to consider the matter.
1 I- h" s" r6 R, M. R/ n/ a 近义词辨析/ ]4 m- n9 j) A
tired, exhausted, fatigued, weary, wornout4 }+ S9 O! d$ ^( y' J4 M2 q. `+ a
这组词均含有“疲惫的”的意思。9 H+ ^3 N( a* X* f9 y4 Q
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。
: r# r( ]% M5 x" |( G) \) j' R 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 a8 w1 ]& A9 ?' n4 V exhausted
4 J9 p% O# N m( g2 Y, H! d 表达的疲惫程度最强,指因劳累过度而精疲力竭。
& q. n2 \/ x9 n- R/ } p 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。
9 x) I% } k* j8 w! d fatigued
! I$ W3 J$ c; _$ 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。
0 v# u& T3 j9 i& E% \- w He felt fatigued and didn’t want to say a single word.他疲惫不堪,不想说一句话。
) C/ M& Z. I2 f+ b2 E4 M% P weary
( S1 b) ~) L+ d# Y 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。
! m; Z$ Y2 ]3 ]" T 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。- V+ r3 |& e( \5 r/ F4 J5 O
wornout
0 k7 w0 V9 w1 q 这个词不太正式,多用于口语。
! T: n4 I9 g( l6 v; q The troops were wornout after winning the battle.战后,部队疲惫不堪。9 Q! ?" W& y2 l3 L$ N0 ~2 ^
全真模拟试题
9 z- j% a4 ?* ^6 @ 1. Although ______ Spanish, he attended the course.
" p) x# q4 S$ x6 q/ \5 \0 N A. he was knowing B. he is knowing. @4 a! S0 {8 D B7 [$ I) P
C. having a knowledge of D. knows* u6 Z; B m" m( G9 W' Q; z
2. You ______that letter to James. However, you didn’t.( u: V5 v- y* \5 h: k
A. ought to write B. ought to have written6 g6 x$ u0 e) O7 Z8 e, P* c) G
C. should write D. should be writing
6 I# s& K' f0 G: i* g6 U. y 3. Joseph was very lucky ______ with his life; he almost did not get out of the room.
4 ]" S+ l8 H: D- S A. to escape B. to have escaped0 v1 W9 O f' Q* g6 ?
C. to escaping D. to be escaping
! d5 ]6 C. X7 ^" T4 ?+ s; p 4. Bread and butter ______liked by Westerners.& Z5 I3 _* b$ g% `9 y% ~+ N1 n
A. is B. are C. were D. be& a6 n/ p# _& E& y6 r% y8 Z
5. The back garden of our house contains a lawn, ______
: E. ~, _9 t5 ^ very pleasant to sit on in summer.
! a+ ^0 [/ f5 X3 ^ v A. which is B. which it is C. it is D. where it is$ a: Y2 n `* Z# [- v/ g
6. He set up in business ______ his own and was very successful.
' |4 J* N; o* L6 r t1 g" ` A. in B. of C. on D. by. I6 i6 ~: V3 a/ C; v' e; k
7. John’s score on the test is the highest in the class; he ______
, C1 \ [8 P1 v! j$ d last night.8 C+ j8 U n0 K9 v1 _
A. must study B. should have studied5 [7 f# h6 o& U; e5 j7 K5 U
C. must have studied D. is sure to study
5 ^7 ~- I" u0 y! O$ A+ ~" N! s 8. Frank almost never received any education, ______?
8 i. Q+ f h6 t A. would he B. did he9 J' u( f. F3 R" r N( W" b: v
C. didn’t he D. wouldn’t he
* |0 e( h' A9 a: Y& E 9. Even if his letter ______ tomorrow, it ______
) x4 g8 @' X* j( O* j1 ^ too late to do anything.+ S7 L* j0 v) r1 X; b
A. will arrive...is B. should arrive...were* w' s" u) j1 C% ? q
C. arrives...will be D. arrives...would be- g2 a1 N! A: Y, {2 F
10. We can hear ______from the back of the room.
) R1 G6 Y$ {8 ~ ^' k6 G5 T* t4 G. V A. just as good B. just as easy ' j4 i. _8 B- T8 w' d
C. just as well D. easily as well5 N; @# S8 K1 i$ n4 y
11. To obtain a satisfactory result, one must apply two ______" F6 R# B, [: ^
of paint on a clean surface.
[3 w# B0 [7 C3 Y, H; w A. coats B. levels C. times D. courses
# X8 b5 T( J( R! o) @7 ~ 12. The small mountain village was ______ by the snow2 c* \% o* ^% F( P2 g
for more than one month.
2 [: s6 y: w$ X- h, Q A. cut back B. cut out# i4 W( q" b3 _
C. cut off D. cut away6 q5 }+ M" h/ ~) ?) o3 H
13. Miss Green was ______ $100 for driving after drinking.0 O: {6 D# G; w+ O
A. fined B. charged C. punished D. posed |