2019年高考英语综合提升训练及答案(三)

　　A.is; is B.are; are

　　C.is; are D.are; is

　　[解析]第一空的主语 the country 为单数，故用 is;第二空 the majority of the citizens 与复数动词连用。

　　[答案]C

　　2.It is reported that many a new house ________ at present in the disaster area.

　　A. are being built B. were being built

　　C. was being built D. is being built

　　[解析]考查主谓一致和时态。“many a+单数名词”作主语，谓语要用单数形式;由时间状语 at present 可知，要用现在进行时态;house 和 build 之间是被动关系，所以用现在进行时态的被动语态。句意：据报道，目前受灾地区正在建造许多新房子。

　　[答案]D

　　3.Such poets as Shakespeare ________ widely read, of whose works，however，some ________ difficult to understand.

　　A. are; are B. is; is

　　C. are; is D. is; are

　　[解析]考查主谓一致。分析句子成分可知，第一个空格的主语是 poets，所以谓语动词用复数;第二个空格前面的 some 指代可数名词 works，所以第二个空格也应该用复数，故本题选择A项。

　　[答案]A

　　4.Either you or one of your students ________ to attend the meeting that is due tomorrow.

　　A. are B. is

　　C. have D. be

　　[解析]由 tomorrow 可知应该用 be+to do 结构表将来时态。either...or...意为“或者……，或者……”，句子的谓语与最近一个保持一致。最近的主语是 one of your students，谓语动词用单数，故选B项。

　　[答案]B

　　5.Dr. Smith, together with his wife and daughters, ________ visit Beijing this summer.

　　A. is going to B. are going to

　　C. was going to D. were going to

　　[解析]由 together with，along with，as well as，with，but，besides，except，like，including 等连接的主语，谓语动词的数要与前面主语的数一致，故本题谓语动词要与主语 Dr.Smith 一致，故用单数;根据时间状语 this summer，可知用一般将来时，选A项。

　　[答案]A

　　6.—Why does the lake smell terrible?

　　—Because large quantities of water ________.

　　A. have polluted B. is being polluted

　　C. has been polluted D. have been polluted

　　[解析]quantities of...作主语，谓语动词用复数。

　　[答案]D

　　7.The teacher together with the students______ discussing Reading Skills that ________ newly published in America.

　　A. are; were B. is; were

　　C. are; was D. is; was

　　[解析]together with 连接的主语采用就前一致原则;Reading Skills 为一本书的名词，用单数动词。

　　[答案]D

　　8. The number of foreign students attending Chinese universities ________ rising steadily since 1990.

　　A. is B. are

　　C. has been D. have been

　　[解析]the number of... 作主语，谓语动词用单数;since 1990 与现在完成时连用。

　　[答案]C

　　9.At present, one of the arguments in favour of the new airport ________ that it will bring a lot of jobs to the area.

　　A. is B. are

　　C. will be D. were

　　[解析]one of... 作主语，谓语动词用单数。

　　[答案]A

　　10.—Did you go to the show last night?

　　—Yeah. Every boy and girl in the area ________ invited.

　　A. were B. have been

　　C. has been D. was

　　[解析]every+单数名词+ and (every)+单数名词作主语，谓语动词用单数。

　　[答案]D

　　11.As a result of the serious flood, two­thirds of the buildings in the area ________.

　　A. need repairing B. needs to repair

　　C. needs repairing D. need to repair

　　[解析]分数修饰单数名词作主语，谓语动词用单数，修饰复数作主语，谓语动词用复数。

　　[答案]A

　　12.A survey of the opinions of experts ________ that three hours of outdoor exercise a week ________ good for one's health.

　　A. show; are B. shows; is

　　C. show; is D. shows; are

　　[解析]a survey 作主语，谓语动词用单数，时间作主语，谓语动词用单数。

　　[答案]B

　　13.We live day by day, but in the great things, the time of the days and weeks ________ so small that a day is unimportant.

　　A. is B. are

　　C. has been D. have been

　　[解析]the time 作主语，谓语动词用单数。

　　[答案]A

　　14.Professor James will give us a lecture on the Western culture, but when and where ________ yet.

　　A. hasn't been decided B. haven't decided

　　C. isn't being decided D. aren't decided

　　[解析]when and where 作主语，谓语动词用单数，yet 与现在完成时连用。

　　[答案]A

　　15.—Have you heard the latest news? —No, what ________?

　　A. is it B. is there

　　C. are they D. are those

　　[解析]news 为不可数名词，用 it 代替。

　　[答案]A