专题 01 冠词、名词和主谓一致 1.【2018·天津】6. The__________ that there is life on other planets in the universe has always inspired scientists to explore the outer space.A. advice B. orderC. possibility D. invitation【答案】C【解析】考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。句意：宇宙中其它星球上存在生命这种可能性总是激励科学家们去探索外部空间。A. advice 建议；B. order 命令；C. possibility 可能性；D. invitation 邀请。故选 C。【解题指导】本题考查名词辨析。名词和动词及短语的考查是高考重点考查的知识点。本题语法上是一个同位语从句，从句 that there is life on other planets in the universe 是来解释说明前面所选择的名词。根据常识可以判断，宇宙中其它星球上存在生命只是一种可能性，目前无法证明，从而选出正确答案。2.【2018·江苏】32. Try to understand what’s actually happening instead of acting on the _______ you’ve made.A. assignment B. associationC. acquisition D. assumption【答案】D【解题指导】本题考查名词辨析。名词考查是高考重点考查的知识点。本题抓住句中的关键词 actually happening 实际发生和 instead of 而不是，可知是假设，从而选出正确答案。2017 年试题【2017· 江苏】24.The publication of Great Expectations, which _______ both widely reviewed and highly praised, strengthened Dickens’ status as a leading novelist.A. is B. are C. was D. were【答案】C【解析】试题分析：考查主谓一致。先行词是 Great Expectations，“Great Expectations”是书名，看做单数，所以定语从句的谓语也要使用单数形式；根据“strengthened”可知，说的是过去，故选 C。句意：《远大前程》的出版获得了广泛的认可和高度的赞扬，这坐实了狄更斯作为前沿小说家的地位。【名师点睛】一、主语从句的主谓一致单个从句作主语时看做单数，多个从句并列作主语时看做复数。e. g. What we lack today steel and concrete.what 从句作主语，如果主句的表语是复数，主句谓语动词用复数，否则用单数。e. g. What he wants to get are some books.二、定语从句的主谓一致1. 一般情况下，关系代词作从句主语时，从句谓语动词应和先行词在数上保持一致。2. 集...
