(2)①thenumberof+n.(pl.)Thenumberofthestudentsstandingoutsideisabouttwenty.站在外面的学生的数目大约是20。链接thenumberof+n.(pl.)表示“……的数量”。作主语时,谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。表示数量的多少,用large和small,不用many和few。如:(1)alarge/great/goodnumberofagreatmanyagoodfew/quiteafew+n.(复数)(作主语,谓语动词用复数形式)①thenumberof+n.(pl.)表示“许多”的短语(2)manyamorethanone+n.(单数)(作主语,谓语动词用单数第三人称形式)①thenumberof+n.(pl.)表示“许多”的短语(3)agreat/gooddealofquitealittle+n.(不可数名词)(作主语,谓语动词用单数第三人称形式)(作主语,谓语动词根据amount的单复数决定)(4)alargeamountoflargeamountsof+n.(不可数名词)①thenumberof+n.(pl.)表示“许多”的短语(作主语,谓语动词根据quantity的数决定)(5)alargequantityoflargequantitiesof+n.(复数)或+n.(不可数名词)辨析thenumberof/anumberofanumberof+可数名词,意为“许多的、大量的……”,其后的谓语动词用复数;thenumberof+可数名词,意为“……的数目”,其后的谓语动词用单数。①thenumberof+n.(pl.)活用单项填空(1)ThenumberofforeignstudentsattendingChineseuniversities______risingsteadilysince2009.A.isB.areC.hasbeenD.havebeen解析考查主谓一致和时态。主语是thenumberofforeignstudents,故谓语动词用单数,又因时间状语是since2009,所以用完成时态。①thenumberof+n.(pl.)C(2)Withmoreforestsbeingdestroyed,hugequantitiesofgoodearth______eachyear.A.iswashingawayB.isbeingwashedawayC.arewashingawayD.arebeingwashedaway解析考查主谓一致。quantitiesof后既可接不可数名词,也可接可数名词,其谓语动词根据quantity的数确定,所以答案是D。①thenumberof+n.(pl.)D(3)Goodamountsofsleepeverynight______alsoimportantforyourhealth.A.isB.areC.wasD.were解析考查主谓一致和时态。amountsof后只接不可数名词,作主语时谓语动词和amount的数保持一致,由于其时间是everynight,要用一般现在时,所以答案是B。①thenumberof+n.(pl.)B②atanend结束,终止(常作表语)Thewarwasfinallyatanend.战争终于结束了。短语attheendof在……尽头(末)(指时间和空间)bytheendof到……末为止(与过去完成时连用)intheend最后,终于makeendsmeet收支相抵②atanend结束,终止(常作表语)短语cometoanend结束(用作谓语)drawtoanend接近尾声bring…toanend使……终止putanendto使……终止活用用attheendof,bytheendof和intheend填空(1)HowmanyEnglishwordshaveyoulearned____________lastterm?(2)Hebecameanoutstandingdoctor__________.(3)MyunclewillflytoChina___________thisyear.②atanend结束,终止(常作表语)bytheendofintheendattheendof你知道这道题的正确答案是什么吗?为什么?Theywalkedandwalkeduntiltheycame______theendofthestream.A.atB.byC.inD.to②atanend结束,终止(常作表语)D②atanend结束,终止(常作表语)解析首先我们知道bytheendof后不跟地点;intheend是一个独立使用的短语;虽然attheendof后接地点,但它所表示的是“在……的尽头或末尾”,表示状态。而本题的语境所表示的是“来到了溪流的尽头”,所以答案是D。①Inthefarmyards,thechickensandeventhepigsweretoonervoustoeat.(P26)农家大院里的鸡,甚至猪都紧张得不想吃食。(1)too…to…太……以至不能……Theboyistooweaktolifttheheavybox.这男孩太虚弱,举不起那个重箱子。(2)当too…to…跟少数形容词(如ready,glad,pleased,apt,willing,inclined,eager,easy,satisfied等)搭配时,不定式无否定意义。Heistooreadytopromise.他轻于许诺。Beginnersaretooapttomakemistakes.初学者极易出错。(3)too…to…的否定形式nottoo…to…的意思是“不是太……而不能”。Heisnottooyoungtodresshimself.他不是小得连衣服都不会穿。Itisnevertoooldtolearn.活到老,学到老。(4)cannot(或cannever)…too/enough…表示“怎么……也不会过分”、“越……越好”...