anumberofHeimmediatelyaskedanumberofnearbypeopleforbandages,
(P38)Alarge/greatnumberofpeoplewerepresent
①anumberof意为:许多,大量,后接可数名词的复数形式,作主语时,谓语动词用复数形式
Hemustlimitthenumberofcigaretteshesmokes
Thenumberoftigershasreducedabruptlyinthelastfiftyyears
②thenumberof意为:……的数量,后接可数名词的复数形式,作主语时,谓语动词用单数形式
Anumberofstudentshandedintheirexercisebooks
Tobeexactly,thenumberofthemwasfifty-five
许多学生交上了作业,准确地说,交作业的学生的数量是55个
①___________visitorstotheUKwereaskedbynewspaperreporterswhattheirimpressionsoftheBritishpeoplewere
ThenumberofB.AnumberofC.NumbersofD.Anynumbersof【解析】选B
考查anumberof和thenumberof的区别
句意:很多去英国的游客被记者问到,他们对英国人的印象
thenumberof修饰名词复数作主语,谓语动词用单数;anumberof修饰名词复数作主语,谓语动词用复数
结合语境及题干中的谓语were可知,要用anumberof
②Thenumberofcollegegraduatesinacountry________itsculturalstandard
reflectsB
reflectingC