集体名词作主语主谓一致

1）通常作复数的集体名词

集体名词，如：police, people,cattle,militia,poultry等，通常作复数，用复数动词。如：Domestic cattle provide us with milk, beef and hides.

2）通常作不可数名词的集体名词

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.

3）既可作单数也可作复数的集体名词

集体名词，如audience, committee, class, crew, family, public, government等，既可作单数，也可作复数用。

4）a committee,etc. of 复数名词

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：A committee of five men and three women is to consider the matter.

近义词辨析

tired, exhausted, fatigued, weary, worn out这组词均含有“疲惫的”的意思。

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。
如：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。

exhausted：表达的疲惫程度最强，指因劳累过度而精疲力竭。
如：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。

fatigued：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。
如：He felt fatigued and didn't want to say a single word.他疲惫不堪，不想说一句话。

weary：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。
如：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。

worn out：这个词不太正式，多用于口语。
如：The troops were worn out after winning the battle.战后,部队疲惫不堪。

全真模拟试题

1. Although ____ Spanish, he attended the course.

A. he was knowing
B. he is knowing
C. having a knowledge of
D. knows

2. You ____that letter to James. However, you didn't.

A. ought to write
B. ought to have written
C. should write
D. should be writing

3. Joseph was very lucky ____ with his life; he almost did not get out of the room.

A. to escape
B. to have escaped
C. to escaping
D. to be escaping

4. Bread and butter ____liked by Westerners.

A. is
B. are
C. were
D. be

5. The back garden of our house contains a lawn, ____very pleasant to sit on in summer.

A. which is
B. which it is
C. it is
D.where it is

答案及详解：

1. C

句意：虽然只懂一点西班牙语，但他还是参加了这个课程的学习。
难点：know是静态动词，不能用于进行时；选knows从句中又缺少主语。knowledge作“知识”讲时是不可数名词，但作“了解”讲时，前面可加“a”，常用于词组have a knowledge of中，所以选C

2. B

句意：你本应该给詹姆斯写信，然而，你没写。
难点：ought to have written是虚拟语气，与本句句意相符。

3. B

句意：约瑟夫幸运地逃了性命；他险些没从房间里逃出来。
难点：to have escaped 是不定式的完成式，表示过去的某一动作业已完成。

4. A

句意：黄油面包受西方人青睐。
难点：bread and butter 是西方人吃的一种食品，虽然有三个字，表达的却是一个东西，并且是不可数名词，作单数。

5. A

句意：我家的后花园有一片草坪，夏天坐在上面会令你心旷神怡。
难点：which引出非限制性定语从句，在句中作主语，且和sit on 构成动宾关系。类似的句子有：This room is comfortable to live in 这句中live in 和this room构成动宾关系。
6. He set up in business ____ his own and was very successful.

A. in
B.of
C.on
D. by

7. John's score on the test is the highest in the class; he____　last night.

A. must study
B. should have studied
C. must have studied
D. is sure to study

8. Frank almost never received any education, ____?

A. would he
B. did he
C. didn't he
D. wouldn't he

9.Even if his letter ____ tomorrow, it ____too late to do anything.
A.will arrive……is
B.should arrive……were
C.arrives……will be
D.arrives……would be

10. We can hear____from the back of the room.

A. just as good
B.just as easy
C.just as well
D.easily as well

答案详解：

6. C

句意：他独自一人开始经商，并且做得很成功。
难点：on one's own 是个常用的介词词组，意为“独自”；of one'sown表示“某人自己的（东西）”，如：I have a flat of my own.我自己有套房子。

7. C

句意：约翰的考试分数全班最高；他昨天晚上一定学习了。
难点：表示对过去某一动作行为的猜测须要用must have done这一句型结构。

8. B

句意：弗兰克几乎从未受过任何教育，是不是?
难点：这是一句含有否定副词never的一般过去时的句子，由于主句为否定形式，所以反意问句用肯定形式。

9. C

句意：即使他的信明天到也无济于事了。
难点：在条件句中表示现在将来的时间，需要用一般现在时，主句中使用将来时。

10. C

句意：我们在房间的后面也能听得很清楚。
难点：as well意为“（程度）同样地好”，是副词短语修饰动词hear；just表示程度，意为“刚好”。
11.It was during summer breaks that we first taste the satisfaction work that ____ into hard currency.

A. translates
B. transfers
C. transplants
D. transmits

12.In some cases, your instructor may tell you the topics ____or may give you a choice of topics to write about.

A. in advance
B. ahead of
C. above all
D. right away

13.It was the driver's ____ that caused him to step on the gas instead of the brake after his car went over the curb.

A. fraud
B. alarm
C. terror
D. panic

14.Danny left this ____ message on my answering machine:
“I must see you. Meet me at twelve o'clock.” Did he mean noon or midnight?

A. ambiguous
B.responsible
C. implicit
D. thoughtful

15.We looked for a table to sit down, but they were all ____.

A.reserved for
B. engaged in
C. used up
D. taken up

答案及详解：

11. A

句意：暑假期间，我们第一次尝到了把劳动变成货币的滋味。
难点：translate意为“变换，把…转化成”；transfer意为“移交，迁移”；transplant意为“移植（器官）”；transmit意为“传染（疾病），传达（知识）”。

12. A

句意：在有些情况下，你的导师会事先告诉你题目或把题目给你由你选写。
难点：in advance意为“事先，预先”；ahead of意为“在…之前”；above all意为“尤其，最重要的是”；right away意为“立刻；马上”。

13. D

句意：车上了马路边后，司机由于惊慌，没踩刹车，却踩了油门。
难点：panic意为“惊慌，慌乱”；fraud意为“欺骗，骗局”；alarm意为“警报”；terror意为“恐怖”。

14. A

句意：丹尼在我们回答机上留下一条模棱两可的信息：“我必须见你。12点来接我。”他是说中午还是半夜?
难点：ambiguous意为“模棱两可的；含糊的”；responsible意为“负责的”；implicit意为“暗含的”；thoughtful意为“沉思的，思考的”。

15. D

句意：我们要找个桌子坐下，可是所有餐桌都已有人。
难点：take up意为“占去（时间、地方、注意力等）”；reserve for意为“为…留出，保留”；engage in意为“从事；参加”；use up意为“用完，用光；耗尽”。

16. Under this ____ pressure some of the rocks even became liquid.

A. intensive
B.weighty
C.intense
D.bulky

17. Of course, most immigrants did not get rich overnight, but the ____ of them were eventually able to improve upon their former standard of living.

A. maximum
B.minority
C. majority
D.minimum

18. Nancy was surprised that they have ____. They seemed to be a happy couple.

A. split up
B.broken down
C. fallen through
D. knocked out

19.The beach is in an ideal ____ to draw tourists.

A. condition
B. situation
C. state
D. publicity

20. Our ____sensitivity decreases with age. By age 60, most people have lost 40 percent of their ability tosmell and 50 percent of their taste buds.
A. sensible
B. senseless
C. sensitive
D. sensory

答案及详解：

16. C

句意：在这种强大的压力下，一些岩石甚至变成了液体。
难点：intensive意为“加强的；集中的”;weighty意为“沉重的；笨重的”;intense意为“强烈的，剧烈的”;bulky意为“庞大的；粗壮的”。

17. C

句意：当然，大多数移民不是一夜之间就发财的，但是他们大多最终改善了自己的生活水平。
难点：maximum意为“最大限量；最高点”;minority意为“少数，半数以下”;majority意为“大多数”;minimum意为“最低限度，最低点”。

18. A

句意：南希对他们的离婚表示十分惊讶，因为他们似乎是一对快乐的夫妇。
难点：split up意为“分裂，离婚”;break down意为“（精神方面）垮掉；（健康）变得衰弱；崩溃“;fall through意为”失败；成为泡影“;knock out意为”使筋疲力尽“。

19. B

句意：这片海滩所处位置理想，吸引了很多游客。
难点：condition意为“状况；形势”;situation意为“位置，地点，环境”;state意为“状态，情形”;publicity意为“公众的注意，名声”。

20. D

句意：我们的感官能力随着年龄的增长而下降。比如说，到60岁的时候，多数人失去了他们40%的嗅觉能力和50%的味觉能力。
难点：sensible意为“明智的，合情理的”;senseless意为“失去知觉的，不省人事的”;sensitive意为“敏感的”;sensory意为“感觉的，传递感觉的”。
21. The eldest child is thoroughly ____ because they always give him whatever he wants.

A. wasted
B. spoiled
C.destroyed
D.uneducated

22. If a substance is dissolved in water or heated, it may ____ a gas.

A. give into
B. give over
C. give off
D. give away

23. His manner was so pleasant that Bolla felt at ____ with him at once.
A. peace
B. large
C. ease
D. best

24. —Can you takethe day off tomorrow?

    —Well, I'll have to get ____ from my boss.

A. permission
B. permit
C. allowance
D. possession

25. The ____ in Janet's character has hindered her from advancement in her career.

A. weakness
B. merit
C. defect
D. shortcoming

答案及详解：

21. B

句意：他们的大孩子被彻底宠坏了，因为他要什么，他们就给什么。
难点：waste意为“使衰弱；使消瘦”;spoil意为“宠坏，溺爱”;destroy意为“破坏；毁灭”;uneducated意为“未受（良好）教育的”。

22. C

句意：如果一种物质溶解在水里或被加热，它可能释放出一种气体。
难点：give into为非固定搭配；give over意为“托付，交托”；giveoff意为“散发”；give away意为“送掉，分发（奖品）等”。

23. C

句意：他那平易近人的风度使得博拉立刻放松了情绪。
难点：at peace意为“和平地”;at large意为“自由地；大体地”;at ease意为“不拘束”;at best意为“至多”。

24. A

句意：——你明天能休一天吗?
       ——呵，我要征得老板的允许。
难点：permission意为“允许”；permit意为“许可证”；allowance意为“津贴”；possession意为“拥有”。

25. C

句意：詹妮特的性格缺陷阻碍了她事业进步。
难点：weakness意为“弱点；嗜好”;merit意为“优点，长处”;defect意为“缺点，缺陷”;shortcoming意为“缺点，短处”。