问题
选择题
About one third of the population in Beijing and Shanghai ______ netizens, but in poorest areas, only three or four percent ______ online.
A.is; is
B.are; are
C.are; is
D.is; are
答案
答案:B
题目分析:句意:北京和上海人口的1/3都是网民而在最贫穷的地区仅仅3%或4%的人在线。这里population的意思是:人。相当于people,是集合名词,此时做主语谓语动词用复数,第二空只是在only three or four percent之后省略了of the population,所以这两个空都用复数,故选B。
点评:本题难度适中。主谓一致是高中阶段的重要的语法项目,它们的各种情况比较多,需要考生牢记它们的用法,但是population作主语时要具体情况具体分析,看成整体时就用单数。
即学即练: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:A。第一空格poets为主语,第二空格some(works)为主语,谓语动词都应该用复数。