2019年高考英语综合提升训练及答案(三)
1.One third of the country ________ covered with trees and the majority of the citizens ________ black people.
A.is; is B.are; are
C.is; are D.are; is
[解析]第一空的主语 the country 为单数，故用 is;第二空 the majority of the citizens 与复数动词连用。
[答案]C
2.It is reported that many a new house ________ at present in the disaster area.
A. are being built B. were being built
C. was being built D. is being built
[解析]考查主谓一致和时态。“many a+单数名词”作主语，谓语要用单数形式;由时间状语 at present 可知，要用现在进行时态;house 和 build 之间是被动关系，所以用现在进行时态的被动语态。句意：据报道，目前受灾地区正在建造许多新房子。
[答案]D
3.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]考查主谓一致。分析句子成分可知，第一个空格的主语是 poets，所以谓语动词用复数;第二个空格前面的 some 指代可数名词 works，所以第二个空格也应该用复数，故本题选择A项。
[答案]A
4.Either you or one of your students ________ to attend the meeting that is due tomorrow.
A. are B. is
C. have D. be
[解析]由 tomorrow 可知应该用 be+to do 结构表将来时态。either...or...意为“或者……，或者……”，句子的谓语与最近一个保持一致。最近的主语是 one of your students，谓语动词用单数，故选B项。
[答案]B
5.Dr. Smith, together with his wife and daughters, ________ visit Beijing this summer.
A. is going to B. are going to
C. was going to D. were going to
[解析]由 together with，along with，as well as，with，but，besides，except，like，including 等连接的主语，谓语动词的数要与前面主语的数一致，故本题谓语动词要与主语 Dr.Smith 一致，故用单数;根据时间状语 this summer，可知用一般将来时，选A项。
[答案]A
6.—Why does the lake smell terrible?
—Because large quantities of water ________.
A. have polluted B. is being polluted
C. has been polluted D. have been polluted
[解析]quantities of...作主语，谓语动词用复数。
[答案]D
7.The teacher together with the students______ discussing Reading Skills that ________ newly published in America.
A. are; were B. is; were
C. are; was D. is; was
[解析]together with 连接的主语采用就前一致原则;Reading Skills 为一本书的名词，用单数动词。
[答案]D
8. The number of foreign students attending Chinese universities ________ rising steadily since 1990.
A. is B. are
C. has been D. have been
[解析]the number of... 作主语，谓语动词用单数;since 1990 与现在完成时连用。
[答案]C
9.At present, one of the arguments in favour of the new airport ________ that it will bring a lot of jobs to the area.
A. is B. are
C. will be D. were
[解析]one of... 作主语，谓语动词用单数。
[答案]A
10.—Did you go to the show last night?
—Yeah. Every boy and girl in the area ________ invited.
A. were B. have been
C. has been D. was
[解析]every+单数名词+ and (every)+单数名词作主语，谓语动词用单数。
[答案]D
11.As a result of the serious flood, twothirds of the buildings in the area ________.
A. need repairing B. needs to repair
C. needs repairing D. need to repair
[解析]分数修饰单数名词作主语，谓语动词用单数，修饰复数作主语，谓语动词用复数。
[答案]A
12.A survey of the opinions of experts ________ that three hours of outdoor exercise a week ________ good for one's health.
A. show; are B. shows; is
C. show; is D. shows; are
[解析]a survey 作主语，谓语动词用单数，时间作主语，谓语动词用单数。
[答案]B
13.We live day by day, but in the great things, the time of the days and weeks ________ so small that a day is unimportant.
A. is B. are
C. has been D. have been
[解析]the time 作主语，谓语动词用单数。
[答案]A
14.Professor James will give us a lecture on the Western culture, but when and where ________ yet.
A. hasn't been decided B. haven't decided
C. isn't being decided D. aren't decided
[解析]when and where 作主语，谓语动词用单数，yet 与现在完成时连用。
[答案]A
15.—Have you heard the latest news? —No, what ________?
A. is it B. is there
C. are they D. are those
[解析]news 为不可数名词，用 it 代替。
[答案]A
