1．(2009年天津卷)It was a nice house，but________too small for a family of five.

A．rarely　B．fairly

C．rather　 D．pretty

[解析]　句意为：那是一套很不错的房子，可是对一个五口之家来说太小了。rather too太；rarely：not often，seldom不常，很少，频度副词；fairly相当地，适度地，表示程度的副词；pretty adv.相当，颇，还；pretty certain相当可靠(有把握)；pretty good相当好。

[答案]　C

14.(2010年西安地区八校联考)This kind of book 　　　　　　　very useful but books of that kind　　　　　 useless.

A.is;isB.is;are

C.are;isD.are;are

[解析]第一空前主语是“这种书”，而第二空前主语是books。

[答案]B

13.(2010年江苏南通九校联考)-How did your students express their thanks to you on Teachers’ Day?

-A gift together with many flowers　　　　 sent to me.

A.isB.are

C.wasD.were

[解析]考查主谓一致和时态。若句子的主语是由together with,along with,with,as well as+名词或代词来修饰时，谓语动词与together with,along with,with,as well as前面的名词或代词保持数的一致。根据问句，此处用一般过去时。

[答案]C

12.(2010年北京海淀区高三第一学期期中考试)-Each of the students working hard at their lessons　　　　　 the book.

-So have I.

A.is readingB.has read

C.readD.reads

[解析]答语So have I是完成时态，由此很容易选出对应的时态，那就是B项(has read)，表示“学生们看过了，我也看过了”。

[答案]B

11.(2010年湖北部分重点中学高三第一次联考)Many a writer of newspaper articles　　 to writing novels.

A.has turnedB.have turned

C.being turnedD.are going to turn

[解析]考查主谓一致。many a+可数名词单数，谓语动词用单数，表示“许多”。

[答案]A

10.(2010年苏、锡、常、镇四市高三教学调查一)　　　 of the people on the Net　　 China’s economy is among the strongest in the world.

A.Four?fifth;believesB.Four?fifth;believe

C.Four?fifths;believeD.Four?fifths;believes

[解析]本题考查分数表达和主谓一致。4/5→four?fifths。题干主语是(网络上)4/5的人，是复数，故谓语动词用动词原形。

[答案]C

9.(2010年湖南高三十二校联考)An exhibiton of paintings 　　　at the museum next week.

A.are to be heldB.are holding　

C.is holdingD.is to be held

[解析]考查主谓一致和时态。hold的宾语是an exhibition,而不是paintings,所以应该是被动语态。本句的主语是an exhibition,of paintings是介词短语作后置定语，所以谓语动词是单数,再结合时间状语next week可知是表示将来要发生的动作。be to do sth.通常表示按照计划或安排将要发生某事，此处是被动形式。

[答案]D

8.(2010年合肥市高三第一次教学质量检测)Every student as well as teachers who　　　 to visit museum　　　　　 asked to be at the school gate on time.

A.is;isB.are;are

C.is;areD.are;is

[解析]考查主谓一致。who,which,that作定语从句的主语时，其谓语的数取决于先行词，所以第一空用复数are;主语后有as well as等时，谓语应同其前面的主语保持一致，所以第二空用单数。

[答案]D

7.(2010年江苏南通质检)On the contrary,I think it is Truman　　　　 you, 　　　　to blame.

A.more than;areB.less than;who are

C.rather than;that isD.rather than;is

[解析]句意是：相反，我认为是Truman而不是你该受到责备。题干包含一个强调句式，强调的是宾语从句的主语，所以谓语动词要与Truman一致。此句表示选择关系，所以要用rather than。

[答案]C

6.(2010年郑州一模)Buying clothes　　　　　　　 a hard job because the clothes a person likes not very often fit him or her.

A.are;doB.is;does

C.are;doesD.is;do

[解析]考查主谓一致。主句主语是动名词短语，谓语动词用单数形式is;从句的主语是复数名词clothes,因此用do。

[答案]D