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2 例题解析
［例1］Although a great number of houses in that area
are still(A) in need of
repair,(B)there have been(C) much improvement in
their(D) appearance.
［答案］C． 应改为has been. 因抽象名词和物质名词通常作为不可数名词。
［例2］Physics are(A)taught(B) in every school
in(C)that
country.(D)
［答案］A． 应改为is，因以s结尾的学科名称和其他专有名词应作单数。如：mathematics (数学)，physics (物理)， electronics (电子学)， economics (经济学)。
［例3］Ten years had passed. I found she had .
A a little white hair B some white hair
C. much white hair D. a few white
hairE. a few white hairs
［答案］E． 这里应译为我发现她有几缕白发。头发为不可数名词，而当作几根讲时则是可数名词。
［例4］I wonder why people crowded here.
A. is B are C
were D has been
［答案］B． people形式上是单数名词但却要作为复数名词用，这样的词还有： police, cattle, mankind.
［例5］If these shoes are too big, buy a smaller
A. set B. cone C.
copy D. pair
［答案］D． 英语中有些单词仅有复数形式：clothes, glasses， goods, greens, scissors, shoes, shorts, trousers, stockings, suburbs, looks,
manners.
［例6］His family is abig family.
Yesterday when I called on him,his family were watching TV.
集合名词作整体看时用作单数，而指其成员看时应用其复数形式。这样的词有: class, family, crowd, group, team.
［例7］When we saw his face, we knew was good.
A. a news B. a many news C.
news D. the news
［答案］D． news为形复意单名词，这样的词有：news, means.
［例8］He was so excited, for he brought yesterday.
A. many furnitures B. so much furnitures
C. many piece of furnitures D. a lot of furniture
［答案］D． 英语中一些名词仅有单数形式，如：advice, bread, clothing, food, information, furniture,
damage, population， luggage, business, countryside, courage, dirt, education,
happiness, machinery, money, music, progress, scenery, traffic, weather.
［例9］Fireworks, which originated century ago in China, was brought to
Europe by Marco polo.
［答案］century centuries, was brought were brought,可数名词在表示复数概念时应用复数形式。
［例10］I'll have to buy trousers.
A. a B. two C. a pair
of D. a couple of
［答案］C． 有些名词形式上是复数，但其意义上却为单数。
［例11］Try to find me scissors.
A. a pair B. two C.
some D. one
［答案］C． 这应译为帮我买几把剪刀。
［例12］The young are usually very active.
The beautiful is still here.
定冠词加形容词表示一类人，应用作复数，
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