Question

There _____ a number of people at the square in the morning, the number _____ over 1,000.

A．is, are

B．is, is

C．are, are

D．are, is

Answer 1

D

考查固定短语。A number of +名词，谓语动词取决于名词，the number of作主语，谓语动词用单数。故选D。