题目内容
A large number of children ________ standing outside the office when I got there. The number of the children _____ 2,500.
- A.is; are
- B.is ; is
- C.are ; is
- D.are ; are
此题考查a number of与the number of的区别。它们修饰名词作主语时,谓语的数是不一样的。a number of为量词短语,表示“许多……”,中心词是这个短语所修饰的复数名词,所以作主语时,谓语动词用复数形式。the number of表示“……的数量”,中心词为number,指的是of后边名词的数量,数量是个抽象概念,因此谓语动词用单数。根据语境的含义可知选择C。
Customs also differ from country to country. Does a man walk on the left or the right of a woman in your country? Or doesn’t matter? What about table manners (行为)?
The Americans and British people not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs. For example, in both America and England, people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time. Also most Englishmen will open a door for a woman or offer their seats to women, and so will most Americans. Promptness (准时) is important both in England and in America. That is, the dinner guest (客人) either arrive close to the time that has been made or calls up to explain his delay (耽误).
The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable —especially if they are your guests. There is an old story about a man who gave a very formal dinner party. When the food was served (服务), one of the guests started to eat his peas with a knife. The other guests were amused or greatly surprised, but the host calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way. It would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.
【小题1】The underlined phrase “make a fool of himself” in the first paragraph means .
A.make himself strong | B.make himself rich |
C.make himself comfortable | D.make himself seemed like a fool |
A.nearly or a minute or two later than | B.a quarter past |
C.a quarter to | D.much later than |
A.the correct way to use a knife at table |
B.that it is good manners not to make your guest feel foolish or uncomfortable |
C.that social customs and ways of behaving change too fast |
D.that different counties have different customs |
A.Different Customs | B.Social Customs |
C.Customs Are Changing Fast | D.Different Countries, Different Customs |
Social customs (习俗) and ways of behaving change all the time. Things that were considered impolite many years ago are now acceptable. Just a few years ago, it was considered to be impolite behavior for a man to smoke on the street. No man who thought of himself as being a gentleman would make a fool of himself by smoking when a lady was in the room.
Customs also differ from country to country. Does a man walk on the left or the right of a woman in your country? Or doesn’t matter? What about table manners (行为)?
The Americans and British people not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs. For example, in both America and England, people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time. Also most Englishmen will open a door for a woman or offer their seats to women, and so will most Americans. Promptness (准时) is important both in England and in America. That is, the dinner guest (客人) either arrive close to the time that has been made or calls up to explain his delay (耽误).
The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable —especially if they are your guests. There is an old story about a man who gave a very formal dinner party. When the food was served (服务), one of the guests started to eat his peas with a knife. The other guests were amused or greatly surprised, but the host calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way. It would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.
【小题1】The underlined phrase “make a fool of himself” in the first paragraph means .
A.make himself strong | B.make himself rich |
C.make himself comfortable | D.make himself seemed like a fool |
A.nearly or a minute or two later than | B.a quarter past |
C.a quarter to | D.much later than |
A.the correct way to use a knife at table |
B.that it is good manners not to make your guest feel foolish or uncomfortable |
C.that social customs and ways of behaving change too fast |
D.that different counties have different customs |
A.Different Customs | B.Social Customs |
C.Customs Are Changing Fast | D.Different Countries, Different Customs |
Social customs and the ways of behaving change. Things that were considered impolite many years ago are acceptable . Just a few years ago, it was considered to be impolite behavior for a man to smoke on the street . No man who thought of himself as being a gentleman would make fool of himself by smoking when a lady was in the room.
Customs are also different from country to country. Does a man walk on the left or on the right of a woman in your country? Or doesn’t it matter? What about table manners?
The Americans and the British not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs. For example, in both America and England people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time. Also, most Englishmen will open a door for a wonman or offer their seat to a woman , and so will most Americans. Promptness is important both in England and in America. That is , if a dinner invitation is for 6 o'clock , the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to explain his delay.
The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable especially if they are your guests. There is an old story about a man who gave a very formal dinner party. When the food was served, one of the guests started to eat his peas with a knife. The other guests were amused or greatly surprised , but the host calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way. I t would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.
【小题1】The underlined phrase” make fool of himself” in the first passage means____
A.make himself strong | B.make himself rich |
C.make himself comfortable | D.cause himself to seem like a fool |
A.don’t speak the same language |
B.don’t have social custom in common |
C.do share a lot of social customs |
D.do have the exactly same social customs |
A.nearly a minute or two later than | B.a quarter to |
C.a quarter to | D.much later than |
A.The correct way to use a knife at table |
B.that it is good manners not to make your guests feel foolish or uncomfortable |
C.that social customs and ways of behaving change too fast |
D.promptness is important both in England and in America |
A.Social Customs and Customs | B.Social Life |
C.American and British Customs | D.Promptness is Important |