Question

--Hey! Here is a message on my cell phone, telling me to send money to the bank account…
--Delete it! It's a trick. Many a person ________ by such tricks

1. A.
   were cheated
2. B.
   have been cheated
3. C.
   has been cheated
4. D.
   was cheated

Answer 1

C
试题分析：句意：嘿，我的手机上有一个消息，叫我去给一个银行账户寄一些钱。删掉它，这是一个骗局，很多人都被骗了。Many a person表示许多人，形式上是单数形式，故谓语动词用单数，根据语境应该是已经被骗了，故选C
考点：主谓一致
点评：本题较难，一般情况下，主谓之间的一致关系由以下三个原则的支配：语法一致原则；意义一致原则；就近原则。高考“主谓一致”考查内容涉及名词单数或复数作主语、不可数名词作主语、不定代词作主语、并列结构作主语、特殊名词作主语时与谓语动词数的一致等。