Question

【题目】In our city there ________ a number of cars and the number of them ________ growing larger and larger.

A. are; is B. have; is C. is; are D. are; are

Answer 1

【答案】A

【解析】

句意：我们城市有许多汽车，而且它们的数量越来越多。考查there be结构和主谓一致。there be结构遵循就近原则，a number of 修饰可数名词复数，作主语时动词用复数；the number of修饰可数名词复数，作主语时动词用第三人称单数。根据句意语境，可知选A。