Question

2．苏州的人口正变得越来越多．The population of Suzhou is becoming bigger and bigger/larger and larger．

Answer 1

分析 The population of Suzhou is becoming bigger and bigger/larger and larger．

解答 答案：The population of Suzhou is becoming bigger and bigger/larger and larger．这里是说正变得，用现在进行时am/is/are+doing，主语是苏州的人口用of所有格The population of Suzhou是三单，故is，变得become，故is becoming，越来越…用比较级+and+比较级，这里说人口越来越多用big或者large，故 bigger and bigger/larger and larger，故答案是The population of Suzhou is becoming bigger and bigger/larger and larger．

点评 population是一个集合名词，它的用法有时较为特殊，所以很容易用错．用法如下．
一、population常与定冠词the连用，作主语用时，谓语动词常用第三人称单数形式．例如：
The world's population is increasing faster and faster．全世界的人口增长得越来越快．
二、当主语是表示\“人口的百分之几、几分之几\“时，谓语动词用复数形式．例如：
About seventy percent of the population in China are farmers．中国大约有百分之七十的人口是农民．
三、有时population可用作可数名词，其前可用不定冠词．例如：
China has a population of about 1.3 billion．（=There is a population of about 1.3 billion in China．） 中国大约有十三亿人口．
四、表示人口的\“多\“或\“少\“，不用\“much\“或\“little\“，而要用\“large\“或\“small\“．例如：
Singapore has a small population．新加坡人口少．
五、询问某国、某地有多少人口时，不用\“How much…\“，而用\“How large…\“；在问具体人口时用\“What…\“．例如：
-How large is the population of your hometown？你们家乡有多少人口？
-What is the population of Canada？加拿大的人口有多少？