Question

It is known that 2/3 of the world’s population usually________ rice, and the population of China ________ much larger than that in America．

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A．

eats; is

B．

eat; is

C．

eat; are

D．

eats; is

Answer 1

答案：B
解析：

population是一个集合名词，当主语表示“人口的百分之几、几分之几”时，谓语动词用复数形式；当population与定冠词the连用，作主语时，谓语动词常用单数形式。