Question

The number of pandas(熊貓)        becoming          .

A． is more and more	B． are less and less
C． is smaller and smaller	D． are fewer and fewer

Answer 1

C

試題分析：此題重點(diǎn)考查the number of和a number of的區(qū)別。前者表示…的數(shù)量作主語(yǔ)時(shí)謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞要用單數(shù)形式，后者表示許多，大量做主語(yǔ)時(shí)謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞要用復(fù)數(shù)。此句的含義是熊貓的數(shù)量越來(lái)越少了。此句的主語(yǔ)是the number of，它作主語(yǔ)時(shí)謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞要用單數(shù)形式。修飾數(shù)量多少要用small或big。故選C。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：the number of+名詞的復(fù)數(shù)形式，其主語(yǔ)是number，故謂語(yǔ)要用單數(shù)；a number of+名詞的復(fù)數(shù)形式，其主語(yǔ)是名詞，故謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞要用復(fù)數(shù)。切記。