“a number of与the number of”专项练习
◆a number of ：一些；若干（=some），后接可数名词复数或代词，谓语动词用复数形式。如：A number of students are from south.
一些学生来自南方。
a big /large / small number of 许多/少数……
注意：amount 修饰不可数名词。
a large /great amount of 许多，修饰不可数名词，谓语动词用单数。
the amount of …… ……的数量，修饰不可数名词，谓语动词用单数。
【练一练单选题】
1. Look ! There _________ playing with the tourists on Yinhe Square.A. are a number of deer C. is a number of deer
B. are a number of deers D. is a number of deers
A. students , is B. the students; are
2. The number of __________ in our class _________ fifty.
C. the students; is
D. students; are
A. is B. are C. has
4. The number of people invited ____________ fifty, but a number of them _________ absent for
A. were; was B. was; was
different reasons.
3. The number of the students in our class _________ 54.
D. have
C. was; were
A. The number of A. a number
6. __________ our fan clubs is becoming larger and larger.
B. A number of
C. The number
D. A number
7. The head teacher asked _______ boys to clean the meeting hall.
B. the number
C. a number of
D. the number of
D. The number for
8. __________ Chinese population is about 1300000000.A. A number of
B. The number of
C. A number for
9. A number of cars __________ in front of the park.
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A. is B. are
5. The number of pages in this book ___________ three hundred.
C. has
D. have
D. were; were
◆ the number of ：……的数目（数量），所修饰的可数名词在句中做主语用时，谓语动词常用单数形式。
如：The number of students who are ill is five. 生病的学生人数是5.
备注：a number of …… 词组中还可以加入形容词（big、large、small）表示数量大或小等。如：
A. is parked A. is
B. was parked
C. were
C. are parked D. have been
D. has parked
10. The number of articles published on smoking ______________ amazing.
B. are
A. is B. are C. has D. have
C. an amount of
12. Can you make sure of __________ the visitors right now ?A. a number of countryside. A. is; is
B. is; are
C. are; is
D. was; were
14. --- What the number of the students __________ in your school ?A. is; are
B. is; is
C. are; is
D. are; are
B. the number of
13. The number of the students in our school _____ about 3, 000 and a number of them _____ from the
--- About two thousand. A number of them ____________ from England.
15. It’s reported that a large numbe of people _____________ been killed and the number ________ A. has; has
B. have; have
C. has; have
16. As a result of destroying the forests, _________ a large _________ of desert __________
A. number, has B. quantity, has
17. ___________ new products have been successfully made in the factory.A. A great deal of
B. A number of C.The number of D. A great amount of
A. A great deal of B. The large amount of C. The number of D.A great many
19. _____ visitors to the UK were asked by newspaper reporters what their impressions of the
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C. number, have D. quantity, have
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2.一些小孩子在公园里玩耍。
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