Question

In that terrible earthquake, who were killed was more than 60,0...

In that terrible earthquake, who were killed was more than 60,000. A．a large number people B．the number of people C．a number of people D．many people

Answer 1

B

试题分析：考查固定词组。The number of…“…的数量”做主语的时候，谓语动词用单数形式；a number of“许多，大量”修饰可数名词复数形式，做主语的时候，谓语动词用复数形式。本题的who were killed修饰先行词people，故系动词was说明主语是单数形式。故B正确。句意：在那次可怕的地震中，被杀死的人的数量超过了6万。故B正确。 点评：The number of…“…的数量”做主语的时候，谓语动词用单数形式；a number of“许多，大量”修饰可数名词复数形式，做主语的时候，谓语动词用复数形式。