Question

___ people who died after the two-train collision in Wenzhou ___40. what terrible news!

a the number of ;has reached b the number of ;have reached c a number of; has reached d a number of;have reached

Answer 1

a. the number of ;has reached

此题考查: the number of 与a number of的区别及主谓一致的语法点

a number of+名复: 许多..., 大量,作主语时,谓动用复数.

the number of +名复: ....的数量, 作主语时,谓动用单数.

第一空用the number of 表示...的死亡人数, 因此第二空要用单三形式.故选a.

句意: 温州两火车相撞后的死亡人数已经达到40人. 多么可怕的消息啊!

Answer 2

a
the number of, has reached
这里指的是死亡的人数的数字。是定指，所以用the。number是单词，所以用has reached