Question

______ people were found ______ after that earthquake. A．A number of; died B．The number of;.

______ people were found ______ after that earthquake. A．A number of; died B．The number of; died C．A number of; dead D．The number of; dead

Answer 1

C

试题分析：a number of一些，许多；the number of……的数目。句意：在那场地震之后，许多人被发现死了。Find后接形容词作宾语补足语，表示宾语的特点性质等，结合语境可知选C。 点评：由number构成的这两个短语是经常考查的对象，其一般解题原则是先区分这两个短语的含义，然后结合语境选择正确答案。其结构，含义比较固定，熟记即可。