三、用there is或there are填空,补全短文
There is a shopping mall near my home. It has five floors. (1)
There are
many different shops in the mall. We can get almost anything in it. (2)
There are
some women’s clothing shops. They sell dresses, blouses and many other kinds of clothes for women. In the men’s clothing shops, (3)
there are
suits, ties, shirts and coats. (4)
There is
even a shop that sells different small plants. My favourite shop is the bookshop. (5)
There are
all kinds of books in it. (6)
There are
also some restaurants in the mall. We can sit down for a nice meal. On the top floor, (7)
there is
a cinema. At the weekend, (8)
there are
a lot of people in the mall. It’s a good place for people to have fun.
解析:
【分析】
本题考查there be句型的用法,核心规则为:be动词的单复数由其后紧跟的主语(名词)决定,主语是单数或不可数名词时用there is,主语是复数名词时用there are;同时需注意句首单词首字母要大写。解题时,先判断每个空后名词的单复数,再匹配对应的there is/there are即可。
【解析】
1. 空后是复数名词短语many different shops,句首单词首字母大写,故填There are;
2. 空后是复数名词短语some women’s clothing shops,句首单词首字母大写,故填There are;
3. 空后是复数名词suits, ties, shirts and coats,此处非句首,故填there are;
4. 空后是单数名词短语a shop,句首单词首字母大写,故填There is;
5. 空后是复数名词短语all kinds of books,句首单词首字母大写,故填There are;
6. 空后是复数名词短语some restaurants,句首单词首字母大写,故填There are;
7. 空后是单数名词短语a cinema,此处非句首,故填there is;
8. 空后是复数概念的名词people,此处非句首,故填there are。
【答案】
1. There are
2. There are
3. there are
4. There is
5. There are
6. There are
7. there is
8. there are
【知识点】
there be句型;主谓一致
【点评】
本题为英语基础题型,考察there be句型的核心用法,只需根据名词单复数匹配对应be动词,注意句首大写规则,难度较低,适合基础阶段学生巩固知识点。
【难度系数】
0.6