单选题
7.A China Chinese people first came to Britain ____1____ 1885. The first arrivals were mostly seamen ____2____ worked on steamships. In the 1950s, many Chinese people settled in the central Soho area of London. This area is ____3____ Chinatown. Here, you can experience a taste of China by ____4____ in London’s best Chinese ____5____ and shopping for Chinese vegetables, herbal medicines and gifts. B The Caribbean During the 1950s, people from the Caribbean islands ____6____ in London to start a new life. Their reggae music, steel drums and culture ____7____ all now part of the capital’s atmosphere, especially during the Notting Hill Carnival, Europe’s ____8____ and most vibrant street party. When does it ____9____ place? You can catch it every year at the end of August. One of the ____10____ of the Caribbean community is in Brixton, in the south of London.
A
is
B
will be
C
are
答案解析
正确答案:C
解析:
这是一道典型的英语完形填空或语法选择题。虽然题目中给出了多个空缺(1-10),但提供的选项 A、B、C 以及答案 C 通常对应的是其中考察**主谓一致**或**时态/语态**的某一个特定空。
根据上下文逻辑和提供的选项(A. is, B. will be, C. are),最有可能考察的是 **第 7 空** 或者 **第 3 空**(如果是复数概念,但这里 Chinatown 是单数,所以排除)。让我们仔细分析文中可能用到 `is/are/will be` 的地方:
1. **第 3 空**: "This area **is** Chinatown." (主语 This area 是单数,应填 is)。
2. **第 7 空**: "Their reggae music, steel drums and culture **____7____** all now part of the capital’s atmosphere..."
* 主语是:`Their reggae music, steel drums and culture`。
* 这是一个由 `and` 连接的并列主语,包含三个部分:music, drums, culture。
* 因此,主语是**复数**。
* 时间状语是 `now`,表示现在状态,应用一般现在时。
* 所以谓语动词应该用复数形式 **are**。
**结论:** 这道题的选项 A (is), B (will be), C (are) 是针对 **第 7 空** 的。
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### **解析**
**正确答案:C**
**详细推导过程:**
1. **定位考点**:
观察选项 `A. is`(单数)、`B. will be`(将来时)、`C. are`(复数),这是一组关于 **be动词** 的形式辨析题。我们需要在文中找到一个主语,判断其单复数及时态。
2. **分析语境(针对第 7 空)**:
* 原句为:"Their reggae music, steel drums and culture **____7____** all now part of the capital’s atmosphere..."
* **主语分析**:句子的主语是由 `and` 连接的三个名词短语:
1. `reggae music` (雷鬼音乐)
2. `steel drums` (钢鼓)
3. `culture` (文化)
* 当主语由 `and` 连接两个或两个以上的名词时,通常视为**复数**概念。
* **时态分析**:句中出现了时间状语 `now`(现在),表明描述的是当前的状态,因此应使用**一般现在时**。
3. **排除干扰项**:
* **A. is**:用于单数主语。由于本题主语是复数(音乐、鼓和文化三者),故排除。
* **B. will be**:用于将来时。句中明确有 `now`,且描述的是已经形成的文化氛围,并非将来发生的事,故排除。
* **C. are**:用于复数主语的一般现在时。符合主语“复数”和时态“现在”的要求。
4. **最终结论**:
因为主语 `Their reggae music, steel drums and culture` 是复数,且时态为一般现在时,所以谓语动词应选用 **are**。
**(注:如果题目是针对其他空缺,例如第3空 "This area ___ Chinatown",答案应为 is (A);但既然标准答案给的是 C (are),则唯一符合逻辑的空缺是第7空。)**
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