—Whatthenumberofthestudentsinyourschool?—Abouttwothousand.Anumberofthemfromthecountryside.A．is;,areB．is;isC．are;isD．are;are

Question

—What _______ the number of the students in your school?
—About two thousand. A number of them _______ from the countryside.

A．is; ,are	B．is; is
C．are; is	D．are; are

Answer 1

A

句意：—你学校的学生人数是多少？— — 约有两千。他们许多都是从农村来的。the number of the students学生的人数，相当于一个整体数字，做主语时，谓语动词用单数，A number of (若干、许多)+复数名词，做主语时，谓语动词用复数，故选A。
考点: 考查主谓一致的用法。