四六级考试

【单选题】 Two-thirds of his property ______ lost in the fire.
A．were
B．are
C．had been
D．was

网考网参考答案：D
网考网解析：
[分析] 考点为谓语动词的数。如何决定分数或百分数作主语的数一般根据意义一致的原则来决定谓语动词的单复数形式。若分数或百分数后跟的of属格中的名词或代名词是单数，动词用单数形式。反之，动词用复数形式。请观察下列例子：Three fourths of its surface of the earth is sea．(地球四分之三的面积是海洋。)It is said that 35 percent of the doctors are women．(据说百分之三十五的医生是妇女。) 查看试题解析出处>>