Since 1970s, there has been a boom in such "international schools," which teach in English in non-Anglophone countries, mostly offering British A-levels, American APs and SATs, or the International Baccalaureate. But nowadays international schools increasingly __(11)__ their name. Though their clientele varies from place to place, four-fifths of the pupils they teach around the world are locals. Thirty years ago, just a fifth __(12)__ . The main reason is increased __(13)__ for schooling mostly or entirely in English, both in rich countries and even more from rich parents in developing countries who want their children to be able to go to university in Britain or North America.
This new elite can outspend even very highly paid foreign managers—and multinationals trying to cut costs are ever __(14)__ willing to pay school fees. Locals are more appealing clients, too: their children tend to stay for their entire schooling, unlike "expat brats," who are always moving on, leaving seats to be filled. And a parent-teacher __(15)__ packed with the local elite is more helpful than one full of foreigners.
第 12 格應填入:
Awas
Bwere正確答案
Cdid
Dbe
答案與詳解
B
正確答案
空格需填入「三十年前只有五分之一(是本地學生)」的動詞,主詞 a fifth 指複數名詞 pupils,用 were。
為什麼答案是 B
短文前句為 'four-fifths of the pupils they teach around the world are locals',此句省略 locals,補全為 'a fifth were (locals)'。主詞核心為 pupils(複數),時態呼應 Thirty years ago 用過去式,were 完全正確。
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重點空格需填入「三十年前只有五分之一(是本地學生)」的動詞,主詞 a fifth 指複數名詞 pupils,用 were。
秒殺技巧
空格承接上文 four-fifths of the pupils…are locals,省略了 locals,主詞 a fifth(= a fifth of the pupils)為複數概念,且需與前句 are 對應的過去式,選 were。
逐選項分析
A✕ 陷阱
was 為單數動詞,但 a fifth 此處指 a fifth of the pupils(複數),與短文前句 'four-fifths of the pupils…are locals' 結構對應,應用複數動詞 were,故 was 錯誤。
B✓ 正確
短文前句為 'four-fifths of the pupils they teach around the world are locals',此句省略 locals,補全為 'a fifth were (locals)'。主詞核心為 pupils(複數),時態呼應 Thirty years ago 用過去式,were 完全正確。
C✕ 陷阱
did 為助動詞,用於代替前文動詞片語,但前文述語是 be 動詞(are locals),不可用 did 來替代 be 動詞,故 did 文法錯誤。
D✕
be 為原形動詞,在此無適當助動詞搭配且時態不符,短文語境需要過去式,be 不符語法要求。
分數/百分比作主詞的動詞一致性
主詞結構
of 後名詞
動詞數
a fifth / four-fifths of
pupils(複數)
複數動詞 were / are
a fifth / four-fifths of
water(不可數)
單數動詞 was / is
a fifth / four-fifths of
the class(集合)
視語境,英式常單數
陷阱提醒
考生容易誤以為 'a fifth' 是單數(第五個),進而選 was;但此處 a fifth = a fifth of the pupils,核心名詞 pupils 為複數,動詞應為 were。另一陷阱是誤選 did,以為可替代前文動詞,卻忘了 be 動詞不能用 do/did 替代。