一、单位名次及其常见搭配
单位名次用来表示不可数名词的量，常见的单位名词有piece, bit, item, article等。如，a piece of advice / armor / bacon / bread / cake / chalk / cloth / coal / evidence / paper / rearch / sugar / work / news / luggage / jewelry / music / furniture / equipment etc.
另外还有一些比较固定的搭配需要记忆：
1. 与物体形状有关的表示形状个数的单位名词 |
a cake of soap | 一块肥皂 | a bar of chocolate | 一块巧克力 |
ten heads of cattle | 十头牲畜 | a box of matches | 一盒火柴 |
a drop of water | 一滴水 | a loaf of bread | 一条面包 |
an ear of corn | 一串谷穗 | a lump of sugar | 一块糖 |
a grain of rice | 一粒米 | a flight of stairs | 一排阶梯 |
a slice of meat | 一片肉 | a heap of earth | 一堆土 |
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2. 表示容积、重量的单位名词 |
a bottle of ink | 一瓶墨水 | a cup of tea | 一杯茶 |
a bowl of rice抹灰工程施工方案 | 一碗饭 | a mouthful of water | 一口水 |
a glass of beer | 一杯啤酒 | a handful of soil | 一捧土 |
a truckload of steel | 一车钢 | four lorry loads of sand | 四车沙 |
3. 表示行为状态的单位词 |
a fit of anger | 一阵愤怒 | a glow of pride | 一阵自豪 |
a touch of fear | 一阵恐惧 | a flash of lightning | 一道闪电 |
a bolt of thunder | 一阵雷鸣 | | |
4. 表示成群结队的单位名词 |
an army of soldiers | 适合合唱的歌曲一只军队 | a gang of bandits /thieves | 一帮匪徒（小偷） |
a swarm of ants | 一群蚂蚁 | a herd of cattle | 一群牲口 |
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a crew of sailors | 一组海员 | a pack of sheep | 一群羊 |
a group of students | 一群学生 | a flock of poultry | 一群家禽 |
a crowd of people | 一群人 | a constellation of stars | 一群星星 | 关于读书的成语
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二、名词作主语时与谓语动词的一致性
㈠谓语动词用单数形式的情况：
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1. 由and连接的两个名词表示的是同一个人、物或概念时，谓语动词用单数形式。
e.g. The professor and novelist was just retired from his teaching post.
2. 以-s 结尾，但表示疾病、游戏名称、学科名称、专有名词等，作主语时谓语动词用单数形式。如，measles, arthritis, phlebitis, darts, cards, mathematics, economics, politics, athletics, ethics etc.
e.g. Physics is hard to learn.
3. 表示类的名词作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。
e.g. Man is rapidly destroying the earth.
4. 表示时间、距离、长（宽、高、深）度、价值、重量等名词作主语，谓语动词用单数形式。
e.g. 30 minutes is long enough for you to finish an essay with 250 words.
5. 名词复数前有one of, either of, neither of时，谓语动词用单数形式。
e.g. Either of the works has stolen the bicycle.
㈡谓语动词用复数形式的情况：
1. 由and连接的两个或两个以上名词表示的是不同的人、物或概念，并且作主语时，谓语动词用复数形式。
e.g. Reading and traveling are my favorites.
2. 表示群体的集体名词作主语时，谓语动词用复数形式。
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e.g. The police are chasing / hunting a killer of a 14-year-old girl.
㈢谓语动词与部分主语一致的情况：
1. not only … but also, either … or, neither … nor, or等连接主语时，谓语动词与靠近它的名词一致。
e.g. If either my parents or my sister comes, plea let them in.
2. 主语后跟有由along with, with, except, including, as well as, rather than, besides等引导的词组或短语时，谓语动词与主语一致。
e.g. Eight people, including a six-week-old baby, were injured in the explosion.
㈣谓语动词随主语词义变化而变化的情况：
1. 必须以复数形式出现的名词作主语时，谓语动词用复数形式。一旦用量词来修饰这些名词时，谓语动词的单复数形式则依据量词的单复数来决定，量词是单数时，谓语动词为单数形式，量词是复数时，谓语动词为复数形式。
e.g. The shoes are made in China.
The pair of shoes is made in China.
Two pairs of shoes I just bought for my brother are made in China.
2. 有些集体名词作主语，如表示整体，谓语动词为单数形式；如表示个体，谓语动词则为复数形式。
e.g. A new family has moved in next door.
A new family have moved in next door.
EXERCISES
Nouns
1. We do not have tonight.
A) many home works B) any homeworks
C) more home works D) much homework
2. Dr. Jones ordered for the laboratory.
A) two equipments B) two pieces of equipments
谁能忘记过去一路走来陪你受的伤 C) two pieces of equipment D) two equipment pieces
3. They were delayed by
A) some heavy traffic B) the heavy traffics
C) a heavy traffic D) heavy traffic
4. She cut the cloth with scissors.
发达国家英语 A) a couple of B) a pair of
C) a handle of D) a piece of
5. My father never gave me .
A) some advice B) advice
C) an advice D) the advice
6. I’ll have a cup of tea and .
A) two toasts B) two pieces of toast
C) two piece of toasts D) two pieces of toasts
7. He is a .
A) bank president B) bank’s president
C) president of a bank D) president of the bank.
8. is very important in daily life.
A) Honesty B) An honesty
C) The honesty D) Honest
9. My uncle poured two into his pie mixture.
A) cup waters B) cupfuls of water
C) cupful of water D) cup water
10. My eyeglass laid on the desk.
A) is B) have C) has D) are
11. He was frightened by of lightening.
A) a bolt B) a piece C) a flash D) a t
12. I want to have two .
A) scissors B) pieces of scissors
C) ts of scissors D) pairs of scissors
13. Two hours sometimes like eternity.
A) ems B) em C) is emed D) are
14. After so long a wait, the news to be good.
女生发A) is B) are C) em D) were
15. The majority that we are in no danger.
