Question

______ final competitors is limited though _____ people have signed up for the short list.

1. A.
   The number of; a number of
2. B.
   The number of; the number of
3. C.
   A number of; a number of
4. D.
   A number of; the number of

Answer 1

A
試題分析：The number of+名詞的復(fù)數(shù)“……的數(shù)量”； a number of+名詞的復(fù)數(shù)“許多……。句意：最后參賽的人數(shù)有限，盡管有許多人已經(jīng)填表報(bào)名。根據(jù)句意故選A。
考點(diǎn)：考查含有number的兩個(gè)短語(yǔ)的區(qū)別及用法。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：相近的短語(yǔ)的用法及區(qū)別是近幾年高考的熱點(diǎn)，需要考生平時(shí)注意它們的區(qū)別。
即學(xué)即練：______ tigers has reduced abruptly in the last fifty years.
A. The number        B. The number of  C. A number of       D. A number
解析：B 句意:在過(guò)去的五十年里，老虎的數(shù)目銳減。