Question

There are not many red—crowned cranes today and the number of them _______getting ________．

A．are；fewer and fewer

B．are；smaller and smaller

C．is；fewer and fewer

D．is；sma]ler and smaller

Answer

D

【解析】

试题解析：句意：今天没有很多丹顶鹤，而且它们的数量变的越来越少。fewer and fewer越来越多；the number of表示一定的数量，其谓语动词用单数。根据句意判断，选D。

考点：考查主谓一致及词语辨析。