课堂探究

　　1．I'm afraid it'll cost a large amount of money.

　　恐怕这得花费一大笔钱。

　　考点：a large amount of 许多；大量（修饰不可数名词）

　　①高考典句In 1973，kidnappers took his 16­year­old grandson，and demanded a large amount of money for his safe return.

　　在1973年，绑匪劫走了他16岁的孙子，要求得到一大笔赎金才让孩子平安归来。

　　②A large amount of time has been wasted in playing computer games，so he falls behind his classmates.

　　由于把大量时间浪费在玩电脑游戏上，所以他落后于他的同班同学。

　　考点延伸 （1）英语中有许多表示"许多，大量"的词组，阅读下列句子，指出黑体词组的用法。

　　③Other readers won't read a great number of books on a phone.

　　其他读者可能不会在手机上阅读大量书籍。

　　④I've had a good/great many disappointments in my time.

　　我一生中经历了许多令人失望的事。

　　⑤I've been married for quite a few years.

　　我结婚已经有好几年了。

　　⑥He has given me a great deal of help.

　　他给了我很多帮助。

　　⑦A large amount of money was spent on the bridge.

　　在这座桥上花了大量资金。

　　⑧We have plenty of rain in summer in our country.

　　我们的国家夏季雨水充足。

　　⑨Foreign investors see plenty of opportunities.

　　外国投资者看到了大量的机会。

　　用法1：只能修饰可数名词的词组有：____________________________，作主语时，其后的谓语动词要用______。

　　用法2：只能修饰不可数名词的词组有：________________________，作主语时，其后的谓语动词要用__________。

　　用法3：既可修饰可数名词又可修饰不可数名词的词组有：__________。

　　（2）amounts of.../masses of.../varieties of...作主语时，无论of后接可数名词复数还是不可数名词，谓语动词都应用复数形式。

Amounts of money are spent on the public construction.