[归纳拓展]
a mass/masses of众多,大量
the mass of大多数
the mass media大众传媒
the masses群众,人民大众
②Mary always seems to have a mass/masses of things to do.
玛丽似乎总是有一大堆事情要做。
(3)adj.大批的;数量多的;广泛的
③Their latest product is aimed at the mass market.
他们的最新产品瞄准了大众市场。
[名师指津]
(1)在"the mass of+名词"作主语的句子中,后面的谓语动词与of后面的名词一致。
(2)在"a mass/masses of+名词"作主语的句子中,谓语动词与mass的形式一致。a mass/masses of既可以修饰可数名词也可以修饰不可数名词。
④The mass of people in that country are Christians.
那个国家的大部分人是基督教徒。
⑤There were masses of dark clouds in the sky.
天空乌云密布。
[即时跟踪]
单句语法填空
(1)On his desk is a mass of books and papers.
(2)There are(be) masses of flowers each year in my garden.
完成句子
(3)The rose bushes are a_mass_of_flowers in June.
六月的玫瑰园花团锦簇。
(4)There is a_huge_mass_of_work to be done.
有许许多多的工作要做。
(5)Only with_mass_direct_action will we obtain such change.
只有采取大规模直接行动,我们才会取得这样的改变。