（一）中考题例
1．—What did you see in the basket then ？
—There ________ a bottle of orange juice and some oranges．（'99山西）
A．is B．are C．was D．were
2．There ________ a big tree near the house．（'99北京）
A．are B．is C．have D．has
3．There ________ a lot of animals in the zoo．（'99山东）
A．have B．has C．is D．are
4． ________ any flowers on both sides of the street？
A．Is there B．Are there C．Has D．Have
5．There ________ two pictures and a map of China on the wall．（陕西2001）
A．are B．has C．have D．is
6．There ________ an English Evening next Monday．（新疆2001）
A．was B．will be C．will have D．are going to be
7．Paul：What did you find under his desk？
Tom ：Oh， ________ all kinds of things：a basketball，pencils，a hat，and fries！（台湾2001）
A．there were B．it was C．it had D．there was
8．There ________ a sports meeting in our school next week．（厦门2002）
A．will hold B．will have C．is going to be D．is going to have
参考答案及详解:
1．C。there be后接并列主语时，be的单复数形式应与紧接的名词相一致。注：a bottle of orange juice一瓶桔子汁；some oranges一些桔子。第一个短语中的orange juice是不可数名词，意为“桔子汁”；第二个短语中的oranges是可数名词，意为“桔子”。
2．B。
3．D。there be句型中一般不用动词have，但在完成时态里用have（has），即there have（has）been．．．。
4．B。
5．A。主语是复数，而且是There be句型，采取就近原则，故用are。
6．B。将要，There be句型的将来时，且主语是单数。
7．A。主语是复数。
8．C。be going to表示将来，主语是单数。
