单选题 The chemist and Nobel Prize winner ______ seriously injured in a car accident.
A. were B. was C. are D. had been

【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 当两个称号并列在一起,第一个称号前用定冠词,第二个称号前不用冠词时,这表示同一个人同时具有两个称号。如本题的the chemist and Nobel Prize winner就表示这个人既是化学家,也是诺贝尔奖获得者,因此谓语动词用单数。如果两个称号前都有定冠词限定,就表示是两个人。如:the President and the Secretary表示“总裁与秘书”,作主语时谓语动词要用复数。