Reading English newspapers and magazines ____(is / are ) helpful to our study of English.

还要用单数,即is.因为Reading English newspapers and magazines是一个事件,后面谓语自然要用单数形式.那是两个事件的时候就要用are 了？你举个例？比如说Reading English magazine and writing English article are good ways to learn English。希望对你有帮助。