定语从句
(一)关系代词who,whom,whose,which,that引导的定语从句
1、The company official
_____ I thought would be fired received a raise.
A.
whom
B.
whoever
C.
who
D. of
whom
(答案:A。关系代词whom在定语从句中做宾语,修饰先行词official)(1998年40题)
2、The investigation ,
_____ will soon be published, was made by John.
A. at which the
results
B. the results on
which
C. whose
results
D. at whose
results
(答案:C。关系代词whose 在定语从句中做定语。)(1998年58题)
(二)关系副词 when ,where,
why, 引导的定语从句
1、The time will come
_____ man can fly to outer space freely.
A.
that
B.
when
C. in
that
D.
which
(答案:B。when在定语从句中做状语。) (1996年35题)
2、I will never forget
the ten years _____ we both spent in the little village.
A.
when
B. during
which
C.
which
D. in
which
(答案:A)(2001年54题)
(三)关系代词前带介词的定语从句
1、Before her
marriage, she spent a considerable time in that very part of Shanghai, _____ she
belonged.
A.
which
B. to
where
C. to
which
D. at
which
(答案:C。关系代词which和whom 还可以做“动词词组”后面的前置宾语。这里的动词词组是belong
to。)(1998年56题)
2、The United States
is composed of fifty states, two of _____ are separated from the others by land
or water.
A.
them
B.
that
C.
which
D.
those
(答案:C)(2003年23题)
(四)非限定定语从句对被修饰的名词起附加说明,或进一步描述或补充。
这种从句有一定的独立性,即使去掉,主句的意思仍然完整,只是内容相对地不够具体。与主句之间常用逗号分开,所用的关系代词与限定性定语从句基本相同,但不能用关系代词that 引导。
(1)An Old friend
from abroad, _____I was expecting to stay with, telephoned me from the
airport.
A.
that
B.
whom
C.
who
D.
which
(答案:B)(2000年31题)
(2)His brother had
become a teacher, _____he wanted to be.
A.
who
B.
what
C.
which
D.
that
(答案:C。which引导的非限定性定语从句,在从句中做宾语,修饰先行词a
teacher)(1997年39题)
(3)He has made
another wonderful discovery, _____of great importance to
science.
A. which I think
it is
B. of which I
think it is
C. I think which
is
D. which I think
is
(答案:D。which引导的非限定性定语从句,修饰前面整个句子。)(1995年50题)
(五)“名词(代词)+介词+关系代词”引出,一般是非限定性定语从句。
We’ve tested three
hundred types of boot, _____is completely water proof.
A. no of
which
B. none of
which
C. some of
which
D. neither of
which
(答案:B。“名词(代词)+of+which(whom)”引起的定语从句常表示部分与整体的关系。)(1995年36题)
表语从句
考试重点:表语从句的基本用法;含有suggestion,proposal等词的表语从句的用法。
1、在从句中做表语的从句叫表语从句。它位于主句中的系动词之后,常用的关联词和主语从句相同。
(1)This is what he
wants. 这就是他想要的东西。
(2)The question is
whether we can finish our work by tomorrow morning.
问题是我们明天上午能否完成任务。
2、用suggestion等词表示愿望、建议、命令等情绪时,用虚拟语气,从句中用should(可省略)+动词原形。
(1)The
general’s command was
that the soldiers _____ their fort and carry out more important
tasks.
A. would
leave
B.
leave
C.
left
D. have
left
(答案:B)(2002年48题)
(2)His proposal is
that they(should)challenge the
other groups to a friendly competition.
他提议他们和别的组挑战进行一场友谊竞赛。
含蓄条件句
含蓄条件句
有时一个假设的情况不用条件从句表示,而用其它方式来表示,这样的句子叫含蓄条件句。常用with,without,but
for。
1、Without your help, we
_____ so much.
A.
didn’t
achieve
B. would not have
achieved
C. will not
achieve
D.
don’t
achieve
(答案:B。这是一句含蓄条件句,条件暗含在介词短语without your
help中,因此要用虚拟语气。)(1996年33题)
2、But for the rain, we
_____ a nice holiday.
A. should
have
B. would have
had
C. would
have
D. will have
had
(答案:B。2003年28题)