9.If we work with a strong will,we can overcome any difficulty,__________GREat it is.
A.what B.how C.however D.whatever(NMET95)
10.__________,Mother will wait for him to have dinner together.
A.However late is he B.However he is late
C.However is he late D.However late he is(NMET97)
11.Why do you want a new job__________you've got such a good one already.
A.that B.where C.which D.when(NMET98)
12.-I'm going to the post office.
-__________you're there,can you get me some stamps,please.
A.As B.While C.Because D.If(NMET99)
13.__________you've got a chance,you might as well make full use of it.
A.Now that B.After C.Although D.As soon as(NMET99)
14.You should make it a rule to leave things__________you can find them again.
A.when B.where C.then D.there(NMET99)
15.Someone called me up in the middle of the night,but they hung up__________I could answer the phone.
A.as B.since C.until D.before(NMET2000)
16.The WTO cannot live up to its name__________it does not include a country that is home to one fifth of mankind.
A.as long as B.while C.if D.even though
(NMET2000)
17.John shut everybody out of the kitchen__________he could prepare his grand surprise for the party.
A.which B.when C.so that D.as if (NMET2002)
参考答案及详解
9.C。however后接形容词或副词,引导让步状语从句,相当于no matter how。
10.D。
11.D。that和which作为关系代词引导定语从句必须在从句中充当主语或宾语,从结构上看,这两个词填在此句中都不对,英语中不少连词都有一词多义的现象。此题中所用的when并不是我们平时常用的意义“当……的时候”,而是“既然”的意思,相当于“since”。
12.B。该题考查引导状语从句的从属连词。四个选项的从属连词都可以引导状语从句,但它们所引导的从句不同:if引导条件状语从句;as和because都可以引导原因状语从句,从表示明显的或已知的理由,because表示直接的原因,用来回答why提出的问题。从该题设计的对话情景看,会话者表达的不是一种因果关系,也不是条件关系,故C和D应排除。as和while都可以引导时间状语从句,as强调主句和从句的动作同时发生,while表示主句的动作发生在从句动作发生的过程之中。试题中主句与从句动作发生的时间关系就是属于后一种情况,while引导的时间状语从句用持续性动词,时态用一般现在时代替一般将来时,最佳答案为B。
13.A。该题四个选项的连词都能引导状语从句,B、D项引导时间状语从句,填入与句意不合,应先排除。C项Although引导让步状语从句,表示“虽然”、“尽管”的意思,主句表达的是转折意义。如:Although he was old,he still worked very hard.(尽管他老了,但他工作仍很努力。now that引导原因状语从句,表示一种顺理成章的因果关系。题干中从句与主句所表达的逻辑关系就是这样,故最佳答案为A。再如:Now that you’ve come,you’d better have dinner with us.(既然你来了,最好和我们一起吃饭。)
14.B。该题考查根据一定的语境选择从属连词的能力。C项为表示时间的副词,D项为表示地点的副词,不能连接从句,应先排除。空白后“you can find them again”表示的是地点,因此,该空应填连接副词where,引导一个地点状语从句,修饰前面的动词不定式“to leave things”。
15.D。四个选项均为引导时间状语从句的从属连词:as强调从句与主句的动作相并发生;since表示“自从……以来”,主句常用完成时态;until表示主句的动作直到从句动作发生为止;before表示“在……之前”,“不等……就……”。前一个分句说明半夜有人给我打电话,由but表示的转折意义判断,不等我接电话,他们就把电话挂断,所以此题用before最合适。
16.C。四个选项中,as long as和if可以引导条件状语从句;while引导时间状语从句;even though引导让步状语从句。该题中从句表示的是一个条件,该句意思是:如果世界贸易组织不包括占世界人口五分之一的国家,它就不能够名副其实。故最佳答案为C。
17.C。该题考查的是主从句间的连接词的使用,这要视主从句间的关系而定。这里从句“he could prepare his grand surprise for the party(为聚会准备令人大吃一惊的食物)”显然是主句“John shut everybody out of the kitchen(约翰把大家都关在厨房外面)”的目的,故最佳答案应该选C。其他三项虽然都能引导从句,但填入空格后句意不通。
