专题12 名词性从句

一、选择题

1．I suspect ________ Emily was lying when she described the incident，for I know her well. A．whether C．what 答案 B

B．that D．how

2．Lacking in the spirit of innovation，the small island country remains ________ it was 5 years ago.

A．what C．why 答案 A

解析 句意为：由于缺乏创新精神，这个小岛国家仍然和五年前一样。remains后为what引导的表语从句，what在从句中作表语，故选A项。

3．In 1776，two Spanish men were seeking a way to travel from Santa Fe，in ________ is now New Mexico，to California on the west coast of North America.(2018·苏州学情调研，25)

A．where C．which 答案 D

解析 句意为：在1776年，两名西班牙男子正在寻找一条从圣达菲——就在现在的新墨西哥州——到在北美西海岸的加利福尼亚州的路。介词in后为宾语从句，从句中缺少主语，指物，应用what引导，故选D项。

4．________ Jack gets home after school is calculated so that Mum can ensure him warm meals. A．That C．Whether 答案 B

解析 句意为：杰克放学后何时到家是被计算好的，这样的话妈妈可以保证他能吃到热饭。根据句意

B．When D．How B．that D．what B．when D．which

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可知，为了保证他能吃上热饭，因此被计算的是杰克到家的时间，应用when引导主语从句，故选B项。

5．A problem has occurred ________ we should develop innovative thinking abilities in the classrooms by giving students opportunities to generate new ideas.

A．what C．whether 答案 C

B．where D．that

6．Our health is ______ we make of it—give it attention and it improves；give it none and it weakens.

A．what C．how 答案 A

解析 此处为what引导的表语从句。句意为：我们的健康取决于我们如何对待它——多关注它，它便会改善，不关心它，它就会变得虚弱。故选A。

9．Following the decline in house prices in many small and medium-sized cities, there are now signs ________ house prices in major cities may also be set for a slide.

答案：that 句意为：随着中小型城市房价的下跌，现在有迹象表明在大城市房价也可能有下滑的趋势。signs后是同位语从句，从句结构和意义完整，用从属连词that引导。

10．Tens of thousands of people marched to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, celebrating the 50th anniversary of King's famous speech, through which we know ________ he said meant to the black.

B．whether D．who

11．New plans for the college entrance examination in Zhejiang are ________ students have to be tested on Chinese, math, English and another three subjects as they prefer.

答案：that 句意为：浙江的高考新计划是考生必须参加语文、数学、英语和他们喜欢的其他三科的考试。设空处引导表语从句，从句中不缺成分和意义，故用that引导。

12．There is a strong possibility ________ man will mainly depend on solar energy in the future.

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答案：that 句意为：人类在将来主要依靠太阳能是非常有可能的。设空后的从句句子结构完整，不缺少成分，且是对possibility的进一步解释、说明，故设空处引导同位语从句，故填that。

13．As John Lennon once said, life is ________ happens to you while you are busy making other plans.

答案：what 句意为：正如约翰·列侬曾经所说，生活就是在你忙于制订其他计划的时候发生在你身上的事情。设空处引导表语从句并在从句中充当主语，故填what。

14． ________ the delayed flight will take off depends much on the weather.

答案：When 句意为：延误的航班将何时起飞主要取决于天气。分析句子结构可知，depends much on是句子的谓语，________ the delayed flight will take off是句子的主语，设空处引导主语从句。根据句意，设空处在主语从句中作时间状语，故填when。

15． Pick yourself up. Courage is doing ________ you're afraid to do.

答案：what/whatever/anything 句意为：振作起来，勇气就是去做(任何)你害怕做的事。分析题干可知，doing后为宾语从句，设空处引导宾语从句，在从句中作宾语且表物。也可填anything。

16．The bride and groom gave ________ attended their wedding some gifts to share their happiness.

答案：whoever 句意为：新娘和新郎给每个参加他们婚礼的人都送了礼物，来分享他们的幸福。设空处引导宾语从句，在从句中作主语，意思是“凡是……的人”，相当于anyone who，故用whoever。

17．I couldn't imagine ________difficult it was for these badly injured victims to make it to the hospital.

答案：how 句意为：我无法想象这些严重受伤的受害者能成功到达医院该有多么困难。设空处引导宾语从句，空后是形容词difficult，应该用how修饰，how difficult it was意为“这是多么困难”。

18．Grandma pointed to the hospital and said, “That's ______ I was born.”

答案：where 句意为：“那就是我出生的地方，”奶奶指着那家医院对我说。前面提到了医院，所以设空处应该是表地点，故用where引导该表语从句，并在从句中作地点状语。

19．Some people believe______has happened before or is happening now will repeat itself in the future.

答案：whatever 句意为：一些人认为，无论是曾经发生过的事情还是现在正在发生的事情，都会在将来重演。从句中缺少主语，且表示“无论……的事情”，故填whatever。

20．—Is it true that Mike refused an offer from Yale University yesterday? —Yeah, but I have no idea______he did it; that's one of his favorite universities.

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