2011全国卷I) 31The prize will go to the writer ________ story shows the most imagination. A. that B. which C. whose D. what 答案C
考点考查定语从句。
解析本题主句中的先行词writer和从句中的主语story有所属关系，译为作者的故事，因此选C。句子的意思是：我们的奖金会留给故事情节最富有想象力的作者。
2011全国卷II）7Ted came for the weekend wearing only some shorts and a T-shirt, ______ is a stupid thing to do in such weather
A. this B. that C. what D. which 答案D
考点考查定语从句。
解析分析句子结构可知，该句为定语从句，首先排除A和C；根据空前的逗号可知，该句为非限制性定语扶句，排除B。该从句应用which引导，which在从句中作主语，代指前丽的整个句子。
2011北京卷）26Mary was much kinder to Jack than she was to the others, _________, of course, make all the others upset. A. who B. which C. what D. that 答案B
考点考查非限定性定语从句。
解析逗号后的非限定性定语从句中缺少主语，which引导非限制性定语从句，指代整个主句部分的内容。选择which。
2011上海卷) 39You?ll find taxis waiting at the bus station ____ you can hire to reach your host family. A. which B. where C. when D. as 答案A 考点考查定语从句。
解析先行词为the bus station，从句中谓语动词hire后差宾语，故用关系代词which。 2011山东卷）32The old town has narrow streets and small houses _____are built close to each other. A. they B. where C. what D. that 答案D
考点此题考察定语从句的引导词。
解析关系代词that代替先行词small houses，在从句中作主语。句意为：这座古老的城镇街道狭窄，小房子挨得很近。 2011江西卷）34She showed the visitors around the museum, the construction _____had taken more than three years. A. for which B. with which C. of which D. to which 答案C
考点考察定语从句
解析先行词为museum，在从句中充当定语，博物馆的建造工程花费了超过三年的时间。介词用of。选C。
2011江苏卷）24Between the two parts of the concert is an interval, _______ the audience can buy ice-cream. A. when B. where C. that D. which
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答案A
考点考查定语从句。
解析句意：音乐会的两大构成部分中间有幕间休息时间，在这段时间里观众可以去买冰激凌。When引导的定语从句修饰an interval，when在从句中作时间状语。首先解析句子结构，判断从句类型，题干说“在音乐会中间有间歇，此时你可以买冰激凌。”题干的前半部分完整无缺，后半部分补充说明这个间歇你可以干的事，所以这是一个非限定性定语从句，先行词为interval，非限定性定语从句的功能就是对先行词进行补充说明。由于从句部分不缺少主干成分，而且interval表时间，所以正确答案为A．
2011安徽卷）28Whatever is left over may be put into the refrigerator, _____ it will keep for two or three weeks.
A. when B. which C. where D. while 答案A
考点考查定语从句。
解析句意为：剩下的任何东西都可以放入冰箱，在那里可以保存两三周。本题考查非限制性定语从句的关系副词。由句型结构可以看出，该题中的先行词refrigerator在从句中作介词的宾语，该介宾结构在定语从句中作地点状语，故选择关系副词where。when在从句中作时间状语；which在从句中作主语或宾语；while是连词，不能用于定语从句。
2011浙江卷）8English is a language shared by several diverse cultures, each of ____ uses it somewhat differently. A. which B. what C. them D. those 答案A 考点考查定语从句。
解析本句中的先行词是several diverse cultures，先行词在从句中做each of的宾语，所有应用关系代词which。
2011浙江卷）10A bank is the place ______ they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask for it back when it begins to rain. A. when B. that C. where D. there 答案C
考点考查定语从句。
解析本句中的先行词是the place.，先行词在定语从句中作地点状语，所以应该用关系副词where。 2011福建卷）24She has a gift for creating an atmosphere for her students ____ allows them to communicate freely with each other.
A. which B. where C. what D. who 答案A
考点考查定语从句。
解析分析句子成分可知，an atmosphere与修饰它的定语从句被for her students隔开，该从句缺少主语，所以用which。
2011福建卷）33It was April 29,2001 Prince William and Kate Middleton walked into the palace hall of the wedding ceremony. A．that B．when C．since D．berore答案B
考点考查定语从句。
解析去掉It was及that后，April 29，2011不可以单独作时间状语，所以不是强调句型。
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用when引导定语从句修饰April29，2011。
2011四川卷）17The school shop, ________ customers are mainly students, is closed few the holidays. A. which B. whose C. when D. where 答案D
考点考查定语从句。
解析此处whose引导的非限制性定语从句修饰先行词shop，在定语从句中作customers的定语。句意为“这个学校商店，——其主顾大多是学生，——因为放假就关门了。”
2011天津卷）10The days are gone ________ physical strength was all you needed to make a living.
A. when B. that C. where D. which 答案A
考点考察定语从句。
解析句意为：when引导定语从句修饰The day。are gone为插入语。句意为：全部靠体力挣钱谋生的时代已经过去了。 2011陕西卷）11I walked up to the top of the hill with my friend, __________ we enjoyed a splendid view of the lake.
A. which B. where C. who D. that 答案B
考点考查定语从句。
解析先行词是hill，表地点，定语从句we enjoyed a splendid view of the lake .句子成分中缺少状语，所以应用关系副词where。，答案选择
2011湖南卷)25Julie was good at German, French and Russian , all of _________ she spoke fluently.
A. who B. whom C. which D. that 答案C
考点本题考察定语从句中复合关系代词的用法。
解析介词后只能使用的关系代词是which, who, whose, 因为句子中关系词指代是语言，故选C；句意：Julie擅长德语、法语和俄语，这三种语言她说得都很流利。
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【2012浙江卷】17. ___________________ Ellen was a painter of birds and of nature, _____,
for some reason, had withdrawn from all human society. A. which B. who C. where D. whom 17. 【考点】定语从句
【答案】B
【解析】who引导非限定性定语从句，在从句中做主语，修饰先行词Ellen（人名）。Which修行先行词是物的定语从句；whom修饰先行词为人，且在从句中做宾语；where修饰先行词是地点名词，且在从句中地点状语，均不符合语境，故排除。
【难度】中等 【2012浙江卷】9. ____ We live in an age more information is available with greater ease than ever before. A. why B. when C. to whom D. on which 9.【考点】定语从句
【答案】B
【解析】when引导定义从句，在从句中做时间状语，修饰先行词an age（时代）. 此处的when=at which。
【难度】中等
【2012江苏卷】22. After the flooding, people were suffering in that area,_______ urgently needed clean water,
medicine and shelter to survive.
A. which B. who C. where D. what 22. 【考点】定语从句—关系代词 【答案】B
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【解析】指人的先行词people在非限制性定语从句中充当主语，所以用关系代词who引导。故选B项。
【举一反三】由who引导的定语从句
关系代词who只能指人，在从句中作主语或宾语。如： A teacher is a person who passes knowledge to the student. 教师是传授知识的人。（关系代词在从句中作主语） The man who can do this work will get 1000 dollars.
能够做此工作的人将获得1000美元。（关系代词who在从句中作主语） 【难度】一般
【2012重庆卷】29. Sales director is a position ______ communication ability is just as important as sales
A. which B. that C. when D. where 29.【考点】定语从句 【答案】D
【解析】“position”为先行词，后面是其定语从句，关系词在从句中作的是地点状语，因此，应该使用关系副词“where”来引导定语从句。因此，正确答案为D选项。 【难度】一般
技巧点拨：句意表示“我已经达到人生的一个转折点，应该自己做决定。”先行词是point, 关系词在从句中作地点状语，因此，正确答案为B选项。
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