疯狂专练四 模块1 Unit 4 Earthquakes Ⅰ.单项选择
1.【2017北京卷】The little problems ______ we meet in our daily lives may be inspirations for great inventions.
A. that B. as C. where D. when 【答案】A
【解析】A. that 那个 B. as 因为 C. where 哪里 D. when 什么时候。句意：我们在日常生活中遇到的小问题可能就是伟大发明的灵感。此句是定语从句，从句缺少宾语，先行词是problems，用that。
2.【2017江苏卷】 In 1963 the UN set up the World Food Programme, one of _______ purposes is to relieve worldwide starvation.
A. which B. it’s 【答案】C
【解析】考查定语从句。先行词是“the World Food Programme”，“世界粮食项目”的目的之一是……，whose定语从句中作定语，这里限定purposes，故选C。句意：1963年联合国建立了世界粮食计划署，其目的之一就是为了缓解世界范围内的饥饿问题。
3.【2017天津卷】My eldest son, _______ work takes him all over the world, is in New York at the moment.
A. that B. whose C. his D. who 【答案】B
【解析】句意：我的最大的儿子，他的工作带他去全世界，现在在纽约。本句是一个非限制性定语从句，先行词是my oldest son，根据句意和空后名词，确定引导词做定于，在定语从句中只有引导词whose修饰名词作定语，意为：…的…。故选B。
4.【2016北京卷】I live next door to a couple ________ children often make a lot of noise. A. whose
B. why
C. where
D. which
C. whose
D. whom
【答案】A
【解析】题目考查定语从句的关系词。a couple是先行词，这对夫妻的孩子很吵，children和couple是所属关系，故用whose作定语，whose children相当于the children of whom，故选A。
5.【2016浙江卷】Scientists have advanced many theories about why human beings cry tears , none of ______ has been proved.
A. whom B. which C. what D. that 【答案】B
【解析】句意：关于人类为什么哭的时候会流泪，科学家们已经提出了很多理论，没有一个被证明了。使用定语从句，先行词是theories，指物，定语从句中用代词+介词+关系代词which引导。故选B。
6.【2016天津卷】We will put off the picnic in the park until next week, ____ the weather may be better.
A. that B. where C. which D. when 【答案】D
我们将把公园的野餐推迟到下个星期，那时天气可能会更好。使用定语从句，【解析】句意：先行词是next week，定语从句中不缺少主宾表，缺少时间状语。故选D。 7.【2015北京卷】Opposite is St.Paul's Church,___you can hear some lovely music. A. which 【答案】D
【解析】句意：对面是圣保罗教堂，在教堂里你能听到一些优美的音乐。这是一个定语从句。先行词是St. Paul’s Church，从句主谓宾成分完整，去掉空后依然是完整的句子，可推断出引导词在从句中作的是地点状语。用where。故选D。
8.【2015重庆卷】He wrote many children’ s books, nearly half of____ were published in the 1990s.
A. whom B. which 案】C
【解析】考查定语从句。本题定语从句的先行词是Many young people，关系代词whom指代先行词，在定语从句中作介词of的宾语。故C项正确。
C. them
D. that【答
B.that
C.when
D.where
9.【2015天津卷】The boss of the company is trying to create an easy atmosphere ______ his employees enjoy their work. A. where 【答案】A
【解析】句意：公司老板正尽力创造一种轻松的气氛，在这种气氛中，其员工喜欢他们的工作。句中先行词为atmosphere，在从句中作地点状语，故用关系副词where。根据句意可知选A。
10.【2015四川卷】The books on the desk, covers are shiny, are prizes for us. A．which 【答案】C
【解析】句意：考查定语从句。本题考查定语从句的关系词，先行词为the books，和covers之间存在所有关系，故选择C，意为书的封面。句意为：桌上的书是给我们的奖励，那些书的封面闪闪发光。
11. 【2015陕西卷】As the smallest child of his family, Alex is always longing for the time he should be able to be independent.
A. which B. where C. whom D. when 【答案】D
【解析】句意：作为家里最小的孩子，Alex总是渴望他能够有独立的时间。这里使用定语从句，先行词是the time，定语从句中缺少时间状语，用关系副词when，所以选D。 12.【2015江苏卷】The number of smokers, _____ is reported, has dropped by 17 percent in just one year.
A. it B. which C. what D. as 【答案】D
【解析】句意：据报道，吸烟者人数仅（过去）一年就减少了17%。as引导的非限制性定语从句位置灵活，可以置于主句的句首、句中或句末，指代的是整个一句话。故选D项。考生容易误选B项which，把逗号前面的the number of smokers看成先行词，后面非限制性定语从句用which引导。殊不知，这里关系代词指代的是“The number of smokers has dropped by 17 percent in just one year.”整个一句话。另外，as和which在定语从句都可以指代一句话，但前者有“正如……”的意思，后者则没有。还可以抓住as is reported这一常用结构，类似的还有as is known/expected/planned/mentioned/said等。
B. what
C. whose
D. that
B. which
C. when
D. who