动词和动词短语在高考中的考查重点：that与which引导的定语从句的区别；
2.who、whom与whose引导的定语从句的区别；
3.关系副词where、when与why引导的定语从句的区别；
4.对“as”引导定语从句的考查；
5.such…as与such…that的区别；the same…asthe same…that的；
“介词+关系代词”及其变式（不定代词＋介词＋关系代词the＋名词＋介词＋关系代词数词＋介词＋关系代词he＋形容词比较级（最高级）＋介词＋关系代词介词＋whose ＋名词介词＋ which ＋名词
7.the way 作先行词时，定语从句的引导词作状语用in which ,that 或者省略；
8.含有插入语即分隔式的定语从句；
9.与并列句、状语从句、同位语从句以及与强调句型的混合考查。
解题的方法：1.关系词的基本用法
如果从句中缺少主语、表语、宾语，就要用关系代词来引导从句；
如果从句中缺少状语，就得用关系副词来引导从句；
判断先行词的确切含义，再确定选用关系词。
根据定语从句中谓语动词与先行词的搭配内容而定根据先行词而定1.(2017大纲卷)8.That evening ,_________ I will tell you more about later ,I ended up working very late.
A. that
B. which
C. what
D. when
2.(2017北京卷)26.When deeply absorbed in work, ______ he often was, he would forget all about eating orsleeping.
A. that
B. which
C. where
D. when
3.(2017天津卷)7.I wish to thank Professor Smith, without _______help I would never have got this far.
A. who
B. whose
C. whom
D. which
【答案】B
【解析】考查定语从句。without whose help=and without his help。whose引导的是非限制性定语从句，在句中作“help”的定语，其先行词为“Professor Smith”。句意：我真得感谢史密斯教授。如果没有他的帮助，我就永远不会（在学术上）走得这么远的。
(2017上海卷)35.Have you sent thank-you notes to the relatives from _
_ you received gifts?
A. which
B. them
C. that
D. whom
(2017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
【答案】D【解析】考查定语从句。“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。句意：销售经理是一个职位，在这个职位上，交流能力和销售能力一样重要。
(2017安徽卷)29.Ａlot of language learning,
has been discovered, is happening in the first year of life, so parents should talk much to their children during that period.
A. as
B. it
C. which
D. this
(2017福建卷)23.The air quality in the city, ______ is shown in the report, has improved over the past two months.
A. that
B. it
C. as
D. what
(2017湖南卷) 34.Care of the soul is a gradual process _____even the small details of life should be considered.
A. what
B. in what
C. which
D. in which
【答案】D
【解析】考查定语从句。句意：心灵的护理是一个逐渐的过程，在这个过程中，甚至生活中那些微小的细节都应该加以考虑。in which引导非限制性定语从句，which代前面的process。
(2017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
【答案】B
【解析】定语从句。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。句意：洪水过后，那个地区的人们忍受着巨大的痛苦，人们迫切需要清洁的水，药品栖身的临时住所。
11.(2017山东卷)23.Maria has written two novels, both of ________ have been made into television series. A. them
B. that
C. which
D. what
【答案】C
【解析】考查 “介词+”引导的非限制性定语从句。句中的先行词是two novels，而且后面是一个非限制性定语从句，因此用both of which引导。That不能引导非限制性定语从句，也不能跟在介词后面；如果选them，则后面需要有并列连词and或者是独立主格结构，即both of them made into...。
(2017四川卷)13.In our class there are 46 students, _____ half wear glasses.
A. in whom
B. in them
C. of whom
D. of them
【答案】C
【解析】考查定语从句。前后两句话之间无连词，故不能用人称代词them；而应用关系代词whom引导定语从句；在46个学生当中，表所属，应用of。故答案选C。
(2017浙江卷)9.We live in an age ________ more information is available with great ease than ever before.
A. why
B. when
C. to whom
D. on which
【答案】B【解析】考查定语从句。when引导定语从句，在从句中做时间状语，修饰先行词an age（时代）。此处的when=at which。句意：我们生活在这样的一个时代，在这个时代我们比以前更容易得到更多的信息。
(2017浙江卷)17.Ellen was a painter of birds and nature, _______, for some reason , had withdrawn from all human society.
A. which
B. who
C. where
D. whom