专题十 名词性从句
2015～2011年各省市高考题(改编)
用适当的连接词填空
(2015·江苏)
Li Bai, a great Chinese poet, was born is known to the
public, but some won't accept it.
解析 句意：李白一个伟大的中国诗人其出生地是众所周知的但也有一些人不接受它。从句where Li Bai was born作该句子的主语。
答案 Where
(2015·湖南)You have to know
you're going if you are to plan the
best way of getting there.
解析 句意：如果你要计划到达某地的最佳路线你必须首先知道你想要去哪？where引导宾语从句在从句中用作地点状语。
答案 where
2015·北京)I truly believe
beauty comes from within.
解析 句意：我真的相信美来自人的内心。宾语从句意思完整只缺连接词故用that。
答案 that
(2015·北京)
we understand things has a lot to do with what we feel.
解析 句意：我们怎样理解事物与我们所感觉到的东西有很大关系。分析句子结构可知“
what we understand things”为主语从句结合句意可知要用how。
答案 How
(2015·浙江)If you swim in a river or lake, be sure to investigate
is
below the water surface.Often there are rocks or branches hidden in the water.
解析 句意：如果你在河里或湖里游泳的话务必调查清楚水面之下有什么。水中经常隐藏着石头或树枝。根据后面rocks and branches可知此处要用what来引导。
答案 what
(2015·重庆)We must find out
Karl is coming, so we can book a room
for him.
解析 句意：我们必须知道他什么时候来以便我们能给他预定房间。根据后面的so we can book a room for him可知这里指时间故用when引导。
答案 when
(2015·陕西)Reading her biography，I was lost in admiration for
Doris Lessing had achieved in literature.
解析 句意：读了多丽丝·莱辛的传记我很钦佩她在文学上获得的成就。考查名词性从句。考查宾语从句的连接词。在介词for后的是宾语从句从句中缺少achieve的宾语故用what引导。
答案 what
(2015·四川)The exhibition tells us
we should do something to stop air
pollution.
解析 考查宾语从句。句意：这个展览告诉了我们我们为什么要阻止空气污染。宾语从句缺少状语根据意义为why。
答案 why
(2015·安徽)A ship in harbor is safe, but that's not
ships are built for.
解析 句意：船停放在海港里是很安全的但这并非建造船的目的。该题考查表语从句。isn't后跟从句作表语表语从句中的for后缺少宾语用what引导与for连用表示目的。What在句中既作连接词又作for的宾语。
答案 what
(2015·福建)—I wonder
Mary has kept her figure after all these
years.
—By working out every day.
解析 句意：——我想知道玛丽这些年是如何保持了那么好的身材。——通过每天锻炼。考查宾语从句的连接词by doing可知是问的方式。
答案 how
(2017·大纲全国)Exactly
the potato was introduced into Europe is
uncertain，but it was probably around 1565.
解析 考查名词性从句。句意：马铃薯被引入1565年。根据句意when引导一个主语从句且在从句中作时间状语。故填when。
答案 when
(2017·陕西)
the delayed flight will take off depends much on the
weather.
解析 考查主语从句。句意：延误的航班什When。
答案 When
(2017·天津)I think
impresses me about his painting is the colours
he uses.
解析 考查名词性从句。句意：我认为他的绘画给我印象最深的就是他所使用的颜色。根据结构该空所what。
答案 what
(2017·北京)Some people believe
has happened before or is
happening now will repeat itself in the future.
解析 考查主语从句。句意：有些人相whatever做主语。
答案 whatever
(2017·福建)Pick yourself up.Courage is doing
you're afraid to do.
解析 考查名词性从句。句意：跌倒后do的宾语所以用what。
答案 what
(2017·山东)It is difficult for us to imagine
life was like for slaves in
the ancient world.
解析 考查宾语从句。句what引导的从句是宾语从句在宾语从句中what作介词like的宾语。
答案 what
(2017·江苏)—What a mess！You are always so
—I'm not to blame，mum.I am
you have made me.
解析 考查名词性从句。句意：——这么一团糟！你总是那么懒惰！——妈妈该受责备的不是我是你让我成了这个样子。根据结构分析所填词汇在句中引导表语从句且在从句中担当宾语补足语此处指目前的这种状况指事物故用what。
答案 what
(2017·北京)The best moment for the football star was
he scored the
winning goal.
解析 考查表语从句。句意：这位足球明星最好的时刻就是他射进了决胜的一球的那一刻。因为前面有moment所以根据表语从句的含义应填when。
答案 when
(2017·浙江)“Every time you eat a sweet，drink green tea.”This is
my mother used to tell me.
解析 考查表语从句。句意：每次吃糖时喝点绿茶。这是妈妈过去常对我说的话。
答案 what
(2017·四川)Grandma pointed to the hospital and said，“That's
I was
born.”
解析 考查表语从句。根据前面hospital一词及从句结构可知表语从句中缺少地点状语。
答案 where
(2017·湖南)As John Lennon once said，life is
happens to you while
you are busy making other plans.
解析 考查名词性从句。句意：正如John Lennon曾经说过的一样生活就是当你忙着制订其他计划而发生在你身上的一切。所填词汇在句中引导表语从句引导词在从句中做主语指物用what。
答案 what
(2017·重庆)—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.
解析 考查同位语从句。由题意可知：耶鲁大学是Mike最喜爱的大学之一可他却拒绝入学真不知道他为什么会这样。因此可知why为最佳答案。
答案 why
(2017·重庆)
struck me most in the movie was the father's deep love
for his son.
解析 本题考查主语从句。句意：这部电影让我最感动的地方就是父亲对儿子的深深的爱。主句谓语动词was之前为主语从句其中缺少主语指事物故使用代词what。
答案 What
(2017·江西)
one of you breaks the window will have to pay for it.
解析 本题考查主语从句。句意：无论你们当中哪个人弄坏窗子都必须赔偿。主句谓语为will have to pay之前为主语从句根据句意无论哪一个”作定语修饰one。
答案 Whichever
(2017·陕西)It remains to be seen
the newly－formed committee's
policy can be put into practice.
解析 本题考查主语从句。句意：这项新组成的委员会的政策能否实施还得拭目以待。it作形式主语真正主语为横线后的主语从句。从句中结构完整有待被观察”的事情应是不确定的事而不是表陈述用whether“
答案 whether
(2017·山东)It's good to know
the dogs will be well cared for while
we're away.
解析 本题考查宾语从句。句意：知道当我们外出时这些狗狗将会得到精心的护理是一件好事。动词know之后为宾语从句从句中意思完整也不缺that表陈述一件事实。
答案 that
27.(2017·湖南)Do not let any failures discourage you, for you can never tell
close you may be to victory.
解析 本题考查宾语从句。句意：千万不要让失败使你丧气你可能不知道自己距离成功有多近了。动词tell之后为宾语从句宾语从句部分由感叹句转换而来修饰形容词close用how。
答案 how
(2017·安徽)From space, the earth looks blue.This is
about seventy
－one percent of its surface is covered by water.
解析 本题考查表语从句。句意：从太空上看地球是蓝色的这是因为地球表面大约71%的面积被水覆盖。is后面为表语从句。前面是结果后面是原因所以应填because。
答案 because
(2017·陕西)As many as five courses are provided, and you are free to choose
suits you best.
解析 考查宾语从句。句意：提供的课程多达五种你可以任意选择最适合你的一门课程。所填词引导的从句做动词choose的宾语引导词在从句中做主语意思是：无论哪一个。
答案 whichever
30(2011·天津)Modern science has given clear evidence
smoking can
lead to many diseases.
解析 考查名词性从句中的同位语从句。句意：现代科学已经给出了充分的证据表明吸烟可以引起许多疾病。后面的从句解释evidence的内容。
答案 that
名词性从句是高考常考的语法项目主要考查对连接词的正确把握。分析历年
各地的高考试题不难发现宾语从句以及连接代词what和连接词whether的用法是考查的热点。另外在同位语从句中经常考查that的用法。除此之外其他连接词的用法以及从句的语序也时有考查。
同位语从句和定语从句的区别是考查的难点之一。