1、定语从句高考考点例析定语从句是高中英语教学的一个重点,也是高考考查的一个热点。下面通过对近几年来有关定语从句的高考题进行分析,归纳和总结出其考查热点,希望能对同学们理解和掌握定语从句有所帮助。一、考查关系代词或关系副词的选用 定语从句的考查主要集中在关联词上。确定关联词可以分三步走:首先,找出先行词;然后准确判断先行词在定语从句中的语法功能(作主语、宾语或状语);最后选择合适的关联词。通常情况下,我们可以采用“代入法”。即将先行词代入定语从句中,看看它在从句中充当什么成分,这时答案也就显而易见了。【原题再现】1. The Science Museum, _ we visited during
2、a recent trip to Britain, is one of Londons tourist attractions. A. which B. what C. that D. where2. Today, well discuss a number of cases _ beginners of English fail to use the language properly. A. which B. as C. why D. where【点拨】1. 选A。将先行词The Science Museum代入定语从句中,可知其在定语从句中作visited的宾语,且从句为非限制性定语从句
3、所以定语从句用关系代词which引导。2. 选D。将先行词cases代入定语从句中应为:“beginners of English fail to use the language properly in the cases”。cases在从句中作介词in的宾语,而in the cases在从句中作状语,所以从句用in which或关系副词where引导。二、考查“介词+关系代词”引导定语从句 “介词+关系代词”引导定语从句时,介词的宾语只能用which(指物)和whom(指人);关系代词在从句中作定语时,一般用whose。whom, which, whose前用什么介词主要看两点:一看从句
4、所修饰的成分与什么介词构成固定结构或符合客观事实;二看从句中的动词与什么介词构成固定结构或符合客观事实。“代入法”同样是行之有效的解题方法。【原题再现】1. By nine oclock, all the Olympic torch bearers had reached the top of Mount Qomolangma, _ appeared a rare rainbow soon. A. of which B. on whichC. from which D. above which2. We saw several natives advancing towards our par
5、ty, and one of them came up to us, _ we gave some bells and glasses. A. to which B. to whomC. with whom D. with which3. Last month, part of Southeast Asia was struck by floods, from _ effects the people are still suffering. A. that B. whose C. those D. what【点拨】1. 选D。通过“代入法”可知which指代Mount Qomolangma,
6、rainbow应在山峰的上空,故用介词above。2. 选B。这是一个非限制性定语从句。代入后可知定语从句应为“we gave some bells and glasses to (one of them)”,故应选B。3. 选B。题干中两个分句用逗号隔开,可推断出第二个分句应是一个非限制性定语从句,先行词为floods,将其代入定语从句中可知其作定语,故选B。三、考查as 和which引导非限制性定语从句 关系代词as, which在引导修饰句子的非限制性定语从句时,主要有两个区别:1.语序上有区别,as引导非限制性定语从句位置比较灵活,可出现在句首、句中或句尾,而且在句首时一般只用as;
7、which引导非限制性定语从句一般放在句中或句尾。2. 词汇意义有区别,which常作“这、这一点”解,而as常作“这、这一点、正如、正像”解。【原题再现】The road conditions there turned out to be very good, _ was more than we could expect. A. it B. what C. which D. that【点拨】 选C。根据句意:结果那里的路况非常好,这超出了我们的想象。which引导非限制性定语从句,指代前面整个句子的内容。四、考查定语从句与其他句型辨析 容易与定语从句相混淆的句型结构有强调句型,名词性从句(
8、特别是同位语从句),状语从句等。因此,同学们在平时学习定语从句时,不能孤立地学习和使用定语从句,而要将其与其他句型相比较,从而提高自己认知不同句型结构的能力。【原题再现】1. It was in New Zealand _ Elizabeth first met Mr. Smith. A. that B. how C. which D. when2. Youd better not leave the medicine _ kids can get at it. A. even if B. which C. where D. so that【点拨】1. 选A。该句是强调句型,强调地点状语in New Zealand。注意强调句型是“It + be + 被强调部分 + that + 其他部分”,不能因为被强调的是地点就把that误用为where。2. 选 C。根据句意:你最好不要把药放在孩子们能够得到的地方。可知该句中where引导的是地点状语从句,而不是定语从句。