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高考英语一轮复习考点17 关系代词和关系副词引导的定语从句考点归纳-人教版高三全册英语试题

考点17 关系代词和关系副词引导的定语从句高考频度：★★★★★【考点解读】定语从句在高考的根底知识方面的考查主要表现在单项选择题、语法填空与短文改错中，在单项选择中主要考查定语从句的一些根本用法，如常见关系词的选择，在选择的过程中，一定要注意限制性与非限制性定语从句的区别，定语从句与名词性从句，与状语从句的引导词的区别等，有时也会与其他修饰性的句型结构之间进展误导性考查，如与强调句性等，所以重点掌握的是从高考题中总结规律，达到熟练应用。

【命题预测】定语从句是历年高考的重点，主要考查常见关系代词和关系副词的用法，比如which/that/as/ when/where的用法与区别性的选择等，与与其他从句如名词性从句的区别等。

在高考的中主要表现在语法填空，短文改错，完型填空等中。

关系代词引导的定语从句考向一常见关系代词的根本用法1. that可指人或物；在定语从句中作主语，宾语，表语。

指人时，相当于who或 whom；指物时，相当于which。

不能引导非限制性定语从句；不可置于介词后作宾语。

2. which指物；在定语从句中作主语，宾语。

如：The book which/that was on the desk was bought by my father.〔主语〕3. who, whom, whose〔1〕who: 主格, 在从句中作主语，只可指人〔2〕whom: 宾格，在从句中只能作宾语; 只可指人〔3〕whose: 表所属关系，在从句中作定语。

译为：某人的，某物的〔4〕whose + 名词 =the + n. + of which (某物的) = he + n. + of whom (某人的)注意：①关系代词作介词宾语 (在定语从句中，介词提前时，介词后：表人用 whom；表物用 which)②关系代词在定语从句中用作介词宾语时, 介词可放于从句之首, 也可放于从句之末. 但以放于句首较为正式.〔介词前置，必须注意不影响动词词组的含义。

高中英语真题-2015届高考英语一轮复习知识点专题练习第18讲状语从句经典精讲(上,含解析)_1

高中英语真题:2015届高考英语一轮复习知识点专题练习第18讲状语从句经典精讲（上，含解析）The woman loves the children ______ she were their mother.A. asB. even ifC. as ifD. ifHe opened his mouth ______ he would say something.A. as ifB. even thoughC. asD. thoughIn peace，too，the Red Cross is expected to send help _____ there is human suffering.A. whoeverB. howeverC. whateverD. whereverThe old tower must be saved, ______ the cost.A. howeverB. whateverC. whicheverD. wherever______ I really don’t like art，I find his work impressive.A. AsB. SinceC. IfD. While_____private cars are bringing us convenience, they may also cause more traffic accidents and pollution.A. WhileB. AsC. IfD. Since_____ the police thought he was the most likely one, since the y had no exact proof about it, they could not arrest him.A. AlthoughB. As long asC. If onlyD. As soon as_____ the world economy is in difficulty, _____ we can see, the people of China are full of hope．A．As；不填 B．Because；whichC．Though；as D．With；不填_______ life pace continues to speed up, we are quickly losing the art of enjoyment.A. WithB. whileC. whenD. asHe was about to tell me the secret _______ someone patted hi m on the shoulder.A. asB. untilC. whileD. whenThe husband rushed to the hospital _______ he heard that his wife was injured.A. at the momentB. for the momentC. directlyD. in a momentMary rushed home _______ she heard the news, only _______ that his wife was gone.A. as soon as; findingB. immediately; to findC. the moment; findD. when; foundIt is morning，_______ the birds are singing．A. sinceB. forC. becauseD. asIt was_______ Lingling was ill that she didn’t come to school.A. forB. becauseC. sinceD. as_______, you’ll never be able to persuade him.A. No matter how good advice you giveB. However good advice do you giveC. No matter what good you give adviceD. Whatever goo d advice you give_______ many difficulties they may come across, they’ll keep up and hold on until they get them over.A. HoweverB. WhateverC. WhicheverD. W heneverIt was not ____ she took off her dark glasses ____ I realized s he was a famous film star.A. when; thatB. until; thatC. until; whenD. when; then______ I failed in English a third time, I had no doubt about my gift for foreign languages.A. By the timeB. UntilC. AfterD. UnlessIt ______we had stayed together for a couple of weeks ______I found we had a lot in common.A. was until; whenB. was until; thatC. wasn’t until; whenD. wasn’t until; that—When shall we go planting trees in the hill?—______ it begins to rain, so they don’t need watering.A. Not untilB. WhileC. TillD. Unle ss2015届高考英语一轮复习知识点专题练习第18讲状语从句经典精讲（上，含解析）The woman loves the children ______ she were their mother.A. asB. even ifC. as ifD. ifHe opened his mouth ______ he would say something.A. as ifB. even thoughC. asD. thoughIn peace，too，the Red Cross is expected to send help _____ there is human suffering.A. whoeverB. howeverC. whateverD. whereverThe old tower must be saved, ______ the cost.A. howeverB. whateverC. whicheverD. wherever______ I really don’t like art，I find his work impressive.A. AsB. SinceC. IfD. While_____private cars are bringing us convenience, they may also cause more traffic accidents a nd pollution.A. WhileB. AsC. IfD. Since_____ the police thought he was the most likely one, since they had no exact proof about it, they could not arrest him.A. AlthoughB. As long asC. If onlyD. As soon as_____ the world economy is in difficulty, _____ we can see, the people of China are full of hop e．A．As；不填 B．Because；whichC．Though；as D．With；不填_______ life pace continues to speed up, we are quickly losing the art of enjoyment.A. WithB. whileC. whenD. asHe was about to tell me the secret _______ someone patted him on the shoulder.A. asB. untilC. whileD. whenThe husband rushed to the hospital _______ he heard that his wife was injured.A. at the momentB. for the momentC. directlyD. in a momentMary rushed home _______ she heard the news, only _______ that his wife was gone.A. as soon as; findingB. immediately; to findC. the moment; findD. when; foundIt is morning，_______ the birds are singing．A. sinceB. forC. becauseD. asIt was_______ Lingling was ill that she didn’t come to school.A. forB. becauseC. sinceD. as_______, you’ll never be able to persuade him.A. No matter how good advice you giveB. However good advice do you giveC. No matter what good you give adviceD. Whatever good advice you give_______ many difficulties they may come across, they’ll keep up and hold on until they get th em over.A. HoweverB. WhateverC. WhicheverD. WheneverIt was not ____ she took off her dark glasses ____ I realized she was a famous film star.A. when; thatB. until; thatC. until; whenD. when; then______ I failed in English a third time, I had no doubt about my gift for foreign languages. A. By the time B. Until C. After D. UnlessIt ______we had stayed together for a couple of weeks ______I found we had a lot in common.A. was until; whenB. was until; thatC. wasn’t until; whenD. wasn’t until; that—When shall we go planting trees in the hill?—______ it begins to rain, so they don’t need watering.A. Not untilB. WhileC. TillD. Unless。

高中英语高考语法易错知识点13.状语从句(考点梳理+易错点)

状语从句考点知识梳理1. 状语从句的概念状语从句指句子用作状语时，起副词作用的句子。

状语从句中的从句可以修饰谓语、非谓语动词、定语、状语或整个句子。

根据其作用可分为时间、地点、原因、条件、目的、结果、让步、方式和比较等从句。

状语从句一般由连词（从属连词）引导，也可以由词组引起。

从句位于句首或句中时，通常用逗号与主句隔开，位于句尾时可以不用逗号隔开。

2. 类型及连接词——表格总览易错知识点1. 时间/条件状语从句中时态的误用在时间/条件状语从句中遵循主将从现的原则1.1 易错例题1If the damage ____, it will take many years for the farmland to recover.A. has doneB. will be doneC. was doneD. is done【陷阱】考生忽略了if 引导的条件状语从句要用一般现在时表示将来的用法，错误地根据时态一致原则误填了B。

【分析】最佳答案选D。

在从属连词if，unless，as/so long as，on condition that 等引导的条件状语从句中，从句谓语动词常用一般现在时代替一般将来时，用一般过去时代替过去将来时。

【考题再现】Tell him the nuns as soon as he .A. is going to arriveB. will arriveC. arrivesD. is arriving【陷阱】考生认为事情还没有发生而用一般将来时，误选B。

【分析】最佳答案C。

本题是由as soon as引导的时间状语从句，由主句时态可知，从句谓语动词要用一般现在时表示将来，所以答案是arrives。

在when，before，after，once，until，till，as soon as，the moment，the minute，the instant等从属连词引导的时间状语从句中，从句谓语动词要用一般现在时表示将来或用一般过去时表示过去将来。

高考英语状语从句专项讲解

高考英语状语从句专项讲解一、考点分析状语从句主要考点在语法填空、翻译和作文。

二、专题详解状语从句梳理知识点1：分类语从句可以分为以下九种：1、时间状语从句2、地点状语从句3、原因状语从句4、目的状语从句5、结果状语从句6、条件状语从句7、方式状语从句8、让步状语从句9、比较状语从句知识点2：具体用法1) 时间状语从句：as soon as Hardly/scarcely had…whenNo sooner had …than….the moment.. the instant…the second…immediately directly…instantly…①As soon as I arrive in Shanghai, I’ll writeto you.我一到上海就给你写信。

② Hardly (scarcely) had I got homewhen it began to rain.我刚一到家就下雨了。

③No sooner had we got to the stationthan the train left.我们刚到车站，火车就走了。

④We had just begun the moment wewere told to stop.我们刚开始就被叫停。

⑤I felt cheerful immediately I heard thesong.我一听到这首歌就感到很愉快。

①hardly…when和nosooner…than的意义相当于as soon as，但只表示过去发生的事情，主句为过去完成时，从句为过去时，如hardly或no sooner位于句首时语气强，而且主句的谓语要用部分倒装。

②名词短语连词：“一……就……”主句+ the moment…从句主句+the instant…从句主句+the second…从句③ 副词短语连词：主句+ immediately +从句主句+ directly +从句主句+ instantly+从句every time =each time last time…next time…the first time ①Every time I traveled by boat, I gotseasick.我每次乘船都晕船。

高三英语一轮复习语法专项之状语从句(经典课件)

He drove so carelessly that he almost lost his life =He drove carelessly enough to almost lose his life.
他开车那么粗心，差点儿丢了性命。
She studied so hard that she couldn't fail the exam. =She studied too hard to fail the exam. 她学习那么努力，不会考试不及格。
The boy hid himself behind the tree in case/for fear that his father (should)see him.
从句位于主句前
主句部分倒装
（1）because,示的因果关系最强，常用来回答why提出的问题，意为“因为”
since:表示人们已经知道的事实，不需要强调的原因，意为“既然”，常位于句首
as:表示的原因只是对结果的附加说明，位于句首、句尾均可。as从句不可用于强调结构
Whether you believe it or not,it’s true.
（6)when,while也可引导让步状语从句，表示 “尽管”，比 although/though语气弱。while常放在句首，when常在句中。 While I like the shape,I don’t like the color.
(3) “no matter+疑问词 ”，疑问句-ever引导让步状语从句时，两者可互相替换。疑问词-ever还可引导名词性从句，不能用“弄 matter+疑问词”替换。
Whenever I’m unhappy,it is my friend who cheers me up.

高考英语二轮复习核心考点总动员专题23状语从句(含解析)

专题 23 状语从句关键词：种类，连词，时态，区别难度系数：✱✱✱✱推荐指数：✱✱✱✱✱【基础回顾】考点归纳：状语从句的种类较多，可分为时间、地点、原因、目的、结果、条件、方式、比较、让步九种。

一、时间状语从句1.需注意各种从属连词。

2.注意时态的呼应。

3.主句后跟until/till引导的句子时，要注意主句动词的延续性和终止性的区别。

4.注意While，when，as引导的时间状语从句的差别。

二、原因状语从句主要区别because, as，since的用法。

三、结果状语从句so和such的区别。

四、目的状语从句五、条件状语从句1.引导词。

2.时态.六、方式状语从句（as if/as though）七、让步状语从句（while/though/although引导让步状语从句的区别）八、比较状语从句九、地点状语从句和定语从句的区别基础必读：一、时间状语从句1.需注意各种从属连词，尤其是比较容易引起错误的搭配和不常使用的词。

如：hardly … when，no sooner … than，the moment，every time；once，each time等。

2.注意时态的呼应。

时间状语从句中用一般现在时态代替将来时态。

此外，since引导的从句和主句时态不一致，hardly … when，no sooner … than时态的搭配都是需要引起注意的。

3.主句后跟until/till引导的句子时，要注意主句动词的延续性和终止性的区别，还要注意对until引导的内容进行强调的用法。

4.注意while，when，as引导的时间状语从句的差别。

1).从句的谓语是短暂动词时，不能用while引导；2). as用于表示两个动作几乎同时进行，而且从句的动词不能是表示状态的动词；3).as之后不能用分词作状语；4).从句的谓语是持续性的时候，三者可以互换；5) when还可表示某事突然发生，此外不能用其他的词代替。

高考英语难点：状语从句5大考点全解析(附实例讲解)

1考查状语从句中连词的选择1.条件状语从句(1)we don’t stop climate change, many animals and plants in the world will be gone.（2018 年北京卷单项填空第 2 题改编）【分析】句意：如果我们不抵制气候变化，世界上很多动植物将会消失。

根据句意，空白处应填连词 If，意为“如果”。

(2)you can sleep well, you will lose the ability to focus, plan and stay motivated after one or two nights.（2018 年江苏卷单项填空第 29 题改编）【分析】句意：如果你睡不好，一两个晚上之后你就不能专注、计划和保持活力。

根据句意，空白处应填连词 Unless，意为“如果不，除非”。

(3)Make sure you save all your work on screen the computer breaks down.（2018 年 3 月天津卷单项填空第 13 题改编）【分析】句意：确保保存你桌面上所有的文件，以防电脑系统瘫痪。

根据句意，空白处应填连词 in case/for fear that，意为“以免，以防”。

(4)You won’t find paper cutting difficult you keep practicing it.（2015 年北京卷单项填空第 28 题改编）【分析】句意：只要 / 如果你继续练习，你就不会觉得剪纸很难学。

根据句意，空白处应填连词 so long as/as long as/if，意为“只要 / 如果”。

2.时间状语从句(1)Last winter I went there again, they had a big separate house to raise dozens of chickens.（2018 年全国卷Ⅰ 短文改错改编）【分析】句意：去年冬天，当我再次回去的时候，他们有一个单独的房子，里面养了几十只鸡。

高考英语状语从句50大核心考点

高考英语状语从句50大核心考点九大状语从句50大连词状语和状语从句状语修饰动词、形容词、副词或整个句子。

通常由副词、介词短语、动词不定式、分词和从句等担当。

例如：1. Naturally , our grandparents were pleased to get our phone call . (副词)2. We worked hard , from sunrise to sunset . (介词状短语)3. To help my disabled aunt , I spend an hour working in her house every day .(不定式)4. Seen from a distance , the farmhouse looked deserted . (过去分词)5. I know how to light a camp fire because I had done it before .（原因状语从句）状语的位置比较灵活，可以位于句首、句末或句中。

enough用作状语修饰形容词和副词时必须后置。

状语从句主要用来修饰主句或主句的谓语。

一般可分为九大类，分别表示时间、地点、原因、目的、结果、条件、让步、比较和方式。

尽管种类较多，但由于状语从句与汉语结构和用法相似，所以理解和掌握它并不难。

状语从句的关键是要掌握引导不同状语从句的常用连接词和特殊的连接词即考点。

现分别列举如下:1、时间状语从句（连词20）常用引导词：when, as, while, as soon as, before, after, since , till,until特殊引导词：theminute, the moment, the second, the day，theinstant, immediately , directly, no sooner … than, hardly …when, scarcely… when, every/each time, any time2、地点状语从句（连词4）特殊引导词：wherever,anywhere, everywhere3、原因状语从句（连词10）常用引导词：because, since, as, since特殊引导词：now that, seeing that, in that, considering that, given that, consideringthat,4、条件状语从句（连词8）常用引导词：if, unless,特殊引导词：as/solong as, on condition that ,only if, providing/provided that, suppose that, incase ,5、让步状语从句（连词9）常用引导词：though, although, even if, even though特殊引导词： as(用在让步状语从句中必须要倒装)，while( 一般用在句首 )，nomatter …， in spite of the fact that, whatever, whoever, wherever, whenever, however, whichever6、目的状语从句（连词4）常用引导词：so that, in order that特殊引导词：lest, in case, for fear that，in the hope that, for the purpose that, to the end thatThe teacher raisedhis voice on purpose that the students in the back could hear more clearly.7、结果状语从句（连词4）常用引导词：so that, so… that, such … that,特殊引导词：suchthat, to the degree that, to the extent that, to such a degree that,To such an degree was heexcited that he couldn’t sleep last night.8、方式状语从句（连词3）常用引导词：as, as if, how When in Rome,do as the Roman do. She behaved as if she were the boss.Sometimes we teach our children the way our parents have taught us.9、比较状语从句（连词4）常用引导词：as ... as (not so/as ... as)(同级比较), than(不同程度的比较)特殊引导词：the more … the more … ; just as …，so…; A is to B what /as X is to Y; no … more than;not A so much as B。

高考必考点之(状语从句)考点大全

常用连接词: if, unless, as / so long as 特殊连接词: providing / provided that,
supposing that, in case that, on condition that, given that
If引导的条件句有真实条件句和虚拟条件句两
种，虚拟条件句要用虚拟语气。
第二十三页，共90页。
8. Adverbial Clause of Concession
1. Though he is young, he could solve the problem on his own.
= Young as he is, he could solve the problem on his own.
5. Each time （每当）we met with difficulties, they came to our help
6. No sooner had I arrived home than （刚…就…）it began to rain.
第九页，共90页。
2. Adverbial Clause of Place
seeing that considering that giving that for the reason that
第十一页，共90页。
3. Adverbial Clause of Reason
1. Since /As the weather is so bad, we have to delay our journey.
第十九页，共90页。
6. Adverbial Clause of Result
To such a degree was he excited that he couldn’t sleep last night. His humour was such as to make us all laugh. = He was so humourous as to make us all

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核心考点十状语从句 ——使表达丰富多彩

,【考向聚焦】状语从句有时间、地点、原因、目的、结果、条件、方式、比较和让步状语从句，共9种，是每年必考的语法项目，主要考查连词的判断选用，主句与从句谓语动词的时态运用。其中，以对时间状语从句、条件状语从句、让步状语从句和结果状语从句的考查最为频繁。近几年，重点考查的连词有：when，while，as，before，unless，however等。近三年，高考有考查状语从句、宾语从句、名词性从句交叉运用的题型出现。

1．(2013·北京，30)I took my driving license with me on holiday，________I wanted to hire a car. A．in case B．even if C．ever since D．if only 解析考查状语从句。句意：假期时我带上我的驾照，以防万一我想租一辆车。故选A。答案 A 2．(2013·湖南，23)You must learn to consult your feelings and your reason________you reach any decision. A．although B．before C．because D．unless

解析考查状语从句。根据句意：在你做任何决定之前，你得学会顾及到你的感觉和你做此决定的原因，可知答案为B(在……之前)。答案 B 3．(2013·江苏，28)In the global economy，a new drug for cancer，________it is discovered，will create many economic possibilities around the world. A．whatever B．whoever C．wherever D．whichever 解析考查状语从句。此处考查－ever引导的让步状语从句。通过分析从句，可知句子不缺少主干成分，故排除代词A、B、D三项，故答案选C。答案 C 4．(2013·江西，28)She says that she'll have to close the shop ________ business improves. A．if B．unless C．after D．when

解析考查状语从句。根据句意：如果生意没有好转，她就只得关店铺。unless＝if...not(如果不)，故答案选B。答案 B 5．(2013·辽宁，24)One can always manage to do more things，no matter________full one's schedule is in life. A．how B．what C．when D．where 解析考查状语从句。此处考查no matter...引导的让步状语从句。副词how修饰形容词或副词，横线后为形容词full，故选how。no matter how＝ however(无论如何)。答案 A 6．(2013·山东，26)Mark needs to learn Chinese________his company is opening a branch in Beijing. A．unless B．until C．although D．since

解析考查状语从句。句意：Mark需要学习汉语是因为他的公司要在北京开分公司。连词since表“由于，因为”符合语境。答案 D 7．(2013·山东，28)________I have to give a speech，I get extremely nervous before I start. A．Whatever B．Whenever C．Whoever D．However

解析考查状语从句。句意：每当我得做演讲的时候，开始之前我就会变得极度的紧张。根据句意选B(每当，无论什么时候)。答案 B 8．(2013·陕西，18)I have heard a lot of good things about you ________ I came back from abroad. A．since B．until C．before D．when

解析考查状语从句。根据句意及主从句时态即可判断为A项，因为since从句用一般过去时，主句用现在完成时。句意：自从我从国外回来，我已经听说了关于你的许多好的事情。答案 A 9．(2013·四川，7)He is so busy.He cannot afford enough time with his son________he wants to. A．even if B．as if C．because D．before

解析考查状语从句。根据句意：他如此繁忙。他不可能抽出足够的时间来陪他的儿子——即便是他想那样做。可知答案选A。答案 A 10．(2013·重庆，25)________ we have enough evidence，we can't win the case. A．Once B．As long as C．Unless D．Since 解析考查状语从句。根据句意：除非我们有足够的证据，否则这个案子我们不能取胜，可知选C。答案 C 自查自纠表题号 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 得分考点正误

思考我的盲点：我将________。

时间状语从句【典例1】 He smiled politely ________ Mary apologized for her drunken friends.(2012·山东) A．as B．if C．unless D．though 解析考查时间状语从句。句意：当Mary为她醉酒的朋友而道歉的时候，他有礼貌地笑了笑。此处as引导时间状语从句，表示“当……的时候”。答案 A 【典例2】 He had no sooner finished his speech________ the students started cheering.(2011·辽宁) A．since B．as C．when D．than 解析考查时间状语从句。此句含有一个固定句型，即no sooner...than...“一……就……”。句意：他的演讲刚结束同学们就欢呼起来。答案 D 【典例3】 I'm sorry you've been waiting so long，but it'll still be some time ________ Brian gets back.(2008·北京) A．before B．since C．till D．after 解析考查状语从句。本题使用了“it be＋一段时间＋before引导的从句”句型，表示“在……之前还需要一段时间，一段时间之后发生某事”。后面句子的含义：不过Brian还要过一会儿才能回来。答案 A

1．(2011·四川)As is reported，it is 100 years ________ Qinghua University was founded. A．when B．before C．after D．since

解析根据主从句中用的时态、主句中的“100 years”以及从句中的“was founded”可知，这显然用的是“It be＋一段时间＋since...”这一句型。since与短暂性动词连用，表示“自……以来已有多长时间”；since与延续性动词连用，表示“自从不做某事有多长时间了”。本句中的“founded”是一个短暂性动词，从动作发生时算起。句意：正如所报道的，自清华大学建立以来已有100年的时间了。答案 D 2．(2010·新课标全国)Mary made coffee ________ her guests were finishing their meal. A．so that B．although C．while D．as if

解析考查状语从句中连词的选择。句意：趁客人们正在吃饭，玛丽煮好了咖啡。while表示“在……期间”，符合语意。答案 C 3．(2010·福建)The girl had hardly rung the bell ________ the door was opened suddenly，and her friend rushed out to greet her. A．before B．until C．as D．since 解析这个女孩刚一(几乎还没有)按门铃，门突然就被打开了，她的朋友冲出来迎接她。hardly...before“几乎还没有……就……”，“刚一……就……”，暗含“快”的意思。答案 A

1．before的译法 before的基本意义是“在……之前”，但在不同的语境中可灵活翻译为“(没过多久)就……”，“(过多久)才……”，“还没来得及……就……”，“趁……(还没有)时”。例如： It won't be long before the problem is solved. 用不了多久这个问题就能解决。 It was two years before we met again. 我们两年后才再次见面。 She shut the door before I could say a word. 我还没来得及说句话，她就把门关上了。 We have to act quickly before things become worse. 我们必须趁事态还没恶化时尽快采取行动。

2．可引导时间状语从句的名词词组及副词名词词组the moment，the instant，the minute，the first time，each time，every time等以及副词immediately，instantly等也可起从属连词的作用，引导时间状语从句。例如： I felt bad the first time I talked to a group.