高考中考查“that”用法的试题解析及应对策略
摘要:本文从英语高考考纲的实际出发,通过分析2007年全国各地英语高考试题中对“that”的考查试题,并就此简要提出应试策略,以期更好地掌握“that”在英文中的用法。
关键词:考纲 试题 应试策略。
“that”在英文中是一个使用频率很高的单词,但其用法却复杂多变。它是历年高考的必考知识点,这应引起我们的高度关注。本文试对2007年全国各地英语高考试题中对that考查的试题择要作一浅析,并简要提出应试策略,以备战2008年高考。
一、考查that作代词。
[例1] (NMET2007浙江卷,16)————He got his first book published. It turned out to be a bestseller.
————When was ________?。
————_________ was in 2000 when he was still in college.
A. that; This B. this; It C. it; ThisD. that; It。
分析:D 根据句意第一空中的that指代上文,第二空是强调句型,只保留了前半部分“It was in 2000 when he was still in college”,省略掉了“that he got his first book published”。
[例2] (NMET2007四川,32)Little joy can equal ________of a surprising ending when you read stories.
A. thatB. thoseC. any D. some。
分析:A 本题考查一组代词的用法。that作代词可以替代前面的不可数名词或可数名词的单数形式,并且特指。that此处替代前面的不可数名词joy。
[应对策略]。
考查that作代词的用法时常将其和it/ one/ this混合在一起,此时应注意以下几点:
1、that常用以代替前面所说的单词、短语、从句等,以避免重复;this常用以代替下文中所要提的事。
2、it只代替可数名词的单数或不可数名词,指复数事物时要用其复数形式they/them。
3、it指代上下文中的同事或同物,若指代同类中的异物,要用one(指单数可数)。
二、考查that作连词。
[例3](NMET2007湖南)Having checked the doors were closed, and _________ all the lights were off, the boy opened the door to his bedroom.
A. whyB. that C. when D. where。
分析:Bthat引导宾语从句,在从句中只起连接作用,不作任何成分,常被省略,但当谓语后接两个或两个以上宾语从句时,第一个that可以省略,第二个that不能省略。故选B项。
[例4](NMET2006天津)There is much chance _________ Bill will recover from his injury in time for the race.
A. thatB. which C. until D. if。
分析:Athat引导同位语从句,具体说明chance的内容。that只起连接作用,在从句中不担当任何成分。
[例5]________ he came late made his teacher angry.
A. thatB. what C. who D. if。
分析:Athat引导主语从句,此时that无意义,只起连接作用,在从句中不担当任何成分。What和who都可引导主语从句,在从句中作主语、宾语、或表语。If也可引导主语从句,此时if意为“是否”,只起连接作用,在从句中不担当任何成分。
[应对策略]。
当that引导的宾语从句位于及物动词后时,引导词that可省略。但当and连接两个或更多的由that引导的宾语从句时,that往往不可省略。
例如:I didn"t expect (that) he could win the championship.
例如:He told me that he had finished his homework and that he would go to the cinema tonight.
此外,当that引导的宾语从句较长时,往往可用it作形式宾语,而把真正的宾语从句置后。例如:We make it clear that he is very honest.
that引导主语从句时,在从句中不作任何句子成分,只起连接作用,但一般不能省略。
例如:That the earth goes around the sun is known to everyone.
注意:当主语从句较长时,往往可用it代替它作形式主语,而将真正的主语从句置后,以达到平衡句子的目的。
例如:It is a pity that you didn’t attend the interesting party.
that引导表语从句和同位语从句时,that在从句中不作任何句子成分,只起连接作用,但一般不能省略。
例如:The trouble is that we are short of money. ( 表语从句)。
例如:The news that our team has won the match is true. ( 同位语从句)。
注意:引导同位语从句的that和引导定语从句的that是不同的。前者只起连接作用,在从句中不作任何成分;而后者在定语从句中作主语、宾语或表语。
例如:Information has been put forward that more middle school graduates will be admitted into universities.(同位语从句)。
例如:The idea that he holds is very common nowadays on campus.(定语从句)。
[例6](NMET2007安徽)You can only be sure of ________ you have at present; you cannot be sure of something __________ you might get in the future.
A. that ; what B. what; /C. which; thatD. / ; that。
分析:B本题中what引导宾语从句,作介词of的宾语,what在宾语从句中作宾语。something后接that引导的定语从句,that在定语从句中作get的宾语,所以可将that省略。
[例7](2007春季上海)The thought of going back home was ________ kept him happy while he was working abroad.
A. that B. all that C. all what D. which。
分析:Ball作was的表语,后接that引导的定语从句。当先行词是all时,不能用which引导定语从句,而要用that引导。what引导名词性从句,不能引导定语从句。
[应对策略]。
that引导定语从句时,可以指人也可指物,代替who, whom, which,但如果先行词前面有形容词最高级或all, any, little, much, no, only 等词和不定代词修饰时,关系代词只能用that。另外,that在定语从句中作主语、宾语和表语。that在定语从句中作宾语时,通常可以省略;反之,作主语时,不能省略。此外,that不作介词宾语,不能引导非限制性定语从句。
例如: He is the man (that) I gave the money to.
例如: He is the man that lives next door.
例如:All that is needed is a supply of oil.
[例8](NMET2007上海)Pop music is such an important part of society_______ it has even influenced our language.
A. as B. that C. where D. which。
分析:B “such a(an) +形容词+单数可数名词”意为“如此的——————,以致于——————”。注意such———as和such———that句型不同,前者as引导的从句是定语从句,而后者that引导的从句是状语从句。
[应对策略]。
that引导状语从句时常与有关词搭配使用,例如 so that(以便,以致), so...that(如此…以致), such…that(如此…以致), in order that(以便), for fear that(以免), on condition that (假设), now that(既然), in that(因为) , supposing that(假如), provided that(假如)等,此时,引导状语从句的that不可省。
例如:He worked hard on order that he might catch up with the others.
例如:Supposing that you were in my position, what would you do?。
[例9](NMET2007浙江)It ________ we had stayed together for a couple of weeks _______ I found we had a lot in common.
A. was until; whenB. was until; that C. wasn’t until; when D. wasn’t until; that。
分析:DIt was———that———构成强调句,对not until we had stayed together for a couple of weeks 进行强调。
[应对策略]。
that用在强调句型 It is/was...that结构中时,替代被强调部分, 没有意义。此时,that不可省。此外,掌握that用在强调句中的用法时要注意以下几点:
1、强调句的基本结构是 It is/was+被强调部分+that/who…,其疑问句式为Is/Was it +被强调部分+that/who…,其特殊疑问句式为:疑问词+ is/was it +被强调部分+that/who…。
2、还原not until的强调句时要注意把not放到谓语部分上。
例如:It was not until she took off her dark glasses that I recognized she was a famous film star.
还原:I didn’t recognize she was a famous film star until she took off her dark glasses.
3、在带有定语从句的强调句中定语从句的引导词和强调句中的that的选择。
例如:It was in the farm where we worked that I got to know her.
四、考查that作副词。
[例10](NMET2006湖南)The little girl couldn’t work the problem out. She wasn’t _______ clever.
A. that B. much C. enough D. too。
分析:A 此题考查副词的特殊用法。
that可以当副词作状语使用,意思是“那么,如此”,相当于so。
[应对策略]。
that作副词时,意为“达到这样的程度”、“如此”,相当于so。
例如:I know only that much.
例如:Can you walk that far?。
五、考查含有that的常用短语和惯用语。
[例11](NMET2005福建)————James, I am sorry I used your computer when you were away this morning.
————________.
A. That’s all right B. It’s my pleasure C. You are welcome D. Don’t mention it。
分析:AThat’s all right 没关系。可用来回答对方的道歉,也可用来回答Thank you。其他三个选项都只用来回答Thank you。
[应对策略]。
关于that的常用短语和惯用语,中学课本中常出现的有:
That is to say. (作插入语)那就是说, 即 ;So that’s that. 就这样决定了。
That’s all right. (回答致谢或致歉)不必谢, ;That’s it. 对了, 就这样.
That’s all. (讲话结束语)完了;That’s great. 太好了,好极了.
That will do/That’ll do. 够了,行了.
总之,以上是中学阶段“that”主要用法的概述,希望能对大家有所帮助。当然,“that”还有其他的一些用法,需要我们在学习的过程中不断地积累和总结。
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