历届高考试题中的定语从句(1986—2006)
1. A child _____________ parents are dead is called an orphan. ( 86 )
A. which B. his C. whose D. with
2. Finally the thief handed everything _____________ he had stolen to the police. ( 87 )
A. which B. what C. whatever D. that
3. His parents wouldn’t let him marry anyone _____________ family was poor. ( 88 )
A. of whom B. whom C. of whose D. whose
4. All _____________ is needed is a supply of oil. ( 89 )
A. the thing B. that C. what D. which
5. He paid the boy $10 for washing ten windows, most of ____________ hadn’t been cleaned for at least a year. ( 90 )
A. these B. those C. that D. which
6. Alice received an invitation from her boss, _____________ came as a surprise. ( 91 )
A. it B. that C. which D. he
7. I don’t like _____________ you speak to her. ( 93 )
A. the way B. the way in that
C. the way which D. the way of which
8. The weather turned out to be very good, _____________ was more than we could expect. ( 94 )
A. what B. which C. that D. it
9. In the office I never seem to have time until after 5:30 p.m., _____________ many people have gone home. ( 95 )
A. whose time B. that C. on which D. by which time
10. After living in Paris for fifty years he returned to the small town _____________ he grew up as a child. ( 96 )
A. which B. where C. that D. when
11. All of the flowers now raised here have developed from those _____________ in the forest. ( 97 )
A. once they grew B. they grew once
C. that once grew D. once grew
12. He made another wonderful discovery, _____________ of great importance to science. ( 98 )
A. which I think is B. which I think it is
C. which I think it D. I think which is
13. Carol said the work would be done by October, ____________ personally I doubt very much. ( 99 )
A. it B. that C. when D. which
14. The result of the experiment was very good, ____________ we hadn’t expected. ( 2000 )
A. when B. that C. which D. what
15. It was an exciting moment for these football fans this year, ____________ for the first time in years their team won the World Cup. ( B2000 )
A. that B. while C. which D. when
16. The gentleman _____________ you told me yesterday proved to be a thief. ( CS2000 )
A. who B. about whom C. whom D. with whom
17. These houses are sold at such a low price _____________ people expected. ( CS2000 )
A. like B. as C. that D. which
18. Dorothy was always speaking highly of her role in the play, _____________, of course, made the others unhappy. ( 2000 )
A. who B. which C. this D. what
19. Recently I bought an ancient Chinese vase, _____________ was very reasonable. ( S2000)
A. which price B. the price of which
C. its price D. the price of whose
20. ____________ is known to everybody, the moon travels round the earth once every month. ( 2001 )
A. It B. As C. That D. What
21. John said he’d been working in the office for an hour, ____________ was true. (2001 北京春季)
A. he B. this C. which D. who
22. The famous basketball star, _____________ tried to make a comeback, attracted a lot of attention. (2002春季)
A. where B. when C. which D. who
23. Is this the reason ______________ at the meeting for his carelessness in his work? (2002上海春季)
A. he explained B. what he explained
C. how he explained D. why he explained
24. I can think of many cases _____________ students obviously knew a lot of English words and expressions but couldn’t write a good essay. ( 2003上海 )
A. why B. which C. as D. where
25. We are living in an age _____________ many things are done on computer. (03 北京春季)
A. which B. that C. whose D. when
26. York, _____________ last year, is a nice old city. (03 北京)
A. that I visited B. which I visited
C. where I visited D. in which I visited
27. ______ is reported in
the newspapers, talks between the two countries are making progress. (04 北京)
A. It B.
As C.
That D.
What
28. The English play _____________ my students acted at the New Year’s party was a great success. (2004)
A. for which B. at which C. in which D. on which
29. The journey around the world took the old sailor nine months, ____________ the sailing time was 226 days. (2004)
A. of which B. during which C. from which D. for which
30. What surprised me was not what he said but ____________ he said it. (2004 湖北).
A. the way B. in the way that C. in the way D. the way which
31. I work in a business ______________ almost everyone is waiting for a great chance. (2004 湖南).
A. how B. which C. where D. that
32. Anyway, that evening, ____________ I’ll tell you more about later, I ended up staying at Rachel’s place. (2004 浙江)
A. when B. where C. what D. which
33. Helen was much kinder to her
youngest son than to the others, ________ , of course , made the others envy
him . ( 04 天津 )
A. who B.
that C.
what D.
which
34. The factory produces half a
million pairs of shoes every year, 80% ________ are sold
abroad . ( 04 辽宁 )
A. of which B.
which of C.
of them D. of that
35. There were dirty marks on her trousers ______ she had wiped her hands. ( 04 四川 )
A. where B. which C. when D. that
36. ________ is often the case, we
have worked out the production plan. ( 04 江苏 )
A. Which B. When C.
What D.
As
37. American women usually identify
their best friend as someone _____ they can talk frequently.
A. who B.
as C.
about which D. with whom
38. American women usually identify
their best friend as someone _____ they can talk frequently. ( 04 上海 )
A. who B.
as C.
about which D. with whom
39. Do you still remember the chicken farm we visited three months ago? ( 2005 北京春季)
A. where B. when C. that D. what
40. A fast food restaurant is the place __________, just as the name suggests, eating is performed quickly. （ 2005上海春季）
A. which B. where C. there D. what
41. — Why does she always ask you for help?
— There is no one else ______, is there? ( 2005 北京 )
A. who to turn to B. she can turn to
C. for whom to turn D. for her to turn
42. The place _______ the bridge is supposed to be built should be ________the cross-river traffic is the heaviest. （ 05 江苏 ）
A. which; where B. at which; which
C. at which; where D. which; in which
43. Jim passed the driving test, _____________ surprised everybody in the office. ( 05 浙江 )
A. which B. that C. this D. it
44. ____________ I explained on the phone, your request will be considered at the next meeting. ( 05 浙江 )
A. When B. After C. As D. Since
45. Great changes have taken place in that school. It is no longer ______ it was 20 years ago, _______ it was so poorly equipped. ( 05 安徽 )
A. what; when B. that; which C. what; which D. which; that
46. —Is that the small town you often refer to?
—Right, just the one you know I used to work for years. ( 05 福建 )
A. that B. which C. where D. what
47. The schools themselves admit that not all children will be successful in the jobs ______ they are being trained. ( 05 江西 )
A. in that B. for that C. in which D. for which
48. Her sister has become a lawyer, she wanted to be. ( 05 湖北 )
A. who B. that C. what D. which
49. Women drink more than two cups of coffee a day have a greater chance of having heart disease than those don’t. （06 北京）
A. who; 不填 B. 不填; who C. who; who D. 不填; 不填
50. Look out ! Don' t get too close to the house ________ roof is under repair. （06福建）
A. whose B. which C. of which D. that
51. We saw several natives advancing towards our party, and one of them came up to us, ______ we gave some bells and glasses. （06湖南）
A. to which B. to whom C. with whom D. with which
52. The owner of the cinema needed to make a lot of improvements and employ more people to keep it running, __________ meant spending tens of thousands of pounds. （ 06江苏 ）
A. who B. that C. as D. which
53. She was educated at Beijing University, ________ she went on to have her advanced study abroad. （ 06陕西 ）
A. after which B. from which C. from that D. after that
54. In an hour, we can travel to places _____ would have taken our ancestors days to reach. （ 06上海 ）
A. where B. when C. which D. what
55. The Beatles, many of you are old enough to remember, came from Liverpool. （ 06天津 ）
A. what B. that C. how D. as
56. I saw a woman running toward me in the dark. Before I could recognize who she was，she had run back in the direction __________ she had come. （ 06重庆 ）
A. of which B. by which C. in which D. from which
57. You can find whatever you need at the shopping center _________ is always busy at the weekend. （ 06上海春季 ）
A. that B. where C. what D. which
58. After living in Paris for fifty years he returned to the small town he grew up
as a child.
A. which B. where C. that D. when
59. I shall never forget those years ___________ I lived in the country with the farmers, _____________ has a great effect on my life.
A. that; which B. which; that C. when; which D. when; that
60. The girl ____________ everybody had thought could win a gold medal failed at last.
A. who B. whom C. what D. /
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11-15 CADCA 16-20 BABBB
21-25 CDAAB 26-30 BACAA
31-35 CDDCA 36-40 DDDCB
41-45 BCACA 46-50 CDDAA
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