8.(08福建30)

-Who should be responsible for the accident?

-The boss，not the workers.They just carried out the order　　　　 .

A.as told　　　　　　 B.as are told　　　 C.as telling　　　　 D.as they told

答案　 A

解析　 as told=as they were told，此处是as引导的方式状语从句的省略。当从句主语与主句主语一致，且谓语动词含有be时，将从句的主语和be省略。又因为workers与tell之间是被动关系，排除C、D。

7.(08重庆26)

Only when I left my parents for Italy 　　　　how much I loved them.

A.I realized　　　　　 B.I had realized　　 C.had I realized　　 D.did I realize

答案　 D

解析　 考查部分倒装。“only+状语”放于句首时主句用部分倒装。

6.(08重庆22)

It was not until midnight 　　　　they reached the camp site.

A.that　　　　　　　　 B.when　　　　　　　 C.while　　　　　　 D.as

答案　 A

解析　 考查强调句。

5.(08陕西7)

　 Not until the motorbike looked almost new 　　　　repairing and cleaning it.

A. he stopped　　 　　　　　　 B. did he stop　　　　 　　 C. stopped he　　　　 　　 D. he did stop

答案　 B

解析　 not until位于句首时，主句要用倒装语序。

4.(08湖南24)

　　　　 　the website of the Fire Department in your city，and you will learn a lot about firefighting.

A.Having searched　　 B.To search　　　　 C.Searching　　　　 D.Search

答案　 D

解析　 祈使句+and+简单句，相当于if引导的条件状语从句。

3.(08江西31)

　 It was announced that only when the fire was under control 　　　　　to return to their homes．

A．the residents would be permitted　　　　 B．had the residents been permitted

C．would the residents be permitted　　　 D．the residents had been permitted

答案　 C

解析　 句意为：据宣布，只有在火势被控制住的时候居民们才被允许回到家中。that从句中only引导的时间状语从句位于句首，that从句需用部分倒装结构。

2.(08天津8)

　 It was along the Mississippi River _______ Mark Twain spent much of his childhood.

　 A. how　　　　 　　　 B. which　 　 　　　　C. that 　　　　 　　D. where

答案　 C

　 解析　 此处构成It was…that…强调句式，句中强调了介词短语along the Mississippi River。

1.(08全国Ⅱ20)

It was in New Zealand 　　　　Elizabeth first met Mr.Smith.

A.that　　　　　　　 B.how　　　　　　　 C.which　　　　　　 D.when

答案　 A

解析　 句意为：正是在新西兰伊丽莎白第一次见到史密斯先生。It+be+被强调成分+that句型为强调句。

17. (09江苏33)

-What’s the matter with Della?

-Well, her parents wouldn't allow her to go to the party, but she still __　

A. hopes to　　　　　 　　　B. hopes so　　　　 　　　C. hopes not　　　　　　　 D. hopes for

答案　 A

2008年高考题

16. (09全国Ⅱ6)

It is often　　　　 that human beings are naturally equipped to speak.

A. said　　　 　　　　B. to say　　 　　　　C. saying　　 　　　　　D. being said

答案　 A

解析　 固定句型(it is +Ved +that从句)。