2. _________, the weather in America is different from place to place.

A．As China　 　　 　B．Like in China　 　　 C．Like China 　　 　　D．As in China　

1. It is rather difficult to make friends with her, but her friendship, _______, is truer than any other’s.

A．while gaining B．after gaining　 C.when to gain　 　　 D．once gained

11.(09江苏)--- 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

[解析]A 考查省略句用法。此处为省略不定式，补全为she still hopes to go to the party。

[专题突破]考生在做强调句式的题时要牢记强调句的基本句型，学会分析句式，采用去掉句式法，正确辨析强调句、定语从句，然后选择相应的连接词即可；省略句和插入语一定要理解语境、语义把握上下文，弄清上下文重复的地方和说话者要表达的意思就可以选出最佳答案。

10.(09全国2卷)It is often ___that human beings are naturally equipped to speak.

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

[解析]A 固定句型(it is +Ved +that从句)。

9.(09江西)Some of you may have finished unit one. _____ , you can go on to unit two.　

A. If you may　　 B. If you do　　　 C. If not　　　　　　 D. If so　

[解析]D 省略句的用法。 If so = If you have done that / so

8.(09江西)It was _____ he came bank from Africa that wear _________ he met the girl he would like to marry.　

A. when; then　　 B. not; until　　　 C. not until; that　 D. only; when　

[解析]C 强调句型。根据It is ……that 结构可知。

7.(09湖南)Every evening after dinner, if not_____ from work, I will spend some time walking my dog. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　

A. being tired B. tiring　　 　　　 　　C. tired 　 　　　　D. to be tired

[解析]C 省略句式。在if引导的条件状语从句中，从句中还原应为if am not tired from work，根据省略的原则，所以答案选C。

6.(08全国I卷)-What fruit is in season now?

-Grapes and peaches, ______.

A. I know　　　　　　　 B. I think　　　　　　　　　　 C. I see　　　　　　　　 D. I feel

[解析]B 考查插入语用法。按照句意此处为我的看法，对前面的答语起补充说明作用。

5.(2008’NMET 天津卷，英语 8) It was along the Mississippi River _______ Mark Twain spent much of his childhood.

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

[解析]C句意：正是在密西西比河岸马克·吐温度过了他孩提时代的大部分时光。本题考查强调句。如果把It was以及that 去掉，原句就成了along the Mississippi River Mark Twain spent much of his childhood.句子仍然完整。

4.(2008 重庆卷，英语 22) It was not until midnight __ they reached the camp site.

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

[解析]A句意：他们直到半夜才到达宿营地。本句考查强调结构，可以还原为：They didn’t reach the camp site until midnight. 这是含有until引导状语从句的强调句型。当强调 until从句部分时，应注意把not一起提前。即：It is/ was not until + 被强调部分 + that + 其它部分。