15.-He is always the first to come and the last to leave.

-　　is no wonder he always takes the first place in class.

A.It 　　　　　　B.There

C.That　 　　　　D.This

解析：It is no wonder (that)...难怪……。

答案：A

14.(2010·九泉高三模拟)The men you had been thinking highly 　　 dishonest.

A.of proving　　　　 　B.of proved

C.of to prove 　　　　　D.of being proved

解析：句意：你评价很高的那些人被证明不诚实。you had been thinking highly of是定语从句，修饰先行词the men； proved为谓语动词。

答案：B

12.Jim passed the driving test，　　 surprised everybody in the office.

A.which 　　　　　　　B.that

C.this　 　　　　　　　　D.it

解析：考查非限制性定语从句。先行词是前面的整个句子，which所引导的句子对前面主句起补充说明作用。

答案：A

winter，　　 you'll spend in Hainan，I'm sure，will be another exciting holiday.

A.which 　　　　　　　B.when

C.in which 　　　　　　D.what

解析：考查非限制性定语从句。which引导的定语从句修饰先行词next winter。

答案：A

11.She was educated at Beijing University，　　 she went on to have her advanced study abroad.

A.after which 　　　　　　　　　B.from which

C.from that　　　　　　　　　 　D.after that

解析：考查非限制性定语从句。句意：她在北京大学接受教育，后来她到国外继续接受高等教育。

答案：A

10.　　 is known to everybody， the moon travels around the earth once every month.

A.It 　　　　　　　B.As

C.That 　　　　　　D.What

解析：考查非限制性定语从句。关系词放在句首只能用as。若选A应为：It is known to everybody that the moon...。

答案：B

9.He was much kinder to his youngest son than to the others，　　， of course， made the others envy him.

A.who　 　　　B.that

C.what　 　　　D.which

解析：考查非限制性定语从句。先行词是前面的整个句子，which所引导的句子对前面主句起补充说明作用。先排除B、C两项，因为它们不能引导非限制性定语从句，而A项只能引导先行词是人的定语从句。

答案：D

8.　　 his immediate help， I gave him some reward， but he refused.

A.In return for　　　　 　B.Because of

C.Thanks to 　　　　　　　D.In case of

解析：in return for作为回报。

答案：A

7.The reference book， mainly 　　 use in colleges， is a bestseller this year.

A.designed for　 　　　　　B.designed to

C.designing of　 　　　　　D.designing for

解析：designed to use in colleges为现在分词短语作后置定语，修饰the reference

book。

答案：B

6.(2010·三亚高三模拟)There is no doubt 　　 America is a developed country.

A.whether 　　　　　　　B.if

C.that　 　　　　　　　　D.which

解析：doubt用于否定句中，其后的连词常用that。

答案：C

5.As is known to us all， China is a developing country 　　 the third world.

A.belonging　 　　　　　　B.belonged

C.belonging to 　　　　　D.belonged to

解析：考查belong to 的用法。belonging to the third world为现在分词短语作后置定语，修饰a developing country。

答案：C