状语从句考点分析
考点一、时间状语从句
引导时间状语从句的词语主要有: when, while, as, after, before, since, ever since, until/till, whenever, as soon as, once, directly, immediately, instantly, hardly / scarcely… when, no sooner…than, the (very) minute / instant / moment, the first / second… / last time, last/next/any/each/every time, by the time, all the time, the whole time等。
【考例1】
He smiled politely ______ Mary apologized for her drunken friends. (2012山东)
A. as B. if C. unles D. though
解析：A。句意：当Mary为自己的酒醉朋友而道歉时，他礼貌地微笑着。as在句中引导时间状语从句。
【考例2】
I had hardly got to the office ______my wife phoned me to go back home at once. (2012全国II)
A. when B. than C. until D. after
解析：Ahardly…when…句型。句意：我刚到办公室，我妻子就给我打电话让我马上回家。
【考例3】
As is reported, it is 100 years ______ Qinghua University was founded. (2011四川)
A. when B. before C. after D. since
解析：D。句意：据报道，自从清华大学成立已经有100年了。句式“It is/has been+一段时间+since…” 表示“自从……(到现在)有多长时间了”。 “It is / was / will (not) be +一段时间+before…”常意为“过……才……”或“不久……就……”。
考点二、条件状语从句
条件状语从句常由if, unless, suppose/supposing (that), provided/providing (that), on condition that, as/so long as, given that, in case(如果)以及if only等词语引导。
【考例1】
______ we have enough evidence, we can’t win the case. (2013重庆)
A. Once B. As long as C. Unless D. Since
解析：C。句意：除非我们有足够的证据，否则无法打赢官司。
【考例2】
One’s life has value ______ one brings value to the life of others. (2012江苏)
A. so that B. no matter how C. as long as D. except that
解析：C。as long as只要。句意：一个人只要给别人的生命带来价值，那么他的生命也就有价值了。
考点三、地点状语从句
地点状语从句是表示主句谓语动作发生的地点的状语从句，引导词有where, wherever, anywhere, everywhere等。
【考例】
A number of high buildings have arisen ______ there was nothing a year ago but ruins. (2012山东)
A. when B. where C. before D. until
解析：B。句意：在一年前只有一片废墟的地方，许多高层建筑已经拔地而起。
【提示】引导地点状语从句时， where≠介词+which;只有引导定语从句时, where =介词+which。
考点四、原因状语从句
引导原因状语从句的连词主要有：because, since, as, now that等。
【考例】
—Coach, can I continue with the training?
—Sorry, you can’t ______ you haven’t recovered from the knee injury. (2012重庆)
A. until B. before C. as D. unless
解析：C。as在句中意为“因为”，引导原因状语从句。
考点五、目的状语从句
引导目的状语从句的词主要有：so that, in order that, in case(以防，以备)等。
【考例1】
Leave your key with your neighbor ______ you lock yourself out one day. (2012辽宁)
A. as long as B. even though
C. in case D. as if
解析：C。 in case在句中意为 “以防，以备”，引导目的状语从句。
【考例2】
The police officers in our city work hard _____ the rest of us can live a safe life. (2011上海)
A. in case B. as if
C. in order that D. only if
解析： C。句意：我们城市的警察工作努力以确保我们其余的人能够过上平安的生活。
考点六、结果状语从句
引导结果状语从句的连词主要有： so that, so...that, such...that等。
【考例】
Pop music is such an important part of society _____ it has even influenced our language. (2007上海)
A. as B. that C. which D. where
解析： B。该句是such…that…结构， that分句表示结果。
考点七、让步状语从句
引导让步状语从句的词语主要有①although, though, while, as (虽然, 尽管);②even if = even though (即使);③no matter+疑问词=疑问词+ever (不管，无论);④whether… (or…) (不管，无论……还是……)等。
【考例1】
______ I always felt I would pass the exam, I never thought I would get an A. (2012湖南)
A. While B. Once
C. If D. Until
解析：A。句意：虽然我总是觉得我能通过考试，但我从没想到我能拿到A。While在句中意为“虽然”。
【考例2】
______ hard you try, it is difficult to lose weight without cutting down the amount you eat. (2012湖南)
A. However B. Whatever
C. Whichever D. Whenever
解析：A。However在句中相当于No matter how，后面常跟形容词或副词。Whatever常修饰名词。 句意：不管你有多努力，如果不减少食量你就很难减肥成功。
【提示】
① although/though不与but连用，但可与still或yet连用。
②疑问词+ever (不管，无论)与no matter+疑问词的转换仅限于状语从句中。
③ even (副词)不引导让步状语从句;even so的意思是“即使如此”。
考点八、方式状语从句
引导方式状语从句的连词主要有：as if/as though, as, like, the way等。
【考例】
Jack wasn’t saying anything, but the teacher smiled at him _____ he had done something very clever. (2011湖南)
A. as if B. in case C. while D. though
解析： A。句意： Jack什么也没说，但老师向他笑了笑，好像他做了件聪明的事情。
考点九、比较状语从句
比较状语从句主要由as及than引导。
【考例】
According to statistics, a man is more than twice as likely to die of skin cancer ______ a woman. (2009江西)
A. than B. such C. so D. as
解析：D。句意：据统计，男性死于皮肤癌的几率是女性的两倍多。状语从句专练
1. If we work with a strong will, we can overcome any difficulty, _____ great it is.
A. what B. how C. however D. whatever
2. _____ the teacher had gone, the students started to make big noises.
A. Immediately B. Quickly C. Suddenly D. Right
3. The young student talks _____ he had been to Mars many times.
A. even if B. as if C. after D. just as
4. She runs on average about 15 miles a day every day, _____ the weather is like.
A. what B. which C. whatever D. however
5. It was _____ fine weather that day that all of us had a good time in the country.
A. so B. such C. because D. just as
6. 桟ould I use your dictionary?
桰抦 sorry it isn抰 here. I抎 get it for you _____ I could remember who last borrowed it.
A. except that B. now that s sta C. only if D. even though
7. More and more people are glad to arrange for insurance _____ they or their family members need medical treatment.
A. so that B. in order that C. in case D. no wonder that
8. It was some time _____ the victims?life returned to normal.
A. when B. until C. since D. before
9. _____ you抳e paessed the driving test, you may as well treat us to chicken.
A. Now that B. Even if C. Until D. Unless
10. After the earthquake, a new school building was put up _____ there had once been a cinema.
A. that B. where C. which D. when
11. The thief searched carefully in the room _____ he might discover something valuable.
A. as soon as B. even though C. as long as D. in order that
12. The angry boy shut the window with such force _____ the glass fell into pieces.
A. which B. that C. as D. if
13. Busy _____ my father was, he tried his best to help me with my homework, which moved me very much.
A. as B. when C. since D. for
14. _____ I catch a cold, I have pain in my back and throat.
A. Every time B. Though C. Even D. Where
15. It was _____ the boss declared that the company would raise the workers’ pay _____ the reporters became excited.
A. when; that B. as; which C. since; for which D. after; which
16. There were some chairs left over _____ all the guests had sat down.
A. when B. until C. that D. which
17. I don’t believe we’ve met before, _____ I must say you do look familiar. (2012课标)
A. therefore B. although C. since D. unless
18. The meeting was expected to start at 8 o’clock but the professor didn’t turn up _____ twenty minutes later.
A. before B. until C. after D. since
19. _____ reason you may have, you should accomplish the task according to the plan.
A. What B. Which C. However D. Whatever
20. I had no sooner got back to the kitchen _____ the doorbell rang loud enough to wake the dead.
A. since B. as C. when D. than
21. According to the rules, _____ book you borrow, you must return it in a week.
A. whichever B. however C. wherever D. whenever
22. _____ it can get some financial help, the company will close down.
A. If B. Unless C. Since D. Once
23. Although he was in poor health, Robert succeeded _____ other more famous engineers failed.
A. which B. that C. what D. where
24. _____ we keep playing well, we’ll keep winning games.
A. So far as B. As long as C. By the time D. As soon as
25. It is not fair: _____ I was working hard in my office last night, my husband was watching TV at home.
A. whenever B. since C. for D. while参考答案及解析：
1-5 CABCB
6-10 CCDAB
11-15 DBAAA
16-20 ABBDD
21-25 ABDBD
状语从句专练
1. C。句意：如果我们用坚强的意志去工作，无论多大的困难我们都能克服。however(相当于no matter how)在句中引导让步状语从句。
2. A。immediately可用作连词相当于as soon as。
3. B。as if意为“好像”，引导方式状语从句。
4. C。引导让步状语从句时whatever相当于no matter what。
5. B。weather是不可数名词，其前面的形容词又是fine，因此这里只能用such。so/such…that…引导结果状语从句，如果被修饰的是复数可数名词或者不可数名词，一般用such…that;如果被修饰的是复数可数名词或者不可数名词，且该名词前有many, much, little(少), few修饰时，常用so…that…。如：They asked so many questions that they confused me.
6. C。only if “只有……才能”，它同if一样引导条件状语从句。
7. C。句意：越来越多的人买医疗保险以防止他们或家人不时之需。这里的in case在句中作连词，意为“以防”。
8. D。it was some time before…“过了一段时间……才…… ”。句意：过了一段时间，灾民的生活才恢复了正常。
9. A。句意：既然你通过了驾照考试，就应该邀请我们去吃鸡肉。now that引导原因状语从句，意为“既然”。
10. B。考查地点状语从句。句意：地震过后，在原来是一个电影院的地方建造了一所新的学校。where引导地点状语从句，表示建校的具体地点。
11. D。句意：小偷仔细搜查房间的目的是为了发现值钱的东西。in order that引导目的状语从句。
12. B。关窗子用力很大， 结果玻璃被摔得粉碎。本句含有such…that结构，引导结果状语从句。
13. A。由as引导的让步状语从句位于句首，从句一般采用部分倒装。结构为：表语(形容词或单个名词)/ 状语 / 谓语中的行为动词(动词原形)+as / though+主语+…。
14. A。某些词组如the minute/moment/the first time/every time可引导时间状语从句，具有连词功能。
15. A。本题为强调句型，对句中的状语从句(when引导)进行强调。
16. A。when在句中引导时间状语从句，意为“当……时候”。
17. B。句意：我认为我们没见过面，尽管我必须承认你很眼熟。although在句中引导让步状语从句。
18. B。句意：会议本来八点开始，但是直到20分钟后这位教授才出现。 not…until…意为“直到……才…… ” 。
19. D。whatever 在句中引导让步状语从句。相当于no matter what， 即No matter what reason you may have… (what在句中修饰reason)。
20. D。句意：我刚回到厨房, 门铃就响了起来, 响声足以把死人唤醒。no sooner...than...一……就……。
21. A。句意：根据规定，不管你借哪本书，都必须在一周内归还。whichever在此相当于no matter which，引导让步状语从句。
22. B。句意：除非得到一些财政上的支持，否则这家公司将会倒闭。unless引导条件状语从句。
23. D。句意：尽管身体不好，但Robert在其他更有名的工程师失败的领域里获得了成功。where在句中引导地点状语从句。
24. B。句中as long as意为“只要”，引导条件状语从句。
25. D。按照句意可知，I和my husband前后对比。while在此处意为“然而”，表示对比。
