1、名词性从句包括主语从句、宾语从句、表语从句、同位语从句。We havent discussed yet where we are going to place our new furniture.(摘自2010全国卷)我们还没有讨论新家具将放置在什么地方。I prefer shutting myself in and listening to music all day on Sundays.Thats where I dont agree.You should have a more active life.(摘自2010江苏高考)在周日我喜欢把自己关在家里一整天听音乐。那就是我不赞同的地方
2、，你应该拥有更积极性的生活。It matters much whether the headmaster supports our activity.校长是否支持我们的活动很重要。When the news came that the war broke out,he decided to serve in the army.(摘自2011辽宁高考)当战争爆发的消息传来时，他决定去参军。1(2011江苏高考)It was never clear _the man hadnt reported the accident sooner.Athat BhowCwhen Dwhy解析：考查主语从句。句
3、意：为什么这个人没有尽快报告这起事故还不清楚。it为形式主语，真正的主语为设空处以及其后面的从句。本句意思是这个人没有报告事故的原因不清楚，所以正确答案为D项。而不是方式、时间，故排除B、C两项，也不是这一事实本身，故排除that。答案：D2(2011重庆高考)It is not always easy for the public to see_use a new invention can be of to human life.Awhose BwhatCwhich Dthat解析：考查名词性从句。句意：让人们明白一项新发明对人类生活有什么用途并不总是容易的。该从句缺少定语，变为陈述语序为
4、：A new invention can be of what use to human life.本题易误选为C项，which表示“在某个范围内的选择”，意为“哪个，哪些”。本句并未涉及范围，故答案为B项。答案：B3(2011陕西高考)Id like to start my own business thats _Id do if I had the money.Awhy Bwhen Cwhich Dwhat 解析：考查表语从句。句意：我想自己做生意那是我如果有钱就会做的事情。从句中的do 是及物动词，缺少宾语，所以将A 和B 排除，这两个选项在从句中常常作状语。which 引导名词性从句时
5、，意为“哪个，哪些”，一般用于有一定范围可供选择的情况。不合逻辑，故用what。答案：D4(2012银川部分重点中学模拟)Up to now,I havent got any idea _ we should go on with the project.Athat BwhetherCwhat Dwhich解析：考查同位语从句。根据句中的“I havent got any idea”可知说话人不知道“是否”应该继续这项工程，故选B，引导同位语从句，解释说明idea的内容。A项只起连接作用，没有任何意义，故排除。答案：Bthat和what的区别引导名词性从句时，that没有词义，在从句中不作任何
6、成分。当从句意义完整，不缺任何成分时，往往选用that；而what引导名词性从句时，意为“什么”(有时候可以不译)，在从句中用来作主语、表语或宾语。What was most important to her,she told me,was her family.(主语从句；what作主语)她告诉我，对她来说最重要的是她的家庭。Before the sales start,I make a list of what my kids will need for the coming season.(摘自2010山东高考)(宾语从句；what作宾语)在商场大减价销售之前，我列了购物单，列出了下一季
7、孩子们所需的物品。As a new graduate,he doesnt know what it takes to start a business here.(摘自2010天津高考)(宾语从句；what作宾语)作为一位新毕业生，他不知道在这儿开始事业需要什么。China is no longer what she used to be.(表语从句；what 作表语)中国再也不是从前的中国了。It never occurred to me that you could succeed in persuading him to change his mind.(摘自2010陕西高考)(主语从句
8、)我真想不到你竟然说服了他，使他改变了主意。Modern science has given clear evidence that smoking can lead to many diseases.(摘自2011天津高考)(同位语从句)现代科学已经给出了确凿的证据吸烟能导致很多疾病。One reason for her preference for city life is that she can have easy access to places like shops and restaurants.(摘自2010上海高考)(表语从句)她偏爱城市生活的一个原因就是她可以很容易地进出像
9、商场和饭店这样的地方。1(2011北京高考)_Barbara Jones offers to her fans is honesty and happiness.AWhich BWhatCThat DWhom答案：B解析：考查名词性从句。由句中的is 可知空格处为主语从句的引导词，且该引导词在从句中作offer 的宾语，故可排除C项；which“哪一个”；whom“谁”。故只有B项正确。2(2012枣庄高三调研)Nowadays more people realize the importance of health and _ health is wealth has been accept
10、ed by most of us.Ahow BwhetherCthat Dwhat解析：考查名词性从句。分析句子成分可知，空前的and连接前两个分句，后一分句的主语是_ health is wealth，是个宾语从句，且不缺少任何成分，由此可知应用that引导。答案：C3(2012东城第一学期检测)I persuaded my parents _ we should go to Italy for a holiday rather than Scotland.Awhat BthatCwhere Dhow答案：B解析：考查名词性从句。分析句式结构可知，这是一个宾语从句，由于从句中不缺少任何成分，
11、因此选that。4(2012江苏南通第二次调研)Is there any possibility _ the little girl can be the champion in the Rio Olympics?Athat BwhichCif Dwhether解析：考查同位语从句。that引导的从句是对possibility的内容的具体解释，两者之间构成同位语关系，据此选A项。答案：Awhether和if引导名词性从句时，可表示“是否”之意。但是if可用来引导主语从句、宾语从句，不可引导表语从句和同位语从句。whether.or.意为“无论还是”。All people，whether the
12、y are old or young，rich or poor,have been trying their best to help those in need since the disaster.所有的人，不管他们是老人还是年轻人，富人还是穷人，自从发生灾难以来都尽力帮助那些需要帮助的人。It is not immediately clear whether the financial crisis will soon be over.金融危机是否很快结束还不能立刻明了。At first he hated the new job but decided to give himself a
13、 few months to see if/whether it got any better.(摘自2009北京高考)起初他讨厌这份工作，但他决定给自己几个月看看情况是否会有好的改变。1(2011重庆高考)It is still under discussion_the old bus station should be replaced with a modern hotel or not.Awhether BwhenCwhich Dwhere解析：考查名词性从句。句意：那个旧公交车站是否应该被一家现代化宾馆所取代仍在讨论中。“It”作形式主语，“_ the old bus station
14、 should be replaced with a modern hotel or not”作真正的主语。根据句意及题干中的“or not”可知答案为whether,“whether.or not”在名词性从句中意为“是否”。答案：A2(2012南京金陵中学模拟)In recent years,there has been a heated argument about _ it is necessary for children to learn English from an early age.Awhether BifCwhat Dthat解析：考查宾语从句。空白处在介词about之后
15、，表示“是否”之意，且在介词之后引导宾语从句，只能用whether，介词后通常不用if引导宾语从句。答案：A3(2012山西省运城市模拟)Shall we have a picnic tomorrow?It depends on the weather _ we will go.Aif BwhetherCthat Dwhen解析：考查名词性从句。句意：“我们明天去野炊吗？”“我们是否去要看天气而定。”whether引导主语从句，it作形式主语。答案：B“疑问词ever”与“no matter疑问词”的区别“疑问词ever”与“no matter疑问词”虽然都有“无论”的意思，但是用法有区别：“
16、疑问词ever”既可以引导名词性从句也可引导状语从句，而“no matter疑问词”只能用来引导状语从句。The book can be of great help to whoever wants to do the job.那本书对于想要做这份工作的人很有帮助。Whatever/No matter what you say，I will not believe you.无论你说什么，我都不相信。1(2012宁夏六校联考)There are various things on sale,so you can choose _ interests you.Awhoever Bno matter
17、 whoCwhatever Dno matter what解析：考查名词性从句。whatever引导宾语从句，相当于anything that。A项不符合该题语意。句意：有各种各样的物品在出售，所以你可以选择你感兴趣的任何东西。答案：C2(2012河南省五市高三模拟)Volunteering can bring great benefits.So a lot of people grab a paintbrush,a trash bag,or _ they need to help their community in spare time.Awhatever BwhicheverCwhere
18、ver Dwhenever解析：分析句子结构可知，此处考查的是宾语从句的引导词，引导词表示“无论什么”，故用whatever。whichever意思是“无论哪一个”，有范围限制。答案：A3(2012海淀第二学期期中练习)Everybody likes to work with _ is reliable and easy to get on with.Awhom BwhoCwhomever Dwhoever解析：考查名词性从句。句意：每个人都喜欢和值得信任并且容易相处的人一起工作。“whoever is reliable and easy to get on with”是第一个with的宾语，whoever在从句中作主语，相当于anyone who。答案：D