英语让步状语从句用法总结.doc

英步状从句用法（一）

步状从句的用法一（表示“ 然，即使，尽管”）

1. although ，though ，even though ，even if 都表示“ 然，即使，尽管”之意，though和although 气弱(其中的though 比although 通俗 , 不如 although正式)，even if和even though 有

意味而得气更。例如： Although they are poor, they are happy. 然他很，但很快。天气然很冷, 但他没有穿大衣就出去了。即使他可能不会成功，但他仍努力。那篇文

章然很短，但很重要。他好一点了，仍未痊愈。即使下雨，她也是走着去工作的。今晚我将去拜

他，即使我只能停留一小会儿。

注意： though引的步状从句的用法比特殊，它可以倒装，也可以不倒装，具体用

法参 as 引步状从句的用法。

2. as 引步状从句表示“ 然、即使、尽管”，其引的步状从句必采用倒装构， as 引的倒装形式的步状从句的基本构：形容/ 副 / 名 (数可数名前一般

不冠，有也可数可数名前形容与不定冠用、形容放在不定冠前)// 去分＋ as＋主＋的其他部分。注意体会下列典型例句：Great as the author was, he

proved a bad model.位作者尽管了不起，到来却成了一个坏榜。真的。然他很富有，但他并不幸福。倒装要省去个名前的冠个故事看似荒唐，却是)尽管是个孩子，他却

能分辨黑白。他尽管勇敢，可到蛇是抖。尽管很重，他仍然十分。然尽了最大努力，但是他仍

然不能搬那石。

［考1］ We had to wait half an hour ____ we had already booked a table.

A. since

B. although

C. until

D. before

［答案］ B

［解析］下划之后所述的“我已了一桌”与前面所述的“我已不得不等了半个小”之意相反，四个中although 表示“即便⋯⋯”，引步状从句最合适。

［考 2］ ____ most of the earth’s surface is coveredby water, fresh water is very rare and precious.

A. As

B. Once

C. If

D. Although

［答案］ D

［解析］句意：然地球表面覆盖着水，但是水仍然很稀有、珍。下划引

步状从句，填入although 最合适。

［考 3］ ____ he has limited technical knowledge, the old worker has a lot of experience.

A. Since

B. Unless

C. As

D. Although

［答案］ D

［解析］下划引步状从句，填入although 最合适。

［考 4］ Although he is considered a great writer, ____.

A. his works are not widely read

B. but his works are not widely read

C. however his works are not widely read

D. still his works are not widely read

［答案］ A

［解析］英不允在although 、 though 引的步状从句之后的主句句首重复使用，如果要在复合句中某种特的意，可以在主句的句首加上yet 、 still 等副。例如： Although she has a lot of money, (yet/still) she is not happy. 然她很有，但是她并不快。

本题题干中没有通过特定的语境暗示需要对主句进行特别强调，因此只需用although 引导

让步状语从句即可，不必在主句的句首加副词(更不能在主句的句首加连词)。注意：本题中的

works 指“作品、着作”，例如表达“莎士比亚的作品”可以用“ the works of Shakespeare。”

［考题 5］ There was never any time for Kate to feel lonely, ____ she was an only child.

A. ever since

B. now that

C. even though

D. even as

［答案］ C

［解析］下划线处应引导让步状语从句，四个选项中只有even though 可以引导让步状语

从句。

［考题6］ Many of them turned a deaf ear to his advice, ____ they knew it to be valuable.

A. as if

B. now that

C. even though

D. so that

［答案］ C

［解析］“Many of them turned a deaf ear to his advice和“they”knew it to be valuable意思”相

反，四个选项中引导让步状语从句的even though 最为适合。

［考题 7］ Allow children the space to voice their opinions, ____ they are different from your

own.

A. until

B. even if

C. unless

D. as though

［答案］ B

［解析］题干句意为：让孩子们有发言的空间，即使他们的观点与你的不同。从句与主句

为让步关系，应由even if引导从句。

［考题8］ ____, he talks a lot about his favorite singers after class.

A. A quiet student as he may be

B. Quiet student as he may be

C. Be a quiet student as he may

D. Quiet as he may be a student

［答案］［解析］部分并且要省略B

as 引导让步状语从句应该倒装，本题中需要放在as 之前的部分应该是整个表语student 前的不定冠词(若要保留该不定冠词，则应将其置于quiet 与 student 之

间)。

［考题9］ ____, I have never seen anyone who’s as capable as John.

A. As long as I have traveled

B. Now that I have traveled so much

C. Much as I have traveled

D. As I have traveled so much

［答案］ C

［解析］从句“I have traveled与主”句“I have never seen anyone who 具有明显的让步关系，本题应选用as 的倒装形式引导让步状语从句。

［考题10］____, his idea was accepted by all the people at the meeting.

A. Strange as might it sound

B. As it might sound strange

C. As strange it might sound

D. Strange as it might sound ’s as capable as John之

间

”

［答案］ D

［解析］“他的建议在会上被全部的人所接受”与“他的建议听起来或许奇怪”之间意思相反，

因此下划线处引导的从句应为让步状语从句，而 as 引导让步状语从句应采用倒装结构，由此先排除不

是倒装结构的选项 B、C，再排除倒装形式不正确的选项 A，最终选出 D。