高考英语语法全解-状语从句-while引导状语从句(人教新课标 高三Book9Unit1)

while引导的让步状语从句

1. While these activities might seem childish and cause laughter rather than respect, in reality they require an enormous amount of strength and fitness as well as determination. (P. 2)

【用法点拨】

while引导让步状语从句, 多用于句首。意为“尽管, 虽然”。例如：

While I admit his good points, I can see his bad ones. 尽管我承认他的长处, 但我也看到了他的不足。

While he loves his students, he is very strict with them. 虽然他爱他的学生, 可是他对他们很严格。

【注意】

while用作并列连词时, 意思为“而, 然而”, 表示前后意义上的对比或转折。例如：

There’s plenty of rain in the southeast, while there’s little in the northeast.

东南部雨量充足，而西北部则很少下雨。

Some people waste food while others haven’t enough. 有些人浪费粮食, 然而有些人却吃不饱。

【真题考例】

(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

(2) _______ volleyball is her main focus, she’s also great at basketball.

(2011北京)

A. Since

B. Once

C. Unless

D. While

2. At the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, she took the gold medal in the women’s 10-metre platform, becoming the youngest Olympic diving champion of all time. (P. 8)

【用法点拨】

在本句中，现在分词短语用作伴随状语，修饰句子中谓语表示的主要动作。伴随状语的特点是：它所表达的动作或状态是伴随着句子谓语动词的动作而发生或存在的，且其逻辑主语一般与句子的主语一致。例如：

He sat in the armchair, reading a newspaper.

All night long he lay awake, thinking of the problem.

【真题考例】

(1) Tony lent me the money, _______ that I’d do as much for him. (2012全国Ⅱ)

A. hoping

B. to hope

C. hoped

D. having hoped

(2) Pressed from parents, and _______ that he has wasted too much time, the boy is determined to stop playing video games. (2012福建)

A. realizing

B. realized

C. to realize

D. being realized

【实战演练】

1. It is estimated that ______ 79% of the earth’s surface is covered with water.

A. approximately

B. absolutely

C. relatively

D. fortunately

2. The walls were not white, but ______ a sort of dirty grey.

A. still

B. fairly

C. quite

D. rather

3. ______ I admit that there are serious problems, I don’t agree that they cannot be solved.

A. When

B. Since

C. While

D. Before

4. I lent her money on the understanding ______ she would pay it back the next month.

A. which

B. that

C. what

D. who

5. There was a ______ look on his face when he was watching the ______ performance by Liu Qian.

A. fascinated; fascinated

B. fascinating; fascinating

C. fascinated; fascinating

D. fascinating; fascinated

6. Last night everyone could truly see the ______ I have for my job. I am really devoted to the job.

A. passion

B. inspiration

C. consideration

D. devotion

7. The candidate waved his hands to ______ the cheers of the crowd.

A. accomplish

B. adjust

C. admit

D. acknowledge

8. I regret ______ you that I will not be able to meet you at the airport on time，for I am too busy at the present time.

A. informing