典型高考英语陷阱题详解

典型高考英语陷阱题详解

典型高考英语陷阱题详解?状语从句

1. “May I go and play with Dick this afternoon, Mum?” “No, you can’t go out _________

your work is being done.”

A. before

B. until

C. as

D. the moment

【陷阱】容易误选B，误认为这是考查not…until…结构。

【分析】最佳答案选 C。句中的 your work is being done 表明“你正在做作业”，选 as 表

原因。

2. “I’m going to the post office.” “_________ you’re there, can you get me some stamps?”

A. As 子

B. While

C. Because

D. If

【陷阱】容易误选A。

【分析】最佳答案选 B。尽管 as 和 while 均可用作从属连词引导时间状语从句，表示

“当……的时候”，但两者有一个重要区别，就是这样用的 as 从句的谓语不能是状态动词。

当然，如果 as 不是表示“当……的时候”，其谓语是完全可以用状态动词的。如:

I went to bed early, as I was exhausted. 我很累了，所以很早就上床睡了。(此句中的 as

表示原因，意为“因为”、“由于”)

请做以下两题，答案均选 while，不选as:

(1) _________ you are at home alone, please don’t leave the door open.

A. While

B. As

C. Before

D. How

(2) _________ you are alone with her, tell her that you like her. A. While B. As C. After D. How

3. After the war, a new school building was put up _________ there had once been a

theatre.

A. that

B. when

C. which

D. where

【陷阱】几个干扰项均有可能误选。

【分析】最佳答案选 D。where 在此引导地点状语从句，其意为“(在)……的地方”。请做以

下类似试题(答案均选 where):

(1) The famous scientist grew up _________ he was born and in 1930

he came to Shanghai.

A. when

B. whenever

C. where

D. wherever

(2) She found her calculator _________ she lost it. A. where B.

while C. in which D. that

(3) You should make it a rule to leave things _________ you can find them again.

A. when

B. where

C. then

D. which

(4) When you read the book, you’d better make a mark _________ you have any questions. A. at which B. at where C. the place where D. where

(5) You should let your children play _________ you can see them. A. where B. when C. in which D. that

(6) Now he works in the factory _________ his father used to work. A. where B. when C. in which D. that

4. The visitor asked to have his picture taken _________ stood the famous tower.

A. that

B. at which

C. when

D. where

【陷阱】几个干扰项均有可能误选。

【分析】最佳答案选 D。此题与上面一题有些相似，但又有所不同:相似的

是，where 均表

示“在……的地方”，均用以引导地点状语从句;不同的是，此题还涉及倒装，

即此句的主语

是 the famous tower，谓语是 stood，正常词序为 where the famous tower stood，使用

倒装是为了保持句子平衡，避免头重脚轻。

5. They kept trying _________ they must have known it was hopeless.

A. if

B. because

C. when

D. where

【陷阱】几个干扰项均有可能误选。

【分析】最佳答案选 C。when 在此的意思不是“当……的时候”，而是“尽管”、“虽然”的

意思。又如:

He walks when he might take a taxi. 尽管他可以坐出租车，但他却走路。

He stopped trying when he might have succeeded next time. 尽管他本来

下次就可以成

功的了，但他却停止努力了。

The boy was restless when he should have listened to the teacher carefully. 这男

孩子本来应该专心听老师讲的，但他却坐立不安。

有许多同学只知道 when 表示“当……的时候”，而不知道它还有其他许多意思，除上面提到

的表示“尽管”、“虽然”外，when 还可表示“既然”、“考虑到”。请做下面的试题(答案选

D):

Why do you want a new job _________ you’ve got such a good one already?

A. that

B. where

C. which

D. when

6. He was about to tell me the secret _________ someone patted him on the shoulder.

A. as

B. until

C. when

D. while

【陷阱】几个干扰项均有可能误选。

【分析】最佳答案选 C。when 意为“这时(突然)”，主要用于某一动作突然发生于另一动作

正在进行或刚要发生之时。此时的 when 可以连用副词 suddenly，也可以不连用它，但值得

注意的是，同学们不能单独用 suddenly 来代替 when，如下面各题的答案选A，不选B:

(1) I was about to go out _________ the telephone rang. A. when B. suddenly C. as soon as D. directly

(2) We were swimming in the lake _________ the storm started. A. when B. suddenly C. until D. before

(3) She was walking down the road _________ she heard someone shouting for help. A. when B. suddenly C. until D. before

7. The fire went on for quite some time _________ it was brought under control. A. when B. since C. after D. before

【陷阱】几个干扰项均有可能误选。

【分析】最佳答案选 D。before 意为“在……之前”，句意是“大火在得到控制之前燃烧了

相当一段时间”。类似地，以下两题也选 before:

(1) He made a mistake, but then he corrected the situation _________ it got worse.

A. until

B. when

C. before

D. as

(2) Someone called me up in the middle of the night, but they hung up _________ I

could answer the phone.

A. as

B. since

C. until

D. before

(3) She is getting better by degrees, but it will be some time

_________ she is completely well.

A. that

B. since

C. when

D. before

(4) They sat down opposite each other, but it was some moments

_________ they spoke.

A. after

B. before

C. since

D. when

8. Mother asked me to take more money _________ something unexpected should happen.

A. in case

B. so that

C. in order that

D. when 【陷阱】几个干扰项均有可能误选。

【分析】最佳答案选 A。in case 起连词作用，用以引导状语从句，主要有两种意思:一是

表示条件，意为“如果”、“万一”;二是表示“目的”，意为“以防”、“免得”。如以下各题也都选 in case:

(1) _________ I forget, please remind me about it. A. In case B. So that C. In order that D. When (2) Take your umbrella just _________ it rains. A. in case B. so that C. in order that D. when (3) Be quiet

_________ you should wake the baby. A. in case B. so that C. in order that D. when (4) Take a hat with you in case the sun is very hot. A. in case B. so that C. in order that D. when (5). I’ll keep his address

_________ I need it. A. so that B. in order that C. in case D. when 9. “Shall Mary come and play computer games?” “No, _________ she has finished her homework.”

A. when

B. since

C. unless

D. as soon as

【陷阱】几个干扰项均有可能误选。

【分析】最佳答案选 C。此句为省略句，答句句首的 No 表明其后省略的是一个否定句，全

句补充完整为:She can’t play computer games unless she has finished her homework.

请做类似试题(答案均选B):(from )

(1) “Would you mind my sitting here with you?” “No, _________ you aren’t too noisy.”

A. when

B. if

C. unless

D. as soon as

(2) “Will he agree to come to join us in the work?” “No,

_________ we promise him more money.”

A. when

B. unless

C. unless

D. as soon as

(3) “Can you finish the work in time?” “No, _________ we don’t sleep throughout the night.”

典型高考英语陷阱题详解?虚拟语气

1. I forget where I read the article, or I _________ it to you now.

A. will show

B. would show

C. am going to show

D. am showing 【陷阱】几个干扰项均有可能误选。

【分析】正确答案选B。根据上文的语境可知句中的 or 隐含有一个虚拟的条件，即or=if I didn’t forget where I read the article(要是我没忘记我在哪儿读过这篇文章的话——

但事实上忘了)。

2. “It looks as if he were drunk.” “So it does. _________.”

A. He’d better give up drinking

B. He shouldn’t have drunk so much

C. Health is more important than drink

D. I wonder why he is always doing

so

【陷阱】几个干扰项均有可能误选，主要是受句中 drunk 一词的影响。

【分析】最佳答案为D。关键信息是It looks as if he were drunk 中的虚拟语气，句子既

然用了虚拟语气，也就是说，“他喝醉了”不是事实，只是他的言行好像是醉了，所以此题的最佳答案是D。

3. “Mary looks hot and dry” “So _________ you if you had so high

a fever.” A. do B. are C. will D. would

【陷阱】容易误选A或C。选A者，认为前后两句的动词性质应一致;选C者，认为其后带有if 条件状语从句，从语气上看，主句应用将来时态。

【分析】此题最佳答案为D。分析如下:

(1) “so + 助动词 + 主语”是一个很有用的结构，它表示“……也一样”时。如: He likes to watch TV, and so do I. 他喜欢看电视，我也一样。

When animals and plants disappear, so will man. 当动植物消失的时候，人类也会随之消失。

(2) 由于空格后的 if 条件状语从句的谓语用的是虚拟语气(这是很重要的信息)，所以主句要用 would 而不用 will，即答案应选D。

4. “He will come tomorrow.” “But I’d rather he _________ the day after tomorrow.” A. will come B. is coming C. came D. had come 【陷阱】容易误选A或B。根据上文的 He will come tomorrow 以及下文的时间状语 the day after tomorrow 似乎都表明空白处应填一个一般将来时态。

【分析】但此题的最佳答案是 C。按照英语习惯，would rather 后接that 从句时，从句谓语通常要用虚拟语气，即用过去式表示现在或将来，用过去完成时表示过去。又如: I’d rather you left right now. 我宁愿你现在就离开。

I would much rather it was forgotten. 我更愿这事被遗忘掉。

I’d rather he hadn’t told me about it. 我宁愿他没告诉我这事。

请再做以下试题(答案均为B):

(1) “Shall I come tomorrow ?” “I’d rather you _________.”

A. won’t

B. didn’t

C. don’t

D. wouldn’t

(2) “I’ve told him about it.” “But I’d rather you _________.”

A. didn’t

B. hadn’t

C. don’t

D. wouldn’t

(3) “He will take you as well.” “But I’d rather he _________.”

A. won’t

B. didn’t

C. doesn’t

D. wouldn’t

5. All the doctors in the hospital insisted that he _________ badly wounded and that

he _________ at once.

A. should be; be operated on

B. were; must be

operated on

C. was; should be operated

D. was; be operated on

【陷阱】几个干扰项均有可能误选。

【分析】最佳答案选 D。insist后的从句谓语有时用“should+动词原形”这

样的虚拟语气，有时不用，具体要看该谓语动词所表示的含义。一般说来，若该谓语动词所表示的动作尚未发生，或尚未成为事实，则用虚拟语气;若该谓语动词所表示的动作已经发生，或已经成为事实，则要用陈述语气。分析上题的句意，可知只有选D最合适。请做以下类似试题(答案选B):

(1) The patient insisted that he _________ ill and _________ to the hospital.

A. wasn’t, wasn’t sent

B. wasn’t, shouldn’t be sent

C.

shouldn’t be, wasn’t sent D. shouldn’t be, shouldn’t be sent (2) The man in prison insisted that he _________ nothing wrong and _________ set free.

A. should do, should be

B. had done, should be

C. had done, had been

D. should do, had been

(3) I advised that he _________ to the hospital at once, but he insisted that he

_________ quite well then.

A. was sent; felt

B. be sent; was feeling

C. he sent; feel

D. should be sent; should feel

6. _________ smoking, he would not have got cancer in the lung. A. Was he given up B. Had he given up

C. Did he give

D. If he gave up

【陷阱】容易误选 D。

【分析】正确答案应选B。之所以不能选D，是因为时态前后有矛盾。由于主句谓语是would

not have got，这表明是对过去事实作出的假设，所以从句谓语应该是 had given up，而不

是像D项那样用一般过去时。另外，当虚拟条件句中有 had, should, were 等词时，通常可

以省略 if，并将 had, should, were 提前置于句首。又如:(from

)

Were they to cease advertising, prices would come down.= If they were to cease

advertising, prices would come down. 如果他们停止做广告，价钱会降下来。

Had I been there, I would have filmed the occasion.= If I had been there, I would

have filmed the occasion. 如果我在那里，我会把那场面拍摄下来了。

典型高考英语陷阱题详解?时态

1. “I _________ his telephone number.” “I hav e his number, but I _________ to bring my phone book.”

A. forget, forget

B. forgot, forgot

C. forget, forgot

D. forgot, forget 【陷阱】容易误选A，认为“忘记”是现在的事。

【分析】仔细体会一下对话的语境:第一个人说“我忘记他的电话号码了”，这个“忘记”应

该是现在的情况，即现在忘记了，要不然就没有必要同对方说此话了，故第一空应填 forget;

第二个人说“我有他的号码，但我忘记带电话本了”，这个“忘记”应该是过去的情况，即过

去忘记带电话本，所以现在电话本不在身上(注意句中的转折连词 but)，故第二空应填

forgot，即答案选应C。请再看一例:

— Oh, I _________ where he lives.

—Don’t you carry your address book?

No, I _________ to bring it.

A. forget, forget

B. forgot, forgot

C. forget, forgot

D. forgot, forget 答案选C，理由同上。

2. Dear me! Just _________ at the time! I _________ no idea it was so late. A. look, have B. looking, had C. look, had D. looking, have 【陷阱】此题容易误选D，认为第一空用现在分词表伴随，第二空填 have 的一般现在时，

以保持与前面时态的一致性。

【分析】其实，此题应选C，第一空应填 look, 因为这是祈使句的谓语;第二空应填 had，

因为前一句说“看看时间吧”，这一看当然知道了现在很迟的情形，“不知道这么迟了”显然

应是“过去”的事，故应用一般过去时态，许多同学由于忽略这一隐含的语境而误选。

3. Mr Smith _________ a book about China last year but I don’t know whether he has finished it.

A. has written

B. wrote

C. had written

D. was writing 【陷阱】容易误选B或C。

【分析】此题应选D，这是由but I don’t know whether he has finished it 这一句话的语境决定的，全句意为“史密斯先生去年在写一本书，但我不知道他现在是否写完了”。有的同学可能由于受 last year的影响而误选B。但若选B，则句子前半部分的意思则变为“史密斯先生去年写了一本书”，既然是“写了”，那么这与下文的“但我不知道他现在是否写完了”相矛盾。

4. He has changed a lot. He _________ not what he _________.

A. is, is

B. was, was

C. is, was

D. was, is 【陷阱】几个干扰项均有可能误选。

【分析】最佳答案选C，上文说“他”变化很大，即“他”现在不是过去的那个样子了，故第一空填is，第二空填 was(其实第二空也可用 used to be)。请看类例:

“What place is it?” “Haven’t you found out we _________ back where we _________?” A. were, had been B. have been, are C. are, were D. are, had been

答案选C，We are back where we were 的意思是“我们(现在)又回到刚才来

过的地方”。 5. The bridge, which _________ 1688, needs repairing.

A. is dated from

B. was dated from

C. dates from

D. dated from

【陷阱】此题容易误选B或D，认为句中用了 1688 这个过去时间，所以应选

过去时态，又因为 date from 不用于被动语态，所以只能选D。

【分析】其实此题的最佳答案应是C，因为 date from 的意思是“自某时起存

在至今”(,have existed since)，它通常用于一般现在时，而不用过去时态(尽管其后接的总是表示过去的时间)。如:

The church dates from 1176. 这座教堂是六世纪建的。

The castle dates from the 14th century. 这座城堡是14世纪建的。

但若所谈论的东西现在已不复存在，则可用一般过去时。如:

The church, which dated from the 13th century, was destroyed in an earthquake two

years ago. 那座教堂是13世纪建成的，两年前在一次地震中被毁了。

注:与 date from 同义的 date back to 也有类似用法。(from

) 6. “You’ve left the light on.” “Oh, so I have.

_________ and turn it off.” A. I’ll go B. I’ve gone C. I go D. I’m going

【陷阱】容易误选D。

【分析】A和D两者均可表示将来，填入空格处似乎都可以。但实际上只有A

是最佳的，因为根据上下文的语境来看，“我去把灯关掉”这一行为是说话人听了

对方的话后临时想到的，而不是事先准备的。而按英语习惯:will 和 be going to 后接动词原形均可表示意图，但意图有强弱之分，如果是事先考虑过的意图，要用be going to;如果不是事先考虑过的，而是说话时刻才临时想到的意图，则用will。比较:

“I’ve come out without any money.” “Never mind, I will lend you some.” “我出来没带钱。” “没关系，我借给你。”(句中用will lend，表示“借”钱给对方是临时想到的，即听了对方的话后临时作出的反应) I’ve bought a typewriter and I’m going to learn to type. 我买了台打字机，我想学打字。(句中用 be going to learn to type，表示说话人要学打字是事先准备的，并为此买了台打字机)。

典型高考英语陷阱题详解?情态动词

1. “Mike is often absent from class.” “Tell him he _________ answer for it if he

goes on behaving like that.”

A. shall

B. will

C. would

D. can

【陷阱】几个干扰项均有可能误选。

【分析】最佳答案选A。shall 用作情态动词主要有以下两个用法:

(1) 用于疑问句中征求意见。如:

Shall I help you? 要不要我帮帮你?

Shall I open the window? 要我把窗子打开吗,

(2) 用于陈述句中表示允诺、告诫、警告、威胁、命令、规定、必然性等(可用于各类人称)。如:

You shall suffer for this. 你会为此事吃苦头的。(表威胁)

Each competitor shall wear a number. 每个参赛者要戴一个号码。(表规定) You shall hear everything as soon as you come. 你一来就可听到所有情况

了。(表允诺) 请做以下试题(答案均选 shall):

(1) “I promise that she _________ get a nice present on her birthday.” “Will it be a great surprise to her?”

A. should

B. must

C. would

D. shall 2. You _________ pay too much attention to your reading skill, as it is so important.

A. cannot

B. shouldn’t

C. mustn’t

D. needn’t

【陷阱】几个干扰项均有可能误选。

【分析】最佳答案选A。cannot…too…是英语中一个十分有用的表达，意为“不

可能太……，无论怎样……也不算过分，越……越……”。如:

You can’t be too careful. 你越仔细越好。

You can’t praise the too much. 这本书值得大加赞扬。

We cannot work too much for the people. 我们为人民做工作是不可能做过

头的。 A woman cannot have too many clothes. 女人买的衣服再多也不算多。注:有时也可用 can never, impossible 等与too连用来表示类似意思。如: It

is impossible to get there too soon. 去那儿越早越好。

3. “Is John coming by train?” “He should, but he _________ not.

He likes driving

his car.”

A. must

B. can

C. need

D. may

【陷阱】可能误选B或C。

【分析】最佳答案为D。may 表推测，may not 意为“可能不(会坐火车

来)”。句中的 He should 为 He should come by train 之省略，由于其后出现

转折连词 but，说明语意有变化，再结合下文的 He likes driving his car，便可决定此题选D。注意，不能选B，因为can表示推测时通常不用肯定陈述句。

4. “I heard they went skiing in the mountains last winter.” “It _________ true

because there was little snow there.”

A. may not be

B. won’t be

C. couldn’t be

D. mustn’t be 【陷阱】几个干扰项均有可能误选。

【分析】此题最佳答案为C，主要由下文的 because there was little snow there 这一语境所决定，既然“没下什么雪”，那么“滑雪”就应是“不可能”，所以选couldn’t be，即选C。

5. “Do you think he is lazy?” “I _________ so once, but I don’t now.” A. may have thought B. can have thought C. may think D. might think

答案选A。从答话人的语境可知，空格处的意思“曾经这样想过”，即对过去情况作推测，故应用“情态动词+动词完成式”;又因为 can 表推测不用于肯定句，故选A。请看类例:

Their answers are exactly the same — one of them _________ from the other. A. must copy B. must have copied C. should copy D. should have copied

答案选B，既然两人的答案完全一样，说明“抄袭”已经发生，故用“情态动词+动词完成式”，

根据句意，应选B而不能选D。(from )

6. You _________ be right, but I don’t think you are.

A. can

B. could

C. must

D. should

【陷阱】几个干扰项均有可能误选。

【分析】从语境上看，C、D不宜选，在剩下的A和B中，许多同学想当然地选了A，认为整

个句子为现在时态，所以选can，而不选过去式 could，但是最佳答案却是B 而不是A。按照

英语语法，情态动词can 用于推测表示可能性时，通常只用于否定句或疑问句中，而不用于

肯定句中;但 could 用于表推测时，却不仅可用于否定句和疑问句，也可用于肯定句，且此

时的 could 并不是 can 的过去式，与 can 也没有时间上的差别，只是could 比 can语气

更委婉，所以答案选B。注:can 在以下特殊情况下，也可用于肯定句。一是表示抽象的可

能性，即从理论上或逻辑上分析是可能的，但是实际上未必会发生。

如:Anyone can make mistakes. 任何人都可能会犯错误。二是后接“be (get, seem, become)，形容词”，表示“有

时会”、“时常会”等。如:My father can be very unreasonable. 我父亲有时候很不讲道

理。

典型高考英语陷阱题详解?强调句

1. “How was _________ they discovered the entrance to the underground palace?”

“Totally by chance.”

A. it that

B. he that

C. it when

D. he which

【陷阱】几个干扰项均可能误选。

【分析】答案选A，为强调句的特殊疑问句形式，其相应的陈述句形式为:

It was totally by chance that they discovered the entrance to the underground palace.

比较以下各题，它们也属强调句的特殊疑问句形式:

(1) Who was it _________ saved the drowning girl? A. since B. as C. that D. he

答案选C，被强调成分为 who，该句实为类似 It was Tom that saved the drowning girl. 这类强调句的特殊疑问句形式(即对其中的Tom 提问而得)。

(2) What is it _________ his daughter needs most? A. what B. which C. that D. if 答案选C，被强调成分为 what，该句实为类似 It is a bike that

his daughter needs most. 这类强调句的特殊疑问句形式(即对其中的a bike 提

问而得)。

2. “Where did you find the professor who made the speec h yesterday?” “It was in

the hall _________ the students often have a meeting.”

A. where

B. which

C. that

D. when

【陷阱】很可能误选C，认为这是一个强调句，强调地点状语 in the hall。

【分析】假若选C，即有 It was in the hall that the students often

have a meeting，

该句的意思是“学生们通常是在大厅开会”，单独看这一句，无论是其意思还

是其语法均未错，

但若将其与上文联系起来看，则不通，因为上文的意思是“你是在哪儿找到昨天作报告的那

位教授的?”假若将答句改为 It was in the hall that I found the professor，则完全可

以。

其实，此题的最佳答案是A，where the students often have a meeting 为定语从句，用

以修饰其前的名词 the hall，句意为“是在学生们经常开会的那个大厅(找到教授的)”，这

样语意就通顺了。

3. It was what he meant rather than what he said _________ annoyed me. A. which B. as C. what D. that

【陷阱】几个干扰项均有可能误选。

【分析】此题为一个强调句型，空格处应填 that (即选D)，被强调成分为what he meant

rather than what he said。句意为“让我生气的不是他说的话，而是他话中的意思”。请再

看两例:

(1) It was his nervousness in the interview _________ probably lost him the job.

A. which

B. since

C. that

D. what 答案选C，为强调句型，被强调成分为his nervousness in the interview，句意为“很可

能是面试时表现出紧张，使他失去了这份工作”。

(2) It is the ability to do the job _________ matters not where you come from or what

you are.

A. one

B. that

C. what

D. it 答案选B，为强调句型，被强调成分为 the ability to do the job，句意为“重要的是你

做工作的能力，而不是你来自何地或你是从事什么工作的”。

4. It was in the small house _________ was built with stones by his father _________

he spent his childhood.

A. which, that

B. that, which

C. which, which

D. that, where 【陷

阱】几个干扰项均有可能误选，主要是分不清为强调句型，或即使分清为强调句型，也

分不清强调哪一个成分。

【分析】答案选A，第一空填 which，用以引导定语从句;第二空填that，为

强调句的结构

词，被强调部分为 in the small house (以及修饰它的定语从句 which was built with stones by his father)。此题难就难在强调句型中套用了定语从句。请再看类似例子:

(1) It was the boy _________ had been in prison _________ stole the money. A. who, where B. that, how C. who, that D. that, which 此题答案选C，全句为强调句，被强调成分是 the boy (以及修饰它的定语从句who had been in prison)。