(完整word版)when和while用法小结

连词while的用法

连词while的用法有好几种，使用时不可掉心轻心，它大数有以下几种用法：

1、表示时间，意思是“当……的时候”，while可以位于句首，也可以位于句中。

我们在看电视时，她一个人在房间里读小说。

，the telephone rang . 他正在整理行装，电话铃响了。

，she fell asleep . 她听着收音机睡着了。

While引导从句时，如主句和从句的主语一致，从句的谓语又含有be，那么从句的主语和be可省略，While 后可直接跟现在分词、名词、形容词或介词短语。

a. We are students while ( we are ) serving as teachers. 我们一面当老师，一面当学生。

b. While (he was )yet a youth he gained many prices. 当他还是个青年时，他就多次获奖。

c. She never dreams 她睡着时从来不做梦。

d. Tom had an accident 在来这儿的途中，汤姆出了事故。

2、表示对比或转折，意思是“而”，这时，While一般位于句中，如：

Kate was dressed in green while Jenny was dressed in red .凯特穿绿色衣服，而詹妮穿绿色衣服。

She likes singing and dancing while her brother would rather read novels …, 而她弟弟喜欢小说。

Young people are like the sun rising in the east while old people are like the sun setting in the west .年轻人犹如旭日东升，而老年人犹如日薄西山。

a. She though I was talking about her daughter , in fact , I was talking about my daughter .(NMET’95)

A. whom

B. where

C. which

D. while

b. I do every single bit of housework my husband Bob just does the dishes now and then .[04广西] A．since B．while C．when D．as

3、表示让步，通常用在句首，意思是“尽管”、“虽然”，如：

While he had a handsome income, h e couldn’t afford to buy a piano.他虽然收入不少，但卖不起钢琴。

While they are my neighbours, I don’t know them well. 尽管他们是我的邻居，但我不了解他们。

，I think they went too far.我虽然同情他们，但也感到他们做得有些过分了。

，he was not loved. 他虽然受到尊敬，但没有受到喜爱。

，he is very strict with them . 虽然他爱他的学生，可是他对学生们很严格。

4、表示条件，意思是“只要”（=as long as）. While 可以位于句首，也可以位于句中。

You don’t have to worry while we are here .只要我们在，你就别着急。

There will be life while is water and air. 只要有空气和水，就有生命。

While there is life, there is hope. 留得生命在，不怕没希望。

5、“同时，也”.

While the book is welcomed by scholars, it will make an immediate appeal to the general readers.

这本书受到学者的欢迎，同时也会引起一般读者的兴趣。

6、“趁着”. Make hay while the sun shines.晒草要趁阳光好。（谚）strike while the iron is hot.趁热打铁。（谚）While the roses are yet in bloom , will you come with me to see them?趁着玫瑰花还开着，你我一道去看好吗？

1.——I am going to the post office ——you’re there ,can you get me some stamps ?(99)

A．as B．while C．because D．If

2.the WTO cannot live up to its name it does not include a country that is home to one fifth of mankind .(2000) A．as long as B．while C．If D．even though

3. I know the money is safe , I shall not worry about it .(03北京)

A．Even though B．Unless C．while D．As long as

4. We were told that we should follow the main road we reached the central railway station .(04辽宁) A．Even though B．until C．while D．wherever

5. modeling business is by no means easy to get into, the good model will always be in demand.(04浙江) A．While B．Since C．As D．If

6. I accept that he is not perfect, I do actually like the person.(04 湖南)

A．While B．Since C．As D．Unless

7. The cost of living in Glasgow is among the lowest in Britain, the quality of life is probably one of the highest.(06 天津)

A．since B．when C．as D．while

8. I really don’t like art , I find his work impressive.[07山东]A．As B．since C．If D．while

9. In some places women are expected to earn money men work at home and raise their children .[08四川] A．but B．while C．because D．though

10. the Internet is of grea t help ,I don’t think it’s a good idea to spend too much time on it .(08湖南)

A．If B．while C．Because D．As

11.－Are you ready for Spain? ---Yes, I want the girls to experience that they are young.(08年上海) A．while B．until C．if D．before

高考英语when 的用法命题走向与解题策略

[高考走向] When 的用法在高考中也是重现率较高的语言点，尤其是when用作关系副词来引导定语从句。综观近几年的高考英语试题，其考查方式多通过“单项填空”进行，偶尔也出现在“短文改错”和“完形填空”中。

一、When(at that time)用作副词

1．用作关系副词，引导定语从句起状语作用，既不能作动词的宾语，也不能作介词的宾语。译为“当…时”相当于“介词at, in, on, during+which结构”