高考英语中的让步状语从句

高考英语中的让步状语从句

状语从句是每年高考单项填空部分必考的题目之一，而让步状语从句又是其考查的重点之一。高考中涉及到的让步状语从句有以下几种类型：

一、whatever，whoever，wherever，whenever，however等引导的让步状语从句。

这类词引导的让步状语从句可以和no matter what/who/where/when/how等引导的让步状语从句换用，意为“无论……，都……”。解这一类题目时，要注意连词在让步状语从句中所作的句子成分，另外，还要注意从句的语序。例如：

【考例】①The lawyer seldom wears anything other than a suit __________the season.（2008全国卷I）

A. whatever

B. wherever

C. whenever

D. however

【解析】A。whatever 引导让步状语从句，其后省略了it is。题意是“无论什么季节，律师除了穿套装外，很少穿其他衣服”。

②_____ well prepared you are, you still need a lot of luck in mountain climbing. (2008年上海卷)

A. However

B. Whatever

C. No matter

D. Although

【解析】A。此题考查however的用法。However等于no matter how,但no matter不能单独用。句中的well是副词，所以用however,而不用whatever。

③______ hungry I am, I never seem to be able to finish off this loaf of bread.（2008辽宁卷）

A. Whatever

B. Whenever

C. Wherever

D. However

【解析】D。此题考察副词性从句用法。However + 形容词+ 主语+ 谓语。

二、although/though引导的让步状语从句。

although和though引导让步状语从句时意为“尽管，虽然”，二者一般可以换用。要注意although 和though不能和but连用，但可以和yet或still连用。例如：【考例】①_______this is only a small town, it's crowded with tourists who come here all year round. (2008上海春招卷)

A. Since

B. Unless

C. Once

D. Although

【解析】D。although 引导让步状语从句,意为“虽然”,表示“这仅是个小镇，但一年到头来到这里挤满了游客”。

②We had to wait half an hour ________we had already booked a table.（2007辽宁卷）

A. since

B. although

C. until

D. before

【解析】B。although 引导让步状语从句,意为“虽然”,表示“虽然我们订了座位,但是我们不得不等半小时”。since意为“自从”；until意为“直到”；before意为“在……之前”。

③________he has limited technical knowledge，the old worker has a lot of experience.（2006全国I卷）

A. Since

B. unless

C. As

D. Although

【解析】D。考查连词用法。前半句提到技术知识有限，后半句则是经验丰富，由此可判断空格处是表示让步关系的连词。

三、even if/even though引导的让步状语从句。

even if/even though意为“即使，尽管”，引导的让步状语从句的内容既可以是事实，也可以是一种假设。例如：

【考例】①Many of them turned a deaf ear to his advice，________ they knew it to be valuable.（2007浙江卷）

A. as if

B. now that

C. even though

D. so that

【解析】C．even though 引导让步状语从句，意为“尽管”，表示“尽管他们知道他的建议很有价值，但许多人都不理会”。as if意为“好像”。now that意为“既然”。so that意为“以便”。

②There was never any time for Kate to feel lonely，______she was an only child.（2005辽宁卷）

A. ever since

B. now that

C. even though

D. even as

【解析】C。句意是：尽管Kate 是独生女，但她从未感到孤独。

③Allow children the space to voice their opinions，________they are different from your own.（2005湖南卷）

A. until

B. even if

C. unless

D. as though

【解析】B。从属连词的用法。句意：让孩子们有发表意见的空间，即使他们与你自己的孩子不同。从句与主句为让步关系，应由even if引导。

四、as引导的让步状语从句。

as引导让步状语从句时，意为“尽管，虽然”，从句多位于主句之前，而且必须使用倒装语序。通常如果从句中有形容词或名词作表语，则把表语置于句首，而且名词前要省略冠词；如果从句中有修饰动词的副词，则将该副词置于句首；如果从句中有情态动词，则将情态动词后的动词原形置于句首。例如：

【考例】①_________，his idea was accepted by all the people at the meeting.（2007重庆卷）

A. Strange as might it sound

B. As it might sound strange

C. As strange it might sound

D. Strange as it might sound

【解析】D．“Strange as it might sound”引导让步状语从句,意为“尽管听起来很奇怪”。as 引导让步状语从句时,常放在作表语、状语或谓语的一部分的形容词、名词、副词或动词原形之后。如果是单数名词或形容词的最高级作表语,不再用冠词。

②_________，Carolina couldn’t get the door open.（2005广东卷）

A. Try as she might

B. As she might try

C. She might as try

D. Might she as try

【解析】A。本题考查as引导的状语从句倒装的情况。

③_________，he talks a lot about his favorite singers after class.（2005重庆卷）

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

【解析】B。在as引导的让步再从句倒装对，名词前冠词应省略。提示：as引导的让步状语从句通常将表语或修饰谓语动词的副词提前至句首。

五、while引导的让步状语从句。

while引导让步状语从句，意为“尽管，虽然”，相当于although。例如：