英语名词性从句的六个命题切入点

1. What annoys me is the way he boasts about ______ he’s done.

A. how                     B. that                      C. what                    D. which

2. Patience is a kind of quality — and that is ______ it takes to do anything well.

A. when                    B. where                   C. which                   D. what

3. ______ worries me is how we’re going to pay for all this.

A. What                    B. How                     C. Who                    D. That

4. ______ makes you think women can’t do that kind of work? 

A. What                    B. That                     C. Which                  D. Who

5. I could get you a job here if that’s ______ you want. 

A. why                     B. when                    C. which                   D. what

6. I haven’t even thought about ______ I’m going to wear to the dinner.

A. who                     B. that                      C. what                    D. which

7. —______ makes you think women can’t do that kind of work?

—He scratched his head. “Well, now, you’ve got me there.

A. That                     B. How                     C. Who                    D. What

三、考查连接副词引导的名词性从句

用于引导名词性从句的连接副词主要有三个——when, where, how。它们分别用于指时间、地点和方式，表示“什么时候”“什么地方”“如何”。做这类考题的基本思路是：首先看句子是否缺主语或宾语，如缺，则不能选连接副词（因为连接副词只用作状语，不用作主语或宾语）；如不缺主语或宾语，则可能是选连接副词，但也可能是选that和whether之类的连词，此时主要看句意来确定答案（即填入句中意思最通顺的即为最佳答案）。请看以下高考实例：

1. Scientists study ______ human brains work to make computers. (四川卷)

A. when                    B. how                     C. that                      D. whether

2. It was never clear ______ the man hadn’t reported the accident sooner. (2011江苏卷)

A. that                      B. how                     C. when                    D. why

解析：第1题选 B。在四个选项中，除 that 本身没有意思外，其他三项均有自己的意思，但将它们分别填入空格处，只有填 how 句子意思最通顺。句意为：科学家研究人类大脑如何工作来制造出电脑。

第2题选D。分别将四个选项代入句中，只有D使句子意思最通顺。句意为：这个人为什么没有更早报告事故从未被弄明白。

【碰碰高考题】（答案依次为BDDBABC）

1. The cabinet is ______ she keeps all her sewing things.

A. when                    B. where                   C. that                      D. whether

2. Simon loves you—that’s ______ he wants to be with you.

A. that                      B. how                     C. what                    D. why

3. If you read the instructions, you’ll see ______ you went wrong.

A. whether                B. who                     C. when                    D. where

4. Can’t you look ______ you’re going? You nearly knocked me over!

A. that                      B. where                   C. whether                D. why

5. Could you give me some idea of ______ the building work will finish?

A. when                    B. how                     C. that                      D. whether

6. You are saying that everyone should be equal, and this is ______ I disagree.

A. that                      B. where                   C. when                    D. why

7. The police asked me to explain ______ I hadn’t reported the accident sooner.

A. when                    B. how                     C. why                     D. whether