有关强调结构的几类重要考点

四、考查not...until句式的强调结构

其基本形式为It is (was) not until…that…。比较：

He didn't come until his wife left. 他妻子走了之后他才来。

→It was not until his wife left that he came. 他妻子走了之后他才来。

They didn't start until the rain stopped. 直到雨停他们才出发。

→It was not until the rain stopped that they started. 直到雨停他们才出发。

注：这类句型不用倒装语序，但若改成Not until…，则要用倒装。如：

Not until his wife left did he come. 他妻子走了之后他才来。

Not until the rain stopped did they start. 直到雨停他们才出发。

【真题实例】（答案分别为DBD）

1. It _________ we had stayed together for a couple of weeks _________ I found we had a lot in common.

A. was until; when     B. was until; that       C. wasn’t until; when   D. wasn’t until; that

2. It was not until she got home _________ Jennifer realized she had lost her keys.

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

3. It wasn’t until nearly a month later _________ I received the manager’s reply.

A. since                    B. when                   C. as                            D. that

五、考查强调句与非强调句的辨别

1. 设置陷阱，使考生将强调句误判为非强调句。如：

It might have been John _________ bought a present for Mary yesterday.

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

【解析】答案选A，为强调句型，由于句中动词be采用了might have been这一复杂结构，所以许多同学们可能会看不出它是一个强调句型。

2. 设置陷阱，使考生将非强调句误判为强调句。如：

It was evening       we reached the little town of Winchester.

A. that                       B. until                    C. since                     D. before

【解析】答案选D。有的考生一看到句首的it was，再联系到选项中的that，就以为这是考查强调句。其实错了。此题是考查连词before的用法。因为去掉It was…that这一结构后，原句不能成为一个完整的句子，所以这不是强调结构。句意是：我们还没有到达Winchester这个小镇，天就夜了。

【现用现学】

01. — When was _________?

—_________ was in 2000 when he was still in college.

A. that; This              B. this; It                 C. it; This                 D. that; It

02. It was his nervousness in the interview _________ probably lost him the job.

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

03. It was what he meant rather than what he said _________ annoyed me.

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

04. “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

05. Who was it _________ saved the drowning girl?

A. since                      B. as                       C. that                       D. he