2019年成人高考高起点《英语》练习试题及答案8

　　1. The newcomer went to the library the other day and scarched for he could find about Mark Twain.

　　A. wherever B. however C. whatever D. whichever

　　【考点】连词用法。

　　【答案】C

　　【解析】介词for后面加的是宾语从句，且从句中find缺少宾语，所以用whatever，选C项

　　2. Scientists study ____ human brains work to make computers.

　　A. when B. how C. that D. whether

　　【答案】 B

　　【考点】本题考查名词性从句。

　　【解析】句意为：科学家研究人类大脑是如何工作以制造出电脑的。根据句意，故答案选B。

　　3.It suddenly occurred to him he had left his keys in the office.

　　A.whether B.where C.which D.that

　　【答案】D

　　【考点】考察名词性从句当中的主语从句。

　　【解析】it作形式主语，真正的主语为that he had left his keys in the office。且that在句中无意义，并不充当任何成分。

　　4. I made a promise to myself______ this year, my first year in high school, would be different.

　　A. whether B. what C. that D. how

　　【考点】名词性从句—同位语从句

　　【答案】C

　　【解析】that引导同位语从句，在从句中不做句子成分，补充说明同位语promise的内容。

　　5.The limits of a person’s intelligence,generally speaking, are fixed at birth, but

　　he reaches these limits will depend on his environment.

　　A. where B. whether C. that D. why

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】首先把插入语generally speaking删掉，选择B.本题考查名词性从句，but whether he reaches these limits 【作为句子主语】will depend on his environment.

　　【考点】考查名词性从句。

　　6. It is by no means clear the president can do to end the strike.

　　A. how B. which

　　C. that D. what

　　【答案】D

　　【解析】此处it是形式主语，what引导的是主语从句，作真正的主语。What作do的宾语。句意：总统采取什么行动结束这次罢工一点也不清楚。

　　【考点】考查主语从句的连接词。

　　7. It doesn’t matter ________ you pay by cash or credit card in this store.

　　A. how B. whether

　　C. what D. why

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】此处it是形式主语，后面whether...or…引导的主语从句是真正的主语，whether...or…意为：是…还是…都行。句意：在这个商店中用现金或信用卡支付都可以。

　　【考点】考查主语从句的连接词。

　　8. We promise attends the party a chance to have a photo taken with the movie star.

　　A. who B. whom C. whoever D. whomever

　　【考点】本句考查连词的辨析

　　【答案】C

　　【解析】首先本句考查的关键短语是promise sb sth“向某人承诺某事“本句指的是向参加聚会的人提供一个和电影明星合影的机会，不定式做chance的定语，然后就是参加聚会的任何人whoever=anyone who，这样句子就很清晰了，所以划分句子成分非常关键，以前考察whoever都是做状语，而本题考查的是作promise的宾语，挺新颖的。

　　9.You are sure to know the result，but that’s_______everybody has finished their work.

　　A. when B. why C. before D. until

　　【答案】A

　　【解析】考查表语从句的连接词。句意：你们一定会知道结果，但应是在每个人都完成他们的工作的时候。

　　10.to gain access to seats at college the seniors are working hard.

　　A.That is;\ B.It is;that C.What is;that D.Which is;why

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】考查名词性从句的用法。此处it是形式主语，that the seniors are working hard是真正的主语从句。