【英语】当心，高考英语强调句中的陷阱
【英语】当心，高考英语强调句中的陷阱
典型高考英语陷阱题之强调句
1. ____ that caud him to rve dinner an hour laterthan usual.
A. It was we being late B. It wasour being late
C. It was we were too late D. It was becau we were late
【分析】此题容易误选D，认为强调的是原因状语从句 becau we were late.但实际上，此题的答案为B，强调的是句子主语 our being late，此题若还原成非强调句，即为：Our being late caud him to rve dinner an hourlater than usual.
注意，强调句的一个显著特点是，若去掉强调结构 it is [was]… that…，句子仍然成立；换句话说，该结构中的 that 不能充当句子成分。
2.—— How was ______ they discovered the entrance to the undergroundpalace?
——Totallyby chance.
A. it that B. he that C. it when D. he which
【分析】答案选A，此处为强调句的特殊疑问句形式，其相应的陈述句为：
It was totally by chance that they discovered the entrance to the undergroundpalace.
3. _____ was very ______ that little Jim wrote theletter.
A. It， careful B. It， carefully C. He， careful D. He， carefully
【分析】最有可能误选A，认为这是一个普通的系表结构，即认为第二空要填形容词作表语。其实，此题是一个强调句，其非强调形式为 Little Jim wrote theletter very carefully. 所以答案为B。
4.—— Where did you find the professor who made thespeech yesterday?
——It was in the hall ______ the students often have a meeting.
A. where B. which C. that D. when
【分析】很可能误选C，认为这是一个强调句，强调地点状语 in the hall元日这首诗。假若选C，即有 It was in the hall thatthe students often have a meeting，该句的意思是“学生们通常是在大厅开会”，单独看这一句，无论是其意思还是其语法均未错，但若将其与上文联系起来看，则不通，因为上文的意思是“你是在哪儿找到昨天作报告的那位教授的？”假若将答句改为 It was in the hall that Ifound the professor，则完全可以。其实，此题的最佳答案是A，where the students often have a meeting 为定语从句，用以修饰其前的名词 the hall，句意为是在学生们经常开会的那个大厅（找到教授的）。
5. It was what he meant rather than what he said______ annoyed me.
A. which B. as C. what D. that
【陷阱】几个干扰项均有可能误选。
【分析】此题为一个强调句型，空格处应填 that（即选D），被强调成分为 what he meant rather thanwhat he said.句意为“让我生气的不是他说的话，而是他话中的意思”。请再看两
例：
（1）It was his nervousness inthe interview ______ probably lost him the job.
A. which B. since C. that D. what
答案选C，为强调句型，被强调成分为 his nervousness in theinterview，句意为“很可能是面试时表现出紧张，使他失去了这份工作”。
（2）It is the ability to do the job ______ matters not where you come from orwhat you are.
A. one B. that C. what D. it
答案选B，为强调句型，被强调成分为 the ability to do the job，句意为“重要的是你做工作的能力，而不是你来自何地或你是从事什么工作的”。
6. It was in the small hou ______ was built withstones by his father ______ he spent his childhood.
A. which，基金收益率 that B. that， which C. which，which D. that， where
【分析】答案选A，第一空填 which，用以引导定语从句；第二空填that，为强调句的结构词，被强调部分为 in the small hou （以及修饰它的定语从句 which was built with stones by his father）。此题难就难在强调句型中套用了定语从句。
7. Was it five o'clock______the fire broke out?
A. when B. that C. which D. in which
【分析】容易误选B，误认为这是强调句。其实，此题应选A，这不是强调句。因为在强调句中，若去掉强调句的结构词 it is [was]…that…，句子结构仍然完整，但此句不是这样，若去掉结构词，即为 Five o'clock the fire broke out，句子不完整，但若在five o'clock前加上介词at则可以，因为 at five o'clock 可作时间状语。此题选A可分析为：it 表时间，when the fire broke out 为时间状语从句，全句意为“火灾是5点钟发生的吗？”
8. ——Was it under the tree _____ you were away talkingto a friend?
——Sure. But when I got back there, the bike was gone.
A. that B. where C. which D. while
【分析】此题很容易误选A，认为这是强调句型。其实此题应选D。做好此题的关键是正确理解上下文的语境。在此句中，it 是代词，指代 the bike，句意为：——当你离开去同朋友谈话的时候，你的自行车是在这树下吗？——当然，但当我回来时，自行车就不见了。现在反过来分析一下，假若选A，将此句判为强调句，句子即为 Was it under the treethat you were away talking to a friend? 若进一步转换为非强调句，句子则为 Under the tree while youwere talking to a friend，句意显然很荒唐。
9. It's more than half a century _____ my grandfatherjoined the Party and became a rvant to the people.
A. when B. that C. since D. while
【分析】容易误选B，认为这是强调句型。假若选B，将此句分析为强调句，那么若将此句还原为非强调句就应该是My grandfather joined the Party andbecame a rvant to the people more than half a century. 很显然, 句中的炒肉片的家常做法 more than half a century 是一段时间，然对未来工作的期望
而它修饰的谓语动词 joined…became 赤壁漂流却是两个终止性动词，这显然不合适。其实，此题应选C山西招生，属于“It is＋一段时间＋since 从句”句型，句意为“我爷爷加入党组织成为人民的公仆已有半个多世纪了”。此句的主句谓语也可以用现在完成时态（has been），但在口语中多用一般现在时代替。
10. It was lack of money, not of effort, _____defeated their plan.
A. which B. as C. that D. what
【分析】容易误选A，受空格前逗号的影响，误认为这是一个非限制性定语从句。其实，此题最佳答案为C，整个句子为强调句，被强调成分为 lack of money, not of effort。由于句中插入 not of effort 这一结构，干扰了许多同学对“ it was lack of moneythat defeated their plan. ”这一强调句的认识和理解。
强调句错因分析
一、受基本结构的影响将非强调句型误判为强调句。比较以下强调句型：
It was at ten o’clock that he came back. 他是10点钟回来的。
It was after ten o’clock that he came back. 他是在10点过后回来的。
It was before ten o’clock that he came back. 他是在10点前回来的。
再比较：
It is autumn when leaves fall. 当树叶落的时候就是秋天了。
It is in autumn that leaves fall. 树在秋天落叶。
另外，下面的句子也不是强调句型：
It was more than a year now since he had en her.
宋应星的著作是什么二、受疑问句式的影响将强调句型误判为非强调句型。如：
香辣螃蟹When was it that the general manager left for Japan?
Who was it that saved the drowning girl?
What is it that his daughter needs most?
