名词从句包括主语从句、宾语从句、表语从句和同位语从句等。

翻译以下句子，使用名词从句

1. 学生们对数学的兴趣不如对物理的兴趣，这是显而易见的。
2. 科学家们认为落叶有助于一些树木在冬天保存水分。
3. 事实是我们输了这场比赛。
4. 我们赢得比赛的消息令人兴奋。

That the students are less interested in maths than in physics is obvious. （名词从句之主语从句）
Scientists think that losing leaves helps some trees to conserve water in the winter.（名词从句之宾语从句）
The fact is that we have lost the game.（名词从句之表语从句）
The news that we won the game is exciting.（名词从句之同位语从句）

三类连接词1 三类连接词2

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A. 特殊变形：同位语从句有点远

8. Word has come ________ in some western countries, demand for graduates majoring in MBA has fallen down.

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

Rumor has it that the boss is using the company profits to pay off his own gambling debts.

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B. 短语不认识，影响做题

10. I think mother would like to know ________ I' ve been up to so far, so I decide to send her a quick note.

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

be up to (something)

• To be currently doing or involved in something.

  1. Hey, Bill? What are you up to right now? I could use a hand with something.
  2. I haven't really been up to much lately.

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C. 区分Whoever, whichever 和 whatever

Whoever, whichever 和 whatever 表示“ 任何…… 的 人”“ 不管 是 哪个……”“ 任何…… 的 东西”。

• Whoever（= Anyone who） respects others will be respected．
• Give it to whoever（ = anyone who） likes it．
• Give it to whomever（= anyone whom） you like．
• He bought whatever（= anything that） interested him．
• Whichever（= Any one of these that） you like will belong to you．

Her parents promised her a new car if she passed her exams.
I've promised myself a long bath when I get through all this work.

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

7. As many as five courses are provided, and you are free to choose whichever suits you best.

15. In order to encourage the students to study hard, the school decides to give the scholarship to whoever wins the first prize in the exam.

16. He was such a great hero that whatever he did, even his way of walking, was imitated by many young people.

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D. 区分Who, Whom和Whose

• I once met this man, who（= and he） told me a strange story．
• At the party there was John, whom I had not seen for years（= and I had not seen him for years）.
• First came Tom, whom few of us had expected（= but few of us had expected him）.
• He did not invite Tom, whom he disliked（= for he disliked him）.
• I praised Tom, whose（= and his） mother was quite delighted.
• They blamed John, whose（= but his） fault was really slight．

22. What is known to us all is that the old scientist, for whom life was hard in the past, still works very hard in his eighties.

可以改写成

What is known to us all is that the old scientist, whose life was hard in the past, still works very hard in his eighties.

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完整答案：

一、单项选择

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