C. No matter how D. As soon as (2009年烟台市)

5. ______ Switzerland is very small, ______ it is the land of watch and it is very rich.

A. Though；but B. Because；so C. Because；/ D. Though；/ (2009年孝感市)

[点拨平台]1.A。考查由though引导的状语从句。句意：虽然他们不会成功，但他们将尽最大的努力。根据句意可知，唯有选项A符合题意。2.D。考查由although引导的状语从句。选项A和B表示“条件”关系，选项C表示“因果”关系，选项D表示“让步”关系。句意：虽然汉堡包是垃圾食品，但许多孩子喜欢。唯有选项D符合句意。3.B。考查由even though引导的状语从句。此处表示让步关系，应使用even though，故选B项。4.C。考查由no matter how引导的状语从句。句意：无论你的驾驶技术多么高明，你都必须小心驾驶。no matter where意为“无论哪里”；in order that意为“为了……”；as soon as意为“一……就……”；no matter how意为“无论多么”。根据题意可知，选项C为正确答案。5.D。考查连词though是否可与but连用。在英语中，though与but，

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because和so不能同时出现在一个句子之中。由此可排除选项A和B。根据句意可知选项D符合题意。 四、对原因状语从句的考查分析。 1.--Did you call Sara back?

--I didn't need to, ______ we'll have a meeting together tonight.

A. though B. unless C. because D. if (2009年安徽省)

2.--Did you return Helen's call?

--I didn't need to, ______ I'll see her tomorrow.

A. though B. unless C. when D. because (2009年苏州市)

3.--Did you give Dick a call?

--I didn't need to, ______ I'll see him soon.

A. when B. though C. until D. because

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(2009年无锡市)

4.Now many parents send their children to foreign countries, ______ they want them to get a better education. A. until B. though C. because D.till (2009年太原市)

[点拨平台]1-4小题的答案均为because。而1-3小题所设置的题干基本相同，所考查的内容也完全一样。 五、对地点状语从句的考查分析。 --What should I do here?

--Just put all the things ______ they were.

A. where B. when C. whose D. which (2009年武汉市)

[点拨平台]A。句意：把所有的东西放在它们原来的地方。where表示地点，可用来引导地点状语从句。其余几个选项均不合题意。

六、对结果状语从句的考查分析。

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The film Kung Fu Panda is ______ interesting ______ I would like to see it again.

A. such；that B. too；to C. as；as D. so；that (2009年广东省)

[点拨平台]1.such修饰名词，而interesting是形容词，故予以排除；在too…to结构中，to是动词不定式符号，后面接动词原形；as…as结构表示同级比较，在此不合题意；so…that意为“如此……以至”，引导结果状语从句。根据句意可知，应选择D项。

七、对时间状语从句和条件状语从句中时态的考查分析。 1.If it ______ tomorrow, we will stay at home. We won't go to the museum.

A. rain B. rains C. will rain D. rained (2009年广东省)

2.If you ______ carefully, you ______ the report well. A. will listen；will be understand

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