where定语从句修饰抽象名词的用法 1

where定语从句修饰抽象名词的用法1.—Wheredidyougettoknowher?—Itwasonthefarm___D___weworked.(山东卷)A.thatB.thereC.whichD.where2.Somepre-schoolchildrengotoaday-carecenter,___D___theylearnsimplegamesandsongs.(全国I)A.thenB.thereC.whileD.where3.Thosesuccessfuldeafdancersthinkthatdancingisanactivity___D___sightmattersmorethanhearing.(天津卷)A.whenB.whoseC.whichD.where4.Today,we’lldiscussanumberofcases___D___beginnersofEnglishfailtousethelanguageproperly.(陕西卷)A.whichB.asC.whyD.where5.Aftergraduationshereachedapointinhercareer___D___shehadtodecidewhattodo.(江西卷)A.thatB.whatC.whichD.where以上5道题的答案分别是DDDDD，其中前面两道比较容易，因为它们符合“where引导的定语从句用于修饰表示地点的名词”这一基本用法。但是，后面3道题则有所不同，因为它们修饰的名词不是具体的地点名词，而是一个抽象名词，即分别是activity,case,point，state，stage,situation，等意指“情况、情形、形势”时，引导词常用where或介词＋which。如：We'rejusttryingtoreachapoint____bothsideswillsitdowntogetherandtalk.（06山东26.）A.whereB.thatC.whenD.which由于一般的语法书对这一问题很少涉及，所以许多考生对这类考题比较生疏。为帮助同学们熟悉这一语言现象，正确掌握这一知识点，本文拟对where定语从句修饰抽象名词的用法作一归纳。Canyouthinkoutasituationwherethiswordcanbeused?Herillnesshasdevelopedtothepointwherenobodycancureher.一、where定语从句修饰抽象名词pointYoureachapointwheremedicinecan’thelp.你已到了药物无法治疗的地步。Thecrisishasreachedapointwherethereceiverwillhavetobecalledin.危机已达到非把破产管理人叫来不可的地步。Wehavereachedapointwhereachangeisneeded.我们到了必须改一改的地步。注：有时point也可以是具体的地点：LetthepointwhereABcutsCDbecalledE.设AB线与CD线的相交点为E。TheaccidenthappenedatthepointwheretheA15joinstheM1.事故发生在A15与M1交叉的十字路口。二、where定语从句修饰抽象名词caseTherearecaseswheretheword“mighty”isusedasanadverb.在一些情况下，mighty一词可用作副词。Today,we’lldiscussanumberofcaseswherebeginnersofEnglishfailtousethelanguageproperly.今天，我们将讨论一些英语初学者对英语使用不当的问题。三、where定语从句修饰抽象名词activityThosesuccessfuldeafdancersthinkthatdancingisanactivitywheresightmattersmorethanhearing.那些失聪的成功舞蹈演员们认为，舞蹈是一种让人看胜过让人听的活动。四、where定语从句修饰抽象名词situationHegotintoasituationwhereitishardtodecidewhatisrightandwrong.他陷入一种难以分辨是非的局面。Ifyourisksomethingimportant,youcauseittobeinadangeroussituationwhereyoumightloseit.你如果拿重要的东西去冒险，那你就是将它置于一种可能会失去它的危险境地。五、where定语从句修饰抽象名词positionIt’sputmeinapositionwhereIcan’taffordtotakethejob.这使我陷入一种不能接受此工作的境地。六、where定语从句修饰抽象名词jobShewantsajobwherehermanagementskillscanbeputtogooduse.她想找一份能将她的管理技能派上用场的工作。Idon’twantajobwhereI’mchainedtoadeskallday.我不想找一份整天坐在办公桌前的工作。(from)【模拟训练】01.We’rejusttryingtoreachapoint_______bothsideswillsitdowntogetherandtalk.A.whereB.thatC.whenD.which02.Shehadgottothepoint______shefeltthatshecouldnottakeanymore.A.whatB.whenC.whereD.which03.Thetreatmentwillcontinueuntilthepatientreachesthepoint______hecanwalkcorrectlyandsafely.A.whenB.whereC.whichD.that04.Itwassoconfusingthateventuallyitgottothepoint______nooneknewwhatwasgoingon.A.whenB.thatC.whichD.where05.Idon’twantajob______I’mchainedtoadeskforeighthoursaday.A.whichB.whereC.whatD.when06.Drink-drivingisonecase______severepunishmentseemstoworkasadeterrent.A.thatB.whichC.whenD.where07.Laterinthischaptercaseswillbeintroducedtoreaders_______consumercomplainshaveresultedinchangesinthelaw.（2008江西）A.whereB.whenC.whoD.{A此题是由where引导的限制性定语从句，先行词为cases，此句意思是“在这一章节，消费者的抱怨产生的法律上的变化的这一案例及情况将被介绍给读者”。}【参考答案】01—06ACBDBDfromwhere引导的定语从句1、Soonaftergettingoffhishorse,thecaptainappearedatthesecondstoreywindows,fromwherehecouldseenothingbuttrees.下马不久，上尉就出现在二楼的窗口了。他从那里除了树木什么也没看到。(引导定语从句)划线部分相当于…,andfromatthewindows…不可变为fromwhich…，可用where，但不如用fromwhere更具体。2、Sheclimbeduptothetopofthehill,fromwhereshecouldhaveagoodviewofthewholetown.她登上山顶，从那里她可以一览全城风光。（引导定语从句）划线部分相当于…,andfromonthetopofthehill或fromonthetopofwhich…,不可变为fromwhich，也可直接用where引导，但语义较为含糊，不如用fromwhere更加生动、形象、具体。3、Wewentuptotheroof,fromwherewehadagoodviewoftheprocession.我们爬到屋顶，在那儿我们可以一览整个行进队伍。（引导定语从句）划线部分可理解为andfromonthetopoftheroof或fromonthetopofwhich，用fromwhich是不对的，直接用where仍显不具体，不形象。4、Chinaisthebirthplaceofkites,fromwherekiteflyingspreadtoJapan,Korea,ThailandandIndia.中国是风筝的故乡，在那里风筝传到日本、朝鲜、泰国和印度。这里from正与下文的spreadto构成一个整体，可理解为fromnear/aroundthisplace，如若把fromwhere换为where显然是讲不通的，改成fromwhich,能够讲得通，但不太符合英语习惯。5、ThecarstoppedsuddenlyonlyafewinchesfromwhereIstood.那辆小汽车就在我站的地方仅几英寸处忽然停下了。（引导状语从句）这里的划线部分中where引导的是宾语从句，与from一起作地点状语从句。