考研英语之语法练习题(含详细题释).doc

定语从句练习题 1. The settlers were unprepared for the long and patient toil ____ the soil would be made to yield crops. [A] by which alone [B] so that [C] because [D] though 2. Most electronic devices of this kind, ____manufactured for such purposes, are tightly packed. [A] that are [B] as are [C] which is [D] it is 3. The commentator must know the value of silence and how to use it at those moments ____ the pictures speak for themselves. [A] if [B] when [C] which [D] as 4. Children are likely to have less supervision at home ____ was common in the traditional family structure. [A] than [B] that [C] which [D] as 5. The Social Security Retirement Program is made up of two trust funds, ____ could go penniless by next year. [A] the larger one [B] the larger of which [C] the largest one [D] the largest of which 6. Living in the central Australian desert has its problems, ____ obtaining water is not the least. [A] of which [B] for what [C] as [D] whose 7. There ought to be less anxiety over the perceived risk of getting cancer than ____ in the public mind today. [A] exists [B] exist [C] existing [D] existed 8. The professor can hardly find sufficient grounds ____ his argument in favor of the new theory. [A] which to base on [B] on which to base [C] to base on which [D] which to be based on 9. ____ is generally accepted, economical growth is determined by the smooth development of production. [A] What [B] That [C] It [D] As 10. No one would have time to read or listen to an account of everything ____ going on in the world. [A] it is [B] as is [C] there is [D] what is 11. I’ve kept up a friendship with a girl whom I was at school ____ twenty years ago. [A] about [B] since [C] till [D] with 12. He studied hard at school when he was young, ____ contributes to his success in later life. [A] which [B] therefore [C] who [D] so that 13. The minister was the person __