11.It was about 600 years ago__________the first clock with a face and an hour hand was made.
A.that B.until C.before D.when(NMET97)
12.It was only when I read his poems recently__________I began to appreciate their beaut

1.__________she is young,she knows quite a lot.
A.When B.However C.Although D.Unless(MET91)
2.__________the day went on,the weather got worse.
A.With B.Since C.While D.As(MET90)

9.If we work with a strong will,we can overcome any difficulty,__________great it is.
A.what B.how C.however D.whatever(NMET95)
10.__________,Mother will wait for him to have dinner together.
A.However late is he B.However he is late

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2002年上海市普通高等学校春季招生考试英语试卷第36小题
It ____ long before we ____ the result of the experiment．
A．will not be；will know
B．is；will know
C．will not be；knowD．is；know
这是一道考查It will

1.Can you tell me__________.
A.who is that gentleman B.that gentleman is who
C.who that gentleman is D.whom is that gentleman(NMET95)
2.__________leaves the room last ought to turn off the lights.

8.No one can be sure__________in a million years.
A.what man will look like B.what will man look like
C.man will look like what D.what look will man like(MET91)
9.He asked__________for the

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研读近十年高考英语阅读理解题，不难发现，篇幅长，信息量大，知识覆盖面广，并且，掺杂了大量的长句、难句，有许多句子直接涉及到考题，学生尽管认识单词，但由于长、难句的语法结构复杂，学生不易抓准主句，从而导致似懂非懂，容易丢分。现将近年高考英语中出现的部分长、难句，分析其句子成分，进而翻译，理解，清除阅读理解中的障碍。
一、找准主句。其关键是看在主谓结构前有没有连词以及结构中是否有关系代词或关系副词。若有，即为从句；若无，即为主句。

6.__________food you've cooked!
A.How a nice B.What a nice C.How nice D.What nice(MET91)
7.Oh,John.__________you gave us!
A.How a pleasant surprise B.How pleasant surprise
C.What a pleasant surprise D.What plea

1.We must get up early tomorrow,__________we'll miss the first bus to the Great Wall.
A.so B.or C.but D.however(MET89)
2.-I don't like chicken__________fish.
-I don't like chicken,________

阅读理解主要考查考生读题、审题和解题能力。今年高考英语阅读理解试题命题和往年相比有下列特点：
一、读题重难句理解
2003年高考英语阅读理解原材料的选择非常考究，十分注重借助复杂语境考查考生语言基础知识综合运用能力，所选五篇阅读材料均有大量复杂单句和复杂复合句，单句采用非谓语动词、独立主格结构等高级语法，复合句采用多种从句叠现的复杂句型，来增强句子结构的复杂性和语境理解难度。
（一）利用句子成分分析法理解难单

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27.1 Cause and Effect

情景作文Situational Composition