英语定语从句实例及练习题

 

一、定语从句实例

 

1、由that引导的定语从句

The comrade that（who）is speaking at the meeting is an advanced worker. (正在会上讲话的那个同志是个先进工人。)
Is this the doctor that（whom） you talked about yesterday？(这就是你们昨天谈论的那位医生吗？)
The letter that（which）I received yesterday was from my father. (昨天我收到的信是我父亲寄来的。)
This is the article written by him that I spoke to you about. ( 这就是我跟你谈起过的他写的文章。)

 

2、由who，whom和whose引导的定语从句

This is the thief who stole my bike. (这就是偷我自行车的那个贼。)
He is the boy whom you wanted to find. (他就是你想要找的那个男孩。)
The girl whose mother is a doctor is waiting for you outside. (妈妈是个医生的那个女孩在外面等你。)
Is there anyone here who will go with you? (有人愿和你一起去吗？)
He was the only person in this country who was invited. (他是唯一的在这个国家被邀请的人。)

 

3、由which引导的定语从句

The book which Mum bought me last week is called “Red Star Over China”. (妈妈上周买给我的那本书名叫《西行漫记》。)
The house which Lu Xun once lived in is now the Lu Xun Museum. (鲁迅曾经住过的那所房子现在是鲁迅博物馆。)

 

4、由where，when和why引导的定语从句

I will never forget the day when I joined the League. (我永远忘不了我入团的那一天。)
He will go back to the school where he studied next week. (下周他要回到他曾经学习过的学校。)
I don't know the reason why he quarreled with Zhang Lin. (我不知道他同张琳吵架的原因。)
We stood at the top of the hill, from where we can see the town.

 

5、as 也可引导一个定语从句。

The elephant’s nose is like a snake, as anybody can see.
As is expected, the England team won the football match.
The earth runs around the sun, as is known by everyone.

二、回答问题

 

1、找出关联词，说说它们分别修饰什么类型的词？人还是物？
This is the detective who came from London.
The book which I am reading is written by Tomas Hardy.
The desk whose leg is broken is very old.
This is the room that Shakespeare was born in.

 

2、下列从句中只能用that关联词，你发现有什么规律吗？
Is there anything that you want to explain?
In 1898 they declared that they believed there was something in nature which gave out radiation.
This is the only reason that I can say.
This is the first step that can be taken.
It is the best one that you may choose.
Who is the man that is standing by the door?
Which of the two cows that you keep produces more milk?
John and his dog that were here a moment ago disappear now.

 

3、下列从句中只能用which关联词，你发现有什么特点？
He studies hard at school when he was young, which leads to his success in his later life .
I gave him a New Year card ,which he enjoyed very much.
My house, which I bought last year, has got a lovely garden.
This novel, which I have read three times, is very touching.
He seems not to have grasped what I meant, which greatly upsets me.
Liquid water changes to vapor, which is called evaporation.

 

4、在下列情况下,引导从句的关联词that可以省略。为什么？
She is all (that) a teacher should be. 
I'm not the fool(that) you thought me.
He is the nicest teacher (that) the students consider him in their school.
The reason (why/that) he failed was his laziness.
That is the reason (why/that) I did it.
The way(in which/ that) these comrades look at problems is wrong.
That was the way(in which / that) she worked the problem out.

 

三、选择填空

1. You've made the same mistake　　　 you made last time. 　

A. as　　　 B. like　　　 C. which　　　 D. that

2. It is not such an interesting magazine 　　　　　I thought.　

A. as　　　 B. that　　　  C. which　　　 D.／

3. 　　　 　you know, he is a famous musician.　

A. As　　　 B. which　　　 C. That　　　 D.／

4. Mr Zhou, 　　　　　native language was Chinese, could read and write several foreign languages.
A. whose　　　 B. his　　　   C. which　　　 D. that

5. I took my friend to the Summer Palace,　　　 　we had some photos taken.　

A. where　　　  B. which　　　 C. that　　　  D.／

6. Do you remember the day 　　your sister was graduated as a Master of Arts?　

A. which　           B. on which　       C. about which　　  　 D.／

7. The bus,　　　 　was already full, was surrounded by an angry crowd.
　 A. which of most　 　　B. most of which　   C. which of the most　  D. most of that

8. We all remember the days 　　we studied together at school.　

A. which　   B. that　       C. when   　 D.／

9. Do you know the reason 　　　　　he didn't come?　

A. that　　　 B. which　　　 C. for　　　 D. why

0. He is the only one of the three 　　　got the new idea.　

A. who have　  　B. whom have  　C. who has　 　    D. whose had

11. I'm one of the students 　　well in English in my class.　

A. who does　　　 B. who do　　　 C. which does　　　 D. who did

12．- Have you read the books?

- Yes, I’ve read all the books _____ you gave me.

A. which    B. what    C. that       D. who

13. This is the very place _____ the anti-Japanese soldiers fought over sixty years ago.

A. that      B. which   C. where     D. there

14. That young girl is not the one _____ she used to be.

A. that       B. who          C. whom       D. what

15. He has four dogs, the biggest _____ is called Wang Wang.

A. that       B. about which    C. of which     D. which

16. The old lady had one son and two daughters, _____ treated her well, ____ made her very sad.

A. all of them; which         B. none of whom; which

C. both of whom; which      D. neither of whom; that

17. The hard-working farmers and their happy life_____ we saw in the countryside made a wonderful impression on us.

A. whom   B. who    C. which   D. /

18. The young fellow standing under the tree, ____ is good at English, is from Beijing.

A. who     B. which   C. when   D. that

19. We visited the factory _____ makes toys for children.

A. where   B. which   C. in which   D. at which

20. They said that the host had enough glasses for each guest, _____ were handed down from his grandfather.

A. who     B. that     C. which      D. whose