定语从句是高中英语学习的重要语法项目之一，也是历年高考的热点。改变句子的正常语序或和其他语法项目结合在一起就增加了难度，为了提高同学们的应变能力， 现对定语从句的一些常见难点归纳和总结如下：

　　一、疑问句中考查定语从句

　　1. Is this the farm _____ you visited last week?

　　 A. where 　　B. the one 　　C. on which 　　D. /

　　2. Is this farm _____ you visited last week?

　　 A. which 　　B. where 　　C. the one 　　D. /

　　3. Was it in the shop _____ sold children’s clothing that you lost your wallet?

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

　　【解析】正确答案：1.D 2.C 3.C 。命题人经常利用疑问句的特殊结构来干扰学生的正确选择。遇到这类定语从句时，最好的办法是先把疑问句还原成陈述句，然后判断谁是先行词，再看关系词在定语从句中所充当的成分，最后确定正确答案。

　　二、倒装句中考查定语从句

　　4. We came to a place, _____stood a big tower.

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

　　5. They finally came to a white house, _____sat a small boy.

　　 A. in front of which 　　B. which 　　C. where 　　D. in front of that

　　【解析】正确答案：4.D 5.A 。为了保持句子平衡，上面两个句子都用了倒装语序。倒装的使用使定语从句的结构变得较为特殊，因此对于使用倒装语序的定语从句，我们应先把倒装句还原成正常语序，这样句子结构就比较清晰了。

　　 三、 考查介词提前的情况

　　6. They gave a medal to Tom, _____ achievements we were very proud.

　　 A. whose 　　B. of whose 　　C. of whom 　　D. who

　　7. They stayed with us three weeks, _____ time they drank all the wine I had.

　　 A. whose 　　B. which　　 C. during which 　　D. when

　　8. Lincoln, _____ life was once hard, we elected President of America.

　　 A. for whom 　　B. who　　 C. to whom 　　D. /

　　【解析】正确答案：6.B 7.C 8.A 。介词提前的情况有很多种，比较常见的有：介词＋which/ whom；介词＋whose＋名词；the＋名词＋介词＋which/ whom和介词＋which time等。先找到先行词，然后把介词结构还原是做题的关键。

　　 四、 识别固定搭配中名词或代词后的定语从句

　　9. The second is connected with the use _____the body makes of food.

　　 A. of which 　　B. where 　　C. to do 　　D. that

　　10. Why can’t you realize the part _____ they have played in our life?

　　 A. which 　　B. on which 　　C. when 　　D. where

　　11. Thank you for the difficulty _____you have had painting the house.

　　A. when 　　B. / 　　C. why　　 D. where

　　【解析】正确答案：9.D 10.A 11.B 。一些词组和搭配被拆开后，句子的含义就变得难以理解。首先把拆开的词组复原是理解此类定语从句的关键。上述句子中包含有一下词组：make use of, play a part(of), have difficulty (in)doing something.

　　五、添加插入语或状语

　　12. The scientist has made another discovery, _____ I believe is of great importance.

　　 A. that 　　B. / 　　C. which 　　D. why

　　13. He believes in himself, _____, in my opinion, makes him what he is now.

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

　　14. Is there anyone around the factory _____ knows how to operate the computer?

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

　　【解析】正确答案：12.C 13.D 14.A 。这类句子主要利用插入语或状语的添加来增加试题的难度。常见的插入语有：I think (suppose, expect, believe, imagine), in my personal opinion, to tell you the truth等。做这类题目时，最佳的办法是删去插入语或状语，这样句子的主干部分就一目了然。

　　六、插入非谓语动词

　　15. Is this the man _____ you want to have _____ the radio for me?

　　 A. who; repaired 　　B. that; repaired 　　C. whom; repairing　　 D. that; repair

　　16. The managers discussed the plan _____ they would like to see _____ the next year.

　　 A. that; carried out 　　B. who; carried out 　　C. which; carry out 　　D. that; carrying out

　　17. She was much disappointed to see the beautiful cloth _____she had made _____ with lots of spots.

　　 A. which; cover 　　B. that; covered 　　C. /; covering 　　D. where; covering

　　【解析】正确答案：15.D 16.A 17.B 。非谓语动词是英语中难度较大的语法项目之一，因而在定语从句中添加非谓语动词就成了学生最易失分的题目。对付这类题目最有效的办法就是句子还原。如：我们可以把上述几个句子的定语从句进行还原，还原后的句子应是：15. You want to have the man repair the radio for me. 16. They would like to see the plan carried out the next year. 17. She had made the beautiful cloth which was covered with lots of spots.