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【高考it大盘点】
1. Was it during the Second World War_____ he died? (NMET1988)
    A. that B. while C. in which D. then
2. Is _____necessary to complete the design before National Day? (NMET1989)
    A. this B. that C. it D. he
3. I don’t think _____possible to master a foreign language without much memory work. (NMET1990)
    A. this B. that C. its D. it
4. Does _____matter if he can’t finish the job on time? (NMET1991)
    A. this   B. that   C. he    D. it
5. It was not _____she took off her dark glasses_____ I realized she was a famous film star. (NMET1992)
    A. when; that   B. until; that   C. until; when   D. when; then
6. It worried her a bit _____her hair was turning grey. (NMET1992)
    A. what       B. that       C. if           D. for
7. I was disappointed with the film. I had expected _____ to be much better. (NMET1993)
    A. that B. this C. one D. it
8. Tom’s mother kept telling him that he should work harder, but _____didn’t help.（MET1993）
    A. he B. which C. she         D. it
9. It was not until 1920 _____ regular radio broadcasts began. (NMET1994)
    A. while　　　 B. which　　　　 C. that　　　　 D. since　
10. _____is a fact that English is being accepted as an international language. (NMET1994)
    A. There       B. This       C. That        D. It
11. It was about 600 years ago _____the first clock with a face and an hour hand was made.
(NMET1997)
   A. that        B. until       C. before      D. when
12. I hate _____when people talk with their mouths full. (NMET1998)
     A. it         B. that       C. these      D. them
13. It was only when I reread his poems recently _____I began to appreciate their beauty. (NMET1998)
     A. until        B. that       C. then        D. so
14. It was _____he said _____disappointed me. (NMET1999)
     A. what … that B. that … that C. what … what D. that … what
15. It was how the young man had learned five foreign languages _____attracted the audience’s、
interest. (2000上海春季高考)
     A. so that    B. that        C. what          D. in which
16. It is the ability to do the job _____ matters not where you come from or what you are. (NMET2000)
     A. one B. that C. what D. it
17. Someone is ringing the doorbell. Go and see _____. （2000上海高考）
     A. who is he B. who he is        C. who is it      D. who it is
18. The news that they failed their driving test discouraged him, _____? ( 2000上海高考)
     A. did they B. didn't they C. did it D. didn't it
19. In fact _____is a hard job for the police to keep order in an important football match. (2001上海高考)
     A. this       B. that            C. there            D. it
20. It was for this reason _____her uncle moved out of New York and settled down in a small
village. (2001上海春季高考)
     A. which B. why C. that D. how
21. The Parkers bought a new house but _____ will need a lot of work before they can move in. (NMET2001)
     A. they B. it C. on D. which
22. —He was nearly drowned once.
     —When was _____ ?
     —_____ was in 1998 when he was in middle school. (NMET2002北京春季)
     A. that; It       B. this; This       C. this; It        D. that; This
23. It was because of bad weather _____the football match had to be put off. (2003上海春季高考)
     A. so B. so that C. why D. that
24. It is pretty well understood_____controls the flow of carbon dioxide in and out the
atmosphere today. (2003上海高考)
    A. that B. when C. what D. how
25. It is these poisonous products_____can cause the symptoms of the flu, such as headache and
aching muscles. (2003上海高考)
     A. who B. that C. how D. what
26. It was_____back home after the experiment. (NMET2004湖北)
     A. not until midnight did he go 　　 B. until midnight that he didn’t go
     C. not until midnight that he went 　　 D. until midnight when he didn’t go
27. It was with great joy _____ he received the news that his lost daughter had been found. (NMET2004福建)
     A. because B. which C. since D. that
28. Why! I have nothing to confess. _____ you want me to say? (2004上海高考)
     A. What is it that 　　B. What it is that 　　C. How is it that 　　D. How it is that
29. The foreign minister said, “_____ our hope that the two sides will work towards peace.” (NMET2004北京)
     A. This is B. There is C. That is D. It is
30. I like _____ in the autumn when the weather is clear and bright. (NMET2004)
     A. this B. that C. it D. one
31. —Do you like _____ here?
     —Oh, yes. The air, the weather, the way of life. Everything is so nice. (NMET2004)
     A. this B. these C. that D. it

【答案与解析】
1. A。强调结构，被强调的部分是时间状语during the Second World War。
2. C。it作形式主语，真正宾语是不定式to complete the design before National Day。
3. D。it作形式宾语，真正宾语是不定式to master a foreign language without much memory work。
4. D。It matters…/ It doesn’t matter…/ Does it matter…?是固定用法，后可接wh-从句、if从句或动名词。如：(NMET2004广东) I have always been honest and straightforward, and it doesn’t matter who it is I’m talking to.
5.Ｂ。强调not…until…（直到…才…）引导的时间状语或时间状语从句时，其结构是It is not until…+ that…。
6. B。it作形式主语，真正的主语是其后面的that引导的主语从句。
7. D。it指代名词the film。
8. D。并列连词but把两个独立分句连接成并列句。it指代第一个分句，去掉but，可以用which引导非限定性定语从句，指代前文整个句子。
9. C。强调not…until…（直到…才…）引导的时间状语或时间状语从句时，其结构是It is not until…+ that…。
10. D。it作形式主语，真正的主语是其后面的that引导的主语从句。
11. A。强调结构，被强调的部分是时间状语about 600 years ago。
12. A。it指代下文的这种情况，即when people talk with their mouths full。
13. B。强调结构，被强调的部分是时间状语从句only when I reread his poems recently。
14. A。强调结构，被强调的部分是主语从句what he said（因主语从句中缺少主语，用what引导）。
15. B。强调结构，被强调的部分是主语从句how the young man had learned five foreign languages。
16. B。强调结构，被强调的部分是主语the ability to do the job。该句译作：重要的是你做这件工作的能力，而不是你来自什么地方，或是你是什么身份。
17. D。当提到的那个人在我们心中不清楚是男或是女时，可用it指代（例如这里someone）。
18. D。附加疑问句中用it指代不可数名词the news。
19. D。it为形式主语，真正的主语是其后面的动词不定式复合结构for the police to keep order in an important football match。
20. C。强调结构，被强调的部分是介词短语for this reason。
21. B。it指代“买房后的情况（the situation not mentioned but understood by the speaker and the hearer）”。该句译作：帕克夫妇买了一所新房子，但在迁入之前需要做大量的工作。
22. A。第一个空用that，指代发生在过去的“溺水（drowned）”一事；第二个空it构成强调结构：It was in 1998 when he was in middle school (that he was nearly drowned.)。
23. D。强调结构，被强调的部分是介词短语because of bad weather（作状语）。
24. C。it为形式主语，真正的主语是其后面的what引导的主语从句（因主语从句中缺少主语，用what引导）。
25. B。强调结构，被强调的部分是名词these poisonous products（作主语）。
26. C。强调not…until…（直到…才…）引导的时间状语或时间状语从句时，其结构是It is not until…+ that…。
27. D。强调结构，被强调的部分是介词短语with great joy（作状语）。
28. A。强调结构的特殊疑问句，被强调的部分是疑问词what（作动词say的宾语）。
29. D。it作形式主语，真正的主语是其后面的that引导的主语从句。
30. D。英语中like, love, hate, dislike等动词后面不能直接带宾语从句，通常在这些动词后面加it, 然后带相应的从句。
31. D。it的特殊用法，常用在口语或非正式文体中。这里指代下文中的The air, the weather, the way of life。