准确地选出答案的方法。例如：

1. On my desk is a photo that my father took of ______ when I was a baby. (2010四川)

A. him B. his C. me D. mine

2. The traffic rule says young children under the age of four and ______ less than 40 pounds must be in a

child safety seat. (2010浙江)A. being weighed B. to weigh C. weighed D. weighing

3. It never occurred to me ______ you could succeed in persuading him to change his mind. (2010陕西)

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

六、配平法

单项填空题因设空而挖出了句子的某些部分，从而使题干句子的成分残缺不全。我们可以通过分析句

子所缺的成分，从所给的选项中选出能补全句子的选项。该方法尤其适用于疑问词的选择、从句的连接词

的选用以及动词的搭配等。例如：

1. We haven’t discussed yet ______ we are going to place our new furniture. (2010全国I)

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

2. ______ some people regard as a drawback is seen as a plus by many others. (2010北京)

A. Whether B. What C. That D. How

3. — I prefer shutting myself in and listening to music all day on Sundays.

— That’s ______ I don’t agree. You should have a more active life. (2010江苏)

A. where B. how C. when D. what

4. One reason for her preference for city life is ______ she can have easy access to places like shops and

restaurants. (2010上海) A. that B. how C. what D. why

七、标点符号分析法

标点虽小，但在有些试题中却是关键信息点。例如：

The retired man donated most of his savings to the school damaged by the earthquake in Yushu, ______ the

students to return to their classrooms. (2010江苏)

A. enabling B. having enabled C. to enable D. to have enabled

练习一

1. —Do you like an apple pie or a chocolate cake?

—______ will do. It doesn’t make any difference to me.

A. Either B. Neither C. All D. Any

2. He’s got himself into a dangerous situation ______ he is likely to lose control over the car.

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

3. With more grasslands being destroyed, huge quantities of good earth ______ each year.

A. is blowing away B. is being blown away C. are blowing away D. are being blown away

4. —Have you finished your homework, Robin?

—No. I ______ my mother with the housework all day.

A. have been helping B. had helped C. had been helpingD. am helping

5. With so much work ______ my mind, I can’t spare any time for a vacation at the moment.

A. to fill B. filled C. filling D. being filled

6. It was such a difficult math problem ______ none of us could work it out within half an hour.

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

7. —Can you help me with my English?

—I would like to, but it’s ______ my ability because I know little English!

A. over B. above C. off D. beyond

8. —How long are you staying in London? —I don’t know. ______.

A. That’s OK B. It depends C. No problem D. It doesn’t matter

9. Before liberation few people in my hometown had ______ to education.

A. access B. approach C. attitude D. attraction

10. —What do you think of the film that you saw last night?