强调结构(It is / was + 被强调部分 + that / who...)由于其实用性强、易与其它句型结合、创新力度大而受到命题者的青睐。本文结合高考试题,对强调结构的易考点进行归纳,希望能帮助同学们攻克这一语法现象。

　　一、 考查强调结构的基本形式

　　强调结构的基本形式是“It is / was + 被强调部分 + that / who...”,可以用来强调主语、宾语、状语等,一般不能强调谓语动词。

　　[原题再现]

　　It is the ability to do the job ________ matters, not where you come from or what you are.

　　A. one B. that C. what D. it

　　答案: B

　　二、 考查一般疑问句的强调结构

　　一般疑问句的强调结构句型为:Is / Was it + 被强调部分 + that / who...?

　　[原题再现]

　　Was ________ that I saw last night at the concert?

　　A. it you B. not you C. you D. yourself

　　答案: A

　　三、考查特殊疑问句的强调结构

　　特殊疑问句的强调结构句型为:特殊疑问词( Who / What / When / Where / Why / How...)+is / was it that...?例如:

　　Why was it that Li Lei came late again?

　　这类强调结构置于从句中时应使用陈述语序:

　　The question is who it is that we can trust.

　　[原题再现]

　　I have always been honest and straight-forward, and it doesn’t matter ________ I’m talking to.

　　A. who is itB. who it is C. it is who D. it is whom

　　答案: B

　　四、 考查对not...until...句式的强调

　　对not...until...句式的强调有固定的句型,即It is / was not until...that...。

　　[原题再现]

　　It was not ________ she took off her dark glasses ________ I realized she was a famous film star.

　　A. when; that B. until; that C. until; when D. when; then

　　答案:B

　　五、 考查强调句型的反意疑问句及回答

　　强调句型的反意疑问句及回答应与It is / was... that...结构保持一致。

　　[原题再现]

　　— Wasn’t it Dr. Wang who spoke to you just now?

　　— ________.

　　A. I didn’t know he was B. Yes, it was C. No, he wasn’tD. Yes, he did

　　答案:B

　　六、考查强调结构与其它相似结构的区别

　　强调结构与其它含有it 的结构非常相似,很容易混淆。区别的办法是去掉 It is / was... that ...结构后,句子依然成立的是强调结构。

　　[原题再现]

　　It was evening ________ we reached the little town of Winchester.

　　A. that B. until C. sinceD. before

　　答案: D

　　(文/籍万杰；英语辅导报高三年级版2004-2005学年第19期；版权归英语辅导报社所有，独家网络合作伙伴新浪教育，未经许可，不得以任何形式进行转载。)