高考英语状语从句50大核心考点（6）

【考点5】since两大语义四大考点     

【考例】

1. —Have you known Dr. Jackson for a long time?（全国I卷08-27）

   —Yes, since she ______ the Chinese Society.

   A. has joined    B.joins      

C. had joined          D. joined

2.That was really a splendid evening. It's years __ I enjoyed myself so much.  (安徽卷05-29)

  A. when B. that C. before D. since 

3、('93)--What was theparty like?
   --Wonderful. It's years _______ I enjoyed myself so much.
   A. after B. before C. when D. since

4、('88)They asked me to have a drink with them. I said that it was at least ten
years since I ________ a good dink.
  A. had enjoyed 

B. was enjoying  

C. have enjoyed  

D. have beenenjoyed
【透视】DDDA  

 since （自从...到现在）从句用一般过去时，主句用现在完成时或一般现在时

（“It's + 一段时间+since从句”）。

【超链接】 since引导的时间状语从句表示“自从……以来”，其用法主要有两种：

(1) 现在完成时的主句＋since引导的一般过去时态的时间状语从句。例如：

He hasn’t been home since he graduated. 他毕业后没回过家。

They have been friends ever since they were in grade school. 他们从小学起就一直是好朋友。

 What have you been doing since I last saw you? 

自我上次和你见面以后，你在做什么？

(2) It be(主句中谓语用一般式和用完成式区别不大，后者更具强调意味)＋表示一段时间的词汇＋since引导的时间状语从句。例如：

It is two years since I became a postgraduate student. 

我成为研究生已经有2年了。

It was three years since we had been there. 

我们在那儿已呆了三年。

　　注意： since做介词时也表示“自从……以来”，其具体用法有两种情况：

(1) since＋表示过去某个时间点的词汇(如具体的年、月、日期、钟点)。

　　例如： 

They have been friends since childhood. 

他们从幼时起一直是好朋友。

She’s been skiing since childhood. 

她从幼时起就开始滑雪。

I have been there many times since the war. 

自那次战争以来，我曾去该地多次。

(2) since＋表示一段时间的词汇＋ago。

　　例如： I have been heresince five months ago. 

五个月以来我一直在这里。

【特别警示】按英语习惯，since用作连词时，它所引导从句的谓语通常应是非延续性动词，若为延续性动词或状态动词，则它所表示的动作或状态的应是其完成或结束(而不是其开始)。如：

I haven’t heard from himsince he lived in Beijing.

正译：自从他离开北京以来，我一直未收到他的信。

误译：自从他住在北京以来，我一直未收到他的信。

He has never come to see mesince I was ill.

正译：自我病愈以来他还没来看过我。

误译：自我生病以来他还没来看过我。 

【精练】
1.--It's months since he helped me with my English.
  --_______?
  A. How long have you learned English
  B. What language are you learning now
  C. When did you begin to learn English
  D. Who's helping you with it now

2.--Is it ____ that he has been to the United States?

 --No. He doesn't travel there a lot. His business is in Europe.

 A. at first time  

B. many times  

C. for the first time  

D. thefirst time

3.--Is it four weeks ____ he worked there?

 --Yes,he's gone to the U.S. By the way, is it four years ____ he will study there?

 A. when; that  

B. that; since  

C. since; that  

D.before ;since

4.—How long do you think it is ________ he arrived here?

 —No more than half a year, I believe.

A. when B.that

C. beforeD. since

5.--How long will it be ____ we meet again?

 --Don't worry. The world is so small.

 A. since  B. when  

C. before  D. after

6.--It is quite a few months since I worked in that company.

  --________

  A. What do you do there?  

 B. How time flies!

  C. Do you enjoy working there  

 D. Where are you working now?

7.—It’s a long time        I saw you last.                                              

  —Yes,and what a pity it is now that it will be a long time          we see each other again.

  A．before;since         

B．since; when       

C．since;before         

D．when; before

8.--______have you lived in Beijing?

   --1990.

A. When  B. What time

C. How long  D. Since when

9.Mr.Smithis _____ now for it is quite a long time since he smoked.

  A. in poor health  B. in good health  C. poor in health  D. good in health

10.I haven’t seen her ____ the time ____ she had the accident.
    A. for; that  B. since; when   

    C. since;as  D. for; when

11.--Haven’t seen you for ages! Do you still work in Guangzhou?

   --_______.It’s two years since I worked there.

   A. Yes, I have  

B. Yes,I do 

C. No, I haven’t  

D. No, I don’t

【答案与简析】DBCDC DCDBB D

4.与下文的答语相连，完整结构是“从他来之后有半年了”。

10. the time是点时间，故不能用介词for；the time之后用when引导定语从句