1.(2010北京) Parts of the reason Charles Dickens loved his own novel, David Copperfield, was _______ it was rather closely modeled on his own life.
A. what B. that C. why D. whether
答案：B
解析：“查爾斯·狄更斯喜愛他自己的小說《大衛(wèi)·科波菲爾》的部分原因是這本書幾乎是以他的真實生活為原版創(chuàng)作的?！北绢}考查表語從句。設(shè)空處需要的是表語從句的引導(dǎo)詞，而表語從句it was rather closely modeled on his own life很完整，意義表達清晰，不缺任何成分，故用that引導(dǎo)。

2.(2010江蘇) -- ?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.
A. where B. how C. when D. what
答案：A
解析：“每逢周日，我更喜歡整天都呆在屋里聽音樂?！薄澳蔷褪俏也煌獾牡胤剑銘?yīng)該過一種非常積極的生活?！北绢}考查名詞性從句。Agree為不及物動詞，不能直接加賓語，故排除what；when表示時間，how表示方式，where表示具體地點或抽象地點，根據(jù)句意可知此處應(yīng)用where引導(dǎo)表語從句。

3.(2010上海) One reason for her preference for city life is __________ she can have easy access to places like shops and restaurants.?
A. that B. how C. what D. why
答案：A
解析：本題考查表語從句。句意“她喜歡城市生活的一個原因是她去商店和餐館這些地方很便捷”，連接詞在表語從句中無其他意義，只起連接作用，故選Ａ。

4.(2007上海)The traditional view is __________ we sleep because our brain is “programmed” to make us do so.?
A. when B. why C. whether D. that
答案：C
解析：本題考查表語從句。句意“傳統(tǒng)觀點認為，我們的睡眠是受大腦支配的(即大腦中的程序設(shè)置讓我們這么做的)”，表語從句意思完整，只需用that引導(dǎo)，故選D。

5.(2006上海)One advantage of playing the guitar is __________ it can give you a great deal of pleasure.?
A. how ? ? B. why ? ? ? C. that ? ? ? D. when
答案：C
解析：本題考查表語從句。句意“彈奏吉他的一個好處就是它能帶給你很多快樂”，連接詞在動詞be后面引導(dǎo)表語從句，而且不表示任何意義，故選C。