11. (2009北京) At first he hated the new job but decided to give himself a few months to see _______ it got any better.
A. when B. how C. why D. if
答案：D
解析：“起初他不喜欢这份新工作，但还是决定给自己几个月的时间来看一看情况是否会有所好转”。此题考查宾语从句，根据句意，排除ABC三项；D项表示“是否”，复合句意。

12. (2009湖南) She is very dear to us. We have been prepared to do _______ it takes to save her life.
A. whichever B. however C. whatever D. whoever
答案：C
解析：“她是我们心爱的宝贝。我们已经不惜一切代价挽救她的生命”。do后的宾语从句却宾语，故选whatever(=anything that)，引导宾语从句，又做takes的宾语。

13. (2009全国I) Could I speak to _______ is in charge of International Sales please?
A. who B. what C. whoever D. whatever
答案：C
解析：“我能跟主管国际销售的人谈谈吗？”根据句意应该是跟人交谈，故排除BD两项。而A指具体确定的某人，C项表示不确定的某人，相当于anyone that…，根据句意，故选C项。

14. (2009安徽) A good friend of mine from _______ I was born showed up at my home right before I left for Beijing.
A. how B. whom C. when D. which
答案：C
解析：“在我正要动身去北京前，我幼时的一个好朋友来我家里了”。首先弄清本句主句为：A good friend of mine showed up at my home.而right before I left for Beijing为时间状语。“_______ I was born”为宾语从句，作from的宾语。从句意分析，选择when表示从我出生时就是我的一个好朋友。

15. (2008北京) The companies are working together to create _______ they hope will be the best means of transport in the 21st century.
A. which B. that C. what D. who
答案：C
解析：“这些公司正在一起努力创造出他们所希望的21世纪最好的交通方式”。本题考查名词性从句。Which哪一个，who谁，均不符合题意，故ＡＤ选项被排除。That在名词性从句中不充当任何成分，故排除B项；what在名词性从句中充当主语、宾语或表语。此句中what在从句中作主语，故选C。

16. (2007天津) The seaside here draws a lot of tourists every summer. Warm sunshine and soft ands make _______ it is.
A. what B. which C. how D. where
答案：A
解析：“这里的海滨每年夏天都会大量的游客，温暖的阳光和松软的沙滩便是其魅力所在”。CD为关系副词，how表方式，where表地点，而B项which表选择。只有A项what表示它具有的魅力的内容。故A为正确答案。高考对于名词性从句的考点，其重点和难点都在what引导的名词性从句。