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:“查尔斯·狄更斯喜爱他自己的小说《大卫·科波菲尔》的部分原因是这本书几乎是以他的真实生活为原版创作的。”本题考查表语从句。设空处需要的是表语从句的引导词,而表语从句it was rather closely modeled on his own life很完整,意义表达清晰,不缺任何成分,故用that引导。

2.(2010江苏) --  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,我更喜欢整天都呆在屋里听音乐。”“那就是我不同意的地方,你应该过一种非常积极的生活。”本题考查名词性从句。Agree为不及物动词,不能直接加宾语,故排除what;when表示时间,how表示方式,where表示具体地点或抽象地点,根据句意可知此处应用where引导表语从句。

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:本题考查表语从句。句意“她喜欢城市生活的一个原因是她去商店和餐馆这些地方很便捷”,连接词在表语从句中无其他意义,只起连接作用,故选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:本题考查表语从句。句意“传统观点认为,我们的睡眠是受大脑支配的(即大脑中的程序设置让我们这么做的)”,表语从句意思完整,只需用that引导,故选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:本题考查表语从句。句意“弹奏吉他的一个好处就是它能带给你很多快乐”,连接词在动词be后面引导表语从句,而且不表示任何意义,故选C。