強調句型考點簡介

強調句型是英語語法考試經常涉及的一個考點，這類考題主要涉及以下幾個方面：

一是考查強調句型的基本結構，即“It is + 被強調成分 + that / who +其他部分”；

二是考查強調句的疑問句形式，如強調句的一般疑問句形式“Is it + 被強調成分 + that / who +其他部分”以及特殊疑問句形式“疑問詞+is it that+其他部分”；

三是考查not…until…的強調形式“It was not until….that….”。如：

It was from Betty that he first heard the news. 這消息他最早是從貝蒂那里聽到的。

Was it you who broke the window? 窗子是你打破的嗎?

It was not until the rain stopped that they started. 直到雨停他們才出發。

How long ago is it that you last saw her? 你上次看見她是多久以前的事?

請看有關幾道考題(答案DACCBCB)：

1. It wasn’t until nearly a month later _________ I received the manager’s reply.

A. since                B. when                 C. as                     D. that

2. It is what you do rather than what you say _________matters.

A. that                  B. what                  C. which               D. this

3.— _________ that he manage to get the information.

—Oh, a friend of his helped him.

A. Where was it     B. What was it        C. How was it       D. Why was it

4. It was _________back home after the experiments.

A. not until midnight did he go              B. until midnight that he didn’t go

C. not until midnight that he went          D. until midnight when he didn’t go

5. It is these poisonous products _________ can cause the symptoms of the flu, such as headache and aching muscles.

A. who                 B. that                    C. how                 D. what

6. It was for this reason _________ her uncle moved out of New York and settled down in a small village.

A. which               B. why                   C. that                  D. how

7. It is the ability to do the work _________ matters not where you come from or what you are.

A. one                   B. that                    C. what                D. it