状语从句在复合句中作状语，修饰主句中的谓语动词、副词、形容词或整个句子。根据句子的含义，它可表时间、地点、原因、目的、结果、条件、行为方式、比较、让步等。状语从句通常由一个连词引起，有时由一个起连词作用的词组引起。状语从句是中学的重点语法项目，也是高考常考的语法项目之一。除1996年外，每年至少有一题考查状语从句，1998年达到了4个, 1999年6个, 2000年普通高等学校春季招生全国统一考试（北京、安徽卷）中2个。命题热点集中在⑴引导状语从句的连词，⑵状语从句中的时态、语态、语气，⑶与其它从句、句型结合起来考查。

    现将1990～2000高考中考查状语从句的部分试题进行分类，并略作分析，仅供参考。

一、考查选用正确的连接词

1.____the day went on, the weather got worse.(MET90)

   A.With     B.Since    C.While    D.As

         (答案为 D)

2.--What was the party like?

  --Wonderful. It's years ___ I enjoyed myself so much.      (MET93)

   A. after   B.before   C.when    D.since    

         (答案为 D)

3.Mother was worried because little Alice was ill, especially ___ Father was away in France.(NMET94)

   A. as     B.that    C.during    D.if

         (答案为 A)

4.Why do you want a new job ____ you got such a good one already? (NMET98)

   A. that   B.where    C.which   D.when

         (答案为 D)

5.After the war, a new school building was put up   ____there had once been a theatre. (NMET97)

   A. that    B.where    C.which    D.when

         (答案为 B)

6.You will be late ____you leave immediately.(NMET92)

   A. unless   B.until C.if D.or

         (答案为 A)

7._____, Mother will wait for him to have dinner together.

       (NMET97)

   A. However late is he    B. However he is late

   C. However is he late    D. However late he is

         (答案为 D)

8.If we work with a strong will, we can overcome any difficulty, ____ great it is.(NMET95)

   A. what   B.how   C.however   D.whatever

         (答案为 C)

9.We won't give up ____ we should fail ten times.(93年上海 高考题)

   A. even if   B.since   C.whether D.until

         (答案为 A)

10.She doesn't speak ____her friend, but her written work   is excellent.(MET93)

    A. as well as  B.so often as  C.so much as D.as good as