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：“起初他不喜歡這份新工作，但還是決定給自己幾個(gè)月的時(shí)間來看一看情況是否會(huì)有所好轉(zhuǎn)”。此題考查賓語從句，根據(jù)句意，排除ABC三項(xiàng)；D項(xiàng)表示“是否”，復(fù)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：“她是我們心愛的寶貝。我們已經(jīng)不惜一切代價(jià)挽救她的生命”。do后的賓語從句卻賓語，故選whatever(=anything that)，引導(dǎo)賓語從句，又做takes的賓語。

13. (2009全國(guó)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：“我能跟主管國(guó)際銷售的人談?wù)剢幔俊备鶕?jù)句意應(yīng)該是跟人交談，故排除BD兩項(xiàng)。而A指具體確定的某人，C項(xiàng)表示不確定的某人，相當(dāng)于anyone that…，根據(jù)句意，故選C項(xiàng)。

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?jiǎng)由砣ケ本┣?，我幼時(shí)的一個(gè)好朋友來我家里了”。首先弄清本句主句為：A good friend of mine showed up at my home.而right before I left for Beijing為時(shí)間狀語?！癬______ I was born”為賓語從句，作from的賓語。從句意分析，選擇when表示從我出生時(shí)就是我的一個(gè)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：“這些公司正在一起努力創(chuàng)造出他們所希望的21世紀(jì)最好的交通方式”。本題考查名詞性從句。Which哪一個(gè)，who誰，均不符合題意，故ＡＤ選項(xiàng)被排除。That在名詞性從句中不充當(dāng)任何成分，故排除B項(xiàng)；what在名詞性從句中充當(dāng)主語、賓語或表語。此句中what在從句中作主語，故選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：“這里的海濱每年夏天都會(huì)大量的游客，溫暖的陽光和松軟的沙灘便是其魅力所在”。CD為關(guān)系副詞，how表方式，where表地點(diǎn)，而B項(xiàng)which表選擇。只有A項(xiàng)what表示它具有的魅力的內(nèi)容。故A為正確答案。高考對(duì)于名詞性從句的考點(diǎn)，其重點(diǎn)和難點(diǎn)都在what引導(dǎo)的名詞性從句。