●2012高考英语山东卷第32题:
32. A number of high buildings have arisen ______ there was nothing a year ago but ruins.
A. when B. where C. before D. until
答案为 B。where 引导地点状语从句,意思是“在……的地方”。句意:很多高楼大厦出现在一年前只是废墟的地方。
●1997高考英语【全国卷】第20题:
20. After the war, a new school building was put up ______ there had once been a theatre.
A. that B. where C. which D. when
答案为 B。where 引导地点状语从句,用于修饰主句谓语动词was put up。句意:战争结束后,在曾经有座剧院的地方新建了一所学校。
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2004高考英语【天津卷】第35题:
35. A modern city has been set up in ______was a wasteland ten years ago.
A. what B. which C. that D. where
答案为 D。what 引导宾语从句(用作介词 in 的宾语)。what 在此相当于 the place that / which。注意本题与上面两题有所不同:一是空格前有介词in,二是空格直接跟的是动词(说明从句缺主语)。