有关连词when的两道陷阱题

1. They kept trying _____ they must have known it was hopeless.

A. if                             B. because

C. when                        D. where

【陷阱】几个干扰项均有可能误选。

【分析】最佳答案选 C。when 在此的意思不是“当……的时候”，而是“尽管”、“虽然”的意思。又如：

He walks when he might take a taxi. 尽管他可以坐出租车，但他却走路。

He stopped trying when he might have succeeded next time. 尽管他本来下次就可以成功的了，但他却停止努力了。

The boy was restless when he should have listened to the teacher carefully. 这男孩子本来应该专心听老师讲的，但他却坐立不安。

有许多同学只知道 when 表示“当……的时候”，而不知道它还有其他许多意思，除上面提到的表示“尽管”、“虽然”外，when 还可表示“既然”、“考虑到”。请做下面的试题(答案选D)：

Why do you want a new job ______ you’ve got such a good one already?

A. that                            B. where

C. which                         D. when

2. He was about to tell me the secret ______ someone patted him on the shoulder.

A. as                              B. until

C. when                          D. while

【陷阱】几个干扰项均有可能误选(www.nmet168.com)。

【分析】最佳答案选 C。when 意为“这时(突然)”，主要用于某一动作突然发生于另一动作正在进行或刚要发生之时。此时的 when 可以连用副词 suddenly，也可以不连用它，但值得注意的是，同学们不能单独用 suddenly 来代替 when，如下面各题的答案选A，不选B：

(1) I was about to go out ______ the telephone rang.

A. when                            B. suddenly

C. as soon as                     D. directly

(2) We were swimming in the lake _______ the storm started.

A. when                            B. suddenly

C. until                              D. before

(3) She was walking down the road _______ she heard someone shouting for help.

A. when                            B. suddenly

C. until                              D. before