英语强调句八大考点全梳理:附真题精讲,吃透拿稳分!
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英语强调句八大考点全梳理:附真题精讲,吃透拿稳分!
英语语法里,强调句(It is/was...that...)算得上是出题老师偏爱的"常客"了。从高一语法填空到高三完形、写作,几乎每隔几套卷子就能和它碰面。但很多同学碰到这类题,要么看不出是强调句,要么记混了 that 和 which 的用法,要么在 not...until 的强调形式上栽跟头。
今天这一篇,把强调句的高频考点全部拆开来讲,每一个考点配高考真题,手把手带你把这类题彻底吃透。
一、先把强调句的"骨架"刻在脑子里
在讲考点之前,我们先来回顾一下强调句的基本结构:
> It is/was + 被强调成分 + that/who + 句子剩余部分
被强调成分可以是主语、宾语、状语,但不能用来强调谓语动词。强调人时 that 和 who 都可以使用,强调其他成分一律用 that。
举个例子,原始句子:
> My father bought me this dictionary yesterday.
如果强调主语 my father:
> It was my father that bought me this dictionary yesterday.
如果强调宾语 this dictionary:
> It was this dictionary that my father bought me yesterday.
如果强调时间状语 yesterday:
> It was yesterday that my father bought me this dictionary.
看清楚了吗?不管强调哪个部分,骨架都是 It be + 强调部分 + that + 其余内容。下面所有考点,都是在这个骨架上演变出来的。
二、考点一:强调句基本形式辨析
这是最基础的考查方式,主要设两个干扰点。
干扰点①:句首的 it
命题人常用 this / that / he / she 等来替换 it,从而判断你是否能识别强调句。一旦看到 "this/that is..." 后面跟从句的结构,先排除——这不是强调句,是主语从句或者表语从句。
干扰点②:句中的 that
that 在强调句中没有任何含义,只起连接作用,绝对不能替换成 what、which、how、when、since、before、after 等连词。

真题精讲
> (1) David said that it was because of his strong interest in literature _______ he chose the course.(上海卷)
> A. that B. what C. why D. how
答案:A
解析:句子还原后是 "David said that he chose the course because of his strong interest in literature.",是对介词短语 because of his strong interest in literature 进行强调,因此空格处填 that,构成 it was...that... 强调句。
> (2) I don't mind her criticizing me, but _______ is how she does it that I object to.(江西卷)
> A. it B. that C. this D. which
答案:A
解析:去掉 it is...that... 后,句子变成 "I don't mind her criticizing me, but how she does it is what I object to.","how she does it" 是宾语从句,作介词 to 的宾语。
这里强调的是方式状语 how she does it,因此空格里要填 it 来引导强调句。
小结:凡是空格在 is 前后,且句子可以还原成正常语序的,99% 都是强调句,空格填 it 或 that。
三、考点二:强调结构的特殊疑问句形式
强调句变成特殊疑问句,套路是这样的:
> 特殊疑问词 + is/was + it + that + 句子剩余部分
注意三个细节:
1. 特殊疑问词要根据句意来判断;
2. it 必须放在 that 前面;
3. that 不能省略,也不能换成其他连词。

真题精讲
> (1) — _______ that he manage to get the information?
> — Oh, a friend of his helped him.(山东卷)
> A. Where was it B. What was it C. How was it D. Why was it
答案:C
解析:答语说"一个朋友帮了他",强调的是方式,因此问句用 how。还原后是 "How did he manage to get the information?",符合强调句的特殊疑问句形式。
> (2) I just wonder _______ that makes him so excited.(山东卷)
> A. why it does B. what he does
> C. how it is D. what it is
答案:D
解析:主句动词 wonder 后接宾语从句,从句中动词 makes 缺主语,所以空格处应是能作主语的疑问词,排除 how;再看强调句结构 "特殊疑问词 + is it + that...",应该用 what is it that...。
还原后是 "What makes him so excited?",通顺合理。
四、考点三:not...until 句式的强调形式
not...until...(直到……才……)套进强调句,结构变成:
> It was/was not until + 时间/条件 + that + 句子剩余部分
这里有三大"陷阱":
1. 必须用否定形式:命题人常用肯定形式 it was until... 来干扰;
2. 后半部分必须用 that:不能换成 when、which 等;
3. that 后的句子用正常语序:命题人喜欢用倒装语序来迷惑你。

真题精讲
> (1) It was ________ he came back from Africa that year ________ he met the girl he would like to marry.(江西卷)
> A. when; then B. not; until
> C. not until; that D. only; when
答案:C
解析:还原后是 "He didn't meet the girl he would like to marry until he came back from Africa that year.",是典型的 not...until... 句式,因此要用强调句形式 it was not until...that...。
> (2) It _______ we had stayed together for a couple of weeks _______ I found we had a lot in common.(浙江卷)
> A. was until; when B. was until; that
> C. wasn't until; when D. wasn't until; that
答案:D
解析:还原后是 "I didn't find we had a lot in common until we had stayed together for a couple of weeks.",用否定形式 until 结构,强调句第二空必须填 that,不能想当然地换成 when。
五、考点四:not...but... 句式的强调形式
not...but...(不是……而是……)套进强调句,结构是:
> It is/was not + A but + B + that + 句子剩余部分
强调的部分是 not A but B 整体。注意:这里绝对不能因为看到 but 就把句子判断成并列句,一定要看 it is...that... 的骨架。

真题精讲
> (1) It is not who is right but what is right _______ is of importance.(重庆卷)
> A. which B. it C. that D. this
答案:C
解析:被强调部分是 "not who is right but what is right",第二空填 that,构成强调句。句子还原后是 "Not who is right but what is right is of importance.",意思是"重要的不是谁对谁错,而是什么才是对的"。
> (2) — I've read another book this week.
> — Well, maybe ________ is not how much you read but what you read that counts.(浙江卷)
> A. this B. that C. there D. it
答案:D
解析:还原后是 "Maybe not how much you read but what you read counts.",是 not...but... 结构,强调 the whole phrase。通常第一个空填引导词 it。
拓展:rather than 替换 but
命题人有时会把 but 换成 rather than,结构变成:
> It is/was + A rather than + B + that + ...

真题精讲
> (3) It is what you do rather than what you say _______ matters.(天津卷)
> A. that B. what C. which D. this
答案:A
解析:被强调部分是 "what you do rather than what you say",翻译过来就是"重要的不是你怎么说,而是你怎么做"。第二空填 that,构成完整的强调句结构。
六、强调句的快速判断三步法
做强调句题目时,掌握下面这三步,能帮你又快又准地锁定答案。
第一步:看 it is/was 和 that 是否齐全
如果两个都齐全,先假设它是强调句,进入第二步;如果缺一个或者用了 this/that/it 不在句首,一般就不是强调句。
第二步:尝试还原句子
把 it is/was...that... 三个部分去掉,看剩下的部分能否组成一个完整、通顺的句子。能 → 强调句;不能 → 主语从句、状语从句或其他句式。
比如这道题:
> It was in Beijing that we met for the first time.
去掉 it was 和 that,剩下 "in Beijing we met for the first time",完全通顺,可以还原,因此是强调句。
再看这道:
> It is clear that he is right.
去掉 it is 和 that,剩下 "clear he is right",明显不通顺,所以这不是强调句,而是主语从句。

第三步:判断被强调成分
确认是强调句后,根据题干的句子成分或句意,判断哪一部分被强调。
- 被强调主语:还原后 that 后面的动词要和被强调部分保持主谓一致;
- 被强调宾语:还原后 that 前面的动词要带宾语;
- 被强调状语:还原后 that 前面的成分要能充当状语。
七、强调句 vs. 其他相似句型的区分
考试中最容易混淆的有两组句子,强调句和主语从句、强调句和定语从句。下面分别拆解。
区分①:强调句 vs. 主语从句
> 强调句:It is/was + 被强调部分 + that + 剩余部分(去掉 it is 和 that 后能还原成完整句子)
>
> 主语从句:It is/was + 名词/形容词 + that + 从句(去掉 it is 和 that 后还原不通顺)
举个例子:
> It was because of the rain that we cancelled the picnic.(强调句,强调原因状语)
> It is a fact that we cancelled the picnic.(主语从句,that 从句是真正的主语)
区分②:强调句 vs. 定语从句
> 强调句:It is/was...that/who...(that 没有任何含义)
>
> 定语从句:It is/was...which/that...(which/that 在从句中作成分,有含义)
举个例子:
> It was the book that I lost yesterday.(强调句,强调宾语 the book)
> It was the book that/which I lost yesterday.(定语从句,that/which 作 lost 的宾语,指代 the book)
这两种情况还原后都能通顺,单看还原不能完全区分,必须结合语境判断 that 是否有具体含义。
八、强化训练:三个易错点提醒
易错点①:忽略时态一致
强调句的时态要跟原句保持一致。如果原句用过去时,强调句也要用 was;如果原句用现在时,强调句要用 is。命题人经常在这里挖坑。
易错点②:忽略人称一致
如果被强调的是人,that 后面的代词要和被强调对象保持一致。比如原句是 "He did it himself.",强调主语后变成 "It was he that did it himself.",不能写成 him。
易错点③:忽略谓语动词形式
如果被强调的是主语,that 后面的谓语动词要和被强调的主语保持人称和数的一致。比如主语是单数,谓语动词要加 s。

把强调句变成你的"送分题"
强调句的考点本质上就那几个:基本形式、特殊疑问句形式、not...until 形式、not...but... 形式、强调句与主语从句/定语从句的区分。把骨架刻在脑子里,做题时先看骨架是否齐全,再尝试还原,最后判断被强调成分——这三步走下来,绝大多数题目都能在 1 分钟内搞定。
英语语法学习从来不是靠死记硬背,而是靠结构化思考。当你把知识点拆成考点,把考点配成真题,把真题做成套路,所谓的"难题"自然就变成了"送分题"。
希望这一篇梳理,能帮你把强调句彻底拿下。下一次考试碰到它,自信地圈出答案吧!
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