答案： D
7．(2011·湖北武汉联考)Faced with trouble or difficulty，a person takes ________help that is available.
A．whatever C．wherever
B．whenever D．however
解析： 句意为：面对困难或挫折，一个人会接受任何可能得到的帮助。whatever 在此修饰help，意为“无论什么”，而其他三个选项，不作形容词，不能修饰名词，故排除。
答案： A
8．(2011·浙江温州联考)The fact has worried many scientists________the earth is becoming warmer and warmer these years.
A．what C．that
B．which D．though
解析： 句意为：近年地球越来越暖的事实让许多科学家担心。从句“the earth is becoming warmer and warmer these years”不缺少成分，因此选C项。that引导的从句作fact的同位语。
答案： C
9．(2011·日照市调研考试)—Do you know her?
—No.Her name rings a bell but I can’t remember________I read it before. A．where C．that
B．what D．if
解析： 考查名词性从句。答语语意是：我不认识她。她的名字好像很熟，但我想不起来在哪儿见到过了。A、B、C三个选项中只有where 可在宾语从句中作地点状语，if不符合语意。
答案： A
10．(2011·南通一模)________there are living creatures in the outer space as those on Earth hasn’t been proved until now.
A．How C．Where
B．When D．Whether
解析： 本题考查名词性从句。句意为：外太空是否存在像地球上一样的生物还不能确定。whether引导主语从句。
答案： D
11．(2011·南通二模)—He is eager to try something he has never tried before.
—Oh，I see.That’s ________he’s different from others. A．when C．how
B．where D．what
解析： 考查名词性从句。所填词引导的从句作表语，在从句中作地点状语，用where，选B。
答案： B
12．(2010·贵阳部分学校联考)The painting is so valuable that it is difficult to calculate________its price would be.
A．that C．what
B．which D．/
解析： 考查名词性从句。这里用what引导宾语从句，并在从句中作表语。这画太名贵了，很难估量其价格。
答案： C
13．(2010·济南统考)The media today can draw public attention to________help is actually needed.
A．that C．where
B．which D．whose
解析： 本题考查宾语从句的引导词，结合题干，where引导宾语从句并且在宾语从句中作地点状语。
答案： C
14．(2010·海淀一模)Sorry I’m so late，but you cannot imagine________great trouble I took to find your house.
A．what C．which
B．how D．why
解析： 考查宾语从句。take great trouble to do something表示“不辞辛劳地做某事”。在此，what引导的宾语从句同时是一个感叹句，what修饰名词trouble。而how在感叹句中修饰形容词、副词或动词。
答案： A
15．(2010·成都第一次诊断)Professor Backman took up scientific research for decades，and this is________he devoted all his life to.
A．which C．where
B．what D．how
解析： 考查名词性从句。what引导表语从句且在从句中作介词to的宾语，表示“什么”。
答案： B
