Question

How long do you guess it will be ________ we graduate from senior high school?

A. when   B. before   C. until   D. since

Answer

B

【解析】

试题分析：状语从句的考查。句意：你猜我们还要过多久才能高中毕业呢？这句话考查了连词before 的用法。It +be + 时段+ before + 从句 （多久之后……才）所以B为正确选项。

考点：状语从句的考查。

名师点睛：

Before 在英语中是一个比较常用的虚词，它既可作介词或副词用，也可作从属连词用。在近几年的高考试题中常常出现考查其从属连词用法的题目。下面就把其作为从属连词的用法归纳如下：

1. 表示“在…..之前就…..”。

Mary had finished her homework before her mother returned.

2. 表示“过了多久后才…….. ，动作进行到什么程度才……”

The man almost knocked me down before he saw me . They walked about 30 miles to the west before they saw a village .

They worked day and night about three days before everything returned to normal .

3. 表示“来不及； 尚未…..就…”

Before I could get in a word , he had measured me .

He ran off before I could stop him . She left the company before I could have a word with her .

4. 表示“刚…就…”

I had hardly sat down before the bell rang.

5. 表示“不知不觉就…..； 还没弄清就……”

Time passed quickly and three months went by before Aqiao knew it.

6. 表示“宁愿…，决不…，与其…，毋宁….”常与will 或would 连用。

I would die before I would tell I’d shoot myself before I apologized to him. I would / will die before I surrender .

7. 表示“否则；以免”

Do it now before you forget .

I will write it down before I forget it .

8. 用于句型“it was +时间段+ before …” 表示 “过了多久才…”

It was three days before he came back. .

9. 用于句型 “ it was not long +时间段+ before …” 意为“不久就….”

It was not long before he sensed the danger of the position .

10. 用于句型“it will be(not )+时间段+ before….”表示“要过多久/ 不久…才…”

It will be half a year before you graduate from this school .

It will be not long before you find you are wrong