B. which C. when D. where
解析：先行词为chairs，是表示具体事物的名词，又知定语从句
中不缺少成分。根据句意可把 chairs看作表地点的名词，在从
句中作状语，故选d. where。
• 2. There were dirty marks on her trousers ___ she had wiped her hands. （2004四川卷）
themselves differently. （2009福建卷）
A. that
B. when C. which
D. where
本句先行词为situation，译作“环境，境遇”，用于表示地点的 抽
象名词，且从句中不缺少成分，故应选D. where。
3. we’re just trying to reach a point ___ both sides will
分，应用关系副词where或in which作状语，故应选C.
3. 先行词为地点名词，从句中的介词有时不可省略。
The house I grew up ___ has been taken down and
replaced by an office building. （2009江西卷）
A. in it
activity ___ sight matters more than hearing. （2007天津卷
A. when
B. whose C. which
D. where
先行词为activity，属表示地点的抽象名词，而从句中的谓词动词
matter为不及物动词，不需要宾语，故应选D. where。
D. that
先行词为scene，属于表地点的抽象名词，从句为被动语态，且不
缺少成分,故选A. in which。
6. I’ll give you my friend’s home address, ___ I can be
reached most evenings. （2008北京卷)
A. which
句，故应选C. at which; where。
(2) Is this the house ___ shakespeare was born? （1988全
ቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱ国卷）
A. at where B. which C. in which D. at which
先行词the house，表空间范围的地点名词，从句中不缺少成
where引导的定语从句
2. 先行词为地点名词，且在从句中作状语成分，关系词 也可以用in / at /on which替代。in用于某一空间范围， at用于平面上的某一点，有时也可以用on。
(1) The place ___ the bridge is supposed to be built should be ___ the cross-river traffic is the heaviest. （2005江苏卷）
5. Many people who had seen the film were afraid to go to the
forest when they remembered the scenes ___ people were
eaten by the tiger. （2005广东卷）
A. in which B. by which C. which
B. when C. whom
D. where
先行词为address，属表地点的抽象名词，且从句中不缺少成分,故
应选D. where。
• 二.先行词（表示家具、衣物、工具等名词）+关系副词 （where）+定语从句
1. If a shop has chairs ___ women can park their men, women will spend more time in the shop. （2005，上海卷）
A. that
sit down together and talk. （2006山东卷）
A. where
B. that C. when
D. which
先行词为point，可译作“目标，目的”，属表地点的抽象名词， 从
句中不缺少成分，故应选A. where。
4. Those successful deaf dancers think that dancing is an
lot of English words and expressions but couldn’t write a
good essay.
A. why
B. which C. as
D. where
先行词为case，属抽象名词，且从句中不缺少成分，故排除选项
中的关系代词which和as.
2. It’s helpful to put children in a situation ___ they can see
A. which; where
B. at which; which
C. at which; where
D. which; in which
第一个空格后的定语从句不缺少成分，先行词又是地点名词
place，在从句中作状语，故可填at which或where。第二个空格
后的句子也不缺少成分，由题意可知，应用where引导表语从
B. in C. in that
D. in which
the house后面i grew up这个句子是定语从句，grew
up是不及物动词，而the house在从句中作宾语，显然需要加 介词，构成the house (which / that) i grew up in...的结构，
而which / that关系代词可以省略，故选B. in。
A. where B. which C. when D. that
• 解析：由题意可知先行词应为trousers，而不是marks。从句 中不缺少成分，故排除选项中的关系代词which, that，而应选 择where在从句中作状语。
三.先行词（抽象名词）+关系副词（where）+定语从句
I can think of many cases ___ students obviously knew a