单项选择题是考查学生对句子的层次，对语法规则、词汇等掌握的情况，通过设定语境，词语或某些成分的位置变化等将考查知识与能力结合起来，突出语言的交际性、灵活性，实现知识与能力相结合的目标。有些题看起来似乎很难，很复杂，但只要学会掌握正确的分析问题的方法，那么，一切难题都是可以解答的。下面就一些题型的解题思路与技巧作一些归纳。
一． 结构分析
1． 带标点符号的句子
1). 带逗号的句子
a. 非限制性定语从句
例.1. There are two small rooms in the house, ______is served as a kitchen .
A. the smaller of them B. the smaller of which
C. the smaller one D. the small one
2. ______ is well known, _____ Taiwan is part of China .
A. It; that B. It; which C. As; / D. As; that
b. 状语从句
例. --- Is Mrs White in the office ?
--- Yes, _____ she is on duty, she must be there today .
A. since B. until C. if D. while
2). 带分号的句子
例. I went to Beijing last week; ______ I met an old friend of mine .
A. there B. which C. where D. that
3). 带破折号的句子
例. _____ some of this juice--- perhaps you’ll like it .
A. Trying B. Try C. To try D. Having tried
4). 并列句
例. ______ several times, but he still does not know how to do it properly .
A. Being shown B. Having shown
C. Having been shown D. I have shown him
5). 非谓语动词
例. 1. _____, we all went out for a picnic .
A. Being a fine day B. As being a fine day
C. It was a fine day D. It being a fine day
2. 语序
1). 宾语从句
例. ____ can anyone be sure ______ look like in a million years ?
A. What; man will B. What; will man
C. That; man will D. That; will man
2). 定语从句
例. 1. Yu Gong talked of the difficulty he _____ the mountains in front of his house .
A. had removed B. had removing
C. removed D. had to remove
2. In my opinion, it is the best use _____ could be ______ this money .
A. what; made of B. as; make of
C. which; made from D. that; made of
3). 强调句型
例. It was in the lab ____ was taken charge of by Drof. Havries ____ they did the experiment .
A. which; that B. that; which
C. whom; that D. which; where
4). 状语插入固定词组中
例. She looks forward every night to _____ American to study .
A. fly to B. flying to
C. visit D. visiting to
5). 倒装
例. ____ we had been looking forward to .
A. After Kate stands the new teacher
B. Before Rose the new teacher stood
C. Then came the hour
D. When the hour came
6). 主语，表语从句
例. It was said ____ was ____ the Chinese raised silkworms .
A. that that; what B. what that; how
C. that that; how D. that what; that
二． 语境分析
1．判断动作的执行者：
例.1. --- Do you have any letters _____ , sir ?