2014高考英语复习资料：before引导的状语从句

　　状语从句是高考英语的必考考点，尤其要注意“it+be+一段时间+before…”这一句型。更多有关2014高考英语的信息可登录出国留学网英语频道，欢迎收藏本站(CTRL+D即可收藏)!

　　1. The field research will take Joan and Paul about five months; it will be a long time ______ we meet them again. (安徽卷)

　　A. after B. before C. since D. when

　　2. He was told that it would be at least three more months ______ he could recover and

　　return to work. (江西卷)

　　A. when B. before C. since D. that

　　【解析】两道题均before。第1题涉及的句式为：It will be a long time before…，意思是“要过很久才会……”;第2题涉及的句式为：it was some time before…，意思是“在……之前过了一段时间”，通常可转译为“要过一段时间才会……”。