单选题 18.______ man can now create radioactive elements, there is nothing he can do to reduce their radioactivity.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】whether引导让步状语从句时,通常与or连用,意为“不管……还是……”,例如:Whether you can see the moon or not,it is always round.不管你看见与否,月亮总是圆的。now that意为“既然……”,引导条件状语从句,从句内容是既成的事实,例如:Now that you will come here,I needn’t go there.既然你要来,我就没必要到那儿去了。as也可以引导让步状语从句,但是该从句一般置于主句之前,且从句内容必须倒装,例如:Much as he likes her,he does get irritated with her sometimes.尽管他喜欢她,可有时他确实也对她发火。Try as he would,he could not lift the rock.虽然他尽力了,但仍不能搬动那块石头。while除了引导时间状语从句外,还可以引导让步状语从句,作“尽管,虽然”讲,有着强烈的对比意味,例如:While I admit his good points,I can see his badones.虽然我承认他的优点,但我也能看得出他的缺点。