Question

英语单项选择题，求解析，谢谢。

English is a course for anyone in university ,_______his or her major or previous by all countries ,or humans will encounter ecological disaster in the near future.A,whatever B,whether .C,however ,D,no matter(经常遇到这种“...ever“的都不知道怎么做，这个到底在考什么怎么做？）

Answer 1

English is a course for anyone in university, ______ his or her major or previous educational qualifications are.
A. whatever B. whether C. however D. no matter
答：你抄错题了吧？看到by就看不懂了，只好搜索网络，找出正确的题句如上。
选A
译：英语是大学里所有人（任何一个人）都要学的一门课，不论Ta的专业和以前的教育资质是什么。（ previous educational qualifications 的翻译有待改进，是不是我们常说的【学历】？）
析：whatever= no matter what...可引导让步状语从句。D省了what, 专业是“什么”，不是“怎么样”，排除C。however (=no matter how), whether尽管也可以引导让步状语从句，但句子是完整的，因为whether 在从句中不作成分。本从句缺乏表语。

PS:楼主粗心啊！竟然将两个题句揉在一起！

2012上海市徐汇区高三一模英语卷
31. Rare species in the world, _____ by hundreds every year, must be jointly preserved by all countries, or humans will encounter ecological disaster in the near future.
A. disappeared B. disappearing C. disappear D. having disappeared

32. English is a course for anyone in university, ______ his or her major or previous educational qualifications are.
A. whatever B. whether C. however D. no matter

previous 和preserved 确实有点像！眼睛跳上又跳回，选项倒没有打错！

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呵呵不好意思，考卷那两题也是在一起的打错了

Answer 2

首先排除A 因为它是代词 本从句中不需要代词
然后考虑C 本从句 意思 完整 也不需要 副词 故 也排除
答案是B
选项D 后面缺连词 不能引导从句
如果原题是32. English is a course for anyone in university, ______ his or her major or previous educational qualifications are.
A. whatever B. whether C. however D. no matter
答案就是 A. whatever 引导从句 并作从句中的表语

Answer 3

主要还是看意思吧，A是无论是什么。B是是否，C是无论怎么样，D是无论。应该选A吧，无论他的主修或是之前的国家是什么，都要在大学学英语。