the best place for farming.

　　解析：考查名词性从句。"...is considered to be the best place for farming."作介词on的宾语，为宾语从句，横线处为连词；而在宾语从句中又缺少主语，既作连词又充当主语成分的只有what符合条件。句意为"据说一所新学校要建在被认为是种田的最好的地方上"。

　　8．__Disturbing__ (disturb)news came __that__ an unknown disease was spreading in the area.

　　解析：disturbing"令人心烦的"；disturbed"不安的，心烦的"。____ an unknown disease was spreading in the area"为同位语从句，用that来引导。句意为"令人心烦的消息传来，一种不明的疾病在这一地区传播开来"。

　　9．(2017·浙江省考试院高三抽测)__Thanks__ (thank) to electronic mail，today you can send a letter halfway around the world in seconds simply by pressing a button.

　　解析：句意：因为有了电子邮件，如今你能够只需要按一下按键，就能在几秒钟的时间里把信件传递到半个地球远的地方。根据句意，这里用thanks to表示"幸亏，因为"。

　　10．We would rather our daughter __stayed __ (stay)at home with us，but it is her choice，and she is not a child any longer.

　　解析：句意：我们宁愿女儿跟我们待在家里，但是那是她的选择，她已经不再是个孩子了。考查虚拟语气。此处为将来的情况，从句用一般过去时。如果指过去的情况，则从句用过去完成时态。

　　Ⅱ.用方框内所给词或短语的形式填空

if so， make a difference， struggle for， be equipped with，thanks to， with the hope of， search for， care about，would rather， so that

　　1．It doesn't __make a difference__ whether he's telling the truth，since we've known all the facts.

　　2．We reached our hotel before dark __thanks to__ the kind driver.

　　3．Our classroom __is equipped with__ computers.

　　4．Actually，I don't __care about__ what he has done to make a success.

5．When we came near，we saw a young man __struggling for__ life in