whatever是英语中含义丰富,用法较为灵活的词汇之一,是高考英语试题中经常出现的考点,也是学生在学习过程中较难掌握的一个词汇。下面笔者结合历年的英语高考试题,谈谈whatever一词的用法。1.The old tower must be saved,whatever the cost.(2005,浙江卷)2.The lawyer seldom wears anything other than a suit whatever the season.(2008,宁夏、海南卷)3.The newcomer went to the library the whatever is a rich vocabulary in English, the use of more flexible vocabulary is the entrance examination often appear in college entrance examination sites, but also students in the learning process more difficult to grasp a vocabulary. The author combines the following years English entrance exam questions, talk about the use of the word whatever. 1.The old tower must be saved, whatever the cost. (2005, Zhejiang volume) 2.The lawyer seldom wears anything other than a suit whatever the season. (2008, Ningxia, Hainan volume) 3.The newcomer went to the library the