老师好,我想问一下。

When Alice came to, she did not know how long she had been lying there.

这里为何是came to? When Alice came不能吗?

    这里的 came to 是一个短语,意思是“恢复知觉”,等于不及物动词。如:

   After a while he came to. 过了一会儿他恢复了知觉。(摘自《英汉多功能词典》新编升级版)