高中-英语-外研版-BOOK5---.docVIP

21. When you cover the novel, you will have______ better understanding of _______life. A. a; the B. the; a C. /；the D. a; / 【解析】选D。life泛指人生，是抽象名词，不用加冠词。understanding本来也是抽象名词，但在此受of life和better的修饰，具体化了，成了可数名词，所以要用a修饰。 22. After working all day, he was so tired that he was in no _______ to go to the party with us. A. mood B. emotion C. sense D. taste 【解析】选A。句意为:工作一天之后，他太疲劳了以至于没有心情和我们一起去聚会。be in no mood to do sth. 没有做……的心情，为固定搭配。 23. ________ his telephone number, she couldn’t get in touch with Tom and inform him of the change of their plane. A. Not knowing B. Not to know C. Having known D. Having not known 【解析】选A。句子的主语she是动词know的逻辑主语，因此用know的现在分词形式，其否定式是在分词前加not。 24. _______ the bad weather, we enjoyed our holidays at the seaside very much. A. Although B. Because C. Despite D. However 【解析】选C。despite“尽管”，为介词，后跟名词或名词短语，而although, because, however为连词，连接句子。 25. We ______ to paint the house at dawn but finished only the front part till dust. A. set out B. set off C. set about D. set aside 【解析】选A。set out to do sth. “开始做某事”，符合题意。set off“动身，爆炸”，set about doing sth. “着手做某事”，set aside“把……放一边”。 26. Doctors say it will be many years ______ scientists develop an effective treatment for AIDS. A. when B. since C. before D. as 【解析】选C。it will be many years before. . . “过好多年才……”，为固定表达。 27. —How do you find Johnson’s last party? —Well, it couldn’t have been _______. In fact, I won’t go to his party next time. A. any better B. any worse C. so bad D. the best 【解析】选B。比较级用在否定句中表最高级的含义，这里意为“它不可能再糟糕了”（这个最糟糕）。 28. I will never know what was on his mind at the time, nor will __________ . A. anyone B