4.有些具有半否定意义的词表示否定。这类半否定词有hardly（几乎不）,seldom（很少）,little（几乎没有）,few（很少），nearly加否定词（几乎没有），almost加否定词（几乎不）等：

He is seldom late.

他很少迟到。

Few people could do it.

当时很少有人能干这事。

5.有时也可以用一些带有否定意义的短语来表达否定。常见的有：far from,unless,free from,would rather...than等：

Unless you read the novel yourself,you'll never know what happens at the end.

除非你亲自读小说，否则你不会知道结局怎样。

6.有时if/whether从句里面也可加not来表示附加否定。

I wonder whether/if I shouldn't bring an umbrella.

我想知道我是否该带雨伞。

活学巧用

单项填空

1.We couldn't eat in a restaurant because ________of us had ________money on us.

A.all;no B.any;no

C.none;any D.no one;any

提示：由句意："我们身上都没带钱"，知句子应用完全否定，排除A、B两项。又no one不能与of连用，所以选C项。

答案：C

2.(经典回放)Both teams were in hard training;________was willing to lose the game.

A.either B.neither

C.another D.the other

提示：句意："两队都在刻苦训练，谁也不愿输掉比赛。""两者都不"应用neither。

答案：B

3.-Can you come on Monday or Tuesday?

-I'm afraid ________day is possible.

A.either B.neither

C.some D.any

提示：句意："你星期一还是星期二来？恐怕哪天也不行。"根据I'm afraid，因为原句给出的选择是两者，所以"两者都不"使用表否定的词，用neither。

答案：B

4.I agree with most of what you said,but I don't agree with________.

A.everything B.anything

C.something D.nothing

提示：句意："我同意你说的大部分，但我并非同意全部。"句意应用部分否定，如选B项则是完全否定。

答案：A

5.He seldom has lunch at school,________?

A.hasn't he B.has he

C.doesn't he D.does he