单选题
The second book was ______ by August 1952, but two years later, the end was still nowhere in sight. A. completed B. to have completed C. to complete D. to have been completed
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] be to have done结构表示“本来打算做完某事”,强烈地暗示“事实上没有做某事”,这是一种特殊的虚拟语气,相当于intend to have done或plan to have done, but did not do in fact, A项completed表示“被完成了”,这与but后面的分句内容相矛盾。由于句子主语the second book和动词complete是逻辑动宾关系,因此这里的不定式要使用被动形式,所以B项和C项错误。同时,由于was to complete使用的是过去将来时,根本不能够表示出“原本打算做某事,而实际上未做”的意思,由此也可将C项排除。