练习

1.We mustn’t relax our vigilance___.
　　A in the least
　　B at least
　　C at most
　　D in the end
　　
2. During the reading lesson, the teacher asked the students to read a few __ from the novel.　　
　　A pieces
　　B essays
　　C fragments
　　D extracts
　　
3. But they aslo __ beyond the individual places and consider the earth as a whole.　　
　　A pass
　　B reach
　　C go
　　 D set
　　
4. How human beings and their environment act __ each other.　　
　　A upon
　　B for
　　C as
　　D to
　　
5. The mere fact __ most people believe nuclear war would be madness does not mean that it will not occur.
　　 A what
　　 B which
　　 C that
　　 D why

答案及详解

答案1-5ADCAC
　　
1．选A ① in the least 丝毫，一点They don’t in least understand this.　　
　　②in the end 最后，终于
　　In the end they reached their destination before dusk.
　　③at least至少
　　④at most至多
　　
2．选D ① extract 做节录，引文，选段
　　He applied to the publisher for permission to reprint an extract.
　　②fragment 碎片，断片，（文艺作品等的）残存部分
　　Liberty and civilization are only fragments of rights wrung from the strong hands of wealth and book learning.
　　③essay 散文，小品文，随笔，短文，评论
　　
3．选C go beyond超过，超出 These issues go beyond the range of language study. 而set和pass，reach不与beyond搭配。
　　
4．选A ①act upon作用于 This drug act upon (on) the nerves.
　　②act as 作为……而作出反应，充当
　　His job was to act as a link between the government and the press.
　　③work at从事 She had been wondering what she should work at in order to gain her doctorate.
　　
5．选C 从句子结构来看，fact后接的是同位语从句。