题目
Geography is the study of the relationship between people and the land. Geographers compare and contrast various places on the earth. But they also (51) beyond the individual places and consider the earth as a whole. The English word geography means "to describe the earth. " (52) geography books focus on a small area like a town or city. Others deal with a state, a region, a nation, or an (53) continent. Many geography books deal with the whole earth. Another (54) to divide the study of geography is to distinguish between physical geography and cultural geography. The former focuses on the natural world; the (55) starts with human beings and studies how human beings and their environment act (56) each other. But when geography is considered as a single subject, (57) branch can neglect the other. A geographer might be described as one who observes, records, and explains the (58) between places. If all places (59) alike, there would be little need for geographers. We know, however, that no two places are exactly the same. Geography, (60) is a point of view, a special way of looking at place.56().A. uponB. forC. asD. to
Geography is the study of the relationship between people and the land. Geographers compare and contrast various places on the earth. But they also (51) beyond the individual places and consider the earth as a whole. The English word geography means "to describe the earth. " (52) geography books focus on a small area like a town or city. Others deal with a state, a region, a nation, or an (53) continent. Many geography books deal with the whole earth. Another (54) to divide the study of geography is to distinguish between physical geography and cultural geography. The former focuses on the natural world; the (55) starts with human beings and studies how human beings and their environment act (56) each other. But when geography is considered as a single subject, (57) branch can neglect the other. A geographer might be described as one who observes, records, and explains the (58) between places. If all places (59) alike, there would be little need for geographers. We know, however, that no two places are exactly the same. Geography, (60) is a point of view, a special way of looking at place.56().
A. upon
B. for
C. as
D. to
题目解答
答案
A. upon
解析
本题考查动词与介词的固定搭配。关键点在于理解句子中“act”与介词的正确组合。“act upon”表示“对...产生影响”或“作用于”，符合语境中人类与环境相互作用的关系。
句子分析
原句为：“the (55) starts with human beings and studies how human beings and their environment act (56) each other.”
- 上下文：前文区分了“physical geography”和“cultural geography”，后文强调人类与环境的相互作用。
- 逻辑关系：需表达“相互影响”的动作，“act upon”是固定搭配，意为“作用于”。
选项辨析
- A. upon：正确，“act upon”表示“影响”。
- B. for：表示目的或所属，不符合语境。
- C. as：表示“作为”，逻辑不通。
- D. to：虽可表示方向，但“act to”搭配不常见，且无法准确表达“相互作用”。