题目
The little girl did ( ) seem to be ( ) frightened of being left by herself in the house.A. not.... at leastB. not ... in allC. not..... in the leastD. not ....at most
The little girl did ( ) seem to be ( ) frightened of being left by herself in the house.
A. not.... at least
B. not ... in all
C. not..... in the least
D. not ....at most
题目解答
答案
C. not..... in the least
解析
本题考查固定搭配的使用,核心在于理解“not... in the least”这一结构的含义。解题关键点在于:
- 明确短语搭配:“in the least”表示“丝毫”,与“not”连用时,整体表示“一点也不”。
- 排除干扰项:需区分其他选项中“at least”“in all”“at most”等短语的常见用法,避免混淆。
选项分析
A. not... at least
- “at least”意为“至少”,常用于肯定句(如“I have at least 3 apples”)。
- 否定结构中(如“not... at least”)表示“至少不”,与句意“不害怕”矛盾,排除。
B. not... in all
- “in all”意为“总共”(如“in all, there are 5 people”)。
- 与“not”连用时,表示“总共不”,无法表达“不害怕”的程度,排除。
C. not... in the least
- “in the least”意为“丝毫”,与“not”连用时,表示“一点也不”。
- 句意为“小女孩似乎一点也不害怕独自在家”,完全符合,正确。
D. not... at most
- “at most”意为“至多”(如“at most 10 people”)。
- 否定结构中(如“not... at most”)表示“至多不”,与句意无关,排除。