It is a center where you can experience and learn about the various Nobel Peace Prize Laureates and their activities 12 the remarkable history of Alfred Nobel, the founder of the Nobel Prize.
答案:(B) as well as
as well as(以及、也)連接兩個對等的受詞,表示「你可以了解歷屆得獎者的活動,『以及』諾貝爾的傳奇歷史」。so much as(甚至,常用於否定句)、in spite of(儘管)、on behalf of(代表)都不符合這種對等並列的語意。
四個選項都是三個字組成的片語,長得很像,很容易憑哪個最眼熟就直接選它;so much as 又特別眼熟,因為你在 not so much as(連……都沒有)裡見過它。
四個選項都是幾個字合起來當一個介系詞用、後面接名詞(劍橋 English Grammar Today 的 Prepositions 條目),文法上全部放得進去,可見這一格考的是空格兩邊的邏輯關係。先看清楚兩邊各是什麼:前面是 the various Nobel Peace Prize Laureates and their activities(歷屆和平獎得主與他們的事蹟),後面是 the remarkable history of Alfred Nobel(諾貝爾本人不凡的生平)。兩邊都是這個中心讓你 experience and learn about 的東西,方向相同、地位對等,是單純的並列,不是誰讓步給誰,也不是誰代替誰出面。四個選項裡只有 as well as 表示「以及、還有」;把它換成 and 讀一次,learn about A and B,語意完全一樣,就確定了。順便記一個課本常考的細節:A as well as B 當主詞時,動詞跟前面的 A 一致,例如 Tom, as well as his friends, is going.。
so much as 幾乎只活在兩個固定的組合裡——without so much as + 名詞(連……都沒有)與 not so much A as B(與其說是 A,不如說是 B),單獨拿來連接兩個名詞並不成立。in spite of(儘管)要求前後語意相反,但這裡兩邊都是這個中心的展示內容,方向相同。on behalf of(代表……)用在某人代替另一人出面的場合,展覽不會「代表」諾貝爾的生平。
as well as(以及、還有)、not so much A as B(與其說是 A,不如說是 B)、without so much as + 名詞(連……都沒有)、in spite of(儘管,等於 despite)、on behalf of(代表……)、learn about(認識、了解)。
The Nobel Peace Center is located in an old train station building close to the Oslo City Hall and overlooking the harbor. It was officially opened on June 11, 2005 as part of the celebrations to 11 Norway's centenary as an independent country.
It is a center where you can experience and learn about the various Nobel Peace Prize Laureates and their activities 12 the remarkable history of Alfred Nobel, the founder of the Nobel Prize. In addition, it serves as a meeting place where exhibits, discussions, and reflections 13 to war, peace, and conflict resolution are in focus.
The Center combines exhibits and films with digital communication and interactive installations and has already received attention for its use of state-of-the-art technology. Visitors are welcome to experience the Center 14 or join a guided tour. Since its opening, the Nobel Peace Center has been educating, inspiring and entertaining its visitors 15 exhibitions, activities, lectures, and cultural events. The Center is financed by private and public institutions.