2026 考研英语易错题：长难句结构与语义理解
2026 考研英语易错题：长难句结构与语义理解
阅读以下段落，回答问题：
What is often overlooked in discussions about urban renewal is that the success of such projects hinges not merely on architectural innovation but on the extent to which they integrate the historical narratives and daily lives of the communities they seek to transform. This oversight, critics argue, has led to numerous well-intentioned initiatives that ultimately alienate residents rather than empowering them.
The phrase “hinges not merely on” in the passage is closest in meaning to:
A. Is unrelated to
B. Depends only on
C. Relies not just on
D. Contradicts with
解析：
本题考查对长难句中固定搭配短语的理解，需结合句子结构和上下文逻辑判断其含义。
- 段落讨论城市更新的成功因素，句中 “hinges not merely on… but on…” 构成并列结构，强调成功的关键不仅在于前者，还在于后者。
- “hinges” 本身有 “取决于” 之意，“not merely” 表示 “不仅仅”，因此 “hinges not merely on” 意为 “不仅依赖于”，与选项 C “Relies not just on” 表意一致。
- 干扰项 A（与…… 无关）和 D（与…… 矛盾）与短语所体现的依赖关系完全不符；B（仅依赖于）忽略了 “not merely” 所表达的递进关系，属于对原短语的片面理解。
答案：C