1、解析:选B。考查名词辨析。由下句“You must do it now, for the guests will e at any moment.”可知,对方没有选择,不能拖到明天。2How much did the book cost you?12 yuan_, postage included.Aor so Bat mostCin all Dat least选C。考查介词短语辨析。句意:“这本书花了你多少钱?”“包括邮资,总共12元。” in all “共计;总共”;or so “大约”; at most “至多”;at least “最少;至少”。结合语境,C为正确答案。3It is g
2、enerally_ that attitude means everything.Aarranged BassumedCquestioned Ddeclaredarrange“安排”;assume“假定;设想”;question “提问”;declare“宣布;声明”。一般认为态度决定一切。It is generally assumed that .为固定句型,表示“一般认为”,故B项符合题意。4To the great disappointment of the poor peasant workers, a great part of their salaries were _ by th
3、e boss for no right reason.Akept away Bkept offCkept back Dkept up令很多贫苦民工极其失望的是,他们的工资中有很大一部分都被老板无端扣了。keep back“扣留”,符合题意。keep away“远离”;keep off “远离”; keep up“保持;维持”。5All living organisms,_ their unique identity, have certain biological, chemical, and physical characteristics in mon.Aas a consequence
4、of Bfor the sake ofCin terms of Dregardless of选D。as a consequence of “作为的结果”;for the sake of “为了的缘故”;in terms of “从的角度”;regardless of“不管;不顾”。所有的有机物,不管他们有什么独特的特征,都有某种生物上、化学上和物理上的共性。6After being _for days, the water supply returns to normal today.Acut off Bcut downCcut out Dcut up选A。考查动词短语辨析。在停水几天后,今天
5、恢复正常。cut off“切断(电、水供应等)” ;cut down “削减;砍倒”;cut out“删去”;cut up “分割;切碎”。故A项符合题意。7Owing to the drought, many people would _to death without the help from all over the country.Adie BstarveCforce Descape由于大旱,如果没有来自全国的帮助,很多人将会饿死。starve to death“饿死”。8In their efforts to _ the disease, towns and villages al
6、ong the river often forbade the landing of passengers.Atake up Bbreak upCkeep out Dput out为了不让这种疾病入侵,河边的小镇和村落经常禁止旅客上岸。keep out“防止进入,把关在外面”,符合题意。take up“占用;继续;开始做”;break up“粉碎;结束;解散”;put out“扑灭;扔掉;生产”。9Im sorry to _you,but theres someone asking to see you.All right.Aanswer BcallCtell Dinterrupt“很抱歉打断
7、你,但现在有人要见你。”“好的。”interrupt“打断讲话;打岔;暂时中断或中止”,符合题意。answer“回答”;call“打电话;呼叫”;tell“告诉”。10Though masks are mainly used for decoration in modern times, some _ tribes in Africa still wear them for religious purposes.Aprimitive BharmoniousCadvanced Dprimary句意是指“尽管面罩在现代主要用来装饰,但非洲一些原始部落依然为宗教目的而戴着它”。primitive“原
8、始的”,符合题意。.阅读理解nglish is a language particularly rich in idioms(习语), which usually dont obey logical and grammatical rules. Without idioms English would lose much of its variety and humor both in speech and writing.In the old days the written language (novels, poems, plays and the Bible) was the sour
9、ce on which idioms were based. This was the case up until WWII. After the war new mediums had appeared in Englishspeaking society, there was a channel for the American way of life and the popular culture of the U. S. TV, movies and nowadays the interactive medium have changed the English language mo
10、re to the American English direction. How then does American English differ from British English in the use of idioms? There are no radical differences in actual use. The main differences are in the situations where idiomatic expressions are used. There have been many studies recently on this subjec
11、t. American English adopts and creates new idioms at a much faster rate pared to British English. Also the idioms of AmE origin seem to spread faster and further. After it has first been established(建立)in the U. S. ,an American idiom may soon be found in other variants(变体)and dialects of English. No
12、wadays new British idioms seem to stay on the British Isles and are rarely encountered in the U. S. British idioms are in fact more familiar to other Europeans or to the people of the British monwealth than to Americans, even though the language is same. The future of idiomatic expressions in the En
13、glish language seems certain. They are more and more based on American English. This development will continue through new mediums like the Internet and interactive mediums. It is hard to say what this will do to idioms and what kind of new idioms are created.This will be an interesting development
14、to follow, and by no means does it lessen the humor, variety and color of English language.语篇解读:文章主要说明了英语习语的源头和它进一步的发展过程,还进一步说明了美国英语和英式英语习语的不同,并且对习语未来的发展做出了进一步的预测。1. Which one is the best title of the passage?AAmerican English and British EnglishBAmerican English Developed from British EnglishCAmeri
15、can Idioms will replace British IdiomsDThe Development of English Idioms主旨大意题。全篇文章主要说明了英语习语的源头和他进一步的发展及其未来的发展,因此D项正确。2. According to the passage, we can infer that _.Aidioms usually arent created based on logical and grammatical rulesBidioms mainly e form the written language nowadaysCAmerican Engli
16、sh creates more new idioms than AmericanDBritish idioms are more important than American idioms推理判断题。关键句为第一段第一句话,习语是不遵循逻辑和语法规则的,由此可推断出A项正确。3. Where did idioms e from in ancient times?AThe written language.BNew mediums.CThe spoken language.DSpeakers creation.细节理解题。根据第二段第一句话,得知书面语是习语的起源依据,因此A项正确。4. Wh
17、en a new idiom is created in America,it will soon_.Abe used all over the worldBbe laughed at by British peopleCbe found used in England alsoDbe used only in the United States根据第三段的内容尤其是此段中第七句话的内容,得知美国习语的传播速度非常的快和广,很快就能传到英国,因此C项正确。BA recent study of ancient and modern elephants has e up with the unex
18、pected conclusion that the African elephant is divided into two distinct (不同的) species. The discovery was made by researchers at York and Harvard Universities when they were examining genetic relationship between the ancient woolly mammoth and mastodon to modern elephants the Asian elephant, African
19、 forest elephant, and African savanna elephant. Once they obtained DNA sequences (序列) from two fossils (化石), mammoths and mastodons, the team pared them with DNA from modern elephants. They found to their amazement that modern forest and savanna elephants are as distinct from each other as Asian ele
20、phants and mammoths. The scientists used detailed genetic analysis to prove that the African savanna elephant and the African forest elephant have been distinct species for several million years. The divergence of the two species took place around the time of the divergence of Asian elephants and wo
21、olly mammoths.This result amazed all the scientists.There has long been debate in the scientific munity that the two might be separate species, but this is the most convincing scientific evidence so far that they are indeed different species. Previously, many naturalists believed that African savann
22、a elephants and African forest elephants were two populations of the same species, despite the elephants significant size differences. The savanna elephant has an average shoulder height of 3.5 metres while the forest elephant has an average shoulder height of 2.5 metres. The savanna elephant weighs
23、 between six and seven tons, roughly double the weight of the forest elephant. But the fact that they look so different does not necessarily mean they are different species. However the proof lay in the analysis of the DNA. Alfred Roca, assistant professor in the Department of Animal Sciences at the
24、 University of Illinois, said,“ We now have to treat the forest and savanna elephants as two different units for conservation purposes. Since 1950, all African elephants have been conserved as one species. Now that we know the forest and savanna elephants are two very distinctive animals, the forest
25、 elephant should bee a bigger priority (优先) for conservation purposes.” 5One of the fossils studied by the researchers is that of _. Athe Asian elephantBthe forest elephant Cthe savanna elephantDthe mastodon elephant 根据第三段的第一句Once they obtained DNA sequences (序列) from two fossils (化石), mammoths and
26、mastodons. 可知答案为D。6The underlined word “ divergence” in Paragraph 4 means “ _”. Aevolution Bexhibition Cseparation Dexamination 词义猜测题。前面一句讲到了这两种大象分离成不同的物种已有数百万年了,由此可判断divergence 在此是“ 分离”之意。7The researchers conclusion was based on a study of the African elephants _. ADNA Bheight Cweight Dpopulation 根
27、据倒数第二段的最后一句可知研究人员的结论是在检测非洲大象DNA 的基础上得出来的。8What are Alfred Rocas words mainly about? AThe conservation of African elephants. BThe purpose of studying African elephants. CThe way to divide African elephants into two units. DThe reason for the distinction of African elephants. 根据最后一段的内容可知Alfred Roca 的话
28、主要讲的是对不同的非洲大象要分别采取不同的保护措施。2019-2020年高中英语 Unit5 Section 课时跟踪检测 新人教版选修81There has been a significant(significance) improvement in our living conditions now.2I didnt see your car in front of your house, so I assumed(assumption) that youd gone out.3Im sorry to interrupt(interruption) you, but there is a Mr. Smith waiting for you in the meeting room.4She got herself into a mess(messy) by telling a lie to her mothe
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