2015届高考英语 Inventors and inventions课时跟踪检测 新人教版选修8

1、 word课时跟踪检测(三十八) Inventors and inventions.单项填空1(2014石家庄市高三模拟 )Tony, do remember to send the report to the salesmanager!_.AMade itBGot itCHeard it DFollowed it2(2014西安高三模拟)Since we are parents, we _ looking after all the familymembers.Aare burdened Bbear the burden ofCburden ourselves Dput a burden o

2、n3(2013皖南八校第三次联考 )It is important to _ between the rules ofgrammar and the conventions of written language.AdetermineBidentifyCexplore Ddistinguish4(2014湖南省局部重点中学联考)Dont be discouraged. Take things _ theyare and you will enjoy every day of your life.AwhereBasCwhen Dsince5(2014石家庄高中复习教学质检)We need a(n

3、) _ team leaderwho can reallymotivate the members to work harder.Aodd BcautiousCdynamic Dconventional6(2014武汉市武昌区高三联考)The winner of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature,Mo Yan, said he did not have high _ ofwinning.Actually, he thought he hada slim chance to win.Aassumptions BexpectationsCsatisfaction

4、sDimpressions7(2014湖北襄阳高三调研)My mother is too old to live on her own, so were fixingup the _ room for her.Aultimate BarbitraryCspareDvalid8(2014德州模拟)Dont feel guilty about it. Anyone _ make mistakes in theirlife.Amust BcanCshallDneed9(2014山西汾阳中学月考)When people think of this brand, they always _it with

5、 good quality.AassociateBadvertiseCcombine Dtrade10(2014江西宜春市模拟 )After further education in London, his knowledge and_ were finally recognized by his employer.AconsciousnessBcompetence1 / 5 wordCconservation Dconvenience11Among the group of polite people, his rough manner was _.Aout of order Bout of

6、 controlCout of place Dout of touch12(2014成都第一次诊断)French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius on Monday _international support for his operation to help Mali quash Islamist rebels.Acalled upCcalled outBcalled forDcalled in13(2013杭州市高三二模 )_ good use of learning resources such as thewebsite and library, an

7、d you will make great progress.ATo makeBMakingCMake DHaving made14Your ideas are very interesting, but we need _ suggestions to get us outof the mess.AimpressiveCpracticalBsimilarDtraditional15When will we meet at the entrance to the cinema?Will three oclock be _ for you?AconvenientCcomfortable.阅读理解

8、BfrequentDflexible(2014宿州高三第一次模拟测试)Scientists at Harvard University and Bates Collegefind female chimpanzees (黑猩猩) appear to treat sticks as dolls, carrying themaround until they have children of their own. Young males engage in such behaviormuch less frequently.The new work by Sonya M. Kahlenberg a

9、nd Richard W. Wrangham, described this weekin the journal Current Biology, provides the first evidence of a wild nonhumanspecies playing with dolls, as well as the first known sex difference in a wildanimals choice of playthings.The two researchers say their work adds to a growing body of evidence t

10、hat humanchildren are probably born with their own ideas of how they want to behave, ratherthan simply mirroring other girls who play with dolls and boys who play with trucks.Doll play among humans could have its origins in objectcarrying by earlier apes(猿类), they say, suggesting that toy selection

11、is probably not due entirely tosocialization.“In humans, there are obvious sex differences in childrens toy play, and theseare remarkably similar across cultures， says Kahlenberg. “While socializationby elders and peers has been the primary explanation, our work suggests that biologymay also have an

12、 important role to play in activity preferences.In 14 years of data on chimpanzee behavior at the Kibale National Park in Ugan，daKahlenberg and Wrangham counted more than 100 examples of stickcarrying. Someyoung chimpanzees carried sticks into the nest to sleep with them and on one occasionbuilt a s

13、eparate nest for the stick. “We have seen juveniles occasionally carryingsticks for many years, and because they sometimes treated them rather like dolls,2 / 5 AShe gives them to her child to play with.BShe treats them as weapons.CShe treats them as dolls.DShe makes useful tools from them.2What caus

14、es the different toy selection of chimpanzees, according to the passage?ASocialization.BSex difference.CEnvironment. DCultural difference.2分析出现这种现象的原因；3 / 5 _答 案.1.选 B 句意：“Tony，记住将报告送给销售经理。“明白。 Got it 表示“明白；懂了。2选 B 句意：既然我们是父母，就要承当起照顾家人的责任。假设选A、C 两项，应分别改为 are burdened with, burden ourselves with 才正确。

15、D 项意为“使担负，用于 put a burden on sb.结构。3选 D 句意：区分语法规如此和语言书面语中的习惯用法很重要。determine“决心；决定；identify“确认；explore “探究；探索；distinguish“区别；区分，distinguish between .and .distinguish .from .，意为“区别/区分/区分与，符合语境。4选 B 句意：不要泄气。顺其自然，你就会享受生活中的每一天。as 引导方式状语从句，意为“照方式。5选 C 句意：我们需要一个充满活力的团队领导，能真正激励成员们更加努力地工作。odd“奇特的；古怪的；cautiou

16、s“慎重的；小心的；dynamic“充满活力的；conventional“常规的；传统的。根据句意可知 C 项正确。6选 B 句意：2012 年诺贝尔文学奖的获得者莫言说他对得奖的期望不高。实际上，他认为他得奖的可能性不大。根据句意可知 expectations“期望正确。assumption“假设；假定；satisfaction“满足；满意；impression“印象。7选 C 句意：我的妈妈年纪大了，以至于她不能独自生活，因此我们正在装修闲置的房间给她住。这里用 spare，表示“闲置的；不用的。ultimate“极端的；最后的；arbitrary“武断的；任意的；valid“有效的。8选

17、 B 句意：不要有什么负罪感。任何人在生活中都会犯错。情态动词 can 在此表示“理论上的可能性(但此事未必真的会发生)，意为“可能会，符合语意语境。故答案选B。9选 A 句意：每当人们想起这个牌子，他们总是会把它和高质量联系在一起。associatewith“联想起，此处表示想起这个品牌就联想起高质量，符合语境。advertise“为做广告；combine“使相结合；trade“用进展交换。10选 B 句意：在伦敦进修之后，他的知识和能力终于得到了雇主的认可。A 项意为“意识；知觉；觉悟；B 项意为“能力；胜任；C 项意为“保存；保护；D 项意为“便利；方便。根据句中关键词“further

18、education和“recognized by hisemployer可知，competence 符合语境，故答案选 B。11选 C 句意：在这些文雅人中，他那粗鲁的举止很不协调。out of place “不适合的；不相称的，符合句意。out of order “紊乱；次序颠倒； out of control “失去控制； out of touch “失去联系。4 / 5 word12选 B 句意：法国外交部长 Laurent Fabius 呼吁国际社会支持他对马里镇压伊斯兰叛军的帮助。call for“呼吁；要求，符合句意。call up“给(某人)打 ；call out“大声呼叫；呼唤

19、；call in“召来；叫来。13选 C 句意：要充分利用像网站、图书馆等的资源，你就会取得很大的进步。14 选 C 句意：你的主意非常有趣，但我们需要实际的建议以使我们摆脱困境。impressive“给 人 印 象 深 刻 的 ； similar“相 似 的 ； practical“实 际 的 ；traditional“传统的。应当选 C。15选 A be convenient for sb.“对某人方便 / 适宜。frequent“频繁的；comfortable“舒服的；flexible“灵活的。.1.选 C 细节理解题。根据第一段第一句“. female Chimpanzees (黑猩猩

20、) appear totreat sticks as dolls .可知，雌性黑猩猩会把棍子当作自己的玩偶。应当选 C 项。2选 B 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“as well as the first known sex difference .playthings.可知，性别差异是导致黑猩猩玩具选择差异的主要原因。应当选 B 项。3选 B 推理判断题。根据第四段倒数第一句“our work suggests that biology may alsohave an important role to play in activity preferences.可知，这两位科学家的研究明确：生

21、物学因素也可能影响黑猩猩对玩具的偏好。应当选 B 项。4选 A 推 理判断题。根 据第五段最 后一句 “We have now watched enough youngchimpanzees to prove both points.可推断，A 项正确。.参考范文：Chinese style of crossing the roadRecently, a heated debate arose online in China about the Chinese style of crossingthe road. As is shown in the picture, a large crowd of people are crossing the roadregardl