2020年精编人教版英语资料课时跟踪检测(十)Warming Up & Reading Language Points.单词拼写1The foreign visitors came from a distant (遥远的) country.2The two stories conflicted(冲突), so I did not know which to believe.3The restrictions (限制条件) on the use of the playground are: no fighting, no damaging property.4He is fluent(流利的) in five languages.5The school authorities are appealing (呼吁) to every student to pay attention to his own security.6After sweeping the courtyard (院子), we might as well clean the rooms.7Bill has shaved his beard off.8I couldnt open the jar because the lid was too tight.9A flower pot dropped from his balcony (阳台)10The water rushed off the roof in the thunderstorm (雷雨).选词填空set up， date back to， quantities of， come across， adapt to， take interest in， appeal to1When he moved to Canada, the children adapted_to the change very well.2The town dates_back_to Roman times.3They set_up a memorial in honour of the hero.4Does the exotic music appeal_to_ you?5Quantities_of arms were discovered hidden in the trucks.6I came_across some old photos in the balcony.7He takes_interest_in learning French.完成句子1他从没遇到过像希拉这样的人。He had never come_across a person quite like Sheila.2警方呼吁公众保持镇静。The police made an appeal_to the public to remain calm.3他们对于战争起因的报道与我们的相反。Their accounts of the causes of the war conflicted_with/were_in_conflict_with ours.4我看到远处有艘轮船。I saw a ship in_the_distance.5大卫说，正是由于他对文字的浓厚兴趣才使得他选了这门课程。David said that it_was because of his strong interest in literature that he chose the course.句型转换1I would keep away from that dog, if I were you.I would keep_myself_at_a_distance from that dog, if I were you.2He is interested in music and cooking.He takes_interest_in music and cooking.3My interests conflict with yours.My interests are in_conflict_with yours.4Arguing with Bill is no use, because he will never change his mind.It_is_no_use arguing with Bill because he will never change his mind.5Regular radio broadcasts didnt begin until 1920.It_was_not_until 1920 that regular radio broadcasts began.阅读理解ABotany, the study of plants, occupies a special position in the history of human knowledge.For many thousands of years it was a field about which humans had a great deal to learn.It is impossible to know today just what our Stone Age ancestors knew about plants, but from what we can observe of preindustrial societies that still exist, a detailed learning of plants and their properties must be extremely ancient.This is logical.Plants are the basis of the food pyramid for all living things, even for other plants.They have always been important to the benefit of peoples, not only for food, but also for clothing, weapons, tools, dyes, medicines, shelter, and a great many other purposes.Tribes living today in the jungles of the Amazon recognize hundreds of plants and know many properties of each.To them botany, as such, has no name and is probably not even recognized as a special branch of “knowledge” at all.Unfortunately, the more industrialized we become the farther away we move from direct contact with plants, and the less definite our knowledge, and few people will fail to recognize a rose, and apple, or an orchid.When our ancestors, living in the Middle East about 10,000 years ago, discovered that certain grasses could be harvested and their seeds planted for richer harvests the next season, the first great step in a new association (联系) of plants and humans was taken.Grains were discovered and from them flowed the wonder of agriculture: cultivated crops.From then on, humans would increasingly take their living from the controlled production of a few plants, rather than getting a little here and a little there from many varieties that grew wild and the accumulated (积累) knowledge of tens of thousands of years of experience and close contact with plants in the wild would begin to fade away.1Which of the following statements is TRUE?AEarly humans knew nothing about plants.BEarly humans probably had extensive knowledge of plants.CEarly humans had little knowledge of plants.DEarly humans did not enjoy the study of botany.解析：选B细节理解题。由第一段第三句的前半部分可知B项正确。2In Paragraph 1 the underlined word “properties” refers to_.Athe belongings of early humansBthe wealth of ancient peopleCthe characteristics or qualities of plantsDBoth B and C 解析：选C词义猜测题。全文出现property的地方有两处，除了第一段之外，在第二段倒数第二句话还能找到。观察其搭配，可发现这个词两处都与plant联用，可猜出其意思与人类无关，故选C项。3Tribes living today in the jungle of the Amazon_.Adont know anything about plantsBrecognize botany as a branch of scienceCfirst give the name of botanyDare experts of plants解析：选D细节理解题。从第二段看出，亚马孙丛林中的部落人能认识数百种植物，并熟悉它们的属性。他们不知道什么叫“植物学”，这些知识只是想当然的事，甚至不纳入“知识”范畴。故选D项。4According to the passage, what was the first great step toward the practice of agriculture?AThe invention of agricultural implements and machinery.BTh