课时跟踪检测 选修八 Unit 1 A land of diversity
(计时：35分钟)
Ⅰ.词汇知识
1．(2013·山东潍坊3月模拟)— Will the fine weather ________？
— I am afraid not. The weatherman says it's going to rain.
A. stay up B. keep up
C. come on D. move on
答案与解析 B stay up“熬夜”； keep up“保持；维持；继续”； come on“加油；进展”； move on“继续迁移”。问句句意：这种好天气会继续吗？故选B项。
2．(2013·黄冈4月模拟)On the annual International Volunteer Day, the world ________ the work of millions of people who give their time to help others.
A. abolishes B. accompanies
C. acknowledges D. assesses
答案与解析 C 句意：在一年一度的国际志愿者日，世界对数百万志愿者的工作表示感谢，他们奉献自己的时间帮助别人。abolish“废止”； accompany“陪伴”； acknowledge“感谢”； assess“评估”。根据句意可知选C项。
