选修7.3 Under the sea（名师预测）-2015年高考英语一轮复习精品资料
Ⅰ.词汇知识
1． The flight usually arrives at 2 o'clock ________， but today it will arrive at twenty past two. It'll be 20 minutes late.
A. quarter B. sharp
C. narrowly D. steeply
解析 B sharp在句中是副词，意思是“准时地”。
2．— Do you work in this office?
— No, as a clerk in the office is on vacation, I'm just ________ here for about a week.
A. hanging out B. working out
C. turning out D. helping out
3．We are now enjoying the cool air in the room. ________， the farmers are harvesting crops in the hot sun.
A. Therefore B. Besides
C. As a result D. In the meantime
4．Recent years have ________ the rapid development of the Internet and its influence on society and people.
A. watched B. observed
C. witnessed D. realized
解析 C witness“目睹、经历巨变”； watch“观看；注视”； observe“观察；注意到”； realize“意识到；实现”。C项正确。
5．During Civil War thousands of people ________ the country.
A. fled B. escaped
C. ran away D. got away
解析 A flee“逃离”， escape也作“逃离”解，但它是不及物动词，常与from连用。run away和get away也与from连用。
