课时跟踪检测 必修五 Unit 1 Great scientists
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Ⅰ.词汇知识
1．(2014·武穴中学月考) ________ cleaning the yard and making up the beds for the elderly, we also read newspapers for them and had chats with them.
A. Except for B. Rather than
C. Instead of D. Apart from
答案与解析 D 句意：除了为老年人打扫院子，给他们铺床外，我们也为他们读报纸，和他们聊天。apart from“除……之外”，符合句意。except for也表示“除……以外”，但是它指对某种基本情况进行具体的细节方面的修正。instead of“代替”； rather than “而不是”。
2．Mary is really good at taking notes in class. She can ________ almost every word her teacher says.
A. put out B. put down
