单选题 Desert mammals also depart from the normal mammalian practice of _____ a constant body temperature. Instead of trying to keep down the body temperature deep inside the body, which would involve the expenditure of water and energy, desert mammals allow their temperatures to rise to what would normally be fever height, and temperatures as high as 46 degrees Celsius have been measured.无
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】句意:沙漠哺乳动物与一般哺乳动物在保持身体常温上有所不同。本题考查动词词义辨析。preserve表示“保持”,符合句意, 故选C。inherit继承。measure测量。delay延迟。