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1、课时跟踪检测（四） Welcome to the unit & Reading Language Points.单词拼写1The letter appeared in the Sunday edition (一期) of the local newspaper.2He retired(退休) as chairman of the historical society in May.3She started drawing his pension (养老金) last year.4Tom slipped (滑倒) and broke his arm.5Every nation should ha
2、ve a right to elect (选举) their own government.6A gymnast has to be flexible (柔韧的) above all else.7If you like this one better, Ill swap (交换) with you.8Cheap air travel is one of the privileges (特别优待) of working for the airline.单项填空1(2011山东高考)Mothers holding jobs outside the home should have _ schedu
3、les to make it easier to care for their children.AheavyBsmoothCflexible Dcomplex解析：选C。考查形容词。句意：外出工作的母亲们应具有灵活的时间表以使她们照顾孩子们更容易些。smooth“平稳的”；flexible“灵活的”；complex“复杂的”。2One of the benefits of the new model is that it is easier _ than the old one.Aoperating Bto be operatedCto operate Doperated解析：选C。在“主语
4、beadj.不定式”结构中，不定式常用主动形式表示被动含义。句意：这种新模型的益处之一就是它比旧模型更容易操作。3In my opinion, the answer to the question you gave us just now doesnt make any _.Aidea BmeaningCsense Dpoint解析：选C。句意：在我看来，你刚才给我们的那个问题的答案讲不通。make sense“讲得通”。由题意知选C。4Dont be too _ on him he was only trying to help.Astrict BtoughCprecise Dtentati
5、ve解析：选B。句意：别对他要求过严，他只是想帮忙。be tough on/with sb.“对严厉”。strict“严厉的”，常用于be strict with sb.; precise “准确的”；tentative“不确定的”。5Consider getting a mobile phone if your job requires you to be _ the move.Ain BonCfor Dtowards解析：选B。句意：当你的工作需要你到处奔走时，你可以考虑带上手机。on the move“在迁移中，(经常)变换地点”。6Increasing numbers of peopl
6、e elect _ at home nowadays.Aworking Bto have workedCto work Dhaving work解析：选C。句意：现在越来越多的人选择在家工作。elect to do sth.“选择做某事”。7The gym instructor created all kinds of exercise which _ various special interests of groups of people.Areferred to Bcatered toCgot to Dtook to解析：选B。句意：那个体操教练创造出多种锻炼方法来迎合人们的各种特别的兴
7、趣。cater to“迎合”。8We each are likely to develop a personal _ for certain types of entertainment.Acomparison BprivilegeCpreference Dadvantage解析：选C。句意：我们每个人都有可能偏爱某些娱乐活动。preference“偏爱，偏好”，符合句意。9Thousands of people _ to watch yesterdays match against Ireland.Aturned into Bturned inCturned around Dturned o
8、ut解析：选D。考查动词词组辨析。turn into“变成”； turn in“上交，归还”； turn around“转身，转换方向”；turn out“出席(某项活动)，在场”。句意：成千上万的人到现场观看昨天与爱尔兰的那场比赛。根据语意选D项。10Where did you pick up the wallet?It was on the beach _ we were taking a walk.Awhere BthatCwhen Dwhich解析：选A。“你在哪儿捡的钱包？”“就在我们散步的海边。”答语是强调句的省略结构，省略了that I picked up the wallet，
9、该强调句中包含一个定语从句，先行词为the beach，从句缺少地点状语，故选A。.阅读理解AWhen I received a recent invitation to visit Thailand, I immediately thought of the lovely, helpful elephant in Bangkok. I recalled learning its story from an article entitled “Bangkoks Little Elephant” that I read in one of my primary school textbooks.
10、 The article told about a smart elephant that not only dragged a car out of the mud, but also cleaned the vehicle with water it had fetched with its long trunk. From then on, the very mention of Thailand has reminded me of images of elephants.We arrived at Bangkok at 9 pm. We could find lots of elep
11、hant sculptures and other souvenirs featuring the animal Thailands national symbol in shops and roadside stalls.The only place I saw real elephants in the Thai capital was at Siam Niramit. In this show of Thailands history and cultural diversity, actors rode two elephants onto the stage. But I didnt
12、 have enough time for a picture with them before leaving the theater.It wasnt until two days later that we were able to take a closer look at Thai elephants. During our stay in Chiang Mai in the north, we visited the Measa Elephant Camp, some 20 minutes drive from the city center. The camp is home t
13、o 78 elephants. When we arrived there in early morning, many black elephants, some with creamy white tusks, were enjoying their daily bath in the river.In the Thai Buddhist culture, rare white elephants are believed to be sacred animals. Whenever a white elephant is captured, it must be presented to
14、 the king.In the past, elephants served as weapons in north Thailand. Later, elephants were employed to transport logs from the mountains. At last, the local people started to train the elephants to perform for tourists.At Measa, we were amazed by the elephants skills. They could not only play footb
15、all, but also paint wonderful pictures with their trunks.At the end of the Thailand tour, everybody in the group rushed to purchase elephant sculptures, toys, ornaments and Tshirts. I was no exception. The elephantpendant key chains I bought turned out to be popular gifts for my colleagues.语篇解读：自从作者在小学课本上学到了曼谷小象这篇文章后，每当提到泰国，作者必然会联想到大象。1What is the purpose of the first paragraph?ATo tell us the story of the writers childhood.BTo describe a lovely
