Unit 2 课时跟踪检测（四） Welcome to the unit & Reading - Language Points

　　Ⅰ.单词拼写

　　1．The letter appeared in the Sunday edition (一期) of the local newspaper.

　　2．He retired(退休) as chairman of the historical society in May.

　　3．She started drawing his pension (养老金) last year.

　　4．Tom slipped (滑倒) and broke his arm.

　　5．Every nation should have a right to elect (选举) their own government.

　　6．A gymnast has to be flexible (柔韧的) above all else.

　　7．If you like this one better, I'll swap (交换) with you.

　　8．Cheap air travel is one of the privileges (特别优待) of working for the airline.

　　Ⅱ.单项填空

　　1．(2011·山东高考)Mothers holding jobs outside the home should have ________ schedules to make it easier to care for their children.

　　A．heavy　　　　　　 　B．smooth

　　C．flexible D．complex

　　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"。

　　2．One of the benefits of the new model is that it is easier ________ than the old one.

　　A．operating B．to be operated

　　C．to operate D．operated

　　解析：选C。在"主语＋be＋adj.＋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。

　　3．In my opinion, the answer to the question you gave us just now doesn't make any ________.

　　A．idea B．meaning

　　C．sense D．point

　　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。

　　4．Don't be too ________ on him - he was only trying to help.

　　A．strict B．tough

　　C．precise D．tentative

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......