Unit 24 课时跟踪练(二) Warmup & Lesson 1 - Language Points

　　一、全练语言点，基稳才能楼高

　　Ⅰ.单词拼写

　　1．He's learned English for 6 years and accumulated (积累) much experience in it.

　　2．I felt as if there was a weight on my chest, choking (使窒息) me.

　　3．The death penalty has been abolished (废除) in Britain, and now you get a life sentence for murder.

　　4．You'll need to make adjustments (调整) for the care of your indoor plants once you bring them outdoors.

　　5．The market for their products is shrinking (缩小) according to recent statistics.

　　6．The highest quality paper is made mostly from rags (破布)．

　　7．He, a disabled child, is becoming a burden (负担) to his mother.

　　8．We will send you a copy of the agreement for your signature (签字)．

　　Ⅱ.单句语法填空

　　1．You are more likely to accomplish what you want if you know how to make necessary adjustments (adjust) in a new environment.

　　2．The western area abundant (abundance) in minerals is becoming the new energy base of our country.

　　3．It's high time that we students worked/should_work (work) even harder at our lessons as the national entrance examination is coming nearer.

　　4．The mayor had to resign from his position because of his mistake.

　　5．We shouldn't complain about being poor - many families are worse (badly) off than we are.

　　6．After he got the deadly disease, he felt he was really a burden to his family.

　　7．It's a fact that people from diverse (diversity) cultures often have difficulty understanding (understand) each other.

　　8．I'd rather you painted (paint) the wall green next time.

　　Ⅲ.选词填空

　　on the increase， be trapped in， in the hope that， better off， come into being， apart from， above all， in the mess

　　1．He was_trapped_in the crashed car and couldn't move his legs.

　　2．She went to America in_the_hope_that she might improve her spoken English.

　　3．The demand for consumer goods is ever on_the_increase.

4．Apart_from my mother tongue, I speak several foreign languages as well.