（江苏专用）2019年高中英语 Unit 2 People on the move 课时跟踪检测（四

课时跟踪检测（四）Welcometotheunit&Reading—LanguagePointsⅠ.单词拼写1．TheletterappearedintheSundayedition(一期)ofthelocalnewspaper.2．Heretired(退休)aschairmanofthehistoricalsocietyinMay.3．Shestarteddrawinghispension(养老金)lastyear.4．Tomslipped(滑倒)andbrokehisarm.5．Everynationshouldhavearighttoelect(选举)theirowngovernment.6．Agymnasthastobeflexible(柔韧的)aboveallelse.7．Ifyoulikethisonebetter,I'llswap(交换)withyou.8．Cheapairtravelisoneoftheprivileges(特别优待)ofworkingfortheairline.Ⅱ.单项填空1．(2011·山东高考)Mothersholdingjobsoutsidethehomeshouldhave________schedulestomakeiteasiertocarefortheirchildren.A．heavyB．smoothC．flexibleD．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．Oneofthebenefitsofthenewmodelisthatitiseasier________thantheoldone.A．operatingB．tobeoperatedC．tooperateD．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．Inmyopinion,theanswertothequestionyougaveusjustnowdoesn'tmakeany________.A．ideaB．meaningC．senseD．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。makesense“讲得通”。由题意知选C。4．Don'tbetoo________onhim—hewasonlytryingtohelp.A．strictB．toughC．preciseD．tentative解析：选B。句意：别对他要求过严，他只是想帮忙。betoughon/withsb.“对……严厉”。strict“严厉的”，常用于bestrictwithsb.;precise“准确的”；tentative“不确定的”。5．Considergettingamobilephoneifyourjobrequiresyoutobe________themove.A．inB．onC．forD．towards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。onthemove“在迁移中，(经常)变换地点”。6．Increasingnumbersofpeopleelect________athomenowadays.A．workingB．tohaveworkedC．toworkD．havingwork解析：选C。句意：现在越来越多的人选择在家工作。electtodosth.“选择做某事”。7．Thegyminstructorcreatedallkindsofexercisewhich________variousspecialinterestsofgroupsofpeople.A．referredtoB．cateredtoC．gottoD．tookto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趣。caterto“迎合”。8．Weeacharelikelytodevelopapersonal________forcertaintypesofentertainment.A．comparisonB．privilegeC．preferenceD．advantage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。9．Thousandsofpeople________towatchyesterday'smatchagainstIreland.A．turnedintoB．turnedinC．turnedaroundD．turnedout解析：选D。考查动词词组辨析。turninto“变成”；turnin“上交，归还”；turnaround“转身，转换方向”；turnout“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。10．—Wheredidyoupickupthewallet?—Itwasonthebeach________weweretakingawalk.A．whereB．thatC．whenD．which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thatIpickedupthewallet，该强调句中包含一个定语从句，先行词为thebeach，从句缺少地点状语，故选A。Ⅲ.阅读理解AWhenIreceivedarecentinvitationtovisitThailand,Iimmediatelythoughtofthelovely,helpfulelephantinBangkok.Irecalledlearningitsstoryfromanarticleentitled“Bangkok'sLittleElephant”thatIreadinoneofmyprimaryschooltextbooks.Thearticletoldaboutasmartelephantthatnotonlydraggedacaroutofthemud,butalsocleanedthevehiclewithwaterithadfetchedwithitslongtrunk.Fromthenon,theverymentionofThailandhasremindedmeofimagesofelephants.WearrivedatBangkokat9p．m.Wecouldfindlotsofelephantsculpturesandothersouvenirsfeaturingtheanimal—Thailand'snationalsymbol—inshopsandroadsidestalls.TheonlyplaceIsawrealelephantsintheThaicapitalwasatSiamNiramit.InthisshowofThailand'shistoryandculturaldiversity,actorsrodetwoelephantsontothestage.ButIdidn'thaveenoughtimeforapicturewiththembeforeleavingthetheater.Itwasn'tuntiltwodayslaterthatwewereabletotakeacloserlookatThaielephants.DuringourstayinChiangMaiinthenorth,wevisitedtheMeasaElephantCamp,some20minutes'drivefromthecitycenter.Thecampishometo78elephants.Whenwearrivedthereinearlymorning,manyblackelephants,somewithcreamywhitetusks,wereenjoyingtheirdailybathintheriver.IntheThaiBuddhistculture,rarewhiteelephantsarebelievedtobesacredanimals.Wheneverawhiteelephantiscaptured,itmustbepresentedtotheking.Inthepast,elephantsservedasweaponsinnorthThailand.Later,elephantswereemployedtotransportlogsfromthemountains.Atlast,thelocalpeoplestartedtotraintheelephantstoperformfortourists.AtMeasa,wewereamazedbytheelephants'skills.Theycouldnotonlyplayfootball,butalsopaintwonderfulpictureswiththeirtrunks.AttheendoftheThailandtour,everybodyinthegrouprushedtopurchaseelephantsculptures,toys,ornamentsandT­shirts.Iwasnoexception.Theelephant­pendantkeychainsIboughtturnedouttobepopulargiftsformycolleagues.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。1．Whatisthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?A．Totellusthestoryofthewriter'schildhood.B．Todescribealovelyandhelpfulelephant.C．ToexplainwhythewriterlinkedelephantswithThailand.D．ToexplainwhythewriterwenttoThailand.解析：选C。推理判断题。通读文章第一段再结合下文的内容可知，作者写第一段意在交代为什么自己会把泰国和大象联系到一起，以展开下文的叙述，故答案为C。2．TherearemanyelephantsculpturesinBangkokinthat________.A．BangkokisthecapitalcityB．peoplelikeelephantsC．theelephantisthesymbolofThailandD．theycanattracttourists解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第二段第二句中的“Thailand'snationalsymbol”可知，曼谷之所以有很多大象雕塑是因为大象是泰国的象征。3．ThewritertookacloserlookatThaielephantsin________.A．BangkokB．SiamNiramitC．southThailandD．MeasaElephantCamp解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第四段可知，作者近距离地看大象是在距市中心20分钟车程的MeasaElephantCamp这个地方。4．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Thewritersawrealelephantswhenhewasinprimaryschool.B．ThewritercouldoftenseeelephantsonBangkok'sbusystreets.C．Blackelephantsareconsideredsacredanimals.D．Elephantscanbetrainedtodosomethings