Unit 1 课时跟踪检测（一） Welcome to the unit & Reading - Language Points

　　Ⅰ.单词拼写

　　1．Annual rainfall (降雨量) was lower last year than ever before.

　　2．I'm sure you can appreciate the gravity (严重性) of the situation.

　　3．We now face an embarrassing dilemma (困境): should we stay or go?

　　4．I found a job through an employment agency (服务机构)．

　　5．The paint gives woodwork permanent (长久的) protection against the weather.

　　6．The building had a brick base and a metal framework (框架)．

　　7．He wanted a conventional (传统的) marriage with a wife and kids.

　　8．She always travels first­class regardless of expense (费用).

　　Ⅱ.完成句子

　　1．他能否获得一等奖我还有些怀疑。

　　I have_some_doubt_whether he can win the first prize.

　　2．这种情况迫使公司改进其产品与服务。

　　The situation puts_pressure_on the company to_improve its products and service.

　　3．辞职之后，他的人生面临着重大抉择。

　　His life was at_a_crossroads after he quit his job.

　　4．汤姆对于吃什么不大讲究。只要填饱肚子，他就很满足。

　　Tom is not particular about what he eats. He is content so long as it fills_his_belly.

　　5．公司出钱请我们外出就餐。

　　We were taken out for a meal at_the_company's_expense.

　　Ⅲ.单项填空

　　1．Shenzhou Ⅸ has docked with Tiangong­1 successfully, ________ a milestone in the development of China's aerospace technologies.

　　A．marked　　　　　　　 　B．to mark

　　C．marking D．having marked

　　解析：选C。考查非谓语动词。句意：神舟九号和天宫一号成功对接，这是中国航天事业发展的一个里程碑。marking ...是现在分词短语，在句中作结果状语。不定式常表示意想不到的结果，故B项不符合逻辑；A项是过去分词形式表示被动；D项时态错误。

　　2．Nowadays looking for a job is ________ great pressure ________ the graduates.

　　A．putting; about B．sending; on

　　C．taking; on D．putting; on

解析：选D。句意：目前找工作给大学毕业生带来很大的压力。put pressure on"给...