1、Module 4A Social SurveyMy NeighbourhoodSection Introduction,Reading & Vocabulary一、写作词汇检测根据每一组的提示词,完成或者翻译句子1.1)Peoplesay they spend their free time surfing the Internet.2)上周我们对这个社区进行了一次调查。(survey)答案:1)surveyed2)Last week we did a survey about this neighbourhood.2.1)This is one of the mostTV plays Ive
2、 watched.2)这个故事吸引了许多粉丝的关注。(attract)答案:1)attractive2)The story has attracted a lot of attention of many fans.3.1),the fire was put out soon.2)我很幸运地找到了一个当助理的工作。(fortune)答案:1)Fortunately2)I was fortunate in finding/to find a job as an assistant.4.运用所学单词或短语造句1)This/That/It is the first time+从句答案:略2)appr
3、oach答案:略3)sound vi.答案:略二、阅读词汇检测阅读下列句子,写出画线部分的汉语意思1.What gorgeous weather it is!意义:答案:宜人的2.The noise upset the whole neighbourhood.意义:答案:街坊3.He lives in the suburb of Shanghai.意义:答案:郊区4.Without food,the explorers starved to death.意义:答案:饿死,挨饿三、用方框内所给短语的适当形式填空put upthe first timebe made ofbe fortunate
4、insound likewalk aroundquite a lot of1.Shall we go to the seaside and for a while?答案:walk around2.This kite paper.答案:is made of3.Theyve signs to remind the visitors not to step on the grass.答案:put up4.I having a good deskmate when I studied at No.1 Middle School.答案:was fortunate in5.That a good idea
5、 to me.答案:sounds like6.This is she has experienced disappointment.答案:the first time7.You need to spend time practising playing the piano.答案:quite a lot of四、完成句子1.他来中国已经5年了。 Its he came to China.答案:five years since2.这是你第二次上学迟到。 youve been late for school.答案:This is the second time3.我感到幸运,有这样好的学习环境。I
6、feel having such a good study environment.答案:fortunate in4.劳驾,你能告诉我去火车站的路吗? Im sorry you,but can you tell me the way to the railway station?答案:to bother5.这儿打算盖一座大楼。 It is planned a big building here.答案:to put up五、阅读理解A导学号69540021Today,people all over the world are moving out of small villages in the
7、 country to go and live in big,noisy cities.They are moving from the peaceful hills,mountains,fields,rivers and streams of the countryside to the busy world of streets,buildings,traffic and crowds.This movement from rural areas to urban areas has been going on for over two hundred years.In many coun
8、tries,the main reason why people come to live in towns and cities is work.After one or two large factories have been built in or near a town,people come to find work,and soon an industrial area begins to grow.There is usually a residential area nearby,where the factory workers can live.The families
9、of these workers need schools,hospitals and shops,so more people come to live in the area which can provide these services and a city grows.In every major city in the world,there is a business district where the big companies have their main offices.In the United States,this area is usually in the c
10、ity centre.It is here that you can see the huge skyscraper office blocks.The people who work here often travel a long way to work each day.Many of them live in the suburbs of the city,far away from the industrial area and the city centre.Some suburbs are very pleasant,with nice houses and big garden
11、s.There are usually parks for children to play in and large department stores where you can buy all you need.But what is the future of the big cities?Will they continue to get bigger?Perhaps not.Some major cities have actually become smaller in the last ten years,and it is quite possible that one da
12、y we will see people moving out of the major cities and back into smaller towns and villages.1.Why do people move to live in cities or towns?A.Because they can live more comfortably there.B.Because they prefer a noisy life to a peaceful life.C.Because they want to find work.D.Because they are sure o
13、f having a better life there.答案:C解析:细节理解题。由第二段第一句“In many countries,the main reason why people come to live in towns and cities is work.”可知答案为C项。2.In a residential area(居民区),you can see .A.rows of houses,schools and shopsB.many offices and factoriesC.a lot of factories and farmsD.many houses with of
14、fices and factories答案:A解析:细节理解题。由第二段最后两句可知答案为A项。3.In the United States many people work in the centre of a big city .A.but live on the faraway edge of the cityB.and live thereC.but live in another cityD.but live far away out of the city答案:A解析:细节理解题。根据第三段第四、五句话“The people who work.the city centre.”可知
15、A项正确。4.We can infer that this movement from rural areas to urban areas .A.has been going on for more than 2,000 yearsB.will continue in the futureC.may not continue in the futureD.is sure to stop答案:C解析:推理判断题。由最后一段可知,一些大城市在过去十年中实际上在变小,很有可能有一天我们会看到人们搬出城市,重回小镇和村庄。BIn 1978,I was 18 and was working as a
16、nurse in a suburb about 270 km away from Sydney,Australia.I was looking forward to having five days off from duty.Unfortunately,the only one train a day back to my home in Sydney had already left.So I thought Id hitch a ride(搭便车).I waited by the side of the highway for three hours but no one stopped
17、 for me.Finally,a man walked over and introduced himself as Gordon.He said that although he couldnt give me a lift,I could come back to his house for lunch.He noticed me standing for hours in the November heat and thought I must be hungry.I was doubtful as a young girl but he assured(向保证)me I was sa
18、fe,and he also offered to let me stay at his home if it was too late.When we arrived at his house,he made sandwiches.After lunch,he helped me find a lift home.Twenty-five years later,in 2003,while I was driving to a nearby town one day,I saw an elderly man standing in the glaring heat,trying to hitc
19、h a ride.I thought it was another chance to repay someone for the favour Id been given decades earlier.I pulled over and picked him up.I made him comfortable on the back seat and offered him some water.After a few moments of small talk,the man said to me,“You havent changed a bit,and even your red h
20、air is still the same.”I couldnt remember where Id met him.He then told me he was the man who had given me lunch and helped me find a lift all those years ago.It was Gordon.5.The author had to hitch a ride one day in 1978 because.A.her work delayed(耽误)her trip to SydneyB.she was going home for her h
21、olidaysC.the town was far away from SydneyD.she missed the only train back home答案:D解析:细节理解题。题目问的是作者在1978年的一天要搭便车的原因。根据文章第一段中的“Unfortunately,the only one train a day back to my home in Sydney had already left.So I thought Id hitch a ride(搭便车).”可知答案为D项。6.Which of the following did Gordon do according
22、to Paragraph 2?A.He helped the girl find a ride.B.He gave the girl a ride back home.C.He bought sandwiches for the girl.D.He watched the girl for three hours.答案:A解析:细节理解题。根据文章第二段的最后一句“After lunch,he helped me find a lift home.”可知答案为A项。7.The reason why the author offered a lift to the elderly man was
23、 that.A.she realized he was GordonB.she had known him for decadesC.she was going to the nearby townD.she wanted to repay the favour she once got答案:D解析:细节理解题。题目问的是作者让老人搭便车的原因。根据文章第三段第二句话“I thought it was another chance to repay someone for the favour Id been given decades earlier.”可知选择D项。8.What does
24、the author want to tell the readers through the story?A.Giving sometimes produces nice results.B.Those who give rides will be repaid.C.Good manners bring about happiness.D.People should offer free rides to others.答案:A解析:主旨大意题。本文讲述了作者多年前要搭便车回家而遇上一位热心人的故事。25年之后,作者也遇到一位要搭便车的人,便主动提供帮助,而此人正是当年帮助过自己的那个人。通
25、过这个故事作者要阐明的观点就是帮助别人会产生好的结果,自己也会从中受益。文章二次开发结合语篇内容复习巩固本单元语法项目、单词和短语When I was working as a nurse in a 9.sabout 270 km away from Sydney,I had five days off.10.,I didnt catch the only train back home,so I wanted to hitch a ride.I was waiting by the side of the highway when a man called Gordon 11.ame and
26、 invited me to his house for lunch,for he thought I must be 12.s.He even offered to 13.me 14. for the night if it was too late.25 years 15.,I had a chance to 16. the kindness I had been given.I 17.pmy car at the side of the road and gave a man a lift who turned out to be Gordon.It was the first time
27、 that I 18.(be)so excited in my life.答案:9.suburb10.Unfortunately11.approached12.starving13.put14.up15.later16.repay17.parked18.had beenCFrom the very first moment I met Mattie on my TV show,I fell in love with him.He was a ten-year-old little poet born with a life-threatening(有生命威胁的)disease.But his
28、poems of peace and hope had touched millions of lives.We became quick friends,e-mailing each other.We often talked about the sunrises and sunsets,and I shared with Mattie that I wasnt a beach person because there was no need for me to tan(晒黑).He strongly advised me to go to the beach that he and his
29、 mom visited.He always enjoyed every single second of the present.He could not understand why everybody wasnt out on the pier(码头)at sunrise during their vacation,and he couldnt figure out why people would want to miss a sunrise.I said,“Mattie,most people like to sleep on vacation.”We also talked a l
30、ot about dying.He said to me one day,“I sometimes get a little unhappy or angry when Im afraid of dying.The boys who lived upstairs said that because I got famous,I should always be happy and never sad.I dont think they understand what its like to know you have to live your life so fast,because unle
31、ss I keep getting miracles(奇迹),my life here wont last.I am afraid of the pain of dying and worried about what I will miss because I love living so,so,so much.”He said to me,“I really do want to be a peacemaker before I die.”His dream was to bring his message of peace to as many people as possible.Ma
32、ttie died on June 22,2004,but the light of his life shone so brightly that every one of us will feel the light for the rest of our lives.I know that Heartsongs(his book of poems)has left a mark in my life.19.What can we learn about Mattie?A.He didnt like the color of his skin.B.He was a person who v
33、alued time highly.C.He always went to the beach to have a vacation.D.He invited the author to have a vacation with him.答案:B解析:细节理解题。根据第二段第三句“He always enjoyed every single second of the present.”以及后面“.and he couldnt figure out why people would want to miss a sunrise.”可知Mattie十分珍惜生命中的分分秒秒。20.What doe
34、s the underlined part “figure out” in the second paragraph mean?A.Care.B.Doubt.C.Mind.D.Understand.答案:D解析:词义猜测题。根据上文“He could not understand why.”以及本词组后面的why可知此处figure out 应与understand同义。21.The boys who lived upstairs thought Mattie.A.could become famousB.would die sooner or laterC.should have no wo
35、rriesD.was in a difficult situation答案:C解析:细节理解题。根据第三段中“The boys who lived upstairs said that.always be happy and never sad.”可知。22.In the last paragraph the author wants to say.A.Matties spirit lives onB.Heartsongs is worth readingC.every one of us needs peaceD.we should do what Mattie did答案:A解析:推理判断
36、题。根据最后一段中“the light of his life shone so brightly that every one of us will feel the light for the rest of our lives.”可知应选A项“他的精神永存”。六、完形填空Tim Becker and his neighbours are doing something to make their neighbourhood a trouble-free area.When Tim Becker gets in his car to go shopping,he doesnt1drive
37、to a store and back home.He always looks2up and down the streets of his neighbourhood.He looks for anything3such as strange cars,loud noises,4windows,or people gathering on street corners.Tim5to a neighbourhood watch group in Stoneville,Indiana,USA.The neighbourhood watch group6on the third Wednesda
38、y of every month.Thats7Tim gets together with about ten of his neighbours to discuss community(社区)8.Members of the neighbourhood watch group want to help the police9their homes,streets,and families safe.Tina Stedman,president of 10neighbourhood watch group,agrees with Tim.“People seem to think that
39、crime(犯罪)happens to other people but not 11them.Well,its never happened to me,”she says,“but I dont think anyone has the 12to steal from other people or to make them feel13sitting in their own homes.”Alex,a member of the group,says that all the neighbours14out for one another.“We 15each others home.
40、We keep watch on the neighbourhood at night and on weekends.Usually a 16of four or five of us goes out together.If something doesnt look right,we call the 17.For example,if we notice a group of teenagers who seem to be looking for 18,or someone destroying property(财产),we report to the police.”Alex f
41、eels the neighbourhood watch group 19a lot in keeping crime down.Her husband Jim agrees,“Police are good people,but they cant do20.”1.A.yetB.stillC.justD.rather答案:C解析:蒂姆和他的邻居正努力使他们的社区安全通畅。每当蒂姆开车出去购物时不仅仅(not just)开车去商店再回家,而是还有别的事情要做。2.A.carefullyB.clearlyC.nervouslyD.coldly答案:A解析:根据句意,他总是在社区的街道上仔细地(c
42、arefully)查看。3.A.familiarB.unusualC.expensiveD.interesting答案:B解析:该句指查看是否有像陌生的车子或喧哗的噪音之类的异常(unusual)情况。4.A.curtainedB.openC.oldD.broken答案:D解析:与前面strange cars,loud noises构成并列意义不应是开着的(open)、旧的(old),挂有窗帘的(curtained)窗户,而是打破的(broken)窗户。5.A.attendsB.belongsC.goesD.turns答案:B解析:蒂姆属于一个社区监护队。belong to“属于”,符合句意。
43、6.A.meetsB.quarrelsC.singsD.searches答案:A解析:社区监护队每月第三个周三碰头开会(meet),而不是争吵(quarrel)、唱歌(sing)或搜查(search)。后文“gets together with about ten of his neighbours to discuss community(社区)8”也有所暗示。7.A.whereB.whyC.whenD.how答案:C解析:根据前文“on the third Wednesday of every month”可知此处指时间。8.A.politicsB.wealthC.healthD.safe
44、ty答案:D解析:从前文蒂姆的行为及本段最后的safe一词可以看出,他们聚集在一起研讨社区的安全(safety)问题,而非政治(politics)、财富(wealth)或健康(health)问题。9.A.keepB.holdC.letD.protect答案:A解析:“keep+宾语+adj.”表示“使保持某种状态”。该句指帮助警察保持(keep)他们的家、街道和家人安全。10.A.itsB.hisC.theirD.your答案:C解析:根据上下文推断,此处指“他们的(their)”社区监护队的队长。11.A.roundB.onC.aboutD.to答案:D解析:承接前面的happen to s
45、b 结构,此处用介词to。12.A.rightB.chanceC.courageD.mind答案:A解析:根据句意推断,任何人都可能有机会(chance)、勇气(courage)或心思(mind),但却没有权利(right)去偷别人的东西或使别人感到不安全。13.A.unluckyB.unsafeC.disappointedD.discouraged答案:B解析:该句表示“没有权利使别人坐在自己家里而感到不安全”,与前文偷东西等安全问题联系起来,就不可能是不幸的(unlucky)、失望的(disappointed)或泄气的(discouraged)。14.A.setB.letC.holdD.l
46、ook答案:D解析:set out“出发;开始”;let out“发出”;hold out“坚持;伸出”;look out“注意;留神”。根据上下文可知所有的邻居都要相互留神(look out),提高警惕。15.A.careB.enterC.watchD.manage答案:C解析:根据上下文推断,此处意为“我们相互守护(watch)彼此的家”。前文已有所暗示,也与后文keep watch on 一致。16.A.groupB.setC.numberD.crowd答案:A解析:前文已有暗示,四五个人形成一组/队(group)。17.A.judgesB.policeC.firemenD.doctor
47、s答案:B解析:如果看到有什么事情不正常,就叫警察(police)。前文“help the police 9 their homes,streets,and families safe”和后文“we report to the police”有所暗示。18.A.workB.moneyC.serviceD.trouble答案:D解析:从上下文判断,该句指发现一群十几岁的孩子似乎想捣乱、想找麻烦(trouble)。19.A.producesB.findsC.getsD.helps答案:D解析:在制止犯罪方面社区监护队起到了辅助(help)的作用,充当了助手的功能,而不是生产(produce)、发现
48、(find)或得到(get)。20.A.anythingB.everythingC.harmD.wrong答案:B解析:警察很好,但他们并不可能每件事情(everything)都做得到。anything与not连用表示全部否定;everything与not连用表示部分否定。do harm/wrong“伤害/做坏事”。七、语篇填空Mrs.Wilson,the wife of a rich man,1.(invite)some of her friends to lunch.She was trying a new way to cook fish and she was very pleased
49、 with 2.(she)when the fish was ready.3.the fish was very hot,she put it near the open window to cool for a few minutes.Five minutes later,when she came back for it,she was 4.(surprise)to find the neighbors cat at the fish.She was in time to stop the cat 5.it was too late.That afternoon every one enj
50、oyed the fish.They talked and 6.(laugh)till four oclock.After the guests left,Mrs.Wilson felt tired 7.happy.She was sitting down in a chair near the window when she saw the neighbors cat 8.(die)in her garden.She then was sure the fish was bad.What would happen to her friends?She at once telephoned t
51、he family doctor for help.The doctor wanted each guest 9.(meet)him.Once again Mrs.Wilson was alone in her chair still tired but no longer happy.Just then the telephone rang.10.was her neighbor,“Oh,Mrs.Wilson,”he cried,“my cat is dead.She was killed by someone in a car and put in your garden.”答案:1.in
52、vited2.herself3.As/Because4.surprised5.before6.laughed7.but8.dead9.to meet10.It八、短文改错One day,while my friend and I were travelling through Germany,we were not very hungry but we only had a few money.We decided stop at a village market to buy something to eat.We choose the cheapest biscuits and ate i
53、t under a tree.We thought the biscuits were great.“Lets got some more,” I said,“Theyre cheap and they really taste well.” My friend could read some German,but I couldnt,and I gave her the biscuit bag to find the name.She looked at it and started to laughing.“How are you laughing?” I asked.“Because t
54、heyre dog biscuits!” She said.答案:One day,while my friend and I were travelling through Germany,we were not very hungry but we only had a fewlittle money.We decided to stop at a village market to buy something to eat.We choosechose the cheapest biscuits and ate itthem under a tree.We thought the bisc
55、uits were great.“Lets gotget some more,” I said,“Theyre cheap and they really taste wellgood.” My friend could read some German,but I couldnt,andso I gave her the biscuit bag to find the name.She looked at it and started to laughinglaugh.“HowWhy are you laughing?” I asked.“Because theyre dog biscuits!” She said.
