1、Module 4A Social SurveyMy Neighbourhood.情景默写1.She couldnt afford(有能力支付) the operation because her family was poor.2.Im sorry to bother(打扰) you，but can you direct me to the railway station?3.She is living with her stepmother，and they are getting on pretty(相当) well.4.Our vacation is approaching(来临)，bu
2、t we still cant decide where to go.5.His idea sounds(听起来)good.We decide to carry it out next week.6.The novel is so attractive(吸引人的)that I forget the lunchtime.7.I am starving(饿死)，Mum.Id like to have lunch at once.8.Exchanging(交换)houses for a few weeks is a good way of having a holiday.9.All of us w
3、ere moved by the fascinating(迷人的)love story.10.He usually contacts(联系)his son who is in college now by telephone.11.To everyones surprise，he survived(从中幸存)the earthquake.12.With the price of houses going up(上涨)，many people cant afford a new house.13.Failure doesnt mean you will never make it(成功); it
4、 does mean it will take a little longer.14.At last I paid back(偿还)all the money I borrowed from him.15.Its nice to get away from(逃离)the noisy city and come to the natural beauty of the countryside.16.I bought a great many/a number of books，on which I spent all that money that I saved.词性转换1.The Great
5、 Wall is an attraction, whose scenery is very attractive, and it attracts a large number of tourists every day.(attractive)2.It was fortunate of them to make a fortune by trading with foreigners.And more fortunately for them，they were supported by the government.(fortunate)3.It is surprising that th
6、ere are still many people in the world starving to death each year; that is，many people die of starvation.(starve)4.There was such great unemployment in the city that some employers are required to employ more employees.(unemployed)5.Only two passengers survived the air crash.When the two survivors
7、were interviewed，they said their survival was a wonder.(survive)1.句型公式：It is/has been一段时间since从句自从以来多久了虽然离我们上次见面已经有20年了，但是我仍然记得我们分手的那个场景。Though it is twenty years since we last met，I still remember the scene where we got separated.2.句型公式：This/It is/was the序数词time (that) sb have/had done这是某人第几次做某事这是你
8、第一次来上海参观吗？Is this the first time that you have visited Shanghai?3.句型公式：the最高级名词定语从句(从句中常用完成时)平凡的世界是我看过的最好的小说之一。Ordinary World is one of the best novels (that) I have ever read.第一板块 核心词汇1.approach v.接近；靠近；走近n.接近；通路；方法；步骤高考必刷题练透单句语法填空/单句改错/句式升级Absorbed in painting，John didnt notice evening approaching
9、(approach).(2015天津卷)Facing up to your problems rather than running away from them is the best approach to work things out.workworking(浙江卷)As the time for graduation is approaching/drawing near，we are busy with our papers.With the time for graduation approaching，we are busy with our papers.(with复合结构)
10、状元笔记全记牢(1)an approach to.做某事的方法；通向某地的路(2)at the approach of 在快到的时候【点津】approach作名词时，后面常跟介词to表示“的方法”，而way，method，means表示“方法”时后常跟介词of。2.exchange vt.& vi.& n.交换，交流，兑换高考必刷题练透单句语法填空/单句写作I am going to travel abroad，so I go to exchange some RMB for dollars in bank.Hes giving her French lessons in exchange f
11、or her teaching him English.我们学生应该经常和父母交换意见，他们经验丰富，而且最重要的是，在这个世界上他们是最爱我们的人。We students should often exchange ideas with our parents，who are rich in experience，and above all，love us most in the world.(重庆卷)状元笔记全记牢(1)exchange sth for sth以换取exchange sth with sb 和某人交换(2)in exchange for 以交换make an exchang
12、e 交换3.afford vt.买得起，负担得起；(有时间)做；承担得起(后果)；提供，给予高考必刷题练透单句语法填空/单句改错/单句写作He was too poor to afford(afford) the doctor but the doctor offered to help him.Those poor and needy teenagers were excited to find a shop at the corner where they could buy affordably(afford) priced bikes.(福建卷)The programme afford
13、s young people to the chance to gain work experience.去掉第一个to我真的需要一个假期来放松一下自己，但是我真的抽不出时间。I really need a holiday to relax myself，but I cant afford the time.状元笔记全记牢(1)afford to do sth负担得起干的费用afford sb sthafford sth to sb给予某人某物(2)affordable adj.支付得起的【点津】afford意为“买得起，负担得起”时，常与can，could，be able to连用，后接名词
14、、代词或不定式。4.survive vi. & vt.死里逃生；大难不死；幸存高考必刷题练透单句语法填空/单句改错Human life is regarded as part of nature and，as such，the only way for us to survive(survive) is to live in harmony with nature.(2015福建卷)Of all the museums paintings，only one survived from the earthquake.去掉from用survive的相关词语完成片段Mr.Wang was the o
15、nly survivor(幸存者) who survived the earthquake(在地震中幸存).He told us he had survived on(靠生存) a bottle of mineral water.Everyone said his survival(幸存) was a wonder.状元笔记全记牢(1)surviven.(earthquake/accident)从(地震/事故等)中生还survive on 靠维持生活(2)survival n. 幸存；C遗物，幸存物survivor n. 幸存者，死里逃生的人【点津】survive表示“从地震、火灾、事故等中幸
16、存下来”时，为及物动词，其后不可接介词from或in。5.contact vt.联络；联系(某人) n.接触；联系；交往；熟人高考必刷题练透单句语法填空/单句改错/句型转换I have tried hard to contact(contact) my old monitor many times but in vain.He seemed to have disappeared.Tom told me that I could get into/in contact with him through WeChat.Do write to me as often as you can.I do
17、nt want to lose the contact with you.去掉the Its been 5 years since they lost contact with each other.They have been out of contact with each other for 5 years.We have kept in contact with each other since graduation from college.We have been in contact with each other since graduation from college.状元
18、笔记全记牢(1)make contact with sb与某人联络，联系get into/in contact with. 与取得联系lose contact with. 与失去联系keep in contact with. 与保持联系(2)be in/out of contact with. 与有/没有联系【点津】keep in contact with和be in/out of contact with表状态，可和时间段连用，而make/get into/lose contact with表示动作，不能和时间段连用。6.put up举起；架起；张贴；(为)提供膳宿；投宿；提高(价钱)；修建
19、，建造高考必刷题练透写出下列句中put up的含义A week before Earth Day，posters were put up around our school，calling upon us to join in the actions for a greener earth.(2016北京卷)张贴Those who know the answer to the question，please put up your hands.举起He decided that he would drive all the way home instead of putting up at a
20、 hotel for the night.(为)提供膳宿(浙江卷)Many blocks of flats were put up in the 1990s.建造状元笔记全记牢put away储存以备用；储蓄put down 放下；写下；镇压put off 推迟，拖延put forward 提出(建议，意见) put up with 忍受，忍耐7.a great/good many许多，大量高考必刷题练透单句语法填空/单句改错Now a great many college graduates are(be) seeking for a highpaid job.But a large num
21、ber of them are(be) often not able to find a suitable post.So far a great deal of money has been spent(spend) on this film because of many famous stars performing in it.The number of smokers，as is reported, has dropped(drop) by 17 percent in just one year.(2015江苏卷)Large quantities of water，as well a
22、s some other timely help, have been offered(offer) since the serious earthquake hit Jiu Zhaigou in the summer of 2017.Jackie has worked at a great many of different hospitalsincluding one in Scotland.去掉ofLarge amounts of money is spent on advertisements every year.isare状元笔记全记牢表示“许多”的短语有：(1)修饰可数名词复数：
23、a great (good) many/a large (great) number of (2)修饰不可数名词：a great (large) amount of/a great deal of/large amounts of (3)修饰可数或不可数名词：a lot of/lots of/a large quantity of/large quantities of【点津】quantities ofn.U/C作主语时，谓语动词都用复数；large amounts ofn.U作主语时，谓语动词用复数。 第二板块 经典句式8.It be时间段since.自从以来已有多久了高考必刷题练透单句语法
24、填空/单句改错/句式升级It has been three years since I published(publish) my first book.Its a long time since I saw you last time.Yes，and what a pity it is now that it will be a long time before we see each other again.(2018山东青岛二中月考)It was already midnight that I returned home from my office last night.thatwhe
25、nIt was at 8 oclock when the EXO held the concert last night.whenthatHe has been in Beijing for two years. It has been two years since he came to Beijing.(since句型)状元笔记全记牢(1)在“It be时间段since.”句型中若be为is/has been，since从句用一般过去时；若be为was，则从句中用过去完成时。(2)It was/will be一段时间before.过了一段时间就发生了某事/要过多久才能发生某事。(3)It
26、is/was时间点when.当时已是什么时候了。(4)It is/was时间状语that.是在什么时间做的某事(强调句型)【点津】since引导的从句中的动词常用非延续性动词，翻译时是肯定的，表示“自从多久了”；since引导的从句中的动词为延续性动词，翻译是否定的，即动作发生时间的起点应从该动作结束时算起，表示“自从该动作结束以来已有多久了”。9.It/This/That is/was thefirst (second.) time that sb have/has/had done sth这是某人第几次做某事高考必刷题练透单句语法填空/单句改错/一句多译Its the second tim
27、e that I have been(be) to Shanghai.What great changes! Its ten years since I left(leave) it last time.The teacher criticized him，because it was the second time that he had made(make) the same mistake.I knew we would be good friends for the first time I met her.(2018湖北荆州模拟)去掉for是我们该投身于环境保护和生态发展的时候了。I
28、ts high time that we devoted/should devote ourselves to environmental protection and ecological improvement.Its time for us to devote ourselves to environmental protection and ecological improvement.状元笔记全记牢(1)It is time for sth.到了做某事的时间了It is time (for sb) to do sth.到了(某人)做某事的时候了It is (high) time th
29、at sb did/should do sth到了某人做某事的时候了(2)the first time时间状语从句第一次(3)It was a time when.那是的时期【点津】for the first time是介词短语，表示“第一次”，只能在句中作状语，不可用来引导状语从句。.课文语法填空Xiao Li lives in Xiamen.He is now taking John Martin 1.to visit(visit) his hometown.John Martin thinks it is one of the most attractive places he 2.ha
30、s been(be) to.The city is lively and its people are so 3.friendly(friend).Xiao Li says that he feels fortunate 4.living(live) here.The climate in Xiamen is pretty hot and wet in the summer，5.but it can be quite cold in the winter.There are too many tourists around in the summer，6.which sometimes can
31、 be a nuisance.Many modern buildings 7.have been put(put) up，and there are some great shopping malls in the business district.As they are 8.approaching(approach) the harbour，they see some really pretty parks and Gulangyu Island across the water，which is gorgeous with some really interesting architec
32、ture.And now John Martin 9.is starving(starve)，so they decide to park their car to have lunch in 10.a nice little fish restaurant.课文短文改错In some countries in western Europe，the countryside was changing.Life have become difficult for many village and some are disappearing.There are number of reasons f
33、or this.Firstly，young people want to live somewhere more livelier and move to towns and do not return.Secondly，there are very little jobs in the countryside.Other problem is that it is becoming more and more difficult of farmers to make money from their farms.Sometimes villages remain because people
34、 from the cities have bought houses in the village，where they come to live in at weekends.Thats because the price of the house goes down in the cities and they cant afford one.答案In some countries in western Europe，the countryside changing.Life become difficult for many and some are disappearing.Ther
35、e are number of reasons for this.Firstly，young people want to live somewhere livelier and move to towns and do not return.Secondly，there are very jobs in the countryside. problem is that it is becoming more and more difficult farmers to make money from their farms.Sometimes villages remain because p
36、eople from the cities have bought houses in the village， they come to live in at weekends.Thats because the price of the house goes in the cities and they cant afford one.教材与写作请根据以下要点写一篇50词左右的短文，尽量使用本模块的知识点，可适当增加细节。1.这是Tom第二次来中国；2.距离他和他的中国朋友上次见面已经有三年了，他们一直保持联系；3.Tom买了许多礼物；4.他感到能结交中国朋友很幸运。【参考范文】Tom r
37、eceived the invitation from his Chinese friends and came to China.This is the second time Tom has been to China.Its three years since they met last time.They have been in contact with each other.Tom bought a great many presents in exchange for their invitation.He feels fortunate making friends with
38、them.AUp until now，it has been believed big cats like the leopard (豹) originated in parts of Africa.However，an ancient skull unearthed recently indicates that big cats originated in central Asianot Africa as widely thought，paleontologists (古生物学家) reported on Wednesday.Dated at between 4.1 and 5.95 m
39、illion years old，the fossil is the oldest remains ever found of a pantherine felid，as big cats are called.The previous felid record holdertooth fragments(碎片)found in Tanzaniais estimated to be around 3.8 million years old.The evolution of big cats has been hotly discussed，and the issue is complicate
40、d by a lack of fossil evidence to settle the debate.“This find suggests that big cats have a deeper evolutionary origin than previously suspected，” said Jack Zeng，a paleontologist of the University of Southern California who led the probe(调查).Zeng and his team made the find in 2010 in a remote borde
41、r region in Tibet.The fossil was found stuck among more than 100 bones that were probably deposited by a river that exited a cliff.After three years of careful comparisons with other fossils，using DNA data to build a family tree，the team is convinced the creature was a pantherine felid.The weight of
42、 evidence suggests that central or northern Asia is where big cats originated some 16 million years ago.They may have lived in a vast mountain shelter，formed by the uplifting Himalayas，feeding on equally remarkable species such as the Tibetan blue sheep.They then dispersed(分散) into Southeast Asia，ev
43、olving(进化) into the clouded leopard，tiger and snow leopard families，and later movements across continents saw them evolve into jaguars and lions.The newly discovered felid has been called Panthera Blytheae，after Blythe Haaga, daughter of a couple who support a museum in Los Angeles，the university sa
44、id in a news release.【语篇导读】本文是一篇科普说明文。一块颅骨的出土推翻了一贯的结论，大型猫科动物起源于中亚，而不是非洲。该出土的颅骨证明了大型猫科动物的生活习性和进化过程。1.According to the passage，why is the evolution of big cats a hot issue?A.Because not many fossils have been found.B.Because they moved across continents.C.Because no equipment was available for accurat
45、e analysis.D.Because they have evolved into many different species of felid.答案A细节理解题。根据第三段中的“has been hotly discussed，and the issue is complicated by a lack of fossil evidence to settle the debate”可知，A项正确。2.Where was the new felid fossil found?A.In Tanzania. B.In Tibet.C.In California. D.In Southeas
46、t Asia.答案B细节理解题。根据第五段第一句“Zeng and his team made the find in 2010 in a remote border region in Tibet”，可知，最新的化石是在西藏发现的，故B项正确。3.According to the passage，which of the following statements is true?A.Some big cats evolved into jaguars 16 million years ago.B.The oldest fossil of big cats ever discovered is
47、 3.8 million years old.C.Big cats are later generations of snow leopards living in high mountains.D.Tibetan blue sheep was a main food source for big cats in the Himalayas.答案D细节理解题。根据第六段第二句中的“feeding on equally remarkable species such as the Tibetan blue sheep”可知，大型猫科动物以与其同样注目的动物如西藏的岩羊为食，故D项正确。4.Wha
48、t is the purpose of this passage?A.To promote wildlife conservation.B.To report on a new find in paleontology.C.To introduce a new animal species.D.To compare the family trees of pantherine felids.答案B目的意图题。通读全文可知，本文第一段的第二句为文章主题句；据此可知，本文旨在介绍古生物学方面的一项新发现，故B项正确。B(2018江西师大附中、临川一中联考)“My neighbor doesnt s
49、peak English，but her kindness needs no translation.”Angie Morris，an 81yearold Canadian woman who grew up in wartime Britain and now lives in Vancouver，British Columbia，was describing how her nextdoor neighbor，Ms.Wing，a 68yearold Chinese woman，voluntarily cooks meals for her every day.She called it “
50、the ultimate homedelivery service”.Morriss moving，firstperson narrative which was published last week by the Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail，has gone popular，with more than 24，000 online reposts.“I know what is inside the paper carrier bag，” she wrote.“A thermos with hot soup and a stainlessst
51、eel container with a meal of rice，vegetables and either chicken，meat or shrimp，sometimes with a kind of pancake.This has become an almost daily occurrence.”Wing started her act of kindness when she learned that Morris had to undergo heart surgery.She took it upon herself to begin feeding her neighbo
52、r，even though the two women have no way of communicating verbally.Wing speaks only Mandarin，and Morriss Mandarin is limited to ni hao (hello).“So here we are，two grandmothers a world away from where we were raised，neither of us able to speak the others language，but communicating one way or another(w
53、ith some help from technology).The doorbell keeps ringing and there is the familiar brown paper carrier bag，handed smilingly to me by Wing，” Morris wrote.Readers and netizens around the world have been touched by this relationship that crosses national boundaries and focuses on human kindness.“You k
54、now that most people in this world just want to live a good life，” one reader commented.“I come from old Ireland，so I can tell you a thing or two about conflict.The point is，most people are very good with big hearts and want their children to grow up safe and in places like this country can offer.”【
55、语篇导读】互为邻居的两位老人温女士与安吉莫里斯虽然语言不通无法交流，但温女士在得知莫里斯要做手术的消息后，主动为其做饭。她的善举感动了很多读者和网友。5.Why did Ms.Wing cook meals for Morris?A.Morris had some health problems.B.Wing was an expert cook.C.Ms.Wing had nothing else to do.D.They were raised in the same place.答案A细节理解题。根据文章第五段第一句可知，温女士因为知道莫里斯要做手术，所以做饭给她吃。故选A项。6.Whi
56、ch of the following words can best describe Ms.Wing?A.Kindhearted. B.Sensitive.C.Communicative. D.Arrogant.答案A推理判断题。通读文章可知，温女士一直自愿为邻居做饭，所以推断她是一位善良、热心的女士，故选A项。sensitive意为“敏感的”；communicative意为“爱说话的，好社交的”；arrogant意为“傲慢的；自大的”。7.What can be concluded from the last two paragraphs?A.Most people in this wor
57、ld are having a good life.B.People from different countries easily have conflicts.C.Old Ireland is a place where children can grow up safe.D.People are impressed and moved by Ms.Wings behavior.答案D细节理解题。根据文章第七段以及第八段网友的留言可知，很多读者和网友都被温女士的善举所感动，感受到了跨越国界和语言的人性之善。故选D项。8.What can be the best title of this
58、passage?A.A Voluntary CookB.Serving Your NeighborC.Kindness Beyond LanguageD.Nutritious Meals答案C标题归纳题。文章主要讲述一位来自中国的温女士虽与邻居莫里斯言语不通，但是得知莫里斯要做手术的消息后，一直自愿为她做饭，这一超越语言和国界的善举感动了很多读者和网友。由此可知，C项最适合用作文章标题。C(2018福建泉州检测)We know a lot about the advantages and disadvantages of reading a hardcopy book vs reading e
59、lectronically.The problem is，many of us refuse to listen.Dont get me wrong: Digital reading has some real advantages.Ask people what they like most about reading on digital screens，and you hear over and over again about convenience.More points for digital reading：ebooks tend to be cheaper.Theres als
60、o the environmental argument.Think of the trees!Yet the soundness of this case is arguable.The earth metals to build ereaders are not just rare but highly poisonous.And think about all that energy needed to run servers and cooling fans.And remember，trees are a renewable resource.Then，theres the appe
61、al of a hard copy.Many people prefer print when reading both for pleasure and for school or work.Drawing examples from my own research，some of the reasons are aesthetic(美学的).Others involve a sense of accomplishment，ease of annotation(“I can write on the pages”)，and navigation(“easy to locate where I
62、 was”).Meanwhile，I hear abundant complaints about eye strain(眼疲劳) and headaches when using screens.Much of what students liked about reading print involved their minds.They say “its easier to focus”.Some also acknowledged they took more time with printed text and read more carefully.But what makes t
63、he failure of electronic reading is concentration.More than 92% of those I surveyed said they concentrated best when reading a hard copy.When a digital device has an Internet connection，its hard to resist the temptation(诱惑).So if digital interruptions dont threaten your enjoyment or understanding of
64、 a text，then medium may not matter.Casual reading like David Baldacci? If you break to check sports scores，there will be little harm done.But just dont expect to understand Joyces novels this way.【语篇导读】文章主要介绍了在网络高度发达的社会中，电子书有愈来愈替代纸质书的趋势，然而作者通过对比两者的优缺点表达了对纸质书的青睐。9.What is an advantage of reading a ha
65、rdcopy book?A.It is cheaper.B.It is easier to carry around.C.It helps people think deeper.D.It provides instant information.答案C细节理解题。根据文章第五段可知，读纸质书能让人更专注、更认真，因此思考更深入。故选C项。10.Whats the biggest problem of reading digitally?A.Environmental concern.B.Physical discomfort.C.Lack of concentration.D.Interne
66、t connection.答案C细节理解题。根据文章第六段第一句可知，电子书阅读的最大问题是缺乏专注。故选C项。11.Whats the authors attitude toward ereading?A.Supportive. B.Disapproving.C.Optimistic. D.Unconcerned.答案B推理判断题。根据文章第三至六段，尤其是最后一段，可知，作者认为，如果电子阅读不会影响你阅读的愉悦感和对文本的理解，那么无可厚非。但是读类似乔伊斯的作品时就不是合适的选择了。由此可推测，作者对电子阅读持不赞成的态度。故选B项。12.How is the passage mainly developed?A.By analyzing possible reasons.B.By providing typical examples.C.By listing practical suggestions.D.By presenting direct comparisons.答案D推理判断题。文章的第二段主要讲了电子书的好处，第三段讲了电子书的缺点，第四、五段主要讲了纸质书的益处，第六段讲了电子书的缺点。因此整个文章是通过比较来写作的。故选D项。
