1、Module4ASocialSurveyMyNeighbourhoodSectionIntroduction,Reading&Vocabulary一、单词拼写1.As he lives in the s of Beijing and works in the city,he has to travel a long way to work every day.答案:suburb2.Dane,stop b me while I am working.答案:bothering3.If you p your car here,the traffic police will find it and g
2、ive you a ticket.答案:park4.How much r do you pay for this house?800 yuan a month.答案:rent5.The noise was so loud that it was a n to the neighbours.答案:nuisance6.Ill never borrow money from you againId rather s to death.答案:starve7.Were f to have a good teacher.答案:fortunate8.The new railway will benefit
3、the (地区).答案:district9.A typhoon is now (接近) Qingdao.答案:approaching10.The reporter is doing a (调查) of public attitudes.答案:survey11.She is a good aunt to all the children in the (四邻).答案:neighbourhood12.Their engagement was announced in the (地方的) paper.答案:local13.He returned to his(家乡)in the spring of
4、1969.答案:hometown14.(吸引人的)packaging can help to sell products.答案:Attractive15.It was a(相当)stupid thing to do.答案:pretty16.Your plan(听起来)fine in theory.答案:sounds17.We visited the museum in company with foreign(观光客).答案:tourists二、用方框内所给短语的适当形式填空put upthe first timebe made ofbe fortunate insound likewalk
5、aroundquite a lot of1.Shall we go to the seaside and for a while?答案:walk around2.This cupboard wood.答案:is made of3.A new supermarket will in this neighbourhood next year.答案:be put up4.I having a good deskmate when I studied at No.1 middle school.答案:was fortunate in5.That a good idea to me.答案:sounds
6、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三、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,有这样一份好工作。I feel having such a
7、good job.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.打算在这儿盖一座大楼。 It is planned a big building here.答案:to put up四、阅读理解AThe plane landed with a gentle stop at the airport in Paris.I looked out of the window and noticed the boiling hot
8、 sun shining down on the city.I stepped down the stairs into the luggage room.My family were practically busy.I walked down to the conveyor belt(传送带)and waited for my suitcase to come along.I had to wait there for about ten minutes before it actually came.By then my family had left to sign forms so
9、we could be let into the country properly.I met up with my dad by the main entrance.My annoying sister Talia was waving at us from the exit of the airport.My dad and I walked over and left the airport.We walked around for an hour before we actually found our hotel.The French taxi driver had dropped
10、us off at the wrong hotel,and we found out he had dropped us off about an hour away from where our hotel was.We walked around different streets.We walked into different shops,but they all had the same answer “sorry”.My mom was so upset that she took several mouthfuls of the vodka shed bought at the
11、alcohol shop before.When we finally made it to the hotel,we checked in and made our way to our rooms.We were on the 17th floor.I also had to share a room with Talia,which didnt really make my day.I got into my room and sat on my bed.I took my shoes and socks off and rubbed my hurt feet.Could this da
12、y get any worse?Well,it could.“Lets go,” my mom said excitedly.“Go where?” I said unexcitedly.“Outside,of course.Were in France!I want to taste the snails,the frogs legs,the.French wine!” she said.We stepped out of the hotel entrance and lights came from everywhere.It looked wonderful and a bit like
13、 New York,but the buildings werent as high,and everyone looked so kind.We walked down to the Eiffel Tower which was amazing.It was beautiful.I knew I had to see this again,but maybe when I wasnt so tired.I sat down on the grass and looked up at the sky,Paris looked wonderful at night,and the stars i
14、n the sky added to the effect.I looked back down,and someone caught my eye.His face was not very familiar.1.Why were the authors family especially busy when they got off the plane?A.They went to buy something special.B.They wanted to get familiar with the city.C.They had to sign forms to enter Franc
15、e.D.They were busy looking for their luggage.答案:C解析:细节理解题。根据第二段中“Bythenmyfamilyhadlefttosignformssowecouldbeletintothecountryproperly.”可知作者的家人忙着签署表格,故C项正确。2.The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 implies that.A.people they asked didnt know where their hotel wasB.the shop owners didnt have things the
16、y wanted to buyC.people in the shop couldnt afford the time to help themD.people in Paris didnt like to answer strangers questions答案:A解析:句意理解题。根据上下文可知当作者一家人询问他们的旅馆在哪里时,人们都不知道在哪里,所以都说“对不起”。3.When the author had to leave the hotel,he felt.A.excitedB.puzzledC.curiousD.tired答案:D解析:推理判断题。根据倒数第三段中“Itookmy
17、shoesandsocksoffandrubbedmyhurtfeet.”和最后一段中“IknewIhadtoseethisagain,butmaybewhenIwasntsotired.”可推断出作者不得不离开旅馆时,感到非常累。4.Which of the following is TRUE?A.The author was tired of visiting the Eiffel Tower.B.The authors mother was thrilled to be in Paris.C.An old friend of the author greeted her at the E
18、iffel Tower.D.The author enjoyed staying in the same room with her sister.答案:B解析:细节理解题。根据倒数第三段中“Letsgo,mymomsaidexcitedly.Outside,ofcourse.WereinFrance!Iwanttotastethesnails,thefrogslegs,the.Frenchwine!shesaid.”可知作者的妈妈到巴黎后非常兴奋,故B项符合题意。BIm Mary.Im 28 years old and Im still single.Recently,I moved int
19、o a new flat.I quickly discovered I had noisy neighboursa young couple,who have parties at least twice a week with loud dance music that shakes my walls.Ive asked them nicely to turn it down,which they do at once,but then it starts up again until dawn.Theyre only rentingwhat else can I do?VickiDo ev
20、erything you canincluding keeping a disturbance(干扰) diary,calling their landlord(房东),finding out how their flat is rented and checking if they are doing something against the contract(合同).Its too annoying for you,lying in bed while the beat goes on and on.But earplugs for yourself;you can also go to
21、 see a doctor if youre being kept from sleeping.If their landlord is actually a management company based in Toronto,everything will be very slow,but youll have to make this into a task and keep on until you win.OctaviaIf theyre renting,you can complain to their landlord,who can usually have them out
22、 in two months(or six at most).Ive seen some friends who were evicted after holding just one loud party and had to find another place to live in.Most landlords will force them to leave.Failing in that,you can complain to the local council,who in my experience do very little and very slowly.So dont g
23、et your hopes high.Actually,I think the best thing is to keep putting pressure on them;every time they make loud noise,go and knock on their door.Sometimes people just need something to realize that theyre behaving badly.5.Mary writes the first paragraph of the passage mainly to .A.complain about he
24、r neighboursB.ask for some adviceC.look for a new flatD.share her stories答案:B解析:推理判断题。根据Mary所写的“TheyreonlyrentingwhatelsecanIdo?”可知,她是在求助,希望能得到一些好的建议。6.What does Vicki ask Mary to do?plain to the local councilb.call the couples landlordc.call the policed.go to see a doctor if necessarye.find another
25、 flatf.keep a diaryA.acdeB.abdC.bdefD.bdf答案:D解析:细节理解题。根据第二段的内容可知,Vicki让Mary给那对夫妇的房东打电话,如果睡不着就去看医生,写日记记录下那些吵闹。她并没有提到其他三项的内容,故选D项。7.According to Paragraph 3,if someone is evicted,we mean he is .A.hated by othersB.forced to leaveC.invited to a partyD.taken in by the landlord答案:B解析:词义猜测题。根据前面的“.whocanus
26、uallyhavethemoutintwomonths(orsixatmost).”以及后面的“.hadtofindanotherplacetolivein.”可知,这里是指那些人被房东“驱逐”了出去。8.In Octavias opinion,the local council will most probably .A.not provide any help for MaryB.solve Marys problem at onceC.put pressure on Marys neighboursD.refuse to help Mary rudely if she turns to
27、them答案:A解析:推理判断题。根据第三段的“.youcancomplaintothelocalcouncil,whoinmyexperiencedoverylittleandveryslowly.Sodontgetyourhopeshigh.”可知Octavia认为当地委员会帮不了Mary什么忙。CToday,people all over the world are moving out of small villages in the country to go and live in big,noisy cities.They are moving from the peaceful
28、 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 countries,the main reason why people come to live in towns and cities is work.Aft
29、er 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 in.The families of these workers need schools,hospitals and shops,so more people come to l
30、ive in the area to 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 city centre.It is here that you can see the huge skyscraper office blocks.The peop
31、le 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 gardens.There are usually parks for children to play in and large department stores whe
32、re 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 day we will see people moving out of the major cities and back into smaller towns a
33、nd villages.9.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 of having a better life there.答案:C解析:细节理解题。由第二段第一句“Inmanycountries,themainreasonwh
34、ypeoplecometoliveintownsandcitiesiswork.”可知答案为C项。10.In a residential area,you can see .A.rows of houses,schools and shopsB.many offices and factoriesC.a lot of factories and farmsD.many houses with offices 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。residentialareas意为“居民区”。11.In the United States many
35、 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“Thepeoplewhowork.thecitycentre.”可知A项正确。12.We can infer that this movement from rural areas to urban areas .A.has b
36、een 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。五、完形填空Tim Becker and his neighbours are doing something to make their neighbourhood a trouble-free area.When Tim Becke
37、r gets in his car to go shopping,he doesnt 1 drive to a store and back home.He always looks 2 up and down the streets of his neighbourhood.He looks for anything 3 such as strange cars,loud noises,4 windows,or people gathering on street corners.Tim 5 to a neighbourhood watch group in Stoneville,India
38、na,USA.The neighbourhood watch group 6 on the third Wednesday of every month.Thats 7 Tim gets together with about ten of his neighbours to discuss community 8.Members of the neighbourhood watch group want to help the police 9 their streets and families safe.Tina Stedman,president of 10 neighbourhood
39、 watch group,agrees with Tim.“People seem to think that crime(犯罪) happens to other people but not 11 them.Well,its never happened to me,”she said,“but I dont think anyone has the 12 to steal from other people or to make them feel 13 sitting in their own homes.”Alex,a member of the group,said that al
40、l the neighbours 14 out for one another.“We 15 each others homes.We keep watch on the neighbourhood at night and on weekends.Usually a 16 of four or five of us go out together.If something doesnt look right,then we call the 17.For example,if we notice a group of teenagers who seem to be looking for
41、18,or someone destroying property(财产),we report to the police.”Alex feels the neighbourhood watch group 19 a lot in keeping crime down.Her husband Jim agrees,“Police are good people,but they cant do 20.”1.A.yetB.stillC.justD.rather答案:C解析:TimBecker和他的邻居正在尽力使他们的邻里免受烦扰。因此每当TimBecker开车出门购物时,他不仅仅只是(just)
42、开车去开车回,而且还有别的事情要做。2.A.carefullyB.clearlyC.nervouslyD.coldly答案:A解析:他总是在邻里的街道上上下下仔细地(carefully)查看。carefully“小心地,谨慎地”;clearly“明显地,无疑地”;nervously“神经紧张地,不安地”;coldly“冷淡地”。3.A.familiarB.unusualC.expensiveD.interesting答案:B解析:查看是否有任何异常的(unusual)事情。familiar“熟悉的,常见的”;unusual“不平常的,与众不同的,异常的”;expensive“昂贵的”;inte
43、resting“有趣的”。4.A.curtainedB.openC.oldD.broken答案:D解析:与前面strangecars,loudnoises构成并列意义的不应是开着的(open)、旧的(old)、挂着窗帘的(curtained)窗户,而是打碎的(broken)窗户。5.A.attendsB.belongsC.goesD.turns答案:B解析:TimBecker是邻里监护队的一员。6.A.meetsB.quarrelsC.singsD.searches答案:A解析:邻里监护队每月第三个周三碰头开会(meet),而不是争吵(quarrel),唱歌(sing)和调查(search)。
44、7.A.whereB.whyC.whenD.how答案:C解析:根据前文的onthethirdWednesdayofeverymonth可以得出答案。8.A.politicsB.wealthC.healthD.safety答案:D解析:从前文TimBecker的行为可以看出、他们聚集在一起研讨社区的安全(safety)问题,而非政治(politics)、健康(health)和财富(wealth)问题。9.A.keepB.holdC.letD.protect答案:A解析:帮助警察保持(keep)他们的街道和家安全。keepsb.+adj.“使某人保持某一状态”;hold“保存,保留”;let“允
45、许,让”;protect“保护,保卫”。后三者均不用于此结构。10.A.itsB.hisC.theirD.your答案:C解析:他们的(their)邻里监护队的队长。11.A.roundB.onC.aboutD.to解析:D解析:sth.happentosb.为固定结构,butnot表示并列,后跟相同搭配。12.A.rightB.chanceC.courageD.mind答案:A解析:任何人都可能有机会(chance)、勇气(courage)和心思(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.d
46、iscouraged答案:B解析:没有权利使别人坐在自己家里而感到不安全。14.A.setB.letC.holdD.look答案:D解析:所有的邻居都相互注意(lookout),提高警惕。setout“出发,开始,摆出,陈列”;letout“放宽(衣服);出租(车、马等)”;holdout“给予,坚持,忍耐,伸出”,lookout“注意,留神”。15.A.careB.enterC.watchD.manage答案:C解析:我们看护(watch)每个人的家。前文已有所暗示,与后文keepwatchon一致。care“注意,照料,关心”;enter“进入”;watch“注视,注意,看守,守护,监视”
47、;manage“管理,控制”。16.A.groupB.setC.numberD.crowd答案:A解析:前文已有所暗示。四五个人形成一组/队(group)。group“组,团,群”,通常指人组成的群体,成员可多可少;set“套,副,批”,通常指成套组装的东西;number“数,数字”;crowd“人群,群众,一堆(东西)”,通常指拥挤的人群。17.A.judgesB.policeC.firemenD.doctors答案:B解析:如果看到有什么事情不对劲,就叫警察(police)。前文的“.helpthepolice.theirstreetsandfamiliessafe.”和后文“.werep
48、orttothepolice.”已经有所暗示。18.A.workB.burdenC.serviceD.trouble答案:D解析:如果发现一群十几岁的孩子似乎想找麻烦(trouble)。19.A.produceB.findC.getD.help答案:D解析:在减少犯罪方面,邻里监护队起到了辅助(help)的作用。20.A.anythingB.everythingC.harmD.wrong答案:B解析:警察是好人,但他们不可能做每件事情(everything)。anything与not连用表示全部否定;everything与not连用表示部分否定。六、语法填空W:Excuse me.We are
49、 doing a market survey on TV programmes.Would you have time 1(answer) a few questions?M:OK,why not?W:Lovely!First,Id like 2(ask) something about you.What job do you do?M:IT engineering.I work for 3 computer company.W:IT engineering.Fine.And would you mind me 4(ask) about your salary?M:5,I dont mind.
50、Its 40,000 pounds a year.W:OK.What would you say is your main reason for 6(watch) TV?M:Well,Id say that TV 7(probable) just helps me kill time and.W:Fine.About your correct watching habits.how many hours a day 8 average do you watch TV?M:Not a lot,really.I should say around two hours.W:At what time
51、of the day do you usually watch 9?M:Well,a little around breakfast time and then 10 ten twenty to midnight.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.答案:1.to answer2.to ask3.a4.asking5.No6.watching7.probably8.on9.it/TV10.from七、短文改错假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,要求你在错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。增加:在缺词处加一个漏词符号(),并在其下面
52、写上该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改:在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下面写上修改后的词。注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。One day,while my friend and I was 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 a
53、nd ate it 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 laugh.“How are you laughing?” I asked.“Beca
54、use theyre dog biscuits!” She said.答案:One day,while my friend and I was 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 it under a tree.We thought the biscuits were great.“Lets got some more,” I said,“Theyre cheap and they really taste .” 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 laugh.“How are you laughing?” I asked.“Because theyre dog biscuits!” She said.