Module 4 A Social Survey—My Neighbourhood
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1.The way my brother talked to mother ________ (烦扰) me.
2.Do you think Sun Honglei is a very ________ (吸引人的) movie star?
3.Oil prices have ________ (接近) their highest level for almost ten years.
4.They were accused of deliberately ________ (饿死) the prisoners.
5.________ (交换)houses for a few weeks is a good way of having a holiday.
6.He ________ (听起来) very happy when we spoke on the telephone yesterday.
7.We need a bigger house, but we just can't ________ (有能力支付) the rent.
8.The front passengers were lucky to ________ (幸存) the accident.
9.________ (联系)your local dealer if you want this kind of drinks.
10.Many workers were ________ (失业的) because of the economic problem.
答案:1.bothered 2.attractive 3.approached 4.starving 5.Exchanging 6.sounded 7.afford 8.survive 9.Contact 10.unemployed
.完成句子
1.这是我们第二次开这样重要的会议。
This is the second time we ________________ such an important meeting.
2.我试图摆脱这些烦扰,但却不能。
I tried to ______________ the troubles, but failed.
3.他们把每月的租金提高了200元。
They've ______________ the rent by 200 yuan a month.
4.我觉得这辆旧车无法成功到达山顶。
I don't think this old car will ______________ to the top of the hill.
5.他给我一个苹果,用来交换一个桔子。
He gave me an apple ________________ an orange.
6.我们从一中毕业已经十年了。
It ____________________ ten years since we ________________ from the No. 1 High school.
答案:1.have held 2.get away from 3.put up 4.make it 5.in exchange for 6.is/has been; graduated
Ⅲ.单项填空
1.Don't try to cheat in the exam; you will never ________ it.
A.get away fromB.get away with
C.get rid of
D.get out of
答案:B 句意:不要尝试考试作弊,你永远也不会侥幸逃脱的。get away from 摆脱;get away with做坏事而未受惩罚;get rid of去除;get out of离开,摆脱。
2.—It's a long time ________ I saw you last.
—Yes, and what a pity! It will be a long time ________ we see each other again.
A.before; since
B.since; before
C.when; when
D.since; when
答案:B 句意:——自从我上次见你已经很长时间了。——是的,真遗憾!还要一段时间我们才能再见面。It's a long time since...自从……已经很长时间了;It will be+一段时间+before...要过一段时间才……。
3. In modern times,people have to learn to ________ all kinds of pressure although they are leading a comfortable life.
A. keep with B. stay with
C. meet with D. live with
答案:D 句意:在现代社会中人们必须学会忍受各种压力,尽管他们生活很舒服。live with“忍受”;keep with“跟上;赶上”;stay with“与……并驾齐驱/暂住在一起”;meet with“偶遇;遭遇”。
4.With spring ________, the weather became warmer.
A.approachesB.approaching
C.approached
D.approach
答案:B approach意为“接近;临近”,该句为with的复合结构,不能使用谓语的形式,但spring与approach为主动关系,可以用现在分词形式作补语,表示“随着春天的临近”。
5.It seems there are ________ people out of work. Something must be done to create more employment.
A.a great many
B.a great many of
C.a great deal
D.a great deal of
答案:A a great many后面接无限定词的可数名词复数;a great many of后面接带限定词的可数名词复数或代词;a great deal只能作状语用;a great deal of后接不可数名词。
6.Highly qualified ________ people like doctors and engineers are in great need in the countryside.
A.attractive
B.fortunate
C.temporary
D.professional
答案:D 考查形容词辨析。句意:在农村急需像医生和工程师这样的高素质的专业人士。attractive吸引人的;fortunate幸运的;temporary暂时的;professional专业的。
7.After being on ________ unemployment due to the financial crisis, he was offered ________ job he holds now.
A.the; a
B./; the
C.the; the
D.a; a
答案:B 考查冠词。on unemployment=out of work,是固定搭配,表示“失业的”;第二空填定冠词the,特指他现在拥有的工作。
8.(2012·临沂模拟)—Shall I lock the lab now before I go home?
—________. I'll check it myself later.
A.Go ahead
B.No problem
C.No hurry
D.Don't bother
答案:D 答语意句:不麻烦了,我一会儿要亲自检查一下。don't bother不麻烦了;不用了;go ahead继续;no problem没问题;no hurry不急。
9.I can't ________ to lose the papers because they contain a lot of confidential information.
A.afford
B.offer
C.allow
D.admit
答案:A 考查动词辨析。句意:我承担不起失去这些文件的后果,因为它们含有很多秘密信息。afford买得起,承担得起(……的后果);offer提供;allow允许;admit承认。另外,afford与offer后面可以跟不定式admit和allow后面直接v.ing形式。由此可知选A。
10.—Hey! Here is a message on my cell phone, telling me to send money to...
—Delete it! It's a trick. Many a person ________ by such tricks.
A.has been cheated
B.have been cheated
C.were cheated
D.was cheated
答案:A 考查时态和主谓一致。many a person作主语时谓语动词用单数形式;另外,根据语境可知,很多人已经被类似的把戏所欺骗,用现在完成时。故选A。
11.—How was your weekend, Bella?
—Awful! That was the first time I ________alone at home, bored to death.
A.had been left
B.has been left
C.had left
D.has left
答案:A 考查时态和语态。在“that was the first time+从句”这个句型中,从句中的谓语用过去完成时。另外,此处表示“让我一人独自呆在家中”,主语I和leave之间是被动关系,所以用被动语态,故选A。
12.Maggie has been fortunate to find a job she loves, and ________, she gets well paid for it.
A.sooner or later
B.what's more
C.as a result
D.more or less
答案:B 句意:Maggie非常幸运地找到了她喜欢的工作,而且待遇非常好。sooner or later迟早;what's more此外,而且;as a result结果……;more or less 或多或少。根据句意,B项正确。
13.What would you give her ________ the painting she has collected?
A.in place of
B.in exchange for
C.on account of
D.in favour of
答案:B 考查介词短语。句意:你给她什么来交换她收藏的那幅画?in place of代替;in exchange for用来交换;on account of由于;in favour of支持。
14.(2016·辽宁铁岭六校联考)—Could I have a word with you, mum?
—Oh, dear, if you ________.
A.can
B.must
C.may
D.should
答案:B 情景对话。句意为:“——我可以和你谈谈吗?——哦,亲爱的,如果你非得这样做的话。”must表示“非得,偏要”。
15.Though they all lived nearby, I soon ________ with them.
A.kept in contact
B.made contact
C.got contact
D.lost contact
答案:D 考查contact构成的固定短语。句意:虽然他们都住在附近,但我很快就和他们失去联系了。keep in contact保持联系;make/get contact取得联系;lose contact失去联系。
Ⅳ.完形填空
Tim Becker and his neighbours are doing something to make their neighbourhood a troublefree area.
When Tim Becker gets in his car to go shopping, he doesn't__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, Indiana, USA. The neighbourhood watch group__6__on the third Wednesday of every month.That's__7___
Tim gets together with about ten of his neighbours to discuss community(社区)__8__
. Members of the neighbourhood watch group want to help the police__9__their homes, streets,and families safe.
Tina Stedman, president of__10__neighbourhood watch group, agrees with Tim. “People seem to think that crime (犯罪) happens to other people but not__11__them. Well, it's never happened to me,” she said,“but I don't 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 all the neighbours__14__out for one another. “We__15__ each other's homes. We keep watch on the neighbourhood at night and on weekends. Usually a__16__of four or five of us goes out together. If something doesn't look right, then 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 feels the neighbourhood watch groups__19__ a lot in keeping crime down. Her husband Jim agrees, “Police are good people, but they can't do__20__.”
1. A. yet B. still
C. just D. rather
答案:C 蒂姆和他的邻居正在努力使他们的邻里变得无忧无虑、安全通畅。
自然每当蒂姆开车出门购物时就不仅仅只是(not just)开车去商店再开车回家,而是还有别的事情要做。not yet“尚未”;not just“不仅仅;不只是”。
2. A. carefullyB. clearly
C. nervously D. coldly
答案:A 根据句意推断,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. unusual
C. expensive D. interesting
答案:B 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情况。
4. A. curtainedB. open
C. old D. broken
答案:D 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,而是破了的(broken)窗户。
5. A. attends B. belongs
C. goes D. turns
答案:B 蒂姆属于一个邻里监护队。attend to“留心;护理”;belong to“属于”;go to“去;求助于”;turn to“转向;求助于”。
6. A. meets
B. quarrels
C. sings D. searches
答案:A 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)或搜查(search)。后文“gets together with about ten of his neighbours to discuss community safety”有所暗示。
7. A. whereB. why
C. when D. how
答案:C 根据前文on the third Wednesday of every month可知此处指时间。
8. A. politicsB. wealth
C. health
D. safety
答案:D 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)、健康(health)或财富(wealth)问题。
9. A. keep
B. hold
C. let D. protect
答案:A “keep+宾语+adj.”表示“使……保持某种状态”。该句指帮助警察使(keep)他们的家、街道和家人安全。
10. A. itsB. his
C. their
D. your
答案:C 根据上下文推断,此处指“他们的(their)”邻里监护队的队长。
11. A. round B. on
C. about
D. to
答案:D 承接前面的happen to sb.结构,此处用介词to。
12. A. right
B. chance
C. courage D. mind
答案:A 根据句意推断,任何人都可能有机会(chance)、勇气(courage)或心思(mind),但却没有权力(right)去偷别人的东西或使别人感到不安全。
13. A. unluckyB. unsafe
C. disappointed
D. discouraged
答案:B 该句表示“没有权力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(unlucky)、失望(disappointed)或泄气(discouraged)。
14.A. setB. let
C. hold
D. look
答案:D 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注意留神(look out),提高警惕。
15. A. careB. enter
C. watch
D. manage
答案:C 根据上下文推断,我们应该相互守护(watch)好彼此的家。前文已有所暗示,也与后文keep watch on一致。care“注意;照料;关心”;enter“进入”;watch“注视;注意;看守;守护”;manage“管理;设法”。
16. A. groupB. set
C. number D. crowd
答案:A 前文已有暗示,四五个人形成一组/队(group)。
17. A. judgesB. police
C. firemen D. doctors
答案:B 如果看到有什么事情不对劲,就叫警察(police),而不是叫法官(judge)、消防员(fireman)或是大夫(doctor)。前文“help the police keep their homes,streets,and families safe”和后文“we report to the police”有所暗示。
18. A. work
B. money
C. service
D. trouble
答案:D look for service“找服务”;look for trouble“找麻烦”;look for work“找工作”;look for money“找钱”。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. produceB. find
C. get
D. help
答案:D 在制止犯罪方面邻里监护队起到了辅助(help)的作用,充当了助手的功能,而不是生产(produce)、发现(find)或得到(get)什么。
20. A. anythingB. everything
C. harm
D. wrong
答案:B 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”。
Ⅴ.阅读理解
Technology has entirely transformed our ability to communicate with each other. Linking to each other both literally and figuratively (形象地), many of us connect through cellphones, emails, instant messages, blogs,and networking websites, yet ironically we may be less connected to each other than we think.
According to a study to be published today in the American Sociological Review, Americans are becoming increasingly socially isolated. The study shows, for example,that one quarter of Americans say that they have no one to discuss important personal issues with, and that the number of close friends that Americans have has dropped from three to two. Meanwhile, the Boston Globe reports that this spreading isolation is experienced more seriously among those with less education,people of color, and older Americans. Unsurprisingly, those who are young, white, and well educated tend to have stronger social networks.
From my own experience I have to say that I've never felt more connected,thanks to a web of friends, family, and colleagues. One of my closest friends is someone I met through an online discussion group who lives hundreds of miles away from me. We have met facetoface only twice, but our regular electronic correspondence (通信) and cellphone calls sustain our close friendship. And, speaking of blogging, my blog has introduced me to people I would never have met otherwise and has led to enduring (持久的) and important friendships.
On the other hand,I recently saw a scenario that demonstrated to me how deeply disconnected we as Americans have become. I had just wrapped up a presentation on mediation at a family therapy (治疗) center. As I was leaving,I noticed a mother and her teenage son who had just completed their session with their family therapist. After making their next appointment, they both took out their cellphones, made calls, and began loud conversations with whoever was on the other end. I walked out behind them to the parking lot to my car. They both jumped into their cars, and, as I saw them drive off,they were still talking on their cellphones. But,alas,not to each other.
1. What does the passage lead you to believe?
A. Americans are more socially connected today.
B. Americans are more socially isolated today.
C. Technology plays a bigger role in American society.
D. Americans don't make good use of technology.
答案:B 主旨大意题。文章作者引述了一项研究表明美国人变得越来越孤立,人与人之间的交流愈来愈少。
2. Which of the following has nothing to do with the isolation among Americans?
A. Age.
B. Education.
C. Skin color. D. Sex.
答案:D 细节理解题。由文章第二段最后两句可知,受教育程度、肤色以及年龄的差异对一个美国人是否变得孤立都有影响,而没有提到性别。
3.What is TRUE about the mother and the son in the passage?
A. They came for therapy in the same car.
B. They were quite close to each other.
C. There was not much communication between them.
D. They preferred talking to each other on cellphones.
答案:C 细节理解题。由文章最后一段中介绍的这对母子的情况来看,他们一直都在与他人通电话,而他们彼此之间却根本没有对话。
4.The author probably feels ________with the mother and the son.
A. puzzled
B. disappointed
C. amused D. surprised
答案:D 推理判断题。由文章最后一段作者的叙述语气“...alas, not to each other”可体会到,作者对这对母子的行为感到吃惊。
.短文改错
假定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,每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线()划掉。
修改:在错的词下画一横线,并在其下面写出修改后的词。
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。
Barbara Herrera is my best friends since childhood. We are all from Chicago, but now I live in San Francisco and Barbara lives in Atlanta. We didn't see each other very often. I often write to Barbara and tell of her about all the things that is happening at my company. And she often writes to me about my work. There are also other ways we communicate with each other. Sometimes we talk on phone, or send emails to each other. We are really luckily. In this new age of communication, there are so much ways we can keep in touch with each other. We live in different cities, so we're in touch all the time.
答案:
Barbara Herrera is my best
since childhood. We are
from Chicago, but now I live in San Francisco and Barbara lives in Atlanta. We
see each other very often. I often write to Barbara and tell
her about all the things that
happening at my company. And she often writes to me about
work. There are also other ways we communicate with each other. Sometimes we talk on
phone, or send emails to each other. We are really . In this new age of communication, there are so
ways we can keep in touch with each other. We live in different cities,
we're in touch all the time.
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