Module 4
A Social Survey-My Neighbourhood
Grammar(随堂练习)
I.句型转换。
1、He has never surfed, ______ ______?(改成反意疑问句)
2、They have been here since 2000. (对划线部分提问)
_____ ______have they been here?
3、The old man ______last year. He for a year. (die) (动词填空)
4、This factory opened twenty years ago.(同义句转换)
This factory ________ for twenty years.
5、Miss Gao left an hour ago. (同义句转换)
Miss Gao ________ _______ ________ ________ an hour ago.
6、Her mother has been a Party member for three years .(同义句)
Her mother _______ the Party three years ________ .
7、The Green Family moved to France two years ago. (同义句转换)
_______ two years ________ the Green family moved to France.
8、The bus has arrived here. It arrived ten minutes ago.
(把两个句子合并成一个句子)
___________________________________________
II.汉译英。
1、吉姆已做完作业,他现在有空了。
2、他昨天收到一封信。
3、我父亲以前到过长城。
4、她还没有看过那部新电影。
5、她去过上海。
6、 他这些天上哪儿去了?
III.单项选择填空:
1.Hurry up! The play __________ for ten minutes .
A. has begun B. had begun
C. has been on D. began
2. It _____ ten years since he left the army .
A. is B. has C. will D. was
3. Miss Green isn't in the office . she_______ to the library .
A. has gone B. went C. will go D. has been
4.My parents ______ Shandong for ten years .
A. have been in B. have been to
C. have gone to D. have been
5. His uncle_____ for more than 9 years.
A. has come here B. has started to work
C. has lived there D. has left the university
6. It is the third time you __ late this week.
A. had arrived B. arrived
C. have arrived D. are arriving
7. — Did you enjoy your holiday?
— Wonderful. It is years _____ I enjoyed myself so much.
A. after B. when C. before D. since
8. ___ David and Vicky ___married?
— For about three years.
A. How long have; been
B. How long have; got
C. How long were; being
D. How long did; get
9. The price ____, but I doubt whether it will remain so.
A. went down B. will go down
C. was going down D. has gone down
10. They are discussing the problem the whole afternoon, but they ___ a decision so far.
A. didn’t reach B. won’t arrive at
C. haven’t come to D . all above
Ⅳ.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 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
2. A. carefully B. clearly C. nervously D. coldly
3. A. familiar B. unusual C. expensive D. interesting
4. A. curtained B. open C. old D. broken
5. A. attends B. belongs C. goes D. turns
6. A. meets B. quarrels C. sings D. searches
7. A. where B. why C. when D. how
8. A. politics B. wealth C. health D. safety
9. A. keep B. hold C. let D. protect
10. A. its B. his C. their D. your
11. A. round B. on C. about D. to
12. A. right B. chance C. courage D. mind
13. A. unlucky B. unsafe C. disappointed D. discouraged
14.A. set B. let C. hold D. look
15. A. care B. enter C. watch D. manage
16. A. group B. set C. number D. crowd
17. A. judges B. police C. firemen D. doctors
18. A. work B. money C. service D. trouble
19. A. produce B. find C. get D. help
20. A. anything B. everything C. harm D. wrong
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 face-to-face 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.
2. Which of the following has nothing to do with the isolation among Americans?
A. Age. B. Education.
C. Skin color. D. Sex.
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.
4.The author probably feels ________with the mother and the son.
A. puzzled B. disappointed C. amused D. surprised
参考答案:
I.句型转换。
1、has he? 2、How long 3、died, has been dead
4、has been open 5、has been away 6、joined;ago
7、It is, since 8、The bus has been here for ten minutes.
II.汉译英。
1、Jim has finished his homework already. He is free now.
2、He received a letter yesterday.
3、My father has been to the Great Wall before.
4、She hasn't seen the new film yet.
5、She has been to Shanghai.
6、Where has he been these days?
III.单项选择填空:
1—5 C AAAC 6—10 CDA DC
Ⅳ.完形填空:
1. 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.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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 答案:C 根据前文on the third Wednesday of every month可知此处指时间。
8. 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. 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. 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. 答案:D 承接前面的happen to sb.结构,此处用介词to。
12. 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. 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.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. 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. 答案:A 前文已有暗示,四五个人形成一组/队(group)。
17. 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. 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. 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. 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
1. 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. 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.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.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。