Module 4
A Social Survey—My Neighbourhood
A 考纲词汇——思忆
1．n ．& v ．调查
2．ad v . 很；相当 adj . 美丽的
3．v i. 听起来
4．v t. 打扰；烦扰；麻烦
5．v t. 接近
6．v t. 交换
7．v t. 买得起；有能力支付
8．v t.& n．联络；联系(某人)
9．adj . 有吸引力的；吸引人的→v t. 吸引→n ．吸引(力)
10adj . 幸运的；吉祥的→ad v . 幸运地；吉祥地→n ．运气；财富→unfortunate adj .(反义词) 不幸的
11．v i . 饿死→n ．挨饿；饿死
12．adj . 失业的；没有工作的→n ．失业→n ．(反义词) 就业→v t. 雇用
13．n ．职业→v t. 占用；拥有
14．adj . 专业的→n ．专业
15．v i. 死里逃生；大难不死→n ．幸存→n ．幸存者 ——字词入章，相得益彰
A recent survey shows that a quarter of the local workforce is unemployed .For some，the pretty high rent for the house is more than they can afford and some are even starving.Fortunately ，the government has taken measures to solve the problem.
B 重要短语——识记
1．修建 2．偿还；归还 3．到目前为止 4．摆脱 5．许多；大量 6．结果 7．做成；成功 8．上升 C 经典句式——再现
1．It ＋be ＋时间段＋since... 自从„„以来已经多长时间了
自从„„已经六年了)we last saw each other，you know.
2．This is the first time(that)．.. 这是第一次„„
这是„„的第一次)I've visited your hometown.
3．way 后用that/in which引导定语从句
Cities are interesting ，and they can be beautiful ，but they are never beautiful in „„的方式)the countryside is beautiful.
4．when 引导定语从句修饰times But there are times_when(
„„的时候)I need to get out into the countryside.
A 核心单词——巧布点，基石奠
approach v ．接近；靠近；走近；找(某人) 商量 n ．接近；方法；通路 Shay's father approached one of the boys on the field.(2011·江苏卷，阅读D) 莎的父亲走近了在田里的其中一个男孩。
(1)approach sth/some place靠近某人某物/接近某地
(2)approach n．接近；通路；方法
．.. 做某事的方法
①The time is_approaching when we must be on board.
我们上船的时间快到了。
②The_approach to the problem has not been worked out.
这个问题的解决方法还没有制订出来。
小贴士
approach 作名词表示“方法”时，后经常跟介词to ，而way ，method 后常跟介词of 。
foreign languages.
他慢慢地向我走近，以便与我探讨关于学习外语的最好方法。
exchange vt.& n．交换；兑换；交流
The more we specialize and exchange，the better off we'll be.(2011·湖北卷，阅读D) 我们越专业越交流我们就越顺利。
与某人交换某物
以A 换B
exchange ideas/views/information交流看法/观点/信息
(2)in exchange for以„„换„„
make an exchange交换
①I'd like to exchange some pounds for dollars.
我想把一些英镑兑换成美金。
②I've offered to paint the kitchen in_exchange_for a week's accommodation. 我提出粉刷厨房，条件是让我免费吃住一周。
小贴士
在exchange students/visits(互派留学生/互访) 这样的短语中，exchange 起到形容词的作用，作定语修饰后面的名词。
巧学助记
survive v ．死里逃生；大难不死；幸存
The danger exists，but knowledge can help human being to survive.(2011·江苏卷，阅读D)
虽然存在着风险，但知识有助于人类继续生存。
①Those who survived_May_12_earthquake gathered together in memory of their lost friends.
那些在5·12大地震中幸存下来的人聚在一起纪念在地震中失去的朋友。 ②Scientific research shows that women tend to survive_their_husbands．
科学研究表明妇女往往比她们的丈夫寿命长。
小贴士
survive 表示“从地震、火灾、事故等中幸存下来”时，为及物动词，其后不可接介词from 。
contact vt.& vi. 接触，联系n. 接触，联系；交往，交际；熟人关系
Please contact(联系)the Enterprise Shopping Centre.
请与企业采购中心联系。(2011·全国卷，阅读E)
make contact with(想办法) 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
be in/out of contact with①Give the names of two people who can be_contacted_in case of emergency. 给出两个人的名字，在紧急情况下可以给他们打电话。
②Have you kept_in_contact_with your classmates after graduation？你毕业后和同学们还保持联系吗？
小贴士
keep/be in contact with和be out of contact with表状态，可和时间段连用；而make/get into contact with，lose contact with表示动作，不能和时间段连用。 afford vt . 买得起，负担得起；(有时间) 做；承担得起(后果) ；提供，给予 But we can't afford to send you to college.(2011·陕西，阅读C)
但是我们供不起你上大学。
afford to do sth负担得起干某事 给予某人某物
①I'd love to go on holiday but I can't_afford the time.
我想去度假，可是抽不出时间来。
②Television and the Internet afford_much_pleasure_to many people. 电视与因特网络给许多人带来很大乐趣。
小贴士
afford 意为“买得起，负担得起”时，常与can ，could ，be able to连用，后接名词、代词或不定式。
集训中心
Ⅰ. 单词拼写
1．I find his way of life is very________(吸引人的) ．
2．3．He was poor and can't 4．5．，but I still haven't decided whether to go back home or not.
6．They ________(交换)their seats when they sat down.
7．Of the six people in the plane that crashed，only one________(死里逃生) ．
8．I'm sorry to ________(打扰)you ，but can you direct me to the railway station?
9．For further details，please________(联络)the local office.
10．Though Beijing and Shanghai are different in many aspects ，they are both very________(吸引人的) ．
答案 1.fascinating 2.fortunate 3.afford 4.unemployed 5.approaching
6.exchanged 7.survived 8.bother 9.contact 10.attractive
Ⅱ. 单项填空
1．________the city centre ，we saw a stone statue of about 10 metres in height.(2010·上海，35)
A ．Approaching
C ．To approach B ．Approached D ．To be approached
2．It is illegal for a public official to ask people for gifts or money________favors to
them.(2010·湖北，30)
A ．in preference to
C ．in agreement with B ．in place of D ．in exchange for
3．Mr.Smith asked the policeman with whom he worked to________him whenever there was an accident.
A ．contact
C ．contrast B ．attract D ．attack
4．Report says only eight passengers________the plane crash.
A ．escaped B ．joined C ．discovered D ．survived
5．The manager says he really can't________to wait another day，because he is so busy.
A ．waste B ．afford C ．spend D ．cost
答案 1.A 2.D 3.A 4.D 5.B
B 核心短语——点入线，基础建
put up举起；架起；张贴；提高(价钱) 储存(钱) ；储存„„以备用；把„„放在一边
put down放下；写下，记下；镇压
put on穿上，戴上；上演；假装，伪装 推迟，拖延
put out扑灭(火) ；生产；出版
小贴士
put up（为„„）提供膳宿
①They agreed to put two foreign students up over the summer.他们同意夏季为两个外国留学生提供膳宿。
②Firefighters soon put the fire out．
消防人员很快把火扑灭了。
get away from离开；摆脱；逃脱
get across
get in插话；收获
get over克服；从„„恢复过来 我7点钟之前无法离开办公室。
a great many许多；大量
①Most of the young men went off to the war，and a_great_many never came back. 大多数年轻人走上了战场，好多人再也没有回来。
②A_great_many_of the students have passed the examination.许多学生已经通过了考试。
小贴士
a great many of后接人称代词宾格形式、物主代词＋复数名词或the/those/these＋复数名词。
集训中心
Ⅰ. 选词填空
a great many；get away from；make it；up to now；go up；put up
1．It's been a good game________but it would be nice to see a few more goals.
2．Most young men of the village went off for the war，and________never came back.
3．The little boy once________his home when he was 6 years old.
4．I never thought Clare would________as an actress.
5．You must make a decision，
as the price will________next week.
答案 1.up to now 2.a great many 3.got away from 4．make it 5.go up Ⅱ. 单项填空
1．My mother opened the drawer to________the knives and spoons.(2011·全国卷II ，8)
A ．put away
C ．put on B ．put up D ．put together
2．The child should be punished.You shouldn't let him________telling lies.(2012·潍坊模拟)
A ．keep away from
C ．get away from B ．keep away with D ．get away with
3．Today ，more Chinese people speak English and China may have the________number of English speakers in the world.
A ．more B ．most C ．larger D ．largest
4．The young actress looked so charming in her beautiful dress that we took________pictures with her.
A ．a great many of
C ．the number of B ．a good many D ．a large amount of
5．I tried phoning her office，but I couldn't________．
A ．get along
C ．get to
答案 1.A 2.D 3.D 4.B 5.D
C 核心句型——线入面，灵犀现
It's been six years since we last saw each other，you know.你知道自从上次我们见面以来已经六年了。
It ＋be ＋时间段＋since... 句型意为“自从„„以来已经有多长时间了”。 B ．get on D ．get through
在本句型中若be 为is/has been ，则从句用一般过去时；若be 为was
，则从句中
用过去完成时。 我开始学英语已有两年了。
小贴士
(1)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„„”。
Mr.Li has been here since he came back.
自从李先生回来以后，他一直在这儿。
(2)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”。 It is/has been 5 months since he lived in Beijing.
他已经有5个月不住在北京了。
since 的用法：
(1)conj .& prep “从„„以来，. 从„„以后”，常与现在完成时及过去完成时连用。 ．
＝I have lived here since my graduation.
大学毕业后我一直住在这里。
(2)ad v . “那时以来，后来，从那时起一直„„”，常与现在完成时及过去完成时连用。 ，十年前我见过他，后来我一直没见过他。
(3)“It ＋be ＋一段时间＋since 从句”，其中be 可用一般现在时、一般过去时，也可用完成时态。 我们两年没见面了。
(4)conj . 引导原因状语从句，常位于句首，相当于now that。 ，let's begin the meeting.既然大家都来了，那我们开会吧！
And this is the first time I've visited your hometown.这是我第一次到你的家乡来参观。
This/It is the first/second.../last time＋that-clause. “这是某人第一/二„„/最后一次做某事”，that 引导定语从句，在口语中that 常省略。
(1)当主句用一般现在时时，that 从句中的谓语用现在完成时；
(2)当主句用一般过去时时，that 从句中的谓语用过去完成时。
①It's_the_second_time_that John has_held an art exhibition.这是约翰第二次举办画展了。
②she to this mountain village to see the children.
这是她第三次来到这个山村看望这些孩子了。
表示“是(某人) 做某事的时候了”的句型有：
It is time for sth
It is time (for sb)to do sth
It is (high) time that sb did/should do sth ——看看高考怎么考
As is reported，it is 100 years________Qinghua University was founded.
(2011·四川卷，6)
A ．when
C ．after
答案 D
集训中心
Ⅰ. 单项填空
1．It is several months________the whole country started to talk about whether driving after drinking alcohol should be punished.
A ．before B ．until C ．since D ．after
2．—Is this the first time you ________Chengdu?
—No.But the first time I ________here，the city wasn't so beautiful.
(2012·哈尔滨模拟) B ．before D ．since
A ．visited ；came
C ．have visited；have come B ．visited ；have come D ．have visited；came
3．How long do you suppose it is________he arrived there?
A ．when B ．before C ．after D ．since
4．—________your recent visit to Jinan?
—Wonderful.We visited some friends and had a good time on Quancheng Square.
A ．How was
C ．What like B ．What do you like D ．How do you think of
5．—I wonder if you could tell me what your head teacher is like.
—Oh ，________．
A ．she likes playing volleyball
C ．she likes Zhang Ziyi
答案 1.C 2.D 3.D 4.A 5.B
Ⅱ. 翻译句子
1．他戒烟已两年了。
____________________________________________________________________
2．你离开上海多久了？
____________________________________________________________________
3．这是我第一次参加这样的聚会。
____________________________________________________________________ 答案 1.It has been two years since he smoked.
2．How long is it since you were in Shanghai?
3．It is the first time that I have taken part in such a party. B ．she is very lively D ．she is from Henan
——连句成篇
1．众所周知，2008年5月12日发生在汶川的地震是新中国成立以来最大的一次。
2．很明显，它给人们带来了巨大的损失——破坏了许多学校和其他建筑，成千上万人被困或被埋在废墟中。
3．我们再一次意识到了自然的威力。
4．我们很高兴震后救援工作立刻被组织起来。
5．我们非常自豪，在很短的时间内就进行了重建家园的工作。
【参考答案】
It is wellknown that the earthquake which happened in wenchuan on May 12，2008 was the largest one since New China was founded.It is obvious that it caused great damage to people —destroying many schools and other buildings with thousands of people trapped or buried under the ruins.After this，we again are aware that nature is powerful.We are glad that rescue work was organized soon after the earthquake.And we are very proud that we started to rebuild our homes in a short time.
Module 4
A Social Survey—My Neighbourhood
A 考纲词汇——思忆
1．n ．& v ．调查
2．ad v . 很；相当 adj . 美丽的
3．v i. 听起来
4．v t. 打扰；烦扰；麻烦
5．v t. 接近
6．v t. 交换
7．v t. 买得起；有能力支付
8．v t.& n．联络；联系(某人)
9．adj . 有吸引力的；吸引人的→v t. 吸引→n ．吸引(力)
10adj . 幸运的；吉祥的→ad v . 幸运地；吉祥地→n ．运气；财富→unfortunate adj .(反义词) 不幸的
11．v i . 饿死→n ．挨饿；饿死
12．adj . 失业的；没有工作的→n ．失业→n ．(反义词) 就业→v t. 雇用
13．n ．职业→v t. 占用；拥有
14．adj . 专业的→n ．专业
15．v i. 死里逃生；大难不死→n ．幸存→n ．幸存者 ——字词入章，相得益彰
A recent survey shows that a quarter of the local workforce is unemployed .For some，the pretty high rent for the house is more than they can afford and some are even starving.Fortunately ，the government has taken measures to solve the problem.
B 重要短语——识记
1．修建 2．偿还；归还 3．到目前为止 4．摆脱 5．许多；大量 6．结果 7．做成；成功 8．上升 C 经典句式——再现
1．It ＋be ＋时间段＋since... 自从„„以来已经多长时间了
自从„„已经六年了)we last saw each other，you know.
2．This is the first time(that)．.. 这是第一次„„
这是„„的第一次)I've visited your hometown.
3．way 后用that/in which引导定语从句
Cities are interesting ，and they can be beautiful ，but they are never beautiful in „„的方式)the countryside is beautiful.
4．when 引导定语从句修饰times But there are times_when(
„„的时候)I need to get out into the countryside.
A 核心单词——巧布点，基石奠
approach v ．接近；靠近；走近；找(某人) 商量 n ．接近；方法；通路 Shay's father approached one of the boys on the field.(2011·江苏卷，阅读D) 莎的父亲走近了在田里的其中一个男孩。
(1)approach sth/some place靠近某人某物/接近某地
(2)approach n．接近；通路；方法
．.. 做某事的方法
①The time is_approaching when we must be on board.
我们上船的时间快到了。
②The_approach to the problem has not been worked out.
这个问题的解决方法还没有制订出来。
小贴士
approach 作名词表示“方法”时，后经常跟介词to ，而way ，method 后常跟介词of 。
foreign languages.
他慢慢地向我走近，以便与我探讨关于学习外语的最好方法。
exchange vt.& n．交换；兑换；交流
The more we specialize and exchange，the better off we'll be.(2011·湖北卷，阅读D) 我们越专业越交流我们就越顺利。
与某人交换某物
以A 换B
exchange ideas/views/information交流看法/观点/信息
(2)in exchange for以„„换„„
make an exchange交换
①I'd like to exchange some pounds for dollars.
我想把一些英镑兑换成美金。
②I've offered to paint the kitchen in_exchange_for a week's accommodation. 我提出粉刷厨房，条件是让我免费吃住一周。
小贴士
在exchange students/visits(互派留学生/互访) 这样的短语中，exchange 起到形容词的作用，作定语修饰后面的名词。
巧学助记
survive v ．死里逃生；大难不死；幸存
The danger exists，but knowledge can help human being to survive.(2011·江苏卷，阅读D)
虽然存在着风险，但知识有助于人类继续生存。
①Those who survived_May_12_earthquake gathered together in memory of their lost friends.
那些在5·12大地震中幸存下来的人聚在一起纪念在地震中失去的朋友。 ②Scientific research shows that women tend to survive_their_husbands．
科学研究表明妇女往往比她们的丈夫寿命长。
小贴士
survive 表示“从地震、火灾、事故等中幸存下来”时，为及物动词，其后不可接介词from 。
contact vt.& vi. 接触，联系n. 接触，联系；交往，交际；熟人关系
Please contact(联系)the Enterprise Shopping Centre.
请与企业采购中心联系。(2011·全国卷，阅读E)
make contact with(想办法) 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
be in/out of contact with①Give the names of two people who can be_contacted_in case of emergency. 给出两个人的名字，在紧急情况下可以给他们打电话。
②Have you kept_in_contact_with your classmates after graduation？你毕业后和同学们还保持联系吗？
小贴士
keep/be in contact with和be out of contact with表状态，可和时间段连用；而make/get into contact with，lose contact with表示动作，不能和时间段连用。 afford vt . 买得起，负担得起；(有时间) 做；承担得起(后果) ；提供，给予 But we can't afford to send you to college.(2011·陕西，阅读C)
但是我们供不起你上大学。
afford to do sth负担得起干某事 给予某人某物
①I'd love to go on holiday but I can't_afford the time.
我想去度假，可是抽不出时间来。
②Television and the Internet afford_much_pleasure_to many people. 电视与因特网络给许多人带来很大乐趣。
小贴士
afford 意为“买得起，负担得起”时，常与can ，could ，be able to连用，后接名词、代词或不定式。
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Ⅰ. 单词拼写
1．I find his way of life is very________(吸引人的) ．
2．3．He was poor and can't 4．5．，but I still haven't decided whether to go back home or not.
6．They ________(交换)their seats when they sat down.
7．Of the six people in the plane that crashed，only one________(死里逃生) ．
8．I'm sorry to ________(打扰)you ，but can you direct me to the railway station?
9．For further details，please________(联络)the local office.
10．Though Beijing and Shanghai are different in many aspects ，they are both very________(吸引人的) ．
答案 1.fascinating 2.fortunate 3.afford 4.unemployed 5.approaching
6.exchanged 7.survived 8.bother 9.contact 10.attractive
Ⅱ. 单项填空
1．________the city centre ，we saw a stone statue of about 10 metres in height.(2010·上海，35)
A ．Approaching
C ．To approach B ．Approached D ．To be approached
2．It is illegal for a public official to ask people for gifts or money________favors to
them.(2010·湖北，30)
A ．in preference to
C ．in agreement with B ．in place of D ．in exchange for
3．Mr.Smith asked the policeman with whom he worked to________him whenever there was an accident.
A ．contact
C ．contrast B ．attract D ．attack
4．Report says only eight passengers________the plane crash.
A ．escaped B ．joined C ．discovered D ．survived
5．The manager says he really can't________to wait another day，because he is so busy.
A ．waste B ．afford C ．spend D ．cost
答案 1.A 2.D 3.A 4.D 5.B
B 核心短语——点入线，基础建
put up举起；架起；张贴；提高(价钱) 储存(钱) ；储存„„以备用；把„„放在一边
put down放下；写下，记下；镇压
put on穿上，戴上；上演；假装，伪装 推迟，拖延
put out扑灭(火) ；生产；出版
小贴士
put up（为„„）提供膳宿
①They agreed to put two foreign students up over the summer.他们同意夏季为两个外国留学生提供膳宿。
②Firefighters soon put the fire out．
消防人员很快把火扑灭了。
get away from离开；摆脱；逃脱
get across
get in插话；收获
get over克服；从„„恢复过来 我7点钟之前无法离开办公室。
a great many许多；大量
①Most of the young men went off to the war，and a_great_many never came back. 大多数年轻人走上了战场，好多人再也没有回来。
②A_great_many_of the students have passed the examination.许多学生已经通过了考试。
小贴士
a great many of后接人称代词宾格形式、物主代词＋复数名词或the/those/these＋复数名词。
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Ⅰ. 选词填空
a great many；get away from；make it；up to now；go up；put up
1．It's been a good game________but it would be nice to see a few more goals.
2．Most young men of the village went off for the war，and________never came back.
3．The little boy once________his home when he was 6 years old.
4．I never thought Clare would________as an actress.
5．You must make a decision，
as the price will________next week.
答案 1.up to now 2.a great many 3.got away from 4．make it 5.go up Ⅱ. 单项填空
1．My mother opened the drawer to________the knives and spoons.(2011·全国卷II ，8)
A ．put away
C ．put on B ．put up D ．put together
2．The child should be punished.You shouldn't let him________telling lies.(2012·潍坊模拟)
A ．keep away from
C ．get away from B ．keep away with D ．get away with
3．Today ，more Chinese people speak English and China may have the________number of English speakers in the world.
A ．more B ．most C ．larger D ．largest
4．The young actress looked so charming in her beautiful dress that we took________pictures with her.
A ．a great many of
C ．the number of B ．a good many D ．a large amount of
5．I tried phoning her office，but I couldn't________．
A ．get along
C ．get to
答案 1.A 2.D 3.D 4.B 5.D
C 核心句型——线入面，灵犀现
It's been six years since we last saw each other，you know.你知道自从上次我们见面以来已经六年了。
It ＋be ＋时间段＋since... 句型意为“自从„„以来已经有多长时间了”。 B ．get on D ．get through
在本句型中若be 为is/has been ，则从句用一般过去时；若be 为was
，则从句中
用过去完成时。 我开始学英语已有两年了。
小贴士
(1)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„„”。
Mr.Li has been here since he came back.
自从李先生回来以后，他一直在这儿。
(2)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”。 It is/has been 5 months since he lived in Beijing.
他已经有5个月不住在北京了。
since 的用法：
(1)conj .& prep “从„„以来，. 从„„以后”，常与现在完成时及过去完成时连用。 ．
＝I have lived here since my graduation.
大学毕业后我一直住在这里。
(2)ad v . “那时以来，后来，从那时起一直„„”，常与现在完成时及过去完成时连用。 ，十年前我见过他，后来我一直没见过他。
(3)“It ＋be ＋一段时间＋since 从句”，其中be 可用一般现在时、一般过去时，也可用完成时态。 我们两年没见面了。
(4)conj . 引导原因状语从句，常位于句首，相当于now that。 ，let's begin the meeting.既然大家都来了，那我们开会吧！
And this is the first time I've visited your hometown.这是我第一次到你的家乡来参观。
This/It is the first/second.../last time＋that-clause. “这是某人第一/二„„/最后一次做某事”，that 引导定语从句，在口语中that 常省略。
(1)当主句用一般现在时时，that 从句中的谓语用现在完成时；
(2)当主句用一般过去时时，that 从句中的谓语用过去完成时。
①It's_the_second_time_that John has_held an art exhibition.这是约翰第二次举办画展了。
②she to this mountain village to see the children.
这是她第三次来到这个山村看望这些孩子了。
表示“是(某人) 做某事的时候了”的句型有：
It is time for sth
It is time (for sb)to do sth
It is (high) time that sb did/should do sth ——看看高考怎么考
As is reported，it is 100 years________Qinghua University was founded.
(2011·四川卷，6)
A ．when
C ．after
答案 D
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Ⅰ. 单项填空
1．It is several months________the whole country started to talk about whether driving after drinking alcohol should be punished.
A ．before B ．until C ．since D ．after
2．—Is this the first time you ________Chengdu?
—No.But the first time I ________here，the city wasn't so beautiful.
(2012·哈尔滨模拟) B ．before D ．since
A ．visited ；came
C ．have visited；have come B ．visited ；have come D ．have visited；came
3．How long do you suppose it is________he arrived there?
A ．when B ．before C ．after D ．since
4．—________your recent visit to Jinan?
—Wonderful.We visited some friends and had a good time on Quancheng Square.
A ．How was
C ．What like B ．What do you like D ．How do you think of
5．—I wonder if you could tell me what your head teacher is like.
—Oh ，________．
A ．she likes playing volleyball
C ．she likes Zhang Ziyi
答案 1.C 2.D 3.D 4.A 5.B
Ⅱ. 翻译句子
1．他戒烟已两年了。
____________________________________________________________________
2．你离开上海多久了？
____________________________________________________________________
3．这是我第一次参加这样的聚会。
____________________________________________________________________ 答案 1.It has been two years since he smoked.
2．How long is it since you were in Shanghai?
3．It is the first time that I have taken part in such a party. B ．she is very lively D ．she is from Henan
——连句成篇
1．众所周知，2008年5月12日发生在汶川的地震是新中国成立以来最大的一次。
2．很明显，它给人们带来了巨大的损失——破坏了许多学校和其他建筑，成千上万人被困或被埋在废墟中。
3．我们再一次意识到了自然的威力。
4．我们很高兴震后救援工作立刻被组织起来。
5．我们非常自豪，在很短的时间内就进行了重建家园的工作。
【参考答案】
It is wellknown that the earthquake which happened in wenchuan on May 12，2008 was the largest one since New China was founded.It is obvious that it caused great damage to people —destroying many schools and other buildings with thousands of people trapped or buried under the ruins.After this，we again are aware that nature is powerful.We are glad that rescue work was organized soon after the earthquake.And we are very proud that we started to rebuild our homes in a short time.