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Module 4 A Social Survey —My Neighbourhood
SectionⅠ Introduction & Reading —Pre-reading
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5. Ⅰ.Which words do you know about buildings?
参考答案：
apartment/apartment block/five­storey/high­
rise building/(second) floor/concrete

6. Ⅱ. Guess the names of the cities according to the pictures.

8. Read the text quickly and match the main idea with each part.
Part 1 (line 1 － line 6)　　 A．The climate.
Part 2 (line 7 － line 15) B．Tourists can be a nuisance in summer.
Part 3 (line 16 － line 21) C．Greetings.
Part 4 (line 22 － line 25) D．Xiamen is one of the most attractive places John has been to.

9. Part 5 (line 26 － line 36) E．Going to a restaurant for
lunch.
Part 6 (line 37 － line 46) F．The modern business district.
Part 7 (line 47 － line 53) G．The western district.
答案：Part 1：C　Part 2：D　Part 3：A　Part 4：B　Part 5：F　Part 6：G　Part 7：E

11. Ⅰ.Read the text carefully and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F)．
1．John Martin has never visited Xiamen before.
(T)
2．The last time John Martin and Xiao Li saw each other
was six years ago.
3．Xiao Li lives in the northwest of Xiamen.

12. 4．There are many tourists in the winter.
(F)
5．John Martin wants to buy a beautiful dress like Xiao
Li's wife's.
6．There are some pretty parks in the eastern district of
Xiamen.
7．Xiao Li and Martin will have lunch in a little fish restaurant.
(T)

13. Ⅱ.Read the text again and choose the best answers.
1．Where is the most wonderful part of the city?
A．In the western district.
B．In the eastern district.
C．In the Gulangyu Island.
D．In the northern district.

14. 2．The climate in Xiamen is ________.
A．cool in summer and warm in winter
B．hot and dry in summer, cold in winter
C．not very hot and wet in summer, but quite cold in
winter
D．very hot and wet in summer, but quite cold in winter

15. 3．Which sentence is RIGHT from the text?
A．Xiao Li and John haven't seen each other for 6 years.
B．There are so many tourists in autumn.
C．Xiao Li's hometown is an old city that is no
apartment block.
D．John doesn't like eating fish.

16. 4．The following statements are what John Martin thinks of
Xiamen EXCEPT ________.
A．being fortunate
B．being lively
C．being interesting
D．being attractive

17. 5．We can know from the text that ________.
A．there are a lot of fish in the sea
B．tourists may annoy local people
C．the weather there is wet in winter
D．people there like swimming in the sea
答案：1.A　2.D　3.A　4.A　5.B

19. Fill in the blanks according to the text.
Xiao Li lives in Xiamen.He is now taking John Martin to visit his hometown.John Martin thinks it is one of the most
places he has been to.The city is and its people are so friendly.Xiao Li says that he feels
living here.The climate in Xiamen is hot and wet in the summer, it can be quite cold in the winter.There are too many tourists around in the summer, which sometimes can be a Many modern buildings
attractive
lively
fortunate
pretty
but
nuisance

20. have been 7. , and there are some great shopping malls in the business district.As they are
the harbour, they see some really pretty parks and Gulangyu Island the water, which is with some really interesting architecture.And now John Martin is , so they decide to
their car to have lunch in a nice little fish restaurant.
put up
approaching
across
gorgeous
starving
park

22. Where would you like to live, in the city or in the country？Why?
参考答案：
①I'd like to live in the city.Because here
are modern equipment, convenient shopping and tra
nsportation, and colorful entertainments.
②I'd like to live in the country.Because here is fresh
air, peaceful environment and friendly atmosphere.