外研版必修一module4课文原文与原文填空(reading and cultural corner).doc

Module 4 A Social Survey My NeighbourhoodA Lively CityXIAO LI: Its great to see you again, John.JOHN MARTIN: Its great to see you! Its been six years since we last saw each other, you know. And this is the first time Ive visited your hometown. XIAO LI: Yes, Im so glad you could come. JOHN MARTIN: You know, Ive seen quite a lot of China and Ive visited some beautiful cities, but this is one of the most attractive places Ive been to. Its so lively, and everyone seems so friendly. XIAO LI: Yes, its one of the most interesting cities on the coast, everyone says so. I feel very fortunate living here. And I love living by the seaside. JOHN MARTIN: You live in the northwest of Xiamen, is that right? XIAO LI: Yes, thats right.JOHN MARTIN: Whats the climate like? XIAO LI: Pretty hot and wet in the summer, but it can be quite cold in the winter. JOHN MARTIN: Sounds OK to me. There are a lot of tourists around. Dont they bother you? XIAO LI: Yes, they can be a nuisance in the summer because there are so many of them. JOHN MARTIN: Oh, look at that huge apartment block! XIAO LI: Yes, theyve just completed it. The rent for an apartment there is very high. JOHN MARTIN: I believe you! This areas so modern! XIAO LI: Yes, this is the business district. Theyve put up a lot of high-rise buildings recently. And there are some great shopping malls. See, were just passing one now. My wifes just bought a beautiful dress from one of the shops there. JOHN MARTIN: Maybe I could buy a few presents there. XIAO LI: Ill take you there tomorrow. Now were leaving the business district and approaching the harbour. Were entering the western district, the most interesting part of the city. Its got some really pretty parks . JOHN MARTIN: It seems lovely. Is that Gulangyu Island, just across the water? XIAO LI: Yes, it is. Its a gorgeous island with some really interesting architecture. JOHN MARTIN: So they tell me. Do you think we could stop and walk around for a while? XIAO LI: Yes, I was just going to do that. We can park over there. A friends told me about a nice little fish restaurant near here. Shall we go there for lunch? JOHN MARTIN: That sounds great. Im starving!Cultural corner In some countries in western Europe, such as France, Spain and Britain, the countryside is changing. Life has become difficult for many villages, and some are disappearing. There are a number of reasons for this. Firstly, young people from villages usually want to live somewhere livelier and they often move to the towns and do not return. Secondly, people move to the cities to find work, as there are often very few jobs in the countryside. Sometimes villages remain because people from the cities have bought a “second home” in the village, where they come and stay at weekends. The price of homes goes up and people from the area cannot afford to buy a house there. Another problem is that it is becoming more and more difficult for farmers to make money from their farms. So they sell their land and find another job. All these things mean that many villages in western Europe are fighting to survive. We can only hope that they will remain. The countryside would be a sadder and uglier place without them. Module 4 A Social Survey My NeighbourhoodA Lively CityXIAO LI: Its great _(see) you again, John.JOHN MARTIN: Its great to see you! Its been six years since we last _(see)each other, you know. And this is the first time I_(visit) your hometown. XIAO LI: Yes, Im so glad you could come. JOHN MARTIN: You know, Ive seen quite a lot of China and Ive visited some beautiful cities, but this is one of the most attractive places Ive been to. Its so lively, and everyone seems so _(friend). XIAO LI: Yes, its one of the most interesting _(city) on the coast, everyone says so. I feel very fortunate _(live) here. And I love living by the seaside. JOHN MARTIN: You live in the northwest of Xiamen, is that right? XIAO LI: Yes, thats right.JOHN MARTIN: Whats the climate like? XIAO LI: Pretty hot and wet in the summer, but it can be quite cold in the winter. JOHN MARTIN: Sounds OK to me. There are a lot of tourists around. Dont they bother you? XIAO LI: Yes, they can be a nuisance in the summer because there are so many of them. JOHN MARTIN: Oh, look at that huge apartment block! XIAO LI: Yes, theyve just completed it. The rent for an apartment there is very high. JOHN MARTIN: I believe you! This areas so modern! XIAO LI: Yes, this is the business district. Theyve put up a lot of high-rise buildings _(recent). And there are some great shopping malls. See, were just passing one now. My wifes just bought a beautiful dress from one of the shops there. JOHN MARTIN: Maybe I could buy a few presents there. XIAO LI: Ill take you there tomorrow. Now were leaving the business district and approaching the harbour. Were entering the western district, the most interesting part of the city. Its got some really pretty parks . JOHN MARTIN: It seems_( love). Is that Gulangyu Island, just across the water? XIAO LI: Yes, it is. Its a gorgeous island with some really _(interest) architecture. JOHN MARTIN: So they tell me. Do you think we could stop and walk around for _ while? XIAO LI: Yes, I was just going to do that. We can park over there. A friends told me about a nice little fish restaurant near here. Shall we go there for lunch? JOHN MARTIN: That sounds great. Im starving!Cultural corner In some countries in western Europe, such as France, Spain and Britain, the countryside is changing. Life has become difficult for many villages, and some are disappearing. There are _ number of reasons for this. Firstly, young people from villages usually want to live somewhere livelier and they often move _ the towns and do not return. Secondly, people move to the cit