2．There are times when...

I love cities，but there are times when I need to get out into the countryside and get away from the noise，the dirt and the people.我喜欢城市，但有时我需要离开城市走入乡村，摆脱噪音、灰尘和人群。

3．to do作目的状语

All these things mean that many villages in western Europe are fighting to survive(survive)．所有的这些都意味着很多西欧的村庄都在为生存而斗争。

4．without引导的虚拟语气

The countryside would be(be) a sadder and uglier place without them.

没有了它们(村庄)，农村将成为更悲哀、更丑陋的地方。

Ⅰ.阅读课文，判断正(T)误(F)

1．In some countries in western Europe，such as France，Russia and Britain，the countryside is changing.(F)

2．People move to the cities，for they are tired of the countryside life.(F)

3．The price of homes in the cities is going up.(T)

Ⅱ.课文阅读理解

1．How many reasons are mentioned in the passage that some villages are disappearing?

A．Two. B．Three.

C．Four. D．Five.

答案　B

2．Sometimes villages remain because .

A．the government offers help to build villages

B．villages are beautiful

C．people from the cities have bought houses in the village

D．farmers don't want to leave their home

答案　C

3．What's the attitude of the author towards the problems of villages?

A．Optimistic. B．Concerned.

C．Objective. D．Hopeless.

答案　B

4．This passage is written .