河北省邢台市第七中学高中英语 Lesson 84 On strike阅读教材.docVIP

lesson 84 on strike 罢工 read the passage and then answer the question.阅读短文，然后回答以下问题。who will be driving the buses next week?busmen have decided to go on strike next week. the strike is due to begin on tuesday. no one knows how long it will last. the busmen have stated that the strike will continue until general agreement is reached about pay and working conditions. most people believe that the strike will last for at least a week. many owners of private cars are going to offer free rides to people on their way to work. this will relieve pressure on the trains to some extent. meanwhile, a number of university students have volunteered to drive buses while the strike lasts. all the students are expert drivers, but before they drive any of the buses, they will have to pass a special test. the students are going to take the test in two days time. even so, people are going to find it difficult to get to work. but so far, the public has expressed its gratitude to the students in letters to the press. only one or two people have objected that the students will drive too fast!new words and expressions生词和短语strike n. 罢工 extent n. 程度busman n. 公共汽车司机 volunteer v. 自动提出，自愿state v. 正式提出，宣布 gratitude n. 感激agreement n. 协议 press n. 新闻界relieve v. 减轻 object v. 不赞成，反对pressure n. 压力，麻烦notes on the text 课文注释 1 go on strike，举行罢工。2 is due to begin中的due有“定于(某时做某事)”的意思，后接不定式。3 free ride，免费乘车。4 to some extent，在某种程度上。5 only one or two people have objected that，本句中only在句首，因为是修饰主语，因此句子的谓语并不用倒装语序。参考译文公共汽车司机决定下星期罢工。罢工定于星期二开始，谁也不知道会持续多久。司机们声称此次罢工将一直持续到就工资和工作条件问题达成全面协议的时候为止。多数人认为此次罢工至少会持续一个星期。很多私人汽车的车主正准备为乘车上班的人们提供“免费乘车”的服务，这将在某种程度上减轻对火车的压力。与此同时，有一部分大学生自愿在罢工期间驾驶公共汽车。所有的学生都是开车的能手，但在驾驶公共汽车之前，他们必须通过一项专门测验。学生们准备在两天后就接受测验。即使这样，人们仍会感到上班有困难。但到目前为止，公众已经向新闻界写信表达他们对学生们的感激之情了。只有一两个人提出反对意见，说学生们会把车开得太快！multiple choice questions多项选择题comprehension理解1 the busmen say they wont go back to work _.(a)until next tuesday (b)until they agree about their holidays(c)until they have solved their problems (d)until the students stop driving the buses2 what will be the main effect of the strike?(a)there wont be any buses on the road. (b)students will have to take a test.(c)the trains will be crowded. (d)there wont be many private cars on the road.structure句型3 the strike is due to begin on tuesday. thats when it _.(a)is going to begin (b)began (c)has begun (d)will have begun4 how _? no one knows.(a)long it will last (b)long will it last (c)it will last (d)it lasts5 the strike will last for a week. thats what _people believe.(a)most of (b)the most of (c)the more (d)most6 before _any buses, they will have to take a special test.(a)to drive (b)drive (c)driving (d)they will drive7 one or two people have objected _the students.(a)at (b)for (c)to (d)againstvocabulary 词汇8 they will go on strike. so they _.(a) will be fighting (b)will be arguing (c)wont be working (d)wont be talking9 no one knows how long it will last. they dont know how long it will _.(a)keep (b)hold (c)carry (d)continue10 it will last for at least a week. so it might be _than a week.(a)more (b)less (c)much less (d)a good deal less11 theyve volunteered to drive buses. thats wha