牛津英语高中模块七第四单元Reading

1、suzhou rail transitsuzhou subway line 2, stretching in l shape, runs between qihe and sangtiandao, totally covering 42 kilometers long with 35 stations. this subway line is occupying an important position in suzhou rail transit, passing pingjiang new town, canglang new town, suzhou railway station,

2、north railway station and shilu commercial area. an entire single journey takes around 75 minutes. suzhou metro line 2 also connects with line 1 at south guangji road for an easy transfer.the tubeunit 4 reading:unit 4 reading:the first the first undergroundunderground in in the worldthe worldreading

3、 strategy 1. what is included in a tourist brochure?2. can you predict what will be included in the article?a brief history, important people, interesting facts and encouragement.the history / development of the london undergroundthe people who made contributions.interesting facts about the undergro

4、und.encouraging people to visit the underground.readingreadingtask 1: read the text quickly and match the key words with the relevant paragraphs.para 1(a) combinationpara 2(b) popularitypara 3(c) constructionpara 4(d) enlargementpara 5(e) reasonspara 6(f) usespara 7readingreadingtask 1: summarize ea

5、ch paragraph with the key words.p1: the reasons _. p2: the construction of _.p3: the construction of _.p4: the combination of _.p5: the _ uses of _.p6: the enlargement of _.p7: the popularity of _. why the underground was built. the first underground railway in londonmore lines of the undergroundvar

6、ious linesunusualthe underground system during world war iithe underground after world war iithe london undergroundtimeevent1854 an underground was (1)_ to be built by the british government.1863 the first (2)_ were opened.1868 the next section of the underground system was opened in the (3)_ part o

7、f london.1884 two companies were joined together with the purpose of (4)_ the middle of the city better.the first railway tunnel under the river thames was (5)_.1890 the city and south london railway opened the first underground railway using (6)_.1933 the london passenger transport came into (7)_.1

8、9181938the (8)_ of many new stations was completed.1979 the jubilee line was opened to (9)_ the 25th anniversary of the queen.task 2: complete the timeline with appropriate words.approvedtunnelssouthernservingdugelectricitybeing / existenceconstructionhonora businessmanan architecttask 3: find out w

9、hat charles yerkes and charles holden were and what they did according to para 4.what of the following is not the function the london underground system during world war ii? a bomb shelter. an anti-aircraft centre.c. an airplane factory.d. the prime ministers living room.task 4: find out interesting

10、 facts about the underground according to para 5. task 5:task 5: summarize each summarize each paragraph.paragraph. each summary should be written within 30 words. you are not allowed to use the sentences directly from the text.para 1: as the oldest and the most complicated underground system, the l

11、ondon underground was first built due to the traffic problem.para 2: during the 19th century, the first underground railway was constructed with large holes allowing people to get fresh air.para 3: with the improvement of digging ways, more lines were constructed. however, it was still inconvenient

12、since each line was owned by different companies and not close to each other.para 4：two men made great contributions to the underground. one is charles yerkes, who set up a company to link up different lines. the other one is charles holden who designed some well-known stations.para 5: the undergrou

13、nd system was used for unusual purposes during world war ii, such as bomb shelters, an airplane factory, a directing centre and a meeting room.para 6: after world war ii, more lines were added, the most famous of which was the jubilee line in honor of the 25th anniversary of the queen.task 6: discuss the following task 6: discuss the following questions with your classmates.questions with your classmates.q: were you the mayor of london, what suggestions would you make to improve the tourist brochure?were i the mayor of london, i would sug