高中英语 M7 Unit4 Public transport reading学案 译林牛津版选修7

1、模块7 unit 4 reading教学目标 Enable students to understand the passage better. Make students learn how to use important phrases and sentences.自主学习 单词拼写1. My parents are going to celebrate their twenty-fifth wedding _anniversary_(周年纪念日).2. This computer printer is much more _user-friendly_ (容易使用的).3. We _e

2、nlarged_(扩建) the house by adding a west wing.4. Newspaper is a _prime_(主要的) medium of communication.5. Do not _undertake_(承担) a project unless you can finish it.6. Its raining cats and dogs. I think we have to _postpone_(延迟) our picnic.7. Wires _convey_(传送) electricity from power stations to the use

3、rs.8. I managed to _choke_(哽咽，忍住) back my tears.9. I think oil prices are _unbelievablely_(令人难以置信地) expensive today.10. The prediction has _unfortunately_(不幸地) come true.课文理解1. Why was the underground system developed in London?2. What was the London Underground like in 1863?3. What did Charles Yerk

4、es do to improve the underground system?当堂反馈 The first underground in the worldThe London underground system has the (1) _distinction_ of being the oldest and most complex underground system in the world. Before 1850, train services to London had already been (2) _developed_, but people couldnt buil

5、d railways into the city because doing that would cause great (3) _damage_ to many historic buildingsSo many buses were needed to (4) _transport_ people to the city centre, which, however, often (5) _choked off_ traffic. This problem led to the development of the underground system. In 1854, Metropo

6、litan Railway Company was allowed to build an underground railway and the first tunnels were opened in 1863. In 1868, the next (6) _section_ of the underground system was opened by another company called the Metropolitan District Railway. In 1884, these two companies (7) _linked up_ and provided the

7、 underground service in the middle of the city. With the development of the (8) _advanced_ ways of digging tunnels, the first railway tunnel under the River Thames was dug in 1884, and over the next 25 years, six (9) _independent_ deep underground lines were made. But because they were (10) _separat

8、ely_ owned and far away from each other, traveling on these lines was (11)_inconvenient_Having seen the situation, Charles Yerkes, tried to improve the system. He bought many of the different lines and setting up the Underground Group. In 1933, a public (12) _organization_ called the London Passenge

9、r Transport Board was created, which eventually became London Transport. From 1918 to 1938, the system (13) _expanded_ a lot. During World War II, the underground system had some (14) _unusual_ uses. For example, many underground stations once (15) _functioned_ as bomb shelters. After the war, more

10、lines were added. Now, the network of the underground system includes 12 lines and goes 26 miles out of central London. Three million people travel on the underground every day. Can you imagine what London would be if there were no such underground system?课后训练 单项填空1. (2012昆明高二检测)Mr. Wang was caught

11、in a snowstorm yesterday. I have known that, and _ his new car was completely destroyed. A. hopefullyB. fortunately C. thankfullyD. unfortunately2. We must add some courses about information knowledge, and _ students area of knowledge, increase students practice ability. A. raiseB. rise C. liftD. en

12、large3. (2012衡阳高二检测) _ himself with necessary knowledge and skills, the young man went to the job market with much confidence. A. EquippedB. Equipping C. Having equippedD. Being equipped4. Shall we go to see the new film? _? Lets make it tonight. A. Why notB. Why C. What forD. What5. (2012淮北高二检测) I

13、was so excited at the news that I was admitted to the university that I could hardly _ my feelings in words. A. conveyB. carry C. transmitD. communicate6. Sometimes, some adverbs _ as adjectives. You must pay attention to them when you read the English text. A. are functionedB. function C. were func

14、tionedD. functions7. The theme of the novel is that a persons fate _ that of the whole country. A. is closely linked up with B. is closely dealt with C. is closely taken as D. is closely tied up with8. After staying in hospital for long, the patient was advised to go to the seaside to _ his health.

15、A. take upB. make up C. pick upD. put up9. (2012天津高二检测) What the young man cant _ is that his mum always treats him like a baby. A. supportB. undertake C. holdD. bear10. Can I smoke here? No, at no time _ in the reading room. A. smoking permitsB. is smoking permitted C. smoking is permittedD. does s

16、moking permit11. We must set aside some money for a rainy day _ run out of our income immediately. A. rather thanB. or rather C. other thanD. more than12. _ Jack is still a child, he cant do the work. Child _ he is, he knows a lot. A. Because; forB. As; as C. As; althoughD. Though; as13. (2012安庆高二检测

17、) In view of lacking prepara- tions for the competition and not wanting to lose face, John eventually decided to _. A. drop inB. drop off C. drop byD. drop out14. The accident on the freeway _ traffic. A. choked offB. put off C. set offD. took off15. He decided to postpone _ the house because his mo

18、ther was ill, which cost him a lot of money. A. to buyB. buying C. to be buyingD. being bought阅读理解 Traffic jam and cities, it seems, go hand in hand. Everyone complains about being stuck in traffic but, like the weather, no one seems to do anything about it. In particular, traffic engineers, transpo

19、rtation planners, and public officials responsible for transpor- tation systems in large cities are frequently criticized for failing to solve traffic jam.But is traffic jam a sign of failure? Long queues at restaurants or theater box offices are seen as signs of success. Should transportation syste

20、ms be viewed any differently? I think we should recognize that traffic jam is an unpreventable by-product of successful cities, and view the “traffic problem” in a different light.Cities exist because they promote social inter- actions and economic transactions.Traffic jam occurs where there are lot

21、s of people but limited space. Culturally and economically successful cities have the worst traffic problems, while decaying cities dont have so many traffic problems. New York and Los Angeles are Americas most crowded cities. But if you want access to major brokerage houses(经纪行), you will find them

22、 easier to reach in crowded New York than in any other large cities. And if your firm needs access to post-production film editors or satellite-guidance engineers, you will reach them more quickly through the crowded freeways of LA than through less crowded roads elsewhere.Despite traffic jam, a lar

23、ger number and wider variety of social interactions and economic transactions can be made perfect in large, crowded cities than elsewhere. Seen in this light, traffic jam is an unfortunate consequence of prosperity, not a cause of economic decline and urban decay.So while we can consider traffic jam

24、 as increasing costs on the areas of big cities, the costs of inaccessibility in uncrowded places are almost certainly greater.There is no doubt that traffic jam brings the terrible economic and environmental damage in places like Bangkok, Jakarta, and Lagos. But mobility is far higher and traffic j

25、am levels are far lower here in the US, even in our most crowded cities. Thats why, for now, we dont see people and capital streaming out of San Francisco and Chicago, heading for cities like California, and Illinois. 1. We can conclude from the first paragraph that _.A. traffic jam and weather are the two factors preventing the development of the big cityB. traffic jam seems to be very difficult to deal withC. if traffic engineers try their best, traffic jam can be solvedD. public officials are always criticized for m