高中英语Unit9WheelsSectionⅠWarmup.docx

1、高中英语Unit9WheelsSectionWarmupUnit 9 WheelsNowadays more and more families own private cars. Private cars, as the product of modern civilization, have been playing a vital role in peoples daily activities. First, private cars are a convenient means of transport. You can drive wherever you like. Second

2、, there is no doubt that private cars will have a great impact on the economic growth . The rapid development of car industry will contribute much to keeping the countrys economy growing at a higher rate in the near future.But every coin has two sides. The rapid development of private cars will brin

3、g about a series of problems. For example, the waste air given off by cars will do great harm to our health, too many private cars will lead to traffic jams and a great deal of energy will be wasted.So I think we should take advantage of private cars and make them serve us better. Meantime I hope th

4、at satisfactory solutions to these negative problems will be found soon.Section_Warmup_&_Lesson_1_PrereadingReturn of the white bikes!People have been enjoying the benefits of cycling in Amsterdam for years. It is a good city for cycling because it is flat and therefore is convenient for bikes. Ther

5、e are also plenty of places for bicycle parking and most streets in the city centre have a bicycle path. Today some people call Amsterdam the “City of Bicycles” because of the convenience for bicycles there.In the 1960s, a group of cycling fans had an idea. They believed that it would be better for

6、everybody if cars werent allowed in the city centre and only bicycles were.They were hopeful that this would help to save energy, reduce pollution and provide free public transport. The group painted hundreds of bicycles white and placed them in lots of neighbourhoods around Amsterdam for people to

7、use. Anyone was allowed to take them and use them for short journeys. Wherever someone finished a journey they would leave the bike there for someone else to use. The problem was that it didnt work thieves took all the bicycles within weeks！have been enjoying是现在完成进行时。表示动作始于过去，持续到现在(刚刚停止)或将来(继续进行下去)。

8、benefit /benIfIt/ vi.& n得益；好处benefit from从中获益Amsterdam /mstdm/ 阿姆斯特丹flat /flt/ adj.平的therefore /ef/ adv.所以，因此convenient /knvinint/ adj.方便的，便利的(convenient不能以人作主语)be convenient for sb.对某人来说是方便的parking /pkI/ n停车场No parking！禁止泊车！convenience /knvinins/ n方便，便利allow vt.允许，准许allow sb. to do sth.允许某人做某事allow

9、 doing sth.允许做某事hopeful /hpfl/ adj.(人)抱有希望的be hopeful that .希望provide v提供，供应paint .(colour)漆上或染上某种颜色hundreds of成百上千的place vt.放置neighbourhood /neIbhd/ n街坊；邻近地区wherever /we rev/ conj.无论在何处，无论到哪里，此处引导让步状语从句，相当于no matter where。someone else别人else与someone, anyone, everyone等连用时，所有格加在else上。work vi.起作用，生效thi

10、ef /if/ n贼，小偷白自行车回来了！第12段译文多年来，人们一直享受着在阿姆斯特丹骑自行车的益处。这是一个适合骑自行车的好城市，道路平坦，因此方便骑自行车。还有许多自行车停放场地，城市中心的大多数街道都设有自行车车道。今天，有些人把阿姆斯特丹称作“自行车城”，因为那里为自行车提供了方便。在20世纪60年代，一群自行车迷提出了一个想法。他们认为如果不让汽车驶入市中心，只让自行车进入，那会对每个人都更有好处。他们希望这样能够帮助节约能源，减少污染，并且(给大家)提供免费的公共交通工具。他们把数百辆自行车漆成白色，并把它们放在阿姆斯特丹众多街区供人们使用。任何人都可以取用这些自行车做短途旅行。

11、无论在哪儿结束旅程，人们都可以将自行车留在那里供其他人使用。问题是这种做法行不通几周内，所有的自行车都被小偷偷走了！However, more than thirty years later, the “white bike” is back in town this time with a computer chip to record its every move！ To take a bicycle， you have to insert a special card. The new “white bike” is not actually white but is an unusua

12、l design with bright colours. The bikes are parked at special parking places and people who want to use them have to take them to another special parking place that has enough room.There is already less traffic in central Amsterdam, because both locals and tourists have been using the white bikes. I

13、ndeed , thanks to the good ideas of lots of people, like the cycling fans in the 1960s, many people around the world have been enjoying city centre streets without cars for many years.Did you know?The Netherlands has 14 million bicycles among 15 million people！chip /tIp/ n集成电路片，硅片move此处为名词，表示“迁移，移动”

14、。动词不定式短语to take a bicycle作目的状语，放在句首表示强调。insert /Inst/ vt.插入，嵌入not .but .不是而是parking place停车场parking lot(露天)停车场indeed /Indid/ adv.当然，确实thanks to多亏，幸亏；由于thanks to .多作状语because of .多作状语due to .可作状语或表语owing to .多作状语the Netherlands /nelndz/ 荷兰 第36段译文然而，30多年后，“白自行车”又回到城里了这次车上装有电脑芯片记录它的每一次移动！要使用自行车，你必须先插入一

15、张特别的卡。新的“白自行车”实际上并不是白色，它设计独特，颜色鲜亮。自行车被放在特定的停放处，想使用自行车的人必须把自行车停放在另一个有足够空间的特定停放处。,阿姆斯特丹市中心的交通已经不怎么拥堵了，因为当地人和旅游者都使用白自行车。的确，多亏人们献计献策，就像20世纪60年代的自行车迷们那样，世界各地的许多人多年以来能在享受市中心没有汽车的环境。,你知道吗？,荷兰1 500万人口拥有1 400万辆自行车！PrereadingPlease match the words with their proper meanings.1wherever A骑自行车的人 2benefit B驾驶汽车的人

16、3pedestrian C方便，便利 4hopeful D实际地，真实地 5neighbourhood E无论在何处，无论到哪里 6therefore F得益；好处 7consequence G行人8insert H(人)抱有希望的9cyclist I街坊；邻近地区10motorist J. 所以，因此11actually K后果，结果12convenience L插入，嵌入13. argue M贼，小偷14thief N争辩，争吵15arrest O逮捕，拘留15_610_1115_答案：15EFGHI610JKLAB1115DCNMOLeadinLook at the following

17、pictures and discuss which means of transportation do you like best with your partner? Why?参考答案：I_like_bicycles_best_because_it_has_the_following_advantages._First，it_can_reduce_pollution_and_protect_the_environment._Second，it_is_more_convenient_when_you_are_stuck_in_the_traffic_jam._Third,_it_can_b

18、uild_our_body_and_save_money.WhilereadingTrue (T) or False (F)1Using a computer chip is to stop bikes from being stolen._T_2Now in Amsterdam all the bicycles are painted white._F_3In Amsterdam riding a bicycle is very convenient. You can find a bicycle anywhere._F_4Over 40 years people have been enj

19、oying the benefits of cycling in Amsterdam._F_5In Amsterdam no car is allowed in the city centre and only bicycles are._F_CarefulreadingRead the text again and fill in the chart with the information in the text.Return of the white bikes！NowadaysPeople are enjoying the benefits of cyclingReasons：Its

20、1. flat and convenient for bikes.There are plenty of places for bicycle 2. parking.Most streets in the city have a bicycle path.In the 1960s A group of cycling fans had an idea. Reasons: It would help to save energy, reduce 3. pollution and provide 4. free public transport.Actions：The group painted

21、hundreds of bicycles white and placed them in lots of 5. neighbourhoods around Amsterdam.Anyone was allowed to take them and use them for 6. short journeys.Wherever someone finished a journey they would 7. leave the bike there for someone else to use.Result: It didnt work 8. thieves took all the bic

22、ycles within weeks！More than thirty years later The “white bike” is back in town.Ways:A computer 9. chip to record its every move.You have to 10. insert a special card to take a bicycle.Results: Many people have been enjoying city centre streets without cars.StudyreadingAnalyze the following difficu

23、lt sentences in the text.1They believed that it would be better for everybody if cars werent allowed in the city centre and only bicycles were.句式分析本句为主从复合句。主句为They believed, that引导宾语从句。该宾语从句又是一个主从复合句，含有if引导的条件状语从句。尝试翻译他们认为如果不让汽车驶入市中心，只让自行车进入，那会对每个人都更有好处。2The bikes are parked at special parking place

24、s and people who want to use them have to take them to another special parking place that has enough room.句式分析尝试翻译自行车被放在特定的停放处，想使用自行车的人必须把自行车停放在另一个有足够空间的特定停放处。 .阅读理解AZipped (用拉链拉上或扣上) into a bag, it looks like a large umbrella.Unfolded, it goes along the street like any other bicycle. Its the “Abike

25、”， the brainchild (脑力劳动的产物) of British inventor Sir Clive Sinclair, who made history in the 1970s by developing the worlds first pocket calculator.He described his new invention as “the worlds smallest, lightest foldable bicycle” “My original thought was that if you could have a bicycle that was dra

26、matically lighter and more firm than the ones that exist today, it would change the way in which bicycles are used，” said Sinclair. The minibike, showed in Singapore last week and set to go on sale worldwide at a price of nearly $300, is built for riders as heavy as 112 kilograms and is heightadjust

27、able (可调整高度的). It takes about 20 seconds to fold or unfold. Its wheels are a quarter the size of those on a regular bicycle, but Sinclair promises a smooth ride for most cyclists.“You require no extra energy to ride the Abike and it can go up to 15 miles per hour (24 kilometres per hour)，” he said.

28、Constructed mainly of plastic, the 5.5kilogram bicycle folds into a package of less than 0.03 cubic metres. Sinclair also invented the first pocket TV in 1984 and the futuristic C5 electric tricycle in 1985. He said he hoped the bicycle would attract common citizens, officials, campers or anyone nee

29、ding transport for a short trip and he said the next step for the “Abike” was to add an electric motor in a few years.语篇解读：普通的自行车人人都见过，可是你见过折叠以后像伞一样的自行车吗？现在有人发明了这种自行车。1The most important character of this kind of bicycle is its_. Abig size Blight weight Cbeautiful appearance Dfoldable structure解析：选D

30、细节理解题。由文章第二段中“He described his new invention as the worlds smallest, lightest foldable bicycle”可知答案。2The wheels of a regular bicycle are _ the size of this kind of bicycle. Afour times Bthree times Conefourth Donethird解析：选A细节理解题。由第五段开头可知，传统自行车车轮大小是这种新型自行车车轮的四倍。3Which would be the best title of the passage?AWorlds Smallest Foldable Bicycle ArrivingBA New Bicycle, a Large UmbrellaCA Foldable Bicycle, a Large BagDA Great Inventor of a New Bicycle解析：选A标题归纳题。本文自始至终都在介绍一种即将上市的新型折叠式自行车的与众不同之处。因此以A项为题目既高度概括又醒目。4Whats the meaning of the underlined word in Paragraph 5? AAttracted. B