1、Unit 9Wheels未来汽车的发展趋势是由大变小，小汽车的好处有多少？Small carsHere are two cars that may some day take the place of todays big automobiles.If everyone drives such a car in the future，there will be less pollution in the air.There will be more parking space in the cities，and the streets will be less crowded.Three su
2、ch cars can fit in the space now needed for one car of the usual size.The little cars will cost much less to own and to drive.Driving will be safer，too，as these little cars can go only 65 kilometers per hour.The cars of the future will be fine for getting round a city，but they will not be useful for
3、 long trips.If the car is powered by electricity，it will have two batteries，one for the motor and one for the horn，signals，etc.Little cars which are powered by gasoline will go 450 kilometers before needing to stop for more gasoline.If big cars are still used along with the small ones，two sets of ro
4、ads will be needed in the future.Some roads will be used for the big，fast cars，and other roads will be needed for the small，slower ones.1crowded adj.拥挤的2power vt. 提供动力3battery n. 电池4horn n. 喇叭1Whats the advantage of driving a little car? 2If big cars are still used along with the small ones，how many
5、 sets of roads will be built? 【答案】1.There will be less pollution.There will be more parking space in the cities.The streets will be less crowded.2Two.Some for the big，fast cars and other roads for the small，slower ones.Section Warmup & On Your BikePreparing根据提示写出下列单词1 n渡船2 n. 街坊；邻近地区3 adv. 无论在何处，无论到
6、哪里4 n. 小偷，贼5 vt. 插入，嵌入6 adv. 当然，确实7 n. 结果，后果8 vt. 逮捕，拘留【答案】1.ferry2.neighbourhood3.wherever4.thief5.insert6.indeed7.consequence 8arrest根据提示补全下列短语1 the 1960s 在20世纪60年代2more 多余，超过3have an effect 对有影响4 consequence 结果5benefit 受益于6give sb. lift 让某人搭便车7work 锻炼身体，做运动8 sea 乘船，走海路9thanks 由于，幸亏10fed 不愉快的，厌倦的，
7、沮丧的【答案】1.in2.than3.on4.in5.from6.a7out8.by9.to10.up根据提示补全下列教材原句1They believed that it would be better for everybody if cars werent allowed in the city centre and only bicycles were.他们认为如果不让汽车驶入市中心，只让自行车进入，那会对每个人都有好处。2Whereversomeone finished a journey they would leave the bike there for someone else
8、 to use.不管人们在哪里结束旅程，他们都将把自行车放在那里以便其他人使用。3The problem was that it didnt work.问题是这种做法行不通4A boy，all wet，is coming out of the pond in the park.一个男孩浑身湿透了，从公园的池塘里走出来。阅读P36课文，选择最佳选项1Nowadays some people call Amsterdam the “City of Bicycles” because .Athere are more bicycles there than in other placesBit is
9、 convenient for bikes thereCall the people there like riding bicyclesDit produces many bicycles every year2From the text we know that the first “white bikes” plan failed because .Athe government disagreed with the ideaBriding bikes was too dangerousCthieves stole all the bikesDthis idea was too diff
10、icult to carry out3Which of the following statements is NOT true?ACycling is convenient in Amsterdam.BThere are plenty of bicycle parking places in Amsterdam.CLocal people stole all the bikes in the neighbourhoods.DThe new “white bike” is an unusual design.4The “white bikes” have the following effec
11、ts except .Asaving energyBreducing pollutionCmaking the city more crowdedDproviding free public transport5The writers attitude towards the “white bikes” is .AsupportiveBopposedCnot stated Dpessimistic【答案】15BCCCA阅读P36课文，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式People 1. (enjoy)the benefits of cycling in Amsterdam
12、 for years.It is a good city for cycling because it is flat and 2. is convenient for bikes.In the 1960s，a group of cycling fans had 3. idea.They believed that 4. would be better if cars werent allowed in the city centre and only bicycles were.They painted hundreds of bicycles white and placed them i
13、n lots of neighbourhoods for people 5. (use)Wherever someone finished a journey they would leave the bike there for someone else to use.But the problem was 6. thieves took all the bicycles within weeks!More than thirty years 7. ，the “white bike” is back in town.The new “white bike” is not 8. (actual
14、)white but is an unusual design with bright colours.Now there is already 9. (little) traffic in central Amsterdam.Indeed，thanks to the ideas of lots of people，like the cycling fans in the 1960s，many people around the world have been enjoying city centre streets 10. cars for many years.【答案】1.have been enjoying2.therefore3.an4it5.to use6.that7.later8.actually9less10.without