1、Section Welcome to the unit & ReadingPreparing根据提示写出下列单词1_ n铁路；栏杆，扶手；横杆2_ adj. 远离中心的，外围的；外表的，表层的3_ n. 有轨电车4_ n. 部分；部件；部门5_ n. 所有权，产权6_n. 权力，权威；官方，当权者；批准，授权7_ n. 建筑师8_adj. 方便用户的，便于使用的9_ n. 站台，月台；平台；讲台，舞台10_ n. 增加，增长；成长，生长11_ vt. 运送，输送；表达12_ adv. 遗憾地，不幸地，可惜地13_ vt. 延迟，延期14_ n. 间隔，间隙15_ vi.& vt. (使)窒息；
2、(使)哽咽；塞满，堵塞n. 哽咽声，呛住的声音16_ vi.&vt. 扩大，扩展，增大【答案】1.rail2.outer3.tram4.section5ownership6.authority7.architect8.userfriendly9.platform10.growth11.convey12unfortunately13.postpone14.interval15choke16.enlarge看单词学构词ship作后缀表示“情况，性质，技巧，技能及身份，职业”。例如hardship困苦，苦难，membership资格；会员身份，friendship友谊根据提示补全下列短语1pick
3、_ (开车)去接人；捡起；无意中学会2drop _ 中途下客或卸货3lead _ 导致4link _ 联合，连接5_(.)intervals 每隔距离或时间6accelerate the pace _ 加速的步伐7function_. 起作用8_honour of 为纪念；为了向表示敬意【答案】1.up2.off3.to4.up5.at6.of7.as8.in根据提示补全下列教材原句1Why would many people choose to travel by airplane rather_than by ship?人们为什么宁愿选择乘坐飞机而不愿坐船旅行？2Travelling on
4、 these lines was not convenient, though，as each line was possessed by a different company, and many were very far from each other.然而搭乘这些线路并不方便，因为各条线路属于不同的公司，而且许多线路之间相距甚远。3Having_seen the situation, a wealthy American businessman, Charles Yerkes, undertook the job of improving the system in 1902 by o
5、btaining ownership of the many different lines and setting up the Underground Electric Railways Company of London.看到这种情况，一名叫查尔斯耶基斯的美国富商于1902年承担起了改善地铁系统的工程，他买下许多不同的地铁线，创立了伦敦电力地铁公司。4So，why_not_take a trip on the oldest underground system today?那么，今天为什么不乘坐世界上最古老的地铁观光一番呢？5What was the London Underground
6、 like in 1863? 1863年伦敦的地铁状况怎么样？阅读P50P51课文，并从四个选项中选择最佳答案1Why did most trains to London only go to the outer city limits?ABecause building railway tracks into the city would have needed much money.BBecause building railway tracks into the city would have damaged many old buildings.CBecause the technol
7、ogy was not so advanced then.DBecause the London government didnt approve the plan.2If you travelled on the underground in 1884, you would_.Alook out of the window of your carriage to enjoy the sceneryBsee the smoke caused by the steam enginesCsuffer from noiseDgo to the south in London 3Why was tra
8、velling on the underground lines inconvenient in the 1880s?ABecause the speed of the underground was slow.BBecause the price of the tickets was very high.CBecause you should queue up.DBecause each line was separately owned and many were very far from each other.4The underground system was functioned
9、 as the following except_.Abomb sheltersBan underground airplane factoryCfield hospitalDmeeting rooms5What is the main idea of the passage?AIt tells the history and development of the London Underground.BIt tells the function of the London Underground in World War.CMany people contributed to the bui
10、lding of the London Underground.DWhy the London Underground was built. 【答案】1.B2.B3.D4.C5.A阅读P50P51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The London Underground has the distinction of being the 1._(old) and most complex underground system in the world.Before the initial tunnels 2._(open) in 1863，the traffic
11、jams of London were 3._(believe)Twentyone years 4._，in 1884，the Metropolitan Railway Company and the Metropolitan District Railway linked up and provided underground service in the middle of the city.With better ways of digging tunnels 5._(develop)，the first railway tunnel under the River Thames was
12、 dug in 1884.The city and south London Railway opened the first electric underground railway in 1890.And six 6._(dependent) deep underground lines were constructed over the next twentyfive years.Then a wealthy American businessman，Charles Yerkes obtained many different lines and set 7._ the Undergro
13、und Electric Railways Company of London.Between 1918 and 1938，many new stations were constructed.During World War ，the underground system had some unusual uses.After the war，the system 8._ (enlarge) and more lines were added because more people travelled on the underground.The London underground system is working to transport huge 9._(number) of people as it has done for many years.Buy one of the travel cards 10._ you can take a trip on all over the underground system.【答案】1.oldest2.were opened3.unbelievable4.later5.developed6.independent7.up8.was enlarged9.numbers10.and
