1、Nowadays 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,there is no doubt thatprivate cars will have a
2、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 bring about a series of problems.For example,the waste ai
3、r 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 that satisfactory solutions to these negative problems will
4、 be found soon.读文清障原文呈现Section_Warm-up_&_Lesson_1_Pre-readingReturn of the white bikes!People have been enjoyingthe benefits of cycling in Amsterdam for years.It is a good city for cycling because it is flat and therefore is convenient for bikes.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
5、行下去)。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读文清障原文呈现There are also plenty of places for bicycle parking and most streets in the city centre have a bicycle path
6、.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 everybody if cars werent allowed in the city centre and only bicycles were.parking/pkI/n停车场No parking！禁止泊车！c
7、onvenience/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 doing sth.允许做某事读文清障原文呈现They were hopeful that this would help to save energy,reduce pollution and provide free public transport.The group painted hundreds ofbicycles white and placed them in lots of neighbourhoods around Amsterd
8、am for people to use.Anyone was allowed to take them and use them for short journeys.hopeful/hpfl/adj.(人)抱有希望的be hopeful that.希望provide v提供，供应provide sb.with sth.provide sth.for sb.提供给某人某物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；邻近地区读文清障原文呈现Wherever someone finish
9、ed 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！wherever/werev/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 thief/if/
10、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。无论在哪儿结
11、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！读文清障原文呈现However,more than thirty years later,the“white bike”is back in town this time with a computer chip to record its every move 21！To take a bicycle22，you have to insert23a special card.chip/tIp/n集成电路片，硅片21move此处为名词，表示“迁移，移动”。22 动词不定式短语to take
12、a bicycle作目的状语，放在句首表示强调。23 insert/Inst/vt.插入，嵌入读文清障原文呈现The new“white bike”is not actually white but 24 is an unusual design with bright colours.The bikes are parked at special parking places 25 and people who want to use them have to take them to another special parking place that has enough room.24
13、 not.but.不是而是25 parking place停车场parking lot(露天)停车场读文清障原文呈现There is already less traffic in central Amsterdam,because both locals and tourists have been using the white bikes.Indeed26 ,thanks to27 the good ideas of lots of people,like the cycling fans in the 1960s,many people around the world have be
14、en enjoying city centre streets without cars for many years.Did you know?The Netherlands28 has 14 million bicycles among 15 million people！26 indeed/Indid/adv.当然，确实27 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28 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
15、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！Please match the words with their proper meanings.1where
16、ver A骑自行车的人2benefit B驾驶汽车的人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Pre-reading8insert 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 _EFGHIJKLABDCNMOLea
17、d-inLook at the following 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 traff
18、ic jam.Third,it can build our body and save money.1Using a computer chip is to stop bikes from being stolen._2Now in Amsterdam all the bicycles are painted white._3In Amsterdam riding a bicycle is very convenient.You can find a bicycle anywhere._4Over 40 years people have been enjoying the benefits
19、of cycling in Amsterdam._5In Amsterdam no car is allowed in the city centre and only bicycles are._True(T)or False(F)While-readingTFFFFCareful-readingRead 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 cycli
20、ngReasons：Its 1._ and convenient for bikes.There are plenty of places for bicycle 2._.Most streets in the city have a bicycle path.flatparkingIn the 1960sA group of cycling fans had an idea.Reasons:Itwouldhelptosaveenergy,reduce3._ and provide 4._ public transport.Actions：The group painted hundreds
21、of bicycles white and placed them in lots of 5._ around Amsterdam.Anyone was allowed to take them and use them for 6._.Wherever someone finished a journey they would 7._ the bike there for someone else to use.Result:It didnt work 8._ took all the bicycles within weeks！pollutionfreeneighbourhoodsshor
22、t journeysleavethievesMore than thirty years later The“white bike”is back in town.Ways:A computer 9._ to record its every move.You have to 10._ a special card to take a bicycle.Results:Many people have been enjoying city centre streets without cars.chipinsertStudy-readingAnalyze the following diffic
23、ult 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 places 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。“课时跟踪检测”见“课时跟踪练(一)”(单击进入电子文档)
