1、私家车作为现代文明的产物,在人们日常生活中扮演了重要角色。然而,任何事物都具有两面性。快速发展的私家车会导致一系列问题。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
2、 like.Second,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 w
3、ill bring about a series of problems.For example,the waste air given off by cars will do great harm toour 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
4、 that satisfactory solutions to these negative problems will be found soon.多积词汇civilization n文明play a vital role in.在起重要作用convenient adj.便利的there is no doubt that.毫无疑问have a great impact on 对影响重大contribute v有助于a series of 一系列give off 释放,放出,发出(气体、热量 气味等)do harm to 对有害lead to 导致take advantage of 利用读文清
5、障原文呈现Return 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(继续进行下去)。benefit/benIfIt/vi.&n得益;好处benefit from从中获益Amsterdam
6、/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Section Warm-up&Lesson 1 Pre-reading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.Today some people c
7、all 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!convenience/knvinins/
8、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 Amsterdam for people to use
9、.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 finished a journey they wo
10、uld 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/n贼,小偷白自行车回来了!第 12 段译
11、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。无论在哪儿结束旅程,人们都可以将自行车留在那里供其他
12、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 a bicycle作目的状语,放在句首表
13、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 not.but.不是而是25 park
14、ing 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 been enjoying city cen
15、tre 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”又回到城里了这次车上装有电脑芯片记录它的每一次移动!
16、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!根据英文释义及首字母提示写出单词1_:someone who steals something2_:an advantage,improvement,o
17、r help that you get from something3_:believing that what you hope for is likely to happen4_:to speak angrily to sb.because you disagree with themthiefbenefithopefulargue5_:something that naturally follows from an action or condition6_:to put something inside or into something else7_:as a result of s
18、omething that has just beenmentioned8_:to take someone to a police station because the police think he has done something illegal9_:useful to you because it saves your time,or does not spoil your plans or cause your problemsconsequenceinsertthereforearrestconvenientLook at the following pictures and
19、 discuss which means of transportation do you like best with your partner?why?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 build our body and save
20、 money.Read for the detailsChoose the best answer according to the text.1The“return of the white bikes”means.Apeople returned the bikes they borrowedBthieves returned the bikes they stoleCbikes reappeared in AmsterdamDpeople painted their own bikes white2The following offer convenience for cycling i
21、n Amsterdam except.Aflat ground Bfriendly citizensCbicycle paths Dparking places3In the 1960s,people in Amsterdam.Acouldnt drive cars in the city centreBonly rode white bikesChad the chance to enjoy free transportationDwere aware that we should protect the environment4Compared to the bikes in the 19
22、60s,the returning bikes.Acant be stolen easilyBare specially designedCshould be parked in special placesDall of the above5According to the passage,we know.Atourists can use the white bikes as well as local peopleBno cars are allowed in central AmsterdamCpeople can enjoy city centre streets without c
23、ars only in AmsterdamDthere are no thieves in Amsterdam any more答案:15 CBCDA.Read for the structureRead the text carefully and then fill in the chart with the information in the text.Return of the white bikes!People are enjoying the benefits of cycling.NowadaysReasons:Its 1._ and convenient for bikes
24、.There are plenty of places for bicycle 2_.Most streets in the city have a bicycle path.flatparkingA group of cycling fans had an idea.Reasons:It would help to save energy,reduce 3._ and provide 4._ public transport.Actions:The group painted hundreds of bicycles white and placed them in lots of 5._
25、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.In the 1960sResult:It didnt work 8._ took all the bicycles within weeks!pollutionfreeneighbourhoodsshort journeysleavethievesThe“white bike”
26、is back in town.Ways:A computer 9._ to record its every move.You have to 10._ a special card to take a bicycle.More than thirty years later Results:Many people have been enjoying city centre streets without cars.chipinsert.Analyze the following difficult sentences in the text1They believed that it w
27、ould 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“Unit 9 课时跟踪检测(十一)”(单击进入电子文档)谢谢 观 看