2019高中英语unit9wheelssectionⅰwarm_up 14页

Unit9WheelsNowadaysmoreandmorefamiliesownprivatecars.Privatecars,astheproductofmoderncivilization,havebeenplayingavitalroleinpeople'sdailyactivities.First,privatecarsareaconvenientmeansoftransport.Youcandrivewhereveryoulike.Second,thereisnodoubtthatprivatecarswillhaveagreatimpactontheeconomicgrowth.Therapiddevelopmentofcarindustrywillcontributemuchtokeepingthecountry'seconomygrowingatahigherrateinthenearfuture.Buteverycoinhastwosides.Therapiddevelopmentofprivatecarswillbringaboutaseriesofproblems.Forexample,thewasteairgivenoffbycarswilldogreatharmtoourhealth,toomanyprivatecarswillleadtotrafficjamsandagreatdealofenergywillbewasted.SoIthinkweshouldtakeadvantageofprivatecarsandmakethemserveusbetter.MeantimeIhopethatsatisfactorysolutionstothesenegativeproblemswillbefoundsoon.nSection_ⅠWarmup__&_Lesson_1_—_PrereadingReturnofthewhitebikes!Peoplehavebeenenjoying①thebenefits②ofcyclinginAmsterdam③foryears.Itisagoodcityforcyclingbecauseitisflat④andtherefore⑤isconvenient⑥forbikes.Therearealsoplentyofplacesforbicycleparking⑦andmoststreetsinthecitycentrehaveabicyclepath.TodaysomepeoplecallAmsterdamthe“CityofBicycles”becauseoftheconvenience⑧forbicyclesthere.Inthe1960s,agroupofcyclingfanshadanidea.Theybelievedthatitwouldbebetterforeverybodyifcarsweren'tallowed⑨inthecitycentreandonlybicycleswere.Theywerehopeful⑩thatthiswouldhelptosaveenergy,reducepollutionandprovide⑪freepublictransport.Thegrouppainted⑫hundredsof⑬bicycleswhiteandplaced⑭theminlotsofneighbourhoods⑮aroundAmsterdamforpeopletouse.Anyonewasallowedtotakethemandusethemforshortjourneys.Wherever⑯someonefinishedajourneytheywouldleavethebikethereforsomeoneelse⑰touse.Theproblemwasthatitdidn'twork⑱—thieves⑲tookallthebicycleswithinweeks！①havebeenenjoying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)。②benefit/'benIfIt/vi.&n．得益；好处benefitfrom从……中获益③Amsterdam/ˌæmstə'dæm/阿姆斯特丹④flat/flæt/adj.平的⑤therefore/'ðeəfɔː/adv.所以，因此⑥convenient/kən'viːniənt/adj.方便的，便利的(convenient不能以人作主语)beconvenientforsb.对某人来说是方便的⑦parking/'pɑːkIŋ/n．停车场Noparking！禁止泊车！n⑧convenience/kən'viːniəns/n．方便，便利⑨allowvt.允许，准许allowsb.todosth.允许某人做某事allowdoingsth.允许做某事⑩hopeful/'həʊpfəl/adj.(人)抱有希望的behopefulthat...希望……⑪providev．提供，供应⑫paint...(colour)漆上或染上某种颜色⑬hundredsof成百上千的　⑭placevt.放置⑮neighbourhood/'neIbəhʊd/n．街坊；邻近地区⑯wherever/wer'evə/conj.无论在何处，无论到哪里，此处引导让步状语从句，相当于nomatterwhere。⑰someoneelse别人else与someone,anyone,everyone等连用时，所有格加在else上。⑱workvi.起作用，生效　⑲thief/θiːf/n．贼，小偷白自行车回来了！[第1～2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,morethanthirtyyearslater,the“whitebike”isbackintown—thistimewithacomputerchip⑳torecorditseverymove！Totakeabicycle，youhavetoinsertaspecialcard.Thenew“whitebike”isnotactuallywhitebutisanunusualdesignwithbrightcolours.Thebikesareparkedatnspecialparkingplacesandpeoplewhowanttousethemhavetotakethemtoanotherspecialparkingplacethathasenoughroom.ThereisalreadylesstrafficincentralAmsterdam,becausebothlocalsandtouristshavebeenusingthewhitebikes.Indeed,thankstothegoodideasoflotsofpeople,likethecyclingfansinthe1960s,manypeoplearoundtheworldhavebeenenjoyingcitycentrestreetswithoutcarsformanyyears.Didyouknow?TheNetherlandshas14millionbicyclesamong15millionpeople！⑳chip/tʃIp/n．集成电路片，硅片move此处为名词，表示“迁移，移动”。动词不定式短语totakeabicycle作目的状语，放在句首表示强调。insert/In'sɜːt/vt.插入，嵌入not...but...不是……而是……parkingplace停车场parkinglot(露天)停车场indeed/In'diːd/adv.当然，确实thanksto多亏，幸亏；由于thanksto...多作状语becauseof...多作状语dueto...可作状语或表语owingto...多作状语theNetherlands/'neðələndz/荷兰[第3～6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1500万人口拥有1400万辆自行车！nPrereadingPleasematchthewordswiththeirpropermeanings.1．wherever　　　　　　A．骑自行车的人2．benefitB．驾驶汽车的人3．pedestrianC．方便，便利4．hopefulD．实际地，真实地5．neighbourhoodE．无论在何处，无论到哪里6．thereforeF．得益；好处7．consequenceG．行人8．insertH．(人)抱有希望的9．cyclistI．街坊；邻近地区10．motoristJ.所以，因此11．actuallyK．后果，结果12．convenienceL．插入，嵌入13.argueM．贼，小偷14．thiefN．争辩，争吵15．arrestO．逮捕，拘留1～5　________　6～10　________　11～15　________答案：1～5　EFGHI　6～10　JKLAB　11～15　DCNMOLeadinLookatthefollowingpicturesanddiscusswhichmeansoftransportationdoyoulikebestwithyourpartner?Why?参考答案：I_like_bicycles_best_because_it_has_the_following_advantages._First，it_can_reduce_pollution_and_protect_the_environment._nSecond，it_is_more_convenient_when_you_are_stuck_in_the_traffic_jam._Third,_it_can_build_our_body_and_save_money.WhilereadingTrue(T)orFalse(F)．1．Usingacomputerchipistostopbikesfrombeingstolen.__T__2．NowinAmsterdamallthebicyclesarepaintedwhite.__F__3．InAmsterdamridingabicycleisveryconvenient.Youcanfindabicycleanywhere.__F__4．Over40yearspeoplehavebeenenjoyingthebenefitsofcyclinginAmsterdam.__F__5．InAmsterdamnocarisallowedinthecitycentreandonlybicyclesare.__F__CarefulreadingReadthetextagainandfillinthechartwiththeinformationinthetext.Returnofthewhitebikes！NowadaysPeopleareenjoyingthebenefitsofcyclingReasons：·It's1.flatandconvenientforbikes.·Thereareplentyofplacesforbicycle2.parking.　·Moststreetsinthecityhaveabicyclepath.Inthe1960sAgroupofcyclingfanshadanidea.Reasons:Itwouldhelptosaveenergy,reduce3.pollutionandprovide4.freepublictransport.Actions：·Thegrouppaintedhundredsofbicycleswhiteandplacedtheminlotsof5.neighbourhoodsaroundAmsterdam.·Anyonewasallowedtotakethemandusethemfor6.shortjourneys.·Whereversomeonefinishedajourneytheywould7.leavethebikethereforsomeoneelsetouse.Result:Itdidn'twork—8.thievestookallthebicycleswithinweeks！nMorethanthirtyyearslater　　　The“whitebike”isbackintown.Ways:·Acomputer9.chiptorecorditseverymove.·Youhaveto10.insertaspecialcardtotakeabicycle.Results:Manypeoplehavebeenenjoyingcitycentrestreetswithoutcars.StudyreadingAnalyzethefollowingdifficultsentencesinthetext.1．Theybelievedthatitwouldbebetterforeverybodyifcarsweren'tallowedinthecitycentreandonlybicycleswere.[句式分析]　本句为主从复合句。主句为Theybelieved,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。2．Thebikesareparkedatspecialparkingplacesandpeoplewhowanttousethemhavetotakethemtoanotherspecialparkingplacethathasenoughroom.[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。Ⅰ.阅读理解AZipped(用拉链拉上或扣上)intoabag,itlookslikealargeumbrella.Unfolded,itgoesalongthestreetlikeanyotherbicycle.It'sthe“Abike”，thebrainchild(脑力劳动的产物)ofBritishinventorSirCliveSinclair,whomadehistoryinthe1970sbydevelopingtheworld'sfirstpocketcalculator.Hedescribedhisnewinventionas“theworld'ssmallest,lightestnfoldablebicycle”．“Myoriginalthoughtwasthatifyoucouldhaveabicyclethatwasdramaticallylighterandmorefirmthantheonesthatexisttoday,itwouldchangethewayinwhichbicyclesareused，”saidSinclair.Theminibike,showedinSingaporelastweekandsettogoonsaleworldwideatapriceofnearly$300,isbuiltforridersasheavyas112kilogramsandisheightadjustable(可调整高度的).Ittakesabout20secondstofoldorunfold.Itswheelsareaquarterthesizeofthoseonaregularbicycle,butSinclairpromisesasmoothrideformostcyclists.“Yourequirenoextraenergytoridethe‘Abike’anditcangoupto15milesperhour(24kilometresperhour)，”hesaid.Constructedmainlyofplastic,the5.5kilogrambicyclefoldsintoapackageoflessthan0.03cubicmetres.SinclairalsoinventedthefirstpocketTVin1984andthefuturisticC5electrictricyclein1985.Hesaidhehopedthebicyclewouldattractcommoncitizens,officials,campersoranyoneneedingtransportforashorttripandhesaidthenextstepforthe“Abike”wastoaddanelectricmotorinafewyears.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。1．Themostimportantcharacterofthiskindofbicycleisits________.A．bigsize　　　　　　B．lightweightC．beautifulappearanceD．foldablestructure解析：选D　细节理解题。由文章第二段中“Hedescribedhisnewinventionas‘theworld'ssmallest,lightestfoldablebicycle’．”可知答案。2．Thewheelsofaregularbicycleare________thesizeofthiskindofbicycle.A．fourtimesB．threetimesC．onefourthD．onethird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。n3．Whichwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．World'sSmallestFoldableBicycleArrivingB．ANewBicycle,aLargeUmbrellaC．AFoldableBicycle,aLargeBagD．AGreatInventorofaNewBicycle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。4．What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordinParagraph5?A．Attracted.B．Contained.C．Invented.D．Made.解析：选D　词义猜测题。根据本句中的mainlyofplastic可知，此处是对自行车的制造材料进行介绍。attract“吸引”；contain“包含”；invent“发明”；make“制造”。BDrivingacarisnotjusthandlingcontrolsandjudgingspeedanddistance.Itrequiresyoutopredictwhatotherroaduserswilldoandgetreadytoreacttosomethingunexpected.Whenalcoholisconsumed,itentersyourbloodstreamandactsasadepressant(抑制药),damagingeyesight,judgementandcoordination(协调),slowingdownreactiontimeandgreatlyincreasingtheriskofaccidents.Evenbelowthedrinkdrivinglimit,drivingwillbeaffected.Alcoholmaytakeafewminutestobeabsorbedintothebloodstreamandstartactiononthebrain.Absorptionrateisincreasedwhendrinkingonanemptystomachorwhenconsumingdrinksmixedwithfruitjuice.Togetridofalcoholfromthebodyisaveryslowprocessanditisnotpossibletospeeditupwithanymeasuresliketakingashowerorhavingacupofteaorcoffee.ThepresentRoadTrafficOrdinancestatesclearlythatthelimitofalcoholconcentrationis:●50milligramsofalcoholper100mlofblood;or●22microgramsofalcoholper100mlofbreath;or●67milligramsofalcoholper100mlofurine(尿液)．Driverswhocausetrafficaccidents,orwhocommitamovingtrafficoffenceorarebeingsuspectedofdrinkdrivingwillbetested.Anydriverfounddrinkingbeyondthelimitwillbecharged.ThedriverdeclaredguiltymaybefinedamaximumofHK$25,000andbesentencedtoupto3yearsinprisonandpunishedfor10drivingoffencepoints;ortemporarilybannedfromndriving.Thesamepunishmentappliestofailingtoprovidespecimens(样本)forbreath,bloodorurinetestswithoutgoodexcuse.Drinkdrivingisacriminaloffence.Bearesponsibledriver,thinkbeforeyoudrink.Forthesafetyofyourselfandotherroadusers,neverdriveafterconsumingalcohol.语篇解读：酒后驾车是一种危险的行为，会对他人、对自己造成巨大的威胁，所以酒后驾车会受到处罚。因此司机应该对自己、对他人负责，切勿酒后驾车。5．Thefirstparagraphismainlyabout______.A．theintroductionofdrivingskillsB．thedamageofdrinkingtoyourbodyC．theeffectofdrinkingondrivingD．theprocessofalcoholbeingabsorbed解析：选C　段落大意题。本文第一段主要介绍的是饮酒后，酒精会进入我们的血液，影响我们的视力、判断力和协调能力，减缓我们的反应速度，增加我们出事故的风险，所以选C“饮酒对驾车的影响”。6．Theunderlinedword“it”inthesecondparagraphrefersto“______”．A．alcoholB．absorptionC．bloodD．process解析：选D　代词指代题。画线词所在句表示将酒精从血液中清除是一个缓慢的过程，接着说的是采取如洗澡、喝茶或者咖啡的途径来加速这一过程是不可能的，所以“it”在这里指代的是将酒精排出体外的“过程”，故选D。7．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Drinkingbelowthedrinkdrivinglimithasnoeffectondriving.B．Alcoholistakeninmorequicklywhendrunkwithfruitjuice.C．Havingacupofteahelpstogetridofalcoholfromthebody.D．50milligramsofalcoholper100mlofbreathisbelowthedrinkdrivinglimit.解析：选B　细节理解题。依据文章第二段第二句话可知，空腹喝酒及掺着果汁喝酒会提高吸收率，所以B项正确。8．Adriversuspected(怀疑)ofdrinkdriving______.A．shouldprovidespecimensfortestingB．willbeforbiddentodrivefor3yearsC．willbepunishedfor10drivingoffencepointsnD．shouldpayamaximumfineofHK$25,000解析：选A　细节理解题。依据文章第四段和第六段可知，被怀疑酒驾的司机需要接受检测，提供被检测的样本，所以选A。CLikemostbigprojects,learningtomanageyourmotherwelliswhatyoushoulddo.HerearewhatIbelievethebeststepstowardsabetterrelationshipwithher.Theyarenotnecessarilysurprisingorrevolutionary,buttheyhaveworkedformanypeople.Trythem.Rememberyourmother'sage.Aschildren,weoftendonotthinkthatourmotherhasanage.Evenwhenwebecomeconsciousofherbeinganindividual,agedoesnotchangeourview;sheisstillourmother.Knowingourmother'sage,notjustinnumbersofyearsbutintermsofherpsychologicalandphysicalstate,oftenhelpsustounderstandherbetter.Listentoyourmother.Ihavefoundthatsometimesthethingsmymothertoldmelongagoareremarkablyuseful.Ifyourmotherknowsthatyourespectherpointofview,evenifyoudonotshareit,itwillhelpherfeelclosetoyou.Rememberthatyourmotherhasapast.Akeystepinmanagingourrelationshipwithourmotheristofindoutaboutherearlylife.Nicole'smothersufferedmuchduringtheSecondWorldWar.“MyparentsarebothJewishTurkish.TheymetinFranceandmarriedyoungforlove.TheywereintheirtwentieswhenthewarbrokeoutandbecausetheywereJews,theyhadtogointohiding.Shedidspeaktomeaboutthewar,andIthinkitisimportanttoknowwhatshewentthrough.Itisapartofherlifethatmusthaveaffectedherdeeply.”Sometimes,inlearningaboutourmother'spast,weknowthatitcanencourageustothinkaboutherwholelife.Askyourmotheraboutyourchildhoodhistory.MygrandparentsdiedwhenIwasyoung.Ifyouarefortunateenoughtohavelivingfamily,thinkofyourlifeasa_jigsaw_puzzleandaskasmanyquestionsasyoucantoputthepicturetogether.Understandingyourrootsandyourchildhoodcanhelpyouknowmoreclearlywhoyouare,aspartofafamilywhichyousharewithyourmother.Keepasenseofhumoraboutyourmother.Whenwehearaboutsomeoneelse'smisfortuneswiththeirmothersandareamusedbythem,ourlaughterisarecognition.IhaveoftenlistenedtostoriesofdifficultmothersandIhavealsolistenedtothefollowingpieceofadvicetheyhavefoundmosthelpful:“Haveasenseofhumornaboutyourmother.”Rememberthatmanagingyourmotherisreallyaboutmanagingyourself.Takinganymeasuretomanageourmotheristheissueofhowwemanageourselves.Nomatterhowdifficultwefindher,itisimportanttorememberthatitisnotherbehavioritselfthatiscausingusdiscomfort,butthewaywefeelaboutherbehavior.Weshouldfollowthewayofherlife.Attheheartofmanagingyourmotherisbeingabletoacceptyourflawed(有缺点的)self.Onlythenareyouabletoacceptyourmother—withallherfailings.9．ThefollowingsarethestepsyoucantaketogetonwithyourmotherEXCEPTthat________.A．rememberyourmother'sageandpastB．shareyourrootsandyourchildhoodwithyourmotherC．don'thaveasenseofhumoraboutyourmotherD．manageyourshortcomingswhilemanagingyourmother解析：选C　细节理解题。由第六段中的“Keepasenseofhumoraboutyourmother.”可知选C。10．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“ajigsawpuzzle”mean?A．拼图玩具B．浏览迷宫C．填充字谜D．游戏人生解析：选A　词义猜测题。根据“putthepicturetogether”可知选A。11．Whichofthefollowingisimpliedbutnotstatedinthepassage?A．Itwillhelpyouhaveabetterrelationshipwithyourmotherifyourespectheropinion.B．Youshouldfollowaveryusefulpieceofadvice—asenseofhumor.C．Thekeymeasureofmanagingourmotherishowwemanageourselves.D．Itisunreasonabletoexpectourmothertochangetotallyfromthewayshewasbroughtup.解析：选D　推理判断题。D项文中并未陈述，但可根据最后一段中的“Weshouldfollowthewayofherlife.”推知。12．Themainpurposeofwritingthetextis________.A．togiveinformationabouthowyouthinkofyourmother　B．toimprovetherelationshipwithyourmotherC．tokeepasenseofhumoraboutyourmotheralldaylong　nD．toacceptyourmother—withallherfailings解析：选B　写作意图题。本文主要就如何改善自己与母亲的关系提出了一些建议，故选B。Ⅱ.阅读七选五Asyougrowrapidlythroughyourteenageyears,youwillexperiencealotofchanges.Thechangesmayseemdifficult.__1__Don'tpanic!Youwilldealsuccessfullywiththem!Youareayoungadultnow!Withmoreresponsibility,youwillfindmorefreedomtomakeyourownchoices.Inthiswayyoucanmakewisedecisions.__2__Youmayalreadyknowyourcareerpathoryoumayhavenoideaatallwhatyouwanttodo.Bothsituationsarefine!Workhardandrightopportunitieswillpresentthemselvestoyou.Youngadulthoodmeansgreaterfreedomandmorechoices.__3__Buttrynottoshutyourfamilyoutofyourlife.Youshouldlearntothinkofotherseventhoughyouareoldenoughtolookafteryourself.Itisalsoperfectlynaturalatthistimeforyoutospendmoretimewithyourfriendsthanyourfamily.__4___Atruefriendwillstandbyyounomatterwhathappens.Thisperiodisapartofthelifecycle.Thesearesomepeoplewhowillbewithyouthroughoutlife'sjourney.Therewillbesomepeoplewithwhomyougoseparateways.Leavingschoolcanbehard.Therealityisthatyoumaynotevenseeallofyourclassmatesagain.Youareayoungadult.Itisyourlife.Noonecanliveitforyou.__5__Somakingtherightchoiceswillbeimportanttoyou.Lifeisforliving.Enjoyyourlifewisely!A．Chooseyourfriendswisely.B．Theywillhelpshapethefuture.C．Theymayseemtohappenquickly.D．Youwillprobablywanttobeindependent.E．Youmayappreciatewhatyouhaveinyourownlife.F．Thechoicesthatyoumakefromnowonwillbeyourchoices.G．Yourfamilyhasbeenwithyousinceyoucameintothisworld.答案：1～5　CBDAFn