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课件网) Module 2 A job worth doing The Human Traffic Signal Reading Look at the picture and answer the questions. 1. Where is the man standing On a bend on a road in the mountains. 2. What is he holding A large circular board 3. Can the bus driver see the lorry No. 4. Can the lorry driver see the bus No. The man The road The reason why he does it 1 2 3 Read the passage and match the headings with the paragraphs. Paragraph One 1. Why is the road so dangerous A.It is narrow and in bad condition. B.It is high up in the mountains. C.Drivers don’t respect the traffic rules. Paragraph One Paraphrase (长难句辨析) 1.On one side the mountains rise steeply ; on the other side there is a sheer drop, which in places is hundreds of meters deep. 在路的一边,山体高耸险峻,另一边悬崖陡峭, 有些地方足有几百米深. 2.the drop is so great that anyone inside the vehicle is lucky to survive. 悬崖落差如此之大，在掉下去的车里任何一个能活着的乘客都是幸运的。 3.In theory, the road can only be used by traffic going uphill from 8 in the morning , and by traffic coming downhill from 3 in the afternoon 按理,这条路上从早上8 点开始只准许上山的车通行,下午3 点以后 下山的车通行. Paragraph One 1. Why is the road so dangerous A.It is narrow and in bad condition. B.It is high up in the mountains. C.Drivers don’t respect the traffic rules. 2. Fill in the forms At 3,500 meters, La Paz is the highest capital in the world. Life is hard at high _____, and the mountains make _____difficult. Many roads are in bad _____and accidents are_____. One road_____, which goes north from La Paz, is considered the most dangerous road in the world. On one side the mountains rise _____; on the other side there is a _____drop, which in places is hundreds of meters deep. altitude communications condition frequent in particular steeply sheer Paragraph Two 1.What is Timoteo’s job a.He’s a policeman. b.He’s a lorry driver. c.He’s a volunteer who directs the traffic. 2.Where does he work a.In a small village in the Andes. b.At the side of a road in the mountains. c.In La Paz 3.What does Timoteo get for directing the traffic a.A small amount of money from some drivers b.A small salary from the state. c. No money at all. 1.the Devil’s Bend 魔鬼弯道 2.But often hey just pass by, taking the human traffic signal for granted. 在大多数情况下，司机们开着车就过去了，把人体交通标志看作理所当然的 Paraphrase Paragraph Two Paragraph Two 1.What is Timoteo’s job a.He’s a policeman. b.He’s a lorry driver. c.He’s a volunteer who directs the traffic. 2.Where does he work a.In a small village in the Andes. b.At the side of a road in the mountains. c.In La Paz 3.What does Timoteo get for directing the traffic a.A small amount of money from some drivers b.A small salary from the state. c. No money at all. Fill in the forms But _____one man, the death ____has fallen. Timoteo Apaza is a gentle 46-year-old man who lives in a village near the most dangerous part of the r ... ...
