Period Ⅲ Lesson 3 Part 1 Reading Comprehension———通文本 Step Ⅰ Read for the main idea What’s the main idea of the text A.The traffic condition is so terrible that we should stop driving cars. B.What we should do to solve the traffic problems. C.Serious traffic problems have a negative impact on our life. D.The influence of the traffic problems and the possible solutions to them. 答案 D Step Ⅱ Read between the lines (Ⅰ)Read the text carefully and choose the best answer. 1.How many cars were there in Britain twenty years ago A.12.6 million. B.18.4 million. C.24 million. D.25.6 million. 2.What’s Part 2 mainly about A.The author is addicted to her car. B.Benefits of sharing cars. C.Walking or cycling is the best way to keep fit. D.The advice to improve the environment. 3.How many children does the author at least have A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Four. 4.It can be concluded that the author is most probably a _____. A.taxi driver B.part－time writer C.housewife D.shop assistant 答案 1.D 2.D 3.B 4.C (Ⅱ)Read the text carefully again and fill in the blanks. Traffic Problems Personal effects Feeling stressed out，tired and angry Social effects ·The number of cars has ①gone__up. ·An ②average of 2，500 people have died every year in vehicle accidents. ·Traffic is one of the major ③causes of global warming and climate change. ·Almost 30，000 deaths per year ④are__caused by air pollution. ·Some types of cancer ⑤are__related__to traffic pollution. Possible solutions ·Use your ⑥legs. ·Use public ⑦transport. ·⑧Think before you go. ·⑨Share cars. ·Take ⑩action！ Step Ⅲ Sentence－learning Translate the following sentences into Chinese. 1.How often do we arrive at work or school，stressed out, tired and angry [句式分析] 形容词短语stressed out，tired and angry在句中作状语，说明谓语动词arrive发生时主语所处的状态。 尝试翻译：又有多少次，当我们抵达工作地点或学校时感到心力交瘁、心烦气躁呢？ 2.But personal anger and stress are nothing compared to the real costs socially. [句式分析] 句中compared to the real costs socially为过去分词短语作条件状语。 尝试翻译：但是和真正的社会损失相比，个人的愤怒和焦虑根本不值一提。 3.When I asked a friend working for a green－living organisation for advice about how to give up, she told me five things... [句式分析] 句中how to give up为“疑问词＋不定式”结构，作介词about的宾语。 尝试翻译：当我向一个效力于绿色生活组织的朋友询问如何放弃(开车)的建议时，她给我说了五条…… 4.Up to 90 people can travel in one bus，while the same number will need at least 18 cars. [句式分析] 句中while用作并列连词，表示“转折、对比”的意义，可译为“而”。 尝试翻译：一辆公共汽车最多可以乘坐90人，而同样数量的人至少需要18辆汽车。 Step Ⅳ Post－reading Fill in the following blanks after reading the text. Cars have made people 1.angry(anger)，stressed out and caused the real costs socially.Take Britain for example，in the last 20 years，the number of cars on the roads 2.has__gone(go) up by 25%.Over the last decade，3.an average of ... ...
