M 7 U 4 Public transport postpone delay

高三英语一轮复习 M 7 U 4 Public transport

课前扫描 近义词 postpone delay permit allow distinction departure 反义词 beneath load drop off outer put off difference contrast reputation arrival on unload pick up inner convenient inconvenient

语境填词 The London underground system has the 1) distinction d_____ of being the oldest and most 2)_____(复杂的) underground system in the complex world. Before 1850, train services to London had already been developed, but people couldn’t build railways into the city because doing that would cause great 3) _____ damage to many old buildings. So many buses were needed to 4) ____ convey people to the city center, which, however, often caused 5)unbelievable ______(难以置信的)traffic jams. In 1868, the next 6) ____ section (一段)of the underground system was opened by another company called the Metropolitan District Railway. The first railway tunnel under the River Thames was 7 )_____ dug (挖) in 1884, and over the next 25 years, six 8)_____ independent deep underground lines were made. But because they were 9) differently _____(分别) owned and far away from each other, traveling on these lines was 10) inconvenient ______(不方便的). From 1918 to 1938, the system 11) ______(扩展)a lot. During World War , the expanded underground system had some unusual use.

语境填词 For example, many underground stations once 12)functioned _____ as bomb 13) _____(掩体). shelters Despite the convenience brought by modern transport, the number of road accidents and deaths 14) ____ arising from those accidents has increased over the past years. We must be aware of the potential reasons for traffic accidents. This is true of everyone as accidents affect drivers of vehicles as well as cyclists and 15)______(行人). Drivers’ not paying attention is the most pedestrians common cause of accidents. Many drivers are 16)______(好逞 aggressive 强) and push into other lanes of traffic or pass other cars in a traffic jam. Drivers are 17)_____ violating the law if they drive after 18) _____(喝) alcoholic drinks. Cyclists’ carrying a passenger drinking makes it difficult to control. This lack of control is an 19)_____ invitation to accidents. People should always cross the road on a 20)______ crossing and never ignore traffic lights. It’s up to all of us road users to make sure that we avoid accidents by paying attention to road safety.

Useful expressions 1. __________ pick up and drop off 2. __________ have a distinction of 3. __________ convey sb to 4. __________ give approval to 5. __________ link up 6. __________ under the authority of 7. __________ function as 8. __________ arise/result from 9. __________ violate the law 10. the __________ invitation to 接送某人 有…. 的名声 运送某人去… 同意/批准 连接 在…授权之下 用作… 由…引起 违反法律 …的诱因

approval to any Government never gives ________ up and private or social vehicles to pick ____ drop off _____ students from home to schools due to many potential dangers. Many social vehicles functioning as school bus can’t meet the standard, _____ and many drivers lack the awareness of obeying basic rules on the road. All these factors are invitations to many traffic accidents. ________ conveying Therefore, any shuttle buses ____ students back and forth their homes should run under the authority of transport agency. __________

Language Points

1. Buses have routes. They pick up and drop off people at different places on the route. (Page 49). vt & vi. 掉下、脱落 偶然碰见 drop across drop in 顺便拜访 逐渐减少，不知不觉地跑掉 drop away 不知不觉中养成…的习惯 drop into the habit of … 退出，脱落；退学 drop out (of) B 1. —I’ll at your place when I pass by. —Thanks a lot. A. drop you off B. drop in you C. drop across you D. drop you out 2. I dropped an old friend of mine at the airport. B A. away B. across C. in D. out of

2. It has the distinction of being the oldest and most complex underground system in the world. (Page 50). has the distinction of 享有…盛名 draw an artificial distinction 人为的区分 an academic distinction 学术上的荣誉

3. Horse-drawn buses, trams, cabs and carriages were used to convey people to and around the city centre. (Page 50). convey: 1) 运载、运送 2）表达、传达 3）转让（土地、财产） 言辞很难表达我有多喜悦。 Words can’t/fail to convey how delighted I was. ________________________. 这列火车既运人又运货。 This train conveys both passengers and goods. ________________________.

4. When I first undertook the project, I found the information confusing because I didn’t know how to organize it(Page 57). undertake—undertook—undertaken (vt. 承担, 许诺、答应 ) undertake 当“许诺、答应”讲时，后跟不定式或that从句，但 不接动名词作宾语 他保证过要来参加我的生日晚会的。 undertook to come to He____________ my birthday party. undertook that he would come to my birthday party. He________

postpon 5. I am disappointed that you are postponing your visit next week, but I expect I will see you soon ((Page 57)). vt. 延期，推迟 put off 推迟 cancel 取消 Notes: 1. postpone+ sth/doing sth 推迟（做）某事 2. 近义词delay既可作动词，也可作名词，有“使耽搁、延误” 的含义。 postponed holding We have_________(推迟举办) the sports meet_____ until the following Saturday because of the bad weather.

6. The number of road accidents and the deaths arising from those accidents has increased greatly over the past year (Page 62, Lines 1 -2). vt. & vi. 产生; 引起 由…引起、产生 arise from/ out of… 是…的结果，由…产生的结果 (result from) Notes: , arouse, rise, raise arouse vt. & vi. 激起（兴趣），唤醒（某人的情感） rise (rose, risen) vi. 升起；上升 raise vt. 举起，升起；饲养

写作相关: arise arouse rise raise 由于人们缺乏责任意识，许多问题出现。 Many problems arise due to people’s lack of awareness ________________________. of responsibility. 这个决定引起了家长们不同的反应。 This decision has aroused different responses from parents. ________________________. 许多因素导致了这个现象。 Many factors give rise to this phenomenon. ________________________. 我们应该不遗余力地提高人们安全意识和责任意识。 We should spare no effort to raise people’s awareness of safety and responsibility. _________________________

Important sentences

1. However, most trains to London only went to the outer city limits, because building railway tracks into the city would have damaged many old buildings. would have done: ______________ 高考链接： People are recycling many things which they _____ away in the past. A. had thrown B. will be throwing C. were throwing D. would have thrown √

2. Having seen the situation, a wealthy American businessman, Charles Yerkes, undertook improving the system in 1902 by obtaining ownership of the many different lines and setting up the Underground Electric Railways Company of London. 高考� 接： 1) Lionel Messi， the record for the most goals in a calendar year, is considered the most talented football player in Europe. A. set B. setting C. to set √D. having set 2) The lecture ____, a lively question-and-answer session followed. A. being given B. having given C. to be given √ D. having been given 3) Much time _____ sitting at a desk, office workers are generally troubled by health problems. A. being spent B. having spent √C. spent D. spending 4) Many Chinese brands, _____their reputations over centuries, are facing new challenges from the modern market. √A. having developed B. being developed C. developed D. developing