1、Unit 4 Public transport,Imagine，one day，getting out of bed in Beijing and being at your office in Shanghai in only a couple of hours，and then，after a full day of work，going back home to Beijing and having dinner there. Sounds unusual，doesnt it？But its not that unrealistic，with the development of Chi
2、nas high-speed railway system.And thats not all.China has an even greater high-speed railway planto connect the country with Southeast Asia，and eventually Eastern Europe.,话题导入,China is negotiating to extend its own high-speed railway network to up to 17 countries in 10 to 15 years，eventually reachin
3、g London and Singapore. China has proposed three such projects.The first would possibly connect Kunming with Singapore via Vietnam and Malaysia.Another could start in Urumqi and go through Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan，and possibly to Germany.The third would start in the northeast and go north through R
4、ussia and then into Western Europe. If Chinas plan for the high-speed railway goes forward，people could zip over from London to Beijing in under two days.,The new system would still follow Chinas high-speed railway standard.And the trains would be able to go 346 kilometers an hour，almost as fast as
5、some airplanes. Chinas bullet train(高速客车)，the one connecting Wuhan to Guangzhou，already has the worlds fastest average speed.It covers 1,069 kilometers in about three hours. Of course，there are some technical challenges to overcome.There are so many issues that need to be settled，such as safety，rail
6、 gauge(轨距)，maintenance of railway tracks.So，its important to pay attention to every detail.,But the key issue is really money.China is already spending hundreds of billions of yuan on domestic railway expansion. China prefers that the other countries pay in natural resources rather than with capital
7、 investment.Resources from those countries could stream into China to sustain development. Itll be a win-win project.For other countries，the railway network will definitely create more opportunities for business，tourism and so on，not to mention the better communication among those countries.,For Chi
8、na，such a project would not only connect it with the rest of Asia and bring some much-needed resources，but would also help develop Chinas far west.We foresee that in the coming decades，millions of people will migrate to the western regions，where the land is empty and resources unused.With high-speed
9、 trains，people will set up factories and business centers in the west once and for all.And theyll trade with Central Asian and Eastern European countries.,完成这篇文章的文脉构架图,win-win,Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe,three,Technical challenges,基础自测,课文预读,内容索引,要点探究,当堂达标,Period One Welcome to the unit & Readi
10、ng,基础自测,.重点单词 1. vt.运送，输送；表达 2. adv.遗憾地，不幸地，可惜地adj.幸运的n.财富；运气 3. adj.令人难以置信的adj.使人信服的vt.相信 4. vt.延迟，延期,convey,unfortunately,fortunate,fortune,unbelievable,believable,believe,postpone,5. n.部分；部件；部门 6. n.间隙，间隔 7. vt.&vi.承担，从事；承诺，答应 8. n.所有权，产权n.主人v.拥有；adj.属于自己的 9. n.权力，权威；官方，当权者；批准，授权 10. n.部长，大臣；牧师,s
11、ection,interval,undertake,ownership,owner,own,authority,minister,11. vt.& vi.扩大，扩展，增大adj.大的 12. n.周年纪念日 13. n.增加，增长；成长，生长v.增长，增大；成长，生长,enlarge,large,anniversary,growth,grow,.重点短语 1. (开车)去接人；捡起；无意中学会 2. 中途下客或卸货 3. 导致，通向 4. 表面下的；水面下的 5. 联合，连接 6. 每隔距离或时间 7. 加快的速度 8. 起作用 9. 为纪念；为了向表示敬意 10. 有助于,pick up,d
12、rop off,lead to,beneath the surface of,link up,at (.) intervals,accelerate the pace of,function as,in honour of,contribute to,.重点句式,However，most trains to London only went to the outer city limits，because building railway tracks into the city _ many old buildings. 但是，大部分通往伦敦的火车只到外伦敦的边界，因为在市区内修建铁路会损坏
13、许多古建筑。,1.情态动词have done,would have damaged,，a wealthy American businessman，Charles Yerkes，undertook the job of improving the system in 1902. 看到这种情况，一位名叫查尔斯耶基斯的美国富商于1902年承担起了改善地铁系统的工程,，the first railway tunnel under the River Thames was dug in 1884. 随着先进的挖掘隧道方法的改进，第一条在泰晤士河下的铁路隧道于1884年开始动工。,2.as引导时间状语从
14、句,3.非谓语动词作状语,As better ways for digging tunnels were developed,Having seen the situation,So， on the oldest underground system today? 那么，今天为什么不乘坐世界上最古老的地铁观光一番呢？,4.why not.?,why not take a trip,课文预读,.课文阅读理解 1.At first the train service did not go into the city of London because . A.people in the city
15、of London could not afford it B.the government of London did not approve the proposal C.people were afraid that many historic buildings would be damaged D.people were afraid that the train would cause too much pollution to the town,答案,1,2,3,4,2.The first railway tunnel under the River Thames in Lond
16、on was built in . A.1863 B.1868 C.1884 D.1933,1,2,3,4,答案,3.Which of the following statements about Charles Yerkes is TRUE according to the text? A.It was Charles Yerkes that first came up with the idea that an underground system should be developed in London. B.It was Charles Yerkes together with hi
17、s colleagues that dug the first railway tunnel under the River Thames. C.Many railway stations in London，which are still in use today，were designed by Charles Yerkes. D.It was Charles Yerkes who bought many different lines and set up the Underground Electric Railways Company of London，which later be
18、came part of the London Passenger Transport Board.,1,2,3,4,答案,1,2,3,4,4.In its history，the London Underground has served as many things EXCEPT . A.a plane factory B.a battlefield C.a meeting room D.a bomb shelter,答案,.课文阅读填空,Reasons,small,caused,south,provided,connections,uses/functions,shelters,took
19、/chose,going,.阅读本单元Reading部分，试着以约30个词概括第一段(P50，L110)的段落大意。 _,The London Underground is the oldest and most complex underground system in the world.In order to solve the traffic problems of rail services and traffic jams in the city，the underground system was developed.,要点探究,They pick up and drop off
20、 people at different stops on the route. 它们在沿途各站接送旅客。,重点词汇,pick up(车辆等)中途搭(人)；用车接某人；改善，好转；重新开始，继续；拿起，捡起；接收(信号)；(偶然)学会；染上；(尤指廉价或碰巧)买到；身体康复 pick out挑选；分辨 pick oneself up (跌倒后)再爬起来，振作起来,归纳拓展,(1)Ill pick you up at 7 oclock. 七点钟我开车来接你。 (2)He left a deep impression on me and gave me the inspiration to pic
21、k up my pen again.(2015江苏) 他给我留下了深刻的印象，使我受到鼓舞重新拿起了笔。 (3)Pick yourself up. Courage is doing what youre afraid to do.(2014福建) 振作起来。勇敢就是做你(明知自己)害怕做的事情。,语境助记,(1)写出下列句子中pick up的汉语意思 The market always picks up in the spring. _ Her health soon picked up after a few days rest. _ Well pick up where we left o
22、ff yesterday. _ The equipment picked up the signal from the satellite. _,题组训练,改善，好转,身体康复,继续,接收,(2)Laurence some skills and knowledge of making the statue just by looking at others doing it. A.brought up B.looked up C.set up D.picked up,答案,解析,解析 句意为：Laurence偶然学会了一些制作雕像的技能和知识，仅是通过看别人怎么做。pick up (偶然)学会
23、，符合句意。bring up提出，培育，抚养，呕吐；look up查阅；set up建立。,(3)It was so dark in the cinema that I could hardly my friend. A.turn out B.pick up C.turn up D.pick out,答案,解析,解析 pick out意为“辨认出，挑选出”。根据所提供的情景“It was so dark in the cinema”可判断出由于电影院里很黑，很难认出朋友。turn out生产，证明是；pick up(开车)接(人); turn up出现，调大(声音等)。,convey vt.运
24、送，输送；表达 convey.to.把运送到 convey ones feelings/meanings表达某人的感情/意思 convey sth.to sb.向某人表达,Horse-drawn buses，trams，cabs and carriages were used to convey people to and around the city centre. 马拉汽车、有轨电车、出租车和四轮马车把人送到市中心或市中心周围的地区。,归纳拓展,(1)Goods can be conveyed anywhere because of convenient vehicle. 由于便捷的交通
25、，货物能被运往各地。 (2)Renmin University journalism professor Zhong Xin says Peng Liyuan helps Xi Jinping convey a friendly image of China. 中国人民大学新闻学院教授钟欣表示，彭丽媛可以帮助习近平主席传递中国的友好形象。 (3)They took a more reasonable approach，conveying to their children how success at school could improve their lives.(2015陕西) 他们采取
26、了一种更合理的方式，向自己的孩子传达学校里的成功会如何改善他们(未来)的生活。,语境助记,题组训练,(1)According to Henry Thoreau，what a man thinks of himself determines，or rather his fate. A.conveys B.indicates C.represents D.predicts,答案,解析,解析 句意为：亨利梭罗认为，一个人怎么看待自己决定了，更确切地说，预示了他的命运。convey传达，输送；indicate表明，预示；represent代表，表现；predict预报，预言。根据句意可知，应选B。,(
27、2)Words failed to my feelings when I saw my old friend Jack again after ten years.(2015宿迁三校高二月考) A.control B.convey C.exchange D.survey,答案,解析,解析 句意为：当我10年后再次看到我的老朋友杰克时，难以用语言表达我的感情。convey表达，符合题意。control控制；exchange交换；survey调查。,.so the digging was postponed until 1860. 因此挖掘工作延期至1860年。,postpone vt.延迟，延期
28、 postpone sth.to/until/till时间点 推迟某事至某时 postpone doing sth.推迟做某事,归纳拓展,(1)Our exam was postponed until next Monday. 我们的考试已推迟到下周一。 (2)They have decided to postpone having a holiday because of loads of work. 由于有一大堆工作要做，他们决定推迟度假。 (3)The typhoon delayed our travel to Hainan Island，that is to say，we had to
29、 put it off.After discussion，we decided to postpone it to next summer holiday. 台风耽搁了我们去海南的旅游，也就是说，我们不得不将旅行推迟了。讨论之后，我们决定将旅行延期到明年暑假。,语境助记,题组训练,(1)坏天气迫使我们推迟了星期五的比赛。 Bad weather forced us .,to postpone Fridays game,(2)What led them to postpone a child for a while? The pressure from work. A.to have B.hav
30、e C.having D.to have had,答案,解析,解析 postpone doing sth.推迟做某事。,Sixteen years later，in 1884，the Metropolitan Railway Company and the Metropolitan District Railway linked up and provided underground service in the middle of the city. 十六年后的1884年，大都会铁路公司和大都会区铁路公司联合，为城市中部地区提供地铁服务。,link up联合；连接，对接 link up wi
31、th与联合，(使)与连接 link.with/to.将和联系或连接起来,归纳拓展,(1)Engineers can link up distant countryside by radio or telephone. 工程师们能用无线电或电话把遥远的乡村连接起来。 (2)We linked up with them for a charity concert. 我们与他们联合举办了一次慈善音乐会。 (3)The island is linked to/with the mainland by a new bridge. 一座新桥将该岛与大陆相连。,语境助记,(1)人们常把七夕节与牛郎织女联系起
32、来。 People often Chinese Valentines Day Niulang and Zhinv.,题组训练,link,with,(2)The Silk Road was an international passage with historical significance，which ancient Chinese culture with that of India，Greece and Rome.(2015盐城中学高二期中) A.picked up B.turned up C.linked up D.took up,答案,解析,解析 句意为：丝绸之路是一条具有历史意义
33、的国际通道，它把古老的中国文化与印度文化、希腊文化和罗马文化连接起来。link up连接，符合句意。pick up捡起；turn up出现，调大；take up占据。,Having seen the situation，a wealthy American businessman，Charles Yerkes，undertook the job of improving the system in 1902. 看到这种情况，一位名叫查尔斯耶基斯的美国富商于1902年承担起了改善地铁系统的工程,undertake vt.& vi.从事，承担；承诺，答应 undertake (doing) sth
34、.承担(做)某事 undertake to do sth.同意/答应做某事 undertake that.保证/确保,归纳拓展,(1)The best way to undertake big projects is to force them into your schedule. 着手做大型项目的最佳办法是把这些项目挤进你的日程安排里。 (2)He undertook to finish the job by Friday. 他答应在星期五前完成这项工作。 (3)We cannot undertake that we shall make a profit from the project
35、. 我们不能保证会从这一项目中获得利润。,语境助记,题组训练,(1)写出下列句子中undertake的汉语意思 The lawyer undertook a new case. _ Who will undertake responsibility for this work？ _ She undertook to finish the paper by Sunday. _,承办；负责,承担,同意，答应,(2)The new classroom building in Pakistan will be constructed this year，and a firm from China ha
36、s been chosen to the work. (2016江阴成化高二月考) A.assign B.undertake C.provide D.settle,答案,解析,解析 句意为：巴基斯坦的这座新教学楼将于今年开建，一家中国公司被选定来承担这项工程。undertake从事，承担，符合句意。assign分配；provide提供；settle定居。,function vi.运转，工作；活动；起作用；n.(事物的)功能，作用； (人的)职责，机能 function as(serve as)用作，起作用,When London was bombed，many underground stat
37、ions functioned as bomb shelters. 当伦敦被轰炸时，许多地铁站成了防空洞。,归纳拓展,(1)The computer doesnt function properly. 这台电脑不能正常运转。 (2)The function of a chairman is to lead and control the meeting. 主席的职责是主持会议。 (3)This chair can also function as a bed. 这把椅子可兼做床用。,语境助记,解析 句意为：我对于智能手机的功能真的感到很惊讶。我也是。我们可以上网、看电影和听音乐，凡是你所能说出
38、的都能。根据语境可知functions “功能”正确。,Im really amazed at the of smart phones. So am I.We can surf the Internet，watch movies and listen to music，you name it.(2015南京师范大学附属中学高二检测) A.directions B.functions C.satisfaction D.concentration,题组训练,答案,解析,The last line added was the Jubilee Line，which was opened in 1979
39、 in honour of the twenty-fifth anniversary of Elizabeth becoming the queen. 最后增加的一条线路叫朱比利线，于1979年开通，以纪念伊丽莎白女王二世登基25周年。,归纳拓展,(1)in honour of为向表示敬意；为纪念；为祝贺 have the honour of doing/to do sth.有做某事的荣幸 be honoured for因受到尊敬 be/feel honoured to do sth.做某事感到荣幸,(2)常见的“in名词of” 短语还有： in need of需要 in search of寻
40、找 in terms of就而言 in face of面对 in charge of负责；照料；管理 in possession of拥有；占有,(1)There will be a party tonight in honour of our new manager. 为了庆祝新经理上任，今晚将举行一个晚会。 (2)He had the honour of being a delegate to that international conference. 他有幸成为那次国际会议的代表。 (3)The employee should be honoured for his great hel
41、p to the manager. 这个雇员帮了经理的大忙，因而应当受到表扬。 (4)I feel very honoured to have been asked to address this meeting. 应邀在这次会上讲话使我感到十分荣幸。,语境助记,题组训练,achievement，last weeks ministerial meeting of the WTO here earned a low，though not failing，grade. A.In terms of B.In honour of C.As a result D.In face of,答案,解析,解析
42、句意为：说到所取得的成就，上周在此举行的WTO部长级会议尽管没有失败，但却不高。in terms of就而言；in honour of为了纪念；as a result结果；in face of面对。根据句意可知选A项。,经典句式,As better ways for digging tunnels were developed，the first railway tunnel under the River Thames was dug in 1884. 随着先进的挖掘隧道方法的改进，第一条在泰晤士河下的铁路隧道于1884年开始动工。,归纳拓展,此处as引导的是时间状语从句。 as用作连词，可
43、引导下列状语从句： (1)引导时间状语从句，意为“随着，当的时候”，强调主句谓语动词与从句谓语动词的同时性。 (2)引导让步状语从句，意为“尽管，虽然，即使”，句子要用倒装结构。 (3)引导方式状语从句，意为“以方式，按照”。 (4)引导原因状语从句(since/because)，意为“由于，因为”。 (5)引导比较状语从句，意为“像一样”。 此外as还可以作关系代词，引导定语从句。,(1)As he grew older，he lost interest in everything except gardening. 随着年龄的增长，除了园艺业，他对一切都失去了兴趣。(引导时间状语从句) (
44、2)Young as I am，I have already known what career I want to follow. 尽管我年轻，我已知道我要从事什么事业。(引导让步状语从句) (3)Why didnt you catch the last bus as I told you to? 你为什么没像我说的那样赶最后一班公交车？(引导方式状语从句) (4)As you werent there，I left a message. 因为你不在那儿，我留了个便条。(引导原因状语从句) (5)As we all know，light travels faster than sound.
45、众所周知，光的传播速度比声音快。(引导定语从句),语境助记,(1)He smiled politely Mary apologized for her drunken friends. A.as B.if C.unless D.though,题组训练,答案,解析,解析 考查状语从句的用法。 句意为：当玛丽为她醉酒的朋友道歉时，他礼貌地微笑着。as当的时候；if 如果；unless除非；though虽然。由句意可知A项正确。,解析 考查连词的用法。句意为：尽管历史无法改变，我们却能够通过吸取教训来面对未来。根据句意结合常识来判断，A选项更合理。 B选项也有“尽管”的意思，但用于“n./adj./
46、adv.as主谓”结构中； C选项是最大的干扰项，意为“既然，由于”，似乎说得通，但是题干前后两句并非因果关系； D选项相当于if not，不符合题意。,(2)Lessons can be learned to face the future， history cannot be changed.(2014江苏，21) A.though B.as C.since D.unless,答案,解析,So，why not take a trip on the oldest underground system today? 那么，今天为什么不乘坐世界上最古老的地铁观光一番呢？,归纳拓展,(1)Why not do.？Why dont you do.？表示提出建议或劝告。 (2)Why not？有两层含义：一则表示对对方的说法进行反问“为什么不呢？”；二则表示乐意接受对方的邀请，意为“当然；好啊”。 (3)表示建议、劝告的句型还有：What/How about.？怎么样？,
