高中英语 Module 2 Traffic Jam period one Warm up R

Module 2 Traffic Jam
Period One Warm­up & Reading (Ⅰ)
基础落实
Ⅰ.课文理解
1.Which of the following statements about buses and trolleybuses is NOT true?
A.There are 20,000 buses and trolleybuses in Beijing.
B.Buses and trolleybuses can be very crowded.
C.Buses numbered 1 to 200 are limited to travel within the city centre.
D.If you travel by double­decker bus,you’d better sit upstairs to have a good
view of the rapidly changing city.
2.You should take a minibus if you________.
A.travel with 12 more friends
B.want to travel faster
C.think that taxis are too expensive and buses are too crowded
D.want to travel different routes from the large public buses
3.Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the underground in the text?
A.The number of underground lines in Beijing.
B.The price of a ticket.
C.The total length of underground lines in Beijing.
D.The time when it is open every day.
4.It’s a good idea to travel by public transport at______.
A.7∶00 am
B.7∶30 am
C.5∶30 pm
D.8∶00 pm
5.If you want to visit some alleys in Beijing,you’d better choose________.
A.pedicabs
B.double­decker buses
C.minibuses
D.taxis
Ⅱ.课文缩写
If you want to get around in Beijing,here is the transport you can choose.
Taxis are on the streets 24 hours a day.The price is 1.________ on the window.You should ask for a receipt.
Public transport may be the cheapest means of transport,2.________ at 1 yuan,but buses and trolleybuses are very crowded during the 3.________ hour (6∶30 am—8∶00 am and 5∶00 pm—6∶30 pm).Buses with different number sections travel to different places or serve at different times.
Minibuses are less expensive than taxis and less crowded than public transport.If you want to get a seat in rush hours,a minibus is a better choice.
The 4.____________ is fast and convenient.It opens from 5∶00 am to 11∶00 pm.A one­way trip costs 3 yuan.
If you want to 5.________ the narrow alleys,you’d better choose pedicabs,but remember to make sure of the 6.________ before your journey.
Ⅲ.介、副词填空
1.Simply raise your hand,and a taxi appears ________ no time.
2.You should check the cab has a business permit,and make sure you ask ________
a receipt.
3.Public transport provides a cheap way to get ________ in Beijing.
4.You’ll have a good view ________ the rapidly changing city.
5.There are four underground lines in Beijing,and several lines are ________ construction.
能力提升
阅读理解
A
For more than nine days,for more than 60 miles,thousands of Beijing­bound vehicles have come to an almost total stop on highways called the 6 and 110 that run from Inner Mongolia southeast to the nation’s capital.
Bai Xiaolong,a 30­year­old tru ck driver,says it took him five days to make the 350­mile journey from Inner Mongolia to Tianjin.He spent much of that time reading,text­messaging and sleeping rather than speeding up.
“There was one day that I didn’t move,not even an inch,” said Bai,an inhabitant of Jining in Inner Mongolia,a city at the western end of the traffic jam.
Chinese officials said that the congestion is mainly because of the maintenance(维护) projects that began in mid­August and are scheduled to be completed in mid­September.Trucks carrying 8 tons or more of coal or fruit have been responsible for damaging the roadway,thus making the work necessary.
Drivers who often use the route know that heavy traffic has long been a fact of life.“The problem is really that there’re too many cars and trucks and not enough lanes(车道),” Bai said.“We drivers are used to this sort of thing happening.”
The two national freeways are heavily used by trucks carrying coal from the recently opened fields of Inner Mongolia to China’s coastal cities.
The seemingly endless jam began on the 6 and spread to the 110,which runs parallel(平行的),when officials sought to ease the traffic on the 6.
The Global Times,an English­la nguage newspaper,said the jam had eased somewhat in the last two days,but inhabitants of the region say the congestion simply spilled out onto other roads.
The congestion has created an economy of its own.Vendors(小贩) sell boxed lunches,noodles and drinking water to the travelers,often at jacked­up prices.And because of the long­standing problems along the highways,dozens of small hotels have appeared,attracting drivers who need a stop to catch more serious sleep.
1.During the congestion,Bai Xiaolong did all the following EXCEPT________.
A.sleeping
B.text­messaging
C.speeding up
D.reading
2..What can we infer from the text?
A.Bai Xiaolong was born in Tianjin.
B.The problem of traffic jams in China will be solved soon.
C.Chinese officials think it is necessary to build more lanes.
D.The local people don’t think the congestion has eased.
3.The underlined word “jacked­up” in the last paragraph probably means “________”.
A.high
B.right
C.special
D.low
4.What would be the best title of the passage?
A.The congestion creates an economy of its own
B.Traffic jam near Beijing stretches on for days
C.The traffic has improved in Beijing
D.Truck drivers in China live a hard life
B
Some people think that success is only for those with talent or those who grow up in the right family,and others believe that success mostly comes down to luck.I’m not going to say luck,talent,and circumstances don’t come into play because they do.Some people are born into the right family while others
are born with great intelligence,and that’s just the reality of how life is.
However,to succeed in life,one first needs to set a goal and then gradually make it more practical.And,in addition to that,in order to get really good at something,one needs to spend at least 10,000 hours studying and practising.To become great at certain things,it’ll require even more time,time that most people won’t put in.
This is a big reason why many successful people advise you to do something you love.If you don’t enjoy what you do,it is going to feel like unbearable pain and will likely make you quit well before you ever become good at it.
When you see people exhibiting some great skills or having achieved great success,you know that they have put in a huge part of their life to get there at a huge cost.It’s sometimes easy to think they got lucky or they were born with some rare talent,but thinking that way does you no good,and there’s a huge chance that you’re wrong anyway.
Whatever you do,if you want to become great at it,you need to work day in and day out,almost to the point of addiction,and over a long period of time.If you’re not willing to put in the time and work,don’t expect to receive any rewards.Consistent,hard work won’t guarantee you the level of success you may want,but it will guarantee that you will become really good at whatever it is you put all that work into.
5.Paragraph 1 mainly talks about ________.
A.the reasons for success
B.the meaning of success
C.the standards of success
D.the importance of success
6.In Paragraph 2,the u nderlined word “that” refers to ________.
A.being good at something
B.setting a practical goal
C.putting in more time
D.succeeding in life
7.Successful people suggest doing what one loves because ________.
A.work makes one feel pain
B.one tends to enjoy his work
C.one gives up his work easily
D.it takes a lot of time to succeed
8. What is the main theme of the passage?
A.Having a goal is vital to success.
B.Being good is different from being great.
C.One cannot succeed without time and practice.
D.Luck,talent and family help to achieve success.
答案
基础落实
Ⅰ.1.C 2.C 3.C 4.D 5.A
Ⅱ.1.displayed 2.starting 3.rush 4.underground 5.explore 6.price Ⅲ.1.in 2.for 3.around 4.of 5.under
能力提升
1.C
2.D
3.A
4.B
5.A
6.B
7.D
8.C。