高中英语 Lesson 56 Faster than sound阅读教材-人教版高中全册英语素材

Lesson 56 Faster than sound! 比声音还快！ Read the passage and then answer the question.阅读短文，然后回答以下问题。How fast did the winning car go? Once a year, a race is held for old cars. A lot of cars entered for this race last year and there was a great deal of excitement just before it began. One of the most handsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. The most unusual car was a Benz which had only three wheels. Built in 1885,it was the o ldest car taking part. After a great many loud explosions, the race began. Many of the cars broke down on the course and some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them! A few cars, however, completed the race. The winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hour----much faster than any of its rivals. It sped downhill at the pleasure. The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasure. It was very different from modern car races but no less exciting. New words and expressions 生词和短语 sound /saund/n. 声音 explosion n.爆炸，轰响excitement n.激动，兴奋 course n.跑道；行程handsome adj. 漂亮的；美观的 rival n.对手Rolls-Royce 罗尔斯-罗伊斯 speed /spi:d/(sped/sped/,sped)v.疾驶Benz /benz/ n.奔驰 downhill /daun'hil/adv. 下坡wheel /wi:l/ n.轮子 Notes on the text 课文注释 1 once a year，每年一次。2 A lot of cars entered for this race last year. 去年许多车参加了这项比赛。3 a great deal of，大量的，后面接不可数名词。4 break down，抛锚，出故障。5 some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them！有些驾驶员花在汽车底下的时间比坐在车子里面的时间还长。 under the car 是指在车下面修理，in the car 是指正常驾驶。句中的 under 和 in 都是斜体，主要是用来对比，有强调的意味，要重读。6 its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it, 驾驶员费了很大劲才把车停了下来。7 but no...