SectionⅣLesson4，CommunicationWorkshop&CultureCorner1．amountn．数量2．figuren．数字，数目3．admitvt．承认，供认4．occupyvt．占用(空间、面积、时间等)5．somehowadv．以某种方式6．whicheverpron．无论哪个7．damagevt．&n．损害，损失8．faren．票价，车费9．constructionn．建筑；建筑物→constructvt．建造10．physicaladj．身体的；物质的→physicsn．物理→physicistn．物理学家11．addictedadj．沉溺于……的→addictvt．使上瘾12．suitvt．适合→suitableadj．合适的13．frequentadj．时常发生的→frequentlyadv．经常地1．go__up上升2．on__average平均；通常3．be__addicted__to对……上瘾4．give__up放弃5．pick__up接(人)6．get/be__stuck__in陷进……中，困在……中7．compared__to/with．．．与……相比8．so__what那又怎样1．形容词作状语Howoftendowearriveatworkorschoolstressed__out，tired__and__angry(极度焦虑、疲惫、恼怒的)?2．while用作并列连词，表示对比Onaverage，aboutfortypeopletravelinonebus,while__the__same__number(而同样数量)occupythirtythreecars．3．强调句型：Itis/was．．．that/who．．．Althoughthemotorcarwasinventedin1889byaGermanmancalledGottliebDaimler，it__was__an__American__man__called__Henry__Ford__who(是一个叫作亨利·福特的美国人)createdthemotorcarasweknowittoday．4．现在分词短语作结果状语Fordfoundawaytomassproducethemotorcarcheaply,making__it__possible__for__many__more__people__to__own__one(使得更多的人拥有一辆成为可能)．Readthetextcarefullyandchoosethebestansweraccordingtothetext．1．WhataretheA10，theM11andtheM25?A．Cars．B．Roads．C．Stations．D．Companies．2．What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Adviceabouthowtogiveupusingcars．B．IntroductionofthetrafficinBritainandthewaystodealwith．C．Sixeasywaystoimprovetheenvironment．D．Theeffectsthetraffichasonpeople．3．WhatproducemostofthecarbonmonoxideintheatmosphereinLondon?A．Factories．B．People．C．Animals．D．Carengines．答案：1－3．BBDTheRoadtoDestruction“Thismorningittookmefortyminutestogettowork．Moreroadconstruction①worksontheA10！”“Ohreally?Ittookmeoveranhour．Therewasanaccident②ontheM11．”“You’rebothlucky．Ittookmetwohours!Youdon’thavetousetheM25．”Howoften③haveyouheardtheseconversations?Howoftendowegetstuckin④trafficjams⑤？Howoftendowearriveatworkorschoolstressedout⑥，tiredandangry⑦？FormanypeopleinBritain,theansweriseveryday．Butangerandstressarenothingcomparedtotherealcostsofthemotor⑧car⑨．Herearesomefigures⑩：·Inthelasttenyears,thenumberof⑪carsontheroadsinBritainhasgoneup⑫by⑬30%．·Therearenow25millioncarsinthiscountry．·OverthreethousandpeopledieeveryyearinroadaccidentsinBritain．·InLondon,carengines⑭produce99%ofallcarbonmonoxide⑮intheatmosphere⑯．·Twentyfivethousanddeathsper⑰yeararecausedbyairpollution．·Sometypesofcancerarerelatedto⑱trafficpollution．·Trafficisoneofthemajorcauses⑲ofglobalwarmingandclimatechange．Theaverageglobaltemperatureisabout0．5degreescentigrade⑳higherthanitwas100yearsago．①construction[kn'əstrʌkʃn]n．建筑；建筑物underconstruction在建设中；constructvt．建设②accidentn．事故；byaccident偶然地③Howoften．．．？每隔多久一次？④getstuckin．．．陷入……中；betrappedin．．．陷入……中；becaughtin陷入……中⑤trafficjam交通堵塞⑥stressedout极度焦虑的；非常疲惫的⑦此处是形容词短语作状语，说明主语的状态。⑧motor['məʊt]əadj．机动车辆的n．马达；发动机⑨此处是过去分词作后置定语，表示被动。⑩figure['fIɡ]ən．数字，数目⑪thenumberof．．．……的数量；作主语时，谓语用单数；anumberof...
