Unit9Wheels堵车是很多城市非常头疼的问题。一些著名城市采取各种办法解决这个问题。效果如何呢？让我们一起去领略一番吧！Youmayrideonyourbicycleinarushtogettoschooleverymorning．Youmayfighttogetabitofspaceonabusoronthesubway．Youmayalsowatchtaxiscrawl(缓慢行进)theirwaythroughtrafficjams．Allbigcitiesaroundtheworldhavetrafficjamsthesedays,buttheyalsohaveatypeoftransportthathasbecomeaculturalicon(文化标识)．InLondon,peopleusethe“underground”，alsocalledthe“Tube”．Thecityhastheoldestandmostcomplicated(混乱的)undergroundrailwaysystemintheworldanditistheprideofmanyLondoners．With12linesand275stationsacrossthecity，theTube，isnormallythequickestandeasiestwayofgettingaroundLondon．InLondon，youareneverfarfromaTubestation．NewYorkisfamousforitsYellowcabs．TheyserveasaquickandeasywayofgettingacrossManhattan，wherethesubwaydoesn’ttakeyoueverywhere．Stoppingacabiseasy；juststickoutyourarmlikeyoudoinanycity．But，withover12，000yellowcabsintheBigApple，theyalsocausetrafficjams．IfyouvisitLosAngelesyou’dbetterrentacar．Thecity’spublictransportationisterrible．Itcantakehourstogetacrosstownbybus．Thesubwaycoversjustasmallpartofthecitycentre．ThelightraillineonlyrunsbetweentheLongBeachhotelareaandthecitycentre．That’swhyAngelenoslovetheirprivate(私人的)carsmorethananyotherpeopleintheworld．SectionⅠWarmup&Lesson1—Comprehending1．flatadj．平的2．thereforeadv．所以，因此3．whereverconj．无论在何处，无论到哪里4．insertvt．插入，嵌入5．indeedadv．当然，确实6．arrestvt．逮捕，拘留7．actuallyadv．实际地，真实地→actualadj．实际的8．benefitvi．&n．得益；好处→beneficialadj．有好处的9．convenientadj．方便的，便利的→conveniencen．方便，便利10．hopefuladj．(人)抱有希望的→hopelessadj．没有希望的11．consequencen．后果，结果→consequentadj．随之发生的，作为结果的→consequentlyadv．所以，因此12．arguevi．争辩，争吵→argumentn．争吵1．traffic__jam交通堵塞，塞车2．fed__up不愉快的，厌烦的3．work__out锻炼身体，做运动4．thanks__to多亏，由于5．be__allowed__to被允许做……6．more__than超过；多于1．havebeendoing．．．一直做……Peoplehave__been__enjoying(一直享受)thebenefitsofcyclinginAmsterdamforyears．2．wherever引导让步状语从句Wherever__someone__finished__a__journey(某人无论在哪里完成了旅行)theywouldleavethebikethereforsomeoneelsetouse．3．that引导表语从句Theproblemwasthat__it__didn’t__work(它不起作用)—thievestookallthebicycleswithinweeks!4．not．．．but．．．不是……而是……Thenew“whitebike”isnot__actually__white__but(实际上不是白色的，而是)isanunusualdesignwithbrightcolours．Readthetextcarefullyandchoosethebestansweraccordingtothetext．1．Amsterdamiscalledthe“CityofBicycles”because________．A．itisflatB．thereareplentyofparkingplacesC．moststreetshaveabicyclepathD．itisconvenientforbicyclesthere2．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．Theideaofprovidingfreebikesinthecitycentreappearedin1960．B．Noteveryonecanbeallowedtousethebikesforfree．C．Itwaseasyforthievestostealthebikesbefore．D．Thegovernmenttherepaintedthebikeswhite．3．Tosolvetheproblemofthebikes’beingstolen，today________．A．thebikesareequippedwithacomputerchiptorecorditseverymoveB．thebikesareinusualdesignsandwithbrightcolorsC．thebikesareparkedatspecialparkingplacesD．usershavetoinsertaspecialcard4．ThereisalreadylesstrafficincentralAmsterdambecause________．A．peoplethereenjoycyclingB．bothlocalsandtouristshavebeenusingthewhite...
