•Whatproblemwillcomeaboutifthereistoomuchtrafficinacity?•SupposeyouarethemayorofLondon,andwhatmeasurewillyoutaketosolvethetrafficproblemscausedbytoomuchtraffic?：2.WhyaretheretrafficjamsinLondon?3.Wouldacongestionchargebeagoodideainyourtown?1.Whatisacongestioncharge?Ataxforcarsenteringthecitycenter.BecausethecityofLondonwasplannedandbuiltbeforecars.Readandanswerthequestions.Readagainandanswerthequestion:MostLondonersthinkthecongestionchargeisexpensive,andlimitstheirfreedom.Butthereareafewpeoplewhothinkthechargeshouldbemuchhigher.Whatarepeople’sattitudetowardsthispolicy?1.LosAngeles,whichwasbuiltwiththemotorcarinmind,andisfamousforitssix-lanehighways,isnowtheUSA’smostcongestedcity.洛杉矶,一座关注机动车的城市,并以其六车道的公路而闻名,现在是美国最拥挤的城市。本句是一个复合句。句子的主体为LosAngelesistheUSA’smostcongestedcity;which...highways为非限制性定语从句,修饰先行词LosAngeles;该从句中,and连接两个并列的谓语部分。2.ThesituationincentralLondon,wheredriversspentfiftypercentoftheirtimeinqueues,becamesobadthatthelocalgovernmentdecidedtodosomethingaboutit.这种状况在伦敦中部变得非常严重：司机们要用百分之五十的时间来排队,于是当地政府决定为此做点什么。本句是一个复合句。句子的主体是Thesituation...becamesobadthat...;where引导非限制性定语从句修饰先行词centralLondon;that...aboutit为结果状语从句,其中,todo...是动词不定式短语作decided的宾语。I.Completethesentences.what’smore,carryout,suchas,occur,suffer,eventhough1.Weshouldtryourbesttopreventsuchasillymistake__________again.2.Howcanwemakeuptoyouforwhatyouhave________?occurringsuffered3.Howcouldhegettheplan__________withoutanyonesupportinghim?4.Weshouldmakefulluseoftheseenergies,_______coal,oilandnaturalgas.5.____________youdonotlikeit,youmustdoit.6.Weinvitedanewspeakerand,_____________,hewashappytocome.carriedoutsuchasEventhoughwhat’smoreII.Fillintheblankswithproperpreposition.1.EverydayIwenttoworkbybus,soIamquiteusedtowaiting___queues.2.Ifyouarenothappy_____yourlife,thenchangeit.3.Thepriceofcottonwasreduced___20%.4.You’dbetterkeepiron_______watertoavoidrust.inwithbyoutofReadthepassageonpage18andanswerthequestions.1.Howmanyproblemsdoesthewritertalkabout?Four(toomanycars;terribleair;busesstuck;accidentswithcyclists).2.Whatarethecausesoftheproblems?Thetownisold,andthestreetsarenarrow.3.Howmanysolutionsdoesthewriterfind?Two(closethecitycentertoalltrafficexceptbusesandbikes;buildcarparksoutsidethetown.)4.WhoaretheyinTheyshouldclosethecitycenter?Thelocalgovernment/citycouncil.5.Whydoesthewriterdividethepassageintotwoparts?Thefirstparttalksaboutproblems;thesecondaboutsolutions.Writeasimilarpassageaboutyourtown.
