ReadingThefirstundergroundintheworldWhenwetalkaboutLondon,whatwillyouthinkabout?Theoldestandthebestundergroundsystemintheworld:Fastreadingforgeneralidea1.Whenwasthefirstundergroundsystemopened?2.WhywastheVictoriaLineimportant?3.WhatdidCharlesHoldendo?Checkyouranswers:Whenwasthefirstundergroundsystemopened?In1863.2WhywastheVictoriaLineimportant?Becauseitlinkedwithotherlinesatalmosteverystation,makingthesystemmoreuser-friendly.3WhatdidCharlesHoldendo?Heisthearchitectthatdesignedmanyofthenewstationsbuiltbetween1918and1938.Detailedreadingforimportantinformation(1)WhywasanundergroundsystemfirstdevelopedinLondon?MostrailwaytracksdidnotgointotheLondoncitycentre,sobuseswererequired.Thisincreasedtrafficontheroad.(2)WhatwastheLondonUndergroundlikein1863?Thecarriagesdidnothavewindowsandwerepulledbysteamenginesthroughnarrowtunnels.(3)WhatdidCharlesYerkesdotoimprovetheunderground?HeboughtmanyofthedifferentlinesandsetuptheUndergroundGroup.(4)Whataresomeofthedifferentthingsthattheundergroundhasfunctionedas?Theundergroundhasfunctionedasabombshelter,anaeroplanefactory,ananti-aircraftcentreandmeetingroomsforthegovernmentadministration.(5)WhathappenedtotheLondonUndergroundafterWorldWarII?AfterWorldWarII,morelineswereaddedbecausemorepeopletraveledontheunderground.(6)Whatdoesitmeanwhenthebrochuresaysthattheundergroundsystemisuser-friendly?Itmeansthatmanyofthelinesarelinkedatmanystations.Therefore,itisveryconvenientforriderstogotodifferentplacesinthecityfromanystation.Listentothetapeandfindtheinformationtomatchtheyear.DateEvent185418631868188419331918-1938After19451977Checkyouranswers:DateEvent1854Anundergroundrailwaywasdecidedtobebuilt.1863Thefirsttunnelswereopened.1868Thenextsectionoftheundergroundsystemwasopened.1884Theundergroundservicewasprovidedinthemiddleofthecity.1933Apublicorganizationwascreated.1918-1938LondonTransportwasexpanded.After1945Morepeopletraveledontheundergroundandmorelineswereadded.1977Thelastlinewasadded.Gothroughthepassageagainandfindouthowmanypartscanthepassagebedividedinto.PartParagraphMainideaPart1Paragraph1ReasonswhythefirstundergroundintheworldwasdevelopedPart2Paragraphs2-4DevelopmentsofthefirstundergroundbeforeWorldWarIIPart3Paragraph5SomeunusualusesofthefirstundergroundduringWorldWarIIPart4Paragraphs6-7ExpansionandpopularityofthefirstundergroundsystemAnswerstopartD:1d2e3b4f5c6h7g8aAnswerstopartE:1Underground2oldest3complex418635boundary619777carriages8user-friendly9WorldWarII10bombsheltersLanguagepointsPayattentiontothelanguagepointsinthetext.1.distantadj.farawayinthedistantpast/future:farawayinthepastorfuture:distancen.[CorU]theamountofspacebetweentwoplaces:Hetravelsquiteadistance(=alongway)toworkeveryday.Doesshelivewithinwalkingdistanceofherparents?高考链接ThefacesoffourfamousAmericanpresidentsonMountRushmorecanbeseenfroma_____of60miles.(2004全国)A.lengthB.distanceC.wayD.space2.choken.[C]v.窒息;堵塞;阻塞1).Thechildswallowedapenandchockedtodeath.2).Theroadstothecoastwerechokedwithtraffic.3).Atlunchtimethestreetswerechokedwithtraffic.4).Childrencanchokeonpeanuts.引申:chockback忍住,抑制chockup因激动等说不出话来自我检测Duringtherushhourstheroadsareusually_____upwithtraffic.A.chockedB.crowdedC.blockedD.checked3.linkv.[T]tomakeaconnectionbetweentwoormorepeople,thingsorideas:1.Theexplosio...