英語module 2 cultural corner and writing但在一些像一樣發(fā)達(dá)城市里交通阻塞現(xiàn)象也十分嚴(yán)重

Cultural

corner

and

writingWhat

problem

will

come

about

ifthereis

too

much

traffic

in

acity?Suppose

you

are

a

mayor

ofLondon,and

what

measure

will

you

take

tosolvethe

traffic

problems

caused

by

toomuchtraffic?What

is

a

congestion

charge?A

tax

for

cars

entering

thecity

center.Why

are

there

traffic

jams

in

London?Because

the

city

of

London

was

plannedand

built

before

cars.Read

and

answer

the

questions.Readagainandanswer

thequestions:What

are

people’s

attitude

towards

this policy?Most

Londoners

think

the

congestionchargeisexpensive,andlimitstheirfreedom.

But

there

are

a

few

peoplewhothinkthechargeshould

bemuchhigher.Would

a

congestion

charge

be

a

good

ideain

your

town?1.Butevencitiesindevelopedcountriessuch

as

the

US

suffer.但是在一些像美國一樣的發(fā)達(dá)國家的城市里交通阻塞現(xiàn)象也十分嚴(yán)重。suffer

遭受,受痛苦這個(gè)詞不用于被動(dòng)語態(tài),不可以用過去分詞作狀語或后置定語。1).vi

受痛苦,受苦難The

injured

man

was

still

suffering.His

health

suffered

terribly

fromheavy

drinking.vt.遭受(痛苦,損害等)The

city

suffered

serious

damages

fromthe

earthquakes.In

the

battle,

the

enemy

suffered

heavylost.suffer

from

苦于…,患…病This

area

used

to

suffer

from

floods.She

often

suffers

from

headaches.2.

Los

Angeles,

which

was

built

with

themotor

car

in

mind,

and

is

famous

forits

six-lane

highways,

is

now

the

USA’smost

congested

city.洛杉磯，一座關(guān)注機(jī)動(dòng)車的城市,并以其六車道的公路而聞名，現(xiàn)在是美國最擁擠的城市?！军c(diǎn)撥】本句是一個(gè)復(fù)合句。句子的主體為LosAngeles

is

the

USA’s

most

congestedcity;

which...highways

為非限制性定語從句,修飾先行詞Los

Angeles;該從句中,and連接兩個(gè)并列的謂語部分。3.

The

situation

in

central

London,wheredrivers

spent

fifty

percent

of

their

timein

queues,became

sobad

thatthelocalgovernmentdecidedtodosomethingabout

it.這種狀況在倫敦中部變得非常嚴(yán)重——司機(jī)們要用百分之五十的時(shí)間來排隊(duì),于是當(dāng)?shù)卣疀Q定為此做點(diǎn)什么。【點(diǎn)撥】本句是一個(gè)復(fù)合句。句子的主體是Thesituation

...

became

so

bad

that

...;where引導(dǎo)非限制性定語從句修飾先行詞centralLondon;

that...aboutit

為結(jié)果狀語從句,其中,todo...是動(dòng)詞不定式短語作decided的賓語。agree+4.

They

agree

that

London

has

a

trafficproblem.他們同意倫敦存在交通問題。to

do

sth疑問詞+to

dosththat

從句我們都同意立刻出發(fā)。We

all

agreed

to

start

at

once.他們就怎樣試驗(yàn)取得了一致意見。They

agreed

how

to

try

it.他們一致認(rèn)為他不該收這個(gè)禮物。

They

all

agreed

that

he

should

not

keepthe

gift.agree

withsb./

what

sb.

said

/sb’s

words

/

idea/opinionagree

toplan/

suggestion

/

arrangementagree

on/upon雙方就……取得一致意見He

completely

agreed

with

my

views on

politics.agree

with

還有“與……一致”“(氣候,食物等)適合”我不適應(yīng)這里的氣候。The

climate

here

doesn’t

agree

withme.I

agree

to

his

plan.We

agreed

on

the

date

of

the

meeting.Read

the

passage

on

P18

and

answer

thequestions.1.

How

many

problems

does

the

writertalk

about?Four

(toomanycars;terrible

air;buses

stuck;

accidents

with

cyclists).What

are

the

causes

of

theproblems?The

town

is

old,

and

the

streets

arenarrow. How

many

solutions

does

the

writer

find?Two

(close

the

city

center

to

all

trafficexcept

buses

and

bikes;build

car

parksoutsidethetown.)Who

are

they

in

“They

should

close

the city

center”?Thelocalgovernment/citycouncil.Why

does

thewriter

divide

thepassage into

two

parts?The

first

part

talks

about

problems;

thesecond

about

solutions.I.用方框內(nèi)所給單詞或短語的適當(dāng)形式填空。what’s

more,

carry

out,

such

as,occur,

suffer,

even

thoughWe

should

try

our

best

to

prevent

such

a silly

mistake

occurringagain.How

can

we

make

up

to

you

for

what you

have

suffered

?Howcouldhegettheplan

carried

out

without

anyone

supporting

him?We

should

make

full

use

of

these energies,

suchas

coal,

oil

andnatural gas.Even

thoughyou

do

not

like

it,

you

must do

it.We

invited

a

new

speaker

and,what’s

more

,

he

was

happy

to

come.II.用適當(dāng)?shù)慕樵~填空。Every

dayIwent

toworkby

bus,soI amquiteusedtowaiting

in

queues. If

you

are

not