外研版必修1Module3----cultural-corner

•WhenIwasalittlechild,Iwenttoschoolonfoot.•WhenIwenttoJuniorHighschool,Iwenttoschoolbybicycle.•WhenIwasaSeniorHighschoolstudent,Ilivedintheschooldorm.Everyweekend,Iwenthomebybus.•IusedtogohomebytrainwhenIwasinuniversity,whichoftentookmeaboutmorethan14hours.•NowIsometimesgotravellingbyplane/byair,whichtakesonlyaboutonehourandahalf.•WiththeappearanceofDidiandUber,itbecomesmoreconvenientforustogetaround.•Whereareyoufrom?•Howdoyougohome?•Howlongdoesittake?Mostofyougohomebycoach.•Someofyougohomebycarbecausetheirparentscomeheretopickthemup.•Whenyouchooseavehicle,whichfactordoyouconsidermostimportant?meansoftransportWhatisthefastesttrainintheworld?ShanghaimaglevtrainⅠ.Choosethebestanswers.1．Fromthefirstparagraph,weknowthatitis________fromPudongAirporttoLongyangstation.A．400kilometresB．30kilometresC．133kilometresD．240kilometresB2．WhichisnottheadvantageoftheMaglevtraintothepassengers?A．Highspeed.B．Magneticlevitationtechnology.C．Havingnorails.D．Beingquiet.B3．WhyareZhuRongjiandGermanChancellormentionedinthepassage?A．Toshowthegreatvalueofthiskindoftrain.B．ToshowthethankstoGermansfortheirhelp.C．Tohaveatrialuseofthiskindoftrain.D．Nospecialreasons,theybothhappenedtobethere.A4．Fromthispassage,weknowthat________.A．Maglevtrainscanrunatthespeedof501kilometresperhourB．MaglevtrainshavenonoisebecausetheyneednotracksC．itwasVacuumthatdrivesthiskindoftrainforwardD．thiskindoftrainhadbeendevelopedbefore2002,thoughnotrunningsofastAReadthetextcarefullyandfillintheblanks.From-tospeedtimetocompletestartingtimefromShanghai’sPudongAirporttoLongyangStationataspeedofover400km/hreachedaspeedof501km/hineightminutesonDecember31,2002Culturalcorner–3.intensiveReadingDoTrueorfalsequestions1.Thefastesttrainintheworls,theTransrapidMaglev,runsbetweenShanghai’sPudongAirportandLongYangStaioninthesuburbofShanghai.2.Travellingataspeedofover400kilometresperhour,thetraincancompletethe30kilometrejourneyintenminutes.FF3.Maglevmeans“magneticallylevitated”.4.OnDecember31,2002PremierZhuRongjiandtheGermanChancellorattendedtheopeningceremonyofthetrainservice.5.OnNovember12,2003,themglevreachedaspeedof500kilometresperhour.TTFFinishActivity8onP80andActivity9onP83HomeworkFinishTASKonP30.Reportbacktotherestoftheclass.