牛津高中英语模块七第四单元Reading1 课件

Unit4VariousmeansoftransportationUnit4ReadingⅠFastreading1.Whenwasthefirstundergroundsystemopened?2.WhatdidCharlesHoldendo?3.WhywastheVictoriaLineimportant?1.Whenwasthefirstundergroundsystemopened?In1863.2.WhatdidCharlesHoldendo?Heisthearchitectthatdesignedmanyofthenewstationsbuiltbetween1918and1938.3.WhywastheVictoriaLineimportant?Becauseitwaslinkedwithotherlinesatalmosteverystation,makingthesystemmoreuser-friendly.Detailedreading(1)WhywasanundergroundsystemfirstdevelopedinLondon?MostrailwaytracksdidnotgointotheLondoncitycentre,sobuses,trainsandcarriageswererequired.Thenumberofvehiclesontheroadcausedunbelievabletrafficjams.(2)WhatwastheLondonUndergroundlikein1863?Thetunnelswerejustbeneaththesurfaceoftheground.Thecarriagesdidnothavewindowsandwerepulledbysteamenginesthroughnarrowtunnels.(3)WhatdidCharlesYerkesdotoimprovetheunderground?HeobtainedownershipofmanydifferentlinesandsetuptheUndergroundElectricRailwaysCompanyofLondon.(4)WhatunusualusesdidthetubehaveduringWorldWarⅡ?Theundergroundhasfunctionedasabombshelter,anaeroplanefactory,acentrefordirectingthedefenceagainstairattacksandmeetingroomsforthegovernmentadministration.(5)WhathappenedtotheLondonUndergroundafterWorldWarII?AfterWWII,thesystemwasenlargedandmorelineswereaddedbecausemorepeopletraveledontheunderground.(6)Whatdoesitmeanwhenthebrochuresaysthattheundergroundsystemisuser-friendly?Itmeansthatitisveryconvenientforpassengerstogotodifferentplacesinthecityfromanystation.Dividethepassageintofourpartsandfindoutthemainideaofeachpart.ThemainideasofthefourpartsPart1•_________whythefirstundergroundintheworldwasdevelopedPart2•_________ofthefirstundergroundbeforeWorldWarⅡPart3•some____________ofthefirstundergroundduringWorldWarⅡPart4•_________and_________ofthefirstundergroundsystemParagraph1Paragraph2-4Paragraph5Paragraph6-7reasonsdevelopmentsunusualusesenlargementpopularityreasonswhythefirstundergroundintheworldwasdevelopedTrainsOnlywenttooutercitylimits(buildingrailwaytrackswouldhavedamaged…)…wereusedtoconveypeopleUnfortunately,…causedunbelievabletrafficjamsDevelopmentoftheLUsystemdatesevent18541860186318681884TheBritishgovernmentgaveapprovalfortheconstruction…TheinitialtunnelswereopenedandwerejustbeneaththesurfaceofgroundThenextsectionoftheundergroundsystemwasopenedlinkedup…,provided…,dug...ThediggingwaspostponedbecauseofthelackofmoneyDevelopmentoftheLUsystem19331918-1938After19451979ApublicorganizationwascreatedManynewstationswereconstructedMorepeopletraveledontheunderground,sothesystemwasenlargedandmorelineswereaddedThelastlinewasaddedinhonourof…Whomadegreatcontributionstoimprovingthesystem?CharlesYerkesWhatdidhedo?UndertookimprovingthesystembyobtainingownershipofmanydifferentlinesandsettinguptheUndergroundElectricRailwaysofLondon.Whydidhedoso?Travellingontheselineswasnotconvenient,though,aseachlinewaspossessedbyadifferentcompany,manywerefarfromeachother.AftertheSecondWorldWar,morepeopletraveledontheunderground,sothesystemwas________andmorelineswere_______.ThisincludedtheVictoriaLinewhichlinkedwithotherlinesatalmosteverystation.Thishelpedmadethesystemmore____________.addeduser-friendlyenlargedThelastlineaddedwastheJubileeLinein1979,______________thetwenty-fifthanniversaryElisabethIIbecomingthequeen.inhonourofNow,theLondonundergroundsystemisvery________.TheLondonundergroundsystemisworkingtotransportmillionsofpeoplethreemillionpeopletravelonundergroundeverydayincludestwelvelinesandgoestwenty-sixmilesoutofcentralLondonpopularDistinctionTheoldestandmost1_________under-groundsystemintheworld.TheCircleLine★Itisaserviceinthe2__________ofLondonprovidedbytheMetropolitanRailwayCompanyandtheMetropolitanDistrictRailway.★The3________tunnelswereopenedin1863andthenextsectionwasopenedinthesouthin4________.Improvement★In1884thefirstrailwaytunnelundertheRiver5_________wasdug.★In1890thefirst6_________undergroundrailwaywasopenedbytheCityandSouthLondonRailway.★In1902awealthy7_________businessmansetuptheUndergroundElectricRailwaysCompanyofLondon.8_________usesDuringtheWWⅡ,manyundergroundstationsfunctionedasbomb9__________,suchasacentrefordirectingthedefenceagainstairattacks,meetingroomsforthegovernment,etc.User-friendlydevelopmentThesystemwasenlargedandmorelineswereadded,theVictoriaLine10__________.complexmiddleinitial1868ThameselectricAmericanUnusualsheltersincludedDiscussionIfyoutraveltosomeplace,whatmeansoftransportwouldyouchoose?Why?Homework1.FinishtheexerciseDonP52.2.FinishtheexerciseEonP53.