1、Unit 4 public transport reading 学案.单词拼写1They are going to visit London for their wedding anniversary (周年纪念日) 2I felt as if there was a weight on my chest, choking (使窒息) me.3The work was undertaken (承担) by members of the committee.4The sports meet was postponed (推迟) because of the bad weather.5I find
2、 it hard to convey (传达) my feelings in words but I still want to express my thanks.6A dozen ideas were considered before the architect (建筑师) decided on the design of the building.7The scientists are still working on inventing methods of reaching outer (外部的) space.8I didnt know its update interval (
3、间隔) could even be one day.拓展词汇9unfortunately adv.遗憾地，不幸地，可惜地fortunately adv.幸运地fortunate adj.幸运的fortune n运气，(尤指 )好运10unbelievable adj.非常坏(或非常好，非常极端) 的，令人难以置信的believable adj.可信的，真实存在的believe v相信belief n信念11ownership n所有权，产权owner n主人own v拥有 adj.属于自己的12enlarge vt. its something you design for the prese
4、nt.幸福不是着眼于将来，而是现在为之奋斗的过程。They always look for excuses to postpone_doing something.他们总是找借口拖延做事。I shall postpone making a decision till/until I learn full details.在未获悉详情之前我将从缓作出决定。The commander decided to postpone the big push to the spring.指挥官决定把大规模的进攻推迟到春天进行。易混辨析 postpone是正式用语，语意较强，指“有意识地延至将来某一特定时间”
5、 ，在多数情况下，后面说明改在何时进行delay除表示推迟日期外，还可表示暂时阻挠或阻挡，因此有“耽搁” “拖延”等意。另外，delay 除用作动词外，还可用作名词，postpone 和 put off 不用作名词put off较通俗和口语化，但是它有时以人作宾语，表示借口推脱或搪塞某人、推迟或取消与某人的约会、使某人不高兴或反感、打扰某人、让某人下车等，此时不宜用 postpone 替换选择上述词语填空The typhoon delayed our travel to Hainan Island, that is to say, we had to put it off. After dis
6、cussion, we decided to postpone it to next summer holiday.4(教材 P50)Sixteen years later, in 1884, the Metropolitan Railway Company and the Metropolitan District Railway linked up and provided underground service in the middle of the city.十六年后的 1884 年，大都会铁路公司和大都会区铁路公司联合，为城市中部地区提供地铁服务。link up 联合，连接，对接E
7、ngineers can link up distant countryside by radio or telephone.工程师们能用无线电或电话把遥远的乡村连接起来。link up with 与连接起来，与联合link sth./sb. to/with sth. 把 与某物相联系We linked_up_with_them for a charity concert last month.上月我们与他们联合举办了一次慈善音乐会。People often link Chinese Valentines Day with Niulang and Zhin.人们常把七夕节与牛郎织女联系起来。L
8、ocal terminals are linked to the central computer.当地的终端被连接到中心计算机上。5(教材 P50) Because of the smoke from the steam engines, early underground lines needed large holes leading to the surface at regular intervals, so that people could get fresh air and would not choke.因为发动机的烟，早期的地铁线需要大量有规则间隔的小洞到表面，以便于人们能
9、够呼吸到新鲜的空气而不至于窒息。choke(1)vt. the next, it dropped as if it were about to crash.The man admitted that he shared the discomfort and fear of those around him.He said, “As I looked around the plane, I could see that nearly all the passengers were upset and alarmed.Some were praying.”“The future seemed te
10、rrible and many were wondering if they would make it through the storm.And then, I suddenly saw a girl to whom the storm meant nothing.She just sat on her seat and was reading a book.Everything within her small world was calm and orderly.Sometimes she closed her eyes, and then she would read again.S
11、he would straighten her legs, but worry and fear were not in her world.When the plane was being hit by the terrible storm, when it shook this way and that way, when it rose and fell so severely, and when all the adults were scared half to death, that unusual child was completely composed and unafrai
12、d.”The man could hardly believe his eyes.It was not surprising, therefore, that when the plane finally reached its destination and all the passengers were hurrying off board, he asked the girl why she had not been afraid.The sweet child replied, “Sir, my dad is the pilot and he is taking me home.”语篇
13、解读：这是一篇记叙文。作者乘坐的飞机在空中遇到了暴风雨和强气流，这让所有乘客都惊恐不已，但一个小女孩却气定神闲地看书。原来机长是她的爸爸，对父亲的信赖使她处变不惊。1What happened while the author was taking the flight?AA passenger was scared to death.BThe plane met a turbulence.CA girl became deaf in the plane.DDrinks and food ran out.解析：选 B。细节理解题。从文章第二、四段和全文的叙述来看，作者乘坐的飞机遇到了气流，乘客
14、都很惊慌，因此选 B。2Some passengers were praying during the turbulence because_AGod asked them to Bthey could do nothingCthey were too afraid Dthey were warned to解析：选 C。推理判断题。根据上下文语境可知，这些乘客以为自己要遭遇厄运了，此时惊恐而无助的他们只能祈祷上帝保佑他们渡过难关，因此选 C。3Which is the right order of the description about the girl when others were
15、scared half to death?aShe closed her eyes. bShe straightened her legs.cShe went on reading. dShe sat on her seat reading.Adacb Bdc abCa db c Da b cd解析：选 A。细节理解题。第七段说小女孩坐在座位上看书，有时会闭上眼睛，然后继续看书，再然后舒展一下自己的腿，因此 A 是正确的顺序。4What makes the girl behave so differently from others then?ADestination. BDetermination.CBehavior. DConfidence.解析：选 D。推理判断题。文章最后一句小女孩回答说， “我爸爸是机长，他今天带我回家”，由此推断，小女孩对父亲的信任使她一点也不慌乱。
