•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.