1SectionⅢWordpower,Task&Project[基础词汇]1.handfuln.少量的人或物;一把(的量)2.splitvi.&vt.分割,(使)分开;撕开,割破3.annualadj.每年的,一年一次的4.portn.港口;(计算机)端口5.punctualadj.准时的,守时的6.arisevi.出现,产生7.crashn.&vi.&vt.撞车;碰撞;倒闭;崩溃8.finevt.处以罚金9.violatevt.违犯,违反;侵犯10.turningn.拐弯处,转弯处11.braken.刹车,车闸vt.用车闸减速,刹车[拓展词汇]12.enquiryn.询问,咨询;调查,查究,探究→enquirevt.询问,打听13.receptionistn.接待员→receptionn.接待处;反应;接待→receptiveadj.愿意倾听的,乐于接受的14.reservationn.预订,预约;保留意见→reservevt.预订,预约;保留15.departuren.离开,出发;背离,违反→departv.离开16.aggressiveadj.好斗的,挑衅的,富于攻击性的→aggressionn.进攻;侵犯;侵略→aggressvi.攻击;侵犯17.drunkadj.喝醉的n.醉汉,酒鬼→drinkv.喝;饮n.饮料;喝酒→drinkern.饮者;酒徒18.loadn.负荷,负载;大量,许多vt.装载,装上,装入→unloadvt.卸下;卸货;摆脱……之负担1.putthrough给某人接通(电话);使经历2.decideon/upon决定,选定23.putoff推迟,推延;使反感4.turnup出现,到来;调高(音量等)5.fillin填写(表格);消磨(时间)6.ahandfulof少数的,少量的7.splitup分组,分解;分离8.inadvance提前9.speedup(使)加速10.underrepair在修理中11.inadditionto除……之外,还12.arisefrom起因于,由……引起13.resultin导致(某种结果)1.too...to...太……而不能Manycyclistsfailtopayattentiontothecarsthatsurroundthem,andoftenridetooclosetocarstoallowthemspaceandtimetostop.许多骑自行车的人不注意周围的车辆,而且经常骑得与车辆太近,以至于车辆没有足够的空间和时间刹车。2.that引导同位语从句Somecyclistsmaketheassumptionthattrafficlawsdonotapplytothem,butthisisnottrue.有些骑自行车的人认为交通规则不适用于他们,但是这是不对的。3.make+it+adj.+(forsb.)todosth.Carryingmorethanalightloadonyourbicyclemakesitmoredifficulttocontrol.负重过量会使你的自行车更难控制。Scanthetextandchoosethebestanswer.1.Whodecidedtodoaprojectontransport?A.ZhaoNing.B.LiNing.C.ZhaoMing.D.LinQing.2.WhatistheroadthatgoesthroughatunnelcalledintheUSA?A.Alightrailway.B.Arailway.C.Anunderpass.D.Amotorway.3.WhataremainroadsoftencalledintheUSA?3A.Highroads.B.Mainstreets.C.Highways.D.Mainways.4.Whatisitcalledifyouhavetopaytousearoad?A.Ajunction.B.Anintersection.C.Apath.D.Atollroad.答案:1-4.ACCDTrafficAccidentsandRoadSafetyThenumberofroadaccidentsandthedeathsarisingfrom①thoseaccidents②hasincreasedoverthepastyear③.Thisnoticeisaimedat④increasingpeople’sknowledgeoftheproblem.Wemustallbeawareof⑤thepotentialcausesoftrafficaccidentsandacttopreventthem.Thisistrueof⑥everyoneasaccidentsaffectdriversofvehiclesaswellas⑦cyclists⑧andpedestrians⑨.Weallhavearesponsibilityto⑩preventaccidents.Belowaresomeofthemajorcausesofroadaccidentsinconnectionwith⑪vehiclessuchascars,minibuses⑫andlorries,andwhatdriversshoulddotopreventthem.⑬①arise[ə'raIz]vi.出现,产生arisefrom起因于,由……引起②现在分词短语用作thedeaths的后置定语。③overthepastyear在过去的一年里,常与现在完成时连用。④beaimedat目的是,目标是⑤beawareof意识到,认识到⑥betrueof符合,适用于⑦aswellas也,又⑧cyclist['saIklIst]n.骑自行车的人⑨pedestrian[pə'destrIən]n.行人,步行者adj.行人(使用)的⑩havearesponsibilitytodosth.有责任做某事⑪inconnectionwith与……有关⑫minibus['mInIbʌs]n.中巴,小型公共汽车⑬本句为完全倒装句。交通事故与道路安全4在过去的一年里,道路交通事故及由此造成的死亡人数均有所增长。此通告旨在提高人们对这一问题的认识。我们都必须意识到造成交通事故的潜在原因,并采取措施防止事故发生。这对每个人都尤为重要,因为事故不只是影响到骑自行车的人和行人,而且还影响到机动车驾驶员,我们大家都有责任预防事故的发生。以下是机动车如小汽车、小型巴士和货车引起道路交通事故的一些主要原因,以及司机为防止事故应采取的措施。·Driversnotpayingattention—Thisisthemostcommoncauseofaccidents.Whendriversdonotpayattentiontosurroundingtraffic,theyarenotreadywhenanotherdriverdoessomethingwrong⑭,liketurningwithoutsignallingorgivingwrongsignals⑮.·Driversgettingannoyed⑯inatrafficjam—Manydriversareaggressive⑰andpushinto⑱otherlanes⑲oftrafficorpassothercars.Thesearebothverydangerousbecausetheycanresultincrashes⑳.·Driversspeakingonmobilephones—Recentlythenumberofpeoplefinedforspeakingontheirmobilephoneswhiledrivinghasincreasedby30percent.Speakingonthephonerequiresapersontoconcentrateandtakesadriver’sattentionfromtheroad.⑭dosomethingwrong做错事⑮givewrongsignals发出错误信号⑯getannoyed感到苦恼;失去耐心⑰aggressive[ə'ɡresIv]adj.好斗的,挑衅的,富于攻击性的⑱pushinto推进,推动⑲lane[leIn]n.车道;小路;小巷⑳crash[kræʃ]n.&vi.&vt.撞车;碰撞;倒闭;崩溃fine[faIn]vt.处以罚金过去分词短语finedforspeaking...作后置定语,修饰people,people与fine之间是被动关系。whiledriving补充完整为whiletheyaredriving。·司机注意力不集中——这是事故最常见的原因。当司机不注意周围的交通状况,而另一个司机出了差错(如未打信号灯就突然转向、发出错误信号等)时他们缺乏准备。·司机在交通堵塞时没有耐心——许多司机好逞强,他们抢道或超车。这两种情况都非常危险,因为它们很容易导致撞车。5·司机驾驶时用手机打电话——最近因驾驶时用手机打电话而被罚款的司机人数增长了30%。使用手机通话需要集中注意力,这样就分散了司机对路面情况的注意力。·Drinkinganddriving—Ifyoudriveafteryouhaveconsumedalcoholicdrinksoraredrunk,youareviolatingthelawandriskingyourownlifeaswellasthelivesofothers.Ifyouarewithsomeonewhohasbeendrinkingalcohol,evenifitisjustacoupleofbeers,donotallowthemtodrive.·Driversspeeding—Speedkills.Thisisafactthatiseasilyignored,butdrivingtoofastthroughcitystreetsisverydangerous.Ourcitystreetsarealwayscrowdedwithpeople,carsandbicycles.Drivershavetotaketheresponsibilitytowatchoutforpeoplecrossingtheroad,especiallyseniorcitizenswhomaynotbeabletowalkveryfastandyoungchildrenwhomaynotlookbeforesteppingintotheroad.Driversshouldbecarefulnearschoolsinparticular,becausetherearelikelytobemanychildren.Onthenextpagearesomeofthechiefcausesofroadaccidentsrelatedtocyclistsandpedestrians,andwhattheyshoulddotopreventaccidents.drunk[drʌŋk]adj.喝醉的n.醉汉,酒鬼violate['vaIəleIt]vt.违犯,违反;侵犯violatethelaw违法riskone’slife冒生命危险riskdoingsth.冒险做某事beer[bIə(r)]n.啤酒;一杯(或一罐)啤酒becrowdedwith挤满taketheresponsibilitytodosth.承担责任做某事watchoutfor戒备,提防,密切注意stepinto走进第一个who引导定语从句,修饰citizens;第二个who也引导定语从句,修饰children。inparticular特别,尤其belikelytodo可能做(be)relatedto与……有关·酒后驾驶——如果你酒后或醉酒后开车,你就是违犯法律并拿自己和别人的生