Question

【題目】In common with many countries, Britain has serious environmental problems. In 1952, more than 4,000 people died in London because of the smog. The government introduced new laws to stop smog from coal fires and factories and the situation improved a lot.

Today, London is much cleaner but there is a new problem: smog from cars. Part of the problem is the new “out of town” shopping centers. In the past, people often walked to shops near their home. Now, many people drive to the new shopping centers. So, the small shops have disappeared and more people have to travel to do their shopping.

Critics (批評家) think that Britain needs cheaper public transport. An early morning train trip from Glasgow to London (about 600km) can cost about 100, for example. A 15-minute bus trip can cost over 1.00.

Many people are trying to reduce the use of cars in Britain. Some cities now have special bicycle paths and many people cycle to work. Some people also travel to work together in one car to reduce the pollution and the cost.

任務1：閱讀短文，根據(jù)英文釋義及首字母提示拼寫單詞。

【1】d_________ to become impossible to see

【2】s_________ different from what is normal

任務3：閱讀短文，完成同義句轉換，每空一詞。

【3】A 15-minute bus trip can cost over 1.00.

People have to _________ over 1.00 for fifteen. _____ bus trip.

任務4：根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。

【4】Why did the government introduce new laws?

____________________________________________________________________.

【5】Where did people often walk in the past?

____________________________________________________________________.

【6】How is public transport in Britain?

____________________________________________________________________.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】disappear

【2】special

【3】 pay minutes’

【4】To stop smog from coal fires and factories

It/The government introduced new laws to stop smog from coal fires and factories

Because it/the government wanted to stop smog from coal fires and factories

【5】To shops near their home（In the past,）they/people often walked to shops near their home

【6】（Very）expensive/dear Not cheap

【解析】

本文介紹了英國有嚴重的環(huán)境問題。為了阻止煤火和工廠產(chǎn)生的煙，政府出臺了一些法律，情況改善了很多。但是仍有新問題——汽車尾氣�，F(xiàn)在英國許多人正在努力減少汽車的使用。

【1】根據(jù)Now, many people drive to the new shopping centers. So, the small shops have disappeared and more people have to travel to do their shopping.可知人們必須開車去新的購物中心，因此小商店沒有了，故為disappear。

【2】根據(jù)Some cities now have special bicycle paths and many people cycle to work.可知有專門的自行車路，不同于平常的路，故為special。

【3】Sth costs sb money “某事花費某人金錢”=Sb pays money for sth“某人為某事花錢”，故第一空為pay。第二空修飾名詞短語bus trip，用名詞所有格，數(shù)詞fifteen修飾復數(shù)名詞，故用minutes’，故為(1). pay (2). minutes’。

【4】根據(jù)The government introduced new laws to stop smog from coal fires and factories and the situation improved a lot. 可知政府出臺了新的法律，是為了阻止煤火和工廠產(chǎn)生的煙霧，故為To stop smog from coal fires and factories或It/The government introduced new laws to stop smog from coal fires and factories或Because it/the government wanted to stop smog from coal fires and factories

【5】根據(jù)In the past, people often walked to shops near their home. 可知在過去，人們經(jīng)常在家附近，走著去購物，故為To shops near their home（In the past,）they/people often walked to shops near their home。

【6】根據(jù)Critics (批評家) think that Britain needs cheaper public transport.可知英國的公共交通比較貴，故為（Very）expensive/dear Not cheap。