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How would we travel without maps? It would be a bit adventurous (冒險的) to set off from Oxford University to go to London Bridge if there wasn't a map of the London Underground at each station. In fact, a lot of the early map-makers were adventurers and explorers, especially in the 15th and 16th centuries.
So what did people do before there were maps? Well, it was quite easy to use natural signs like mountains and rivers if you were travelling on foot or riding a horse. People took small boats down rivers and followed coastlines. And it was much more logical (合理的) to use time, not distance, to measure (計量) journeys: the next village is a three-hour ride, for example.
In fact, in the earliest maps, people didn't draw landmarks. They drew the stars. It was very easy to see the night sky and use it for navigation (航行). The sky was a lot clearer before the light pollution from cities that we have today. When towns and cities were built, people drew road maps which gave correct distances and directions.
The London Underground was opened in 1863 and it also used a road map style. But a man called Henry Beck realized that travelling by train wasn't the same as driving your car across London. Passengers only needed to know which stations to change at. His new design (設(shè)計) for the Underground map wasn't very popular with the train companies at first. But the passengers loved it and in 1933, 700,000 copies were printed.
These days, of course, you can ride a bike, drive a car or go through a forest and know where you are exactly, using a GPS. It's really difficult to get lost!
【小題1】What was drawn in the earliest maps?
A.Stars. |
B.Landmarks. |
C.Cities and towns, |
D.Mountains and rivers. |
A.Around 15th and 16th centuries. |
B.When people began to travel by train. |
C.When people began to travel by sea. |
D.When cities and towns appeared. |
A.A GPS helped people to travel long time ago. |
B.Ancient people could travel on a horse without maps. |
C.The sky was polluted by light before cities were built. |
D.Henry Beck's map wasn't popular with the passengers. |
A.Maps have a long history. |
B.We never get lost these days. |
C.We can't travel without maps. |
D.Henry Beck designed a new map. |
A.Stars. |
B.Landmarks. |
C.Cities and towns, |
D.Mountains and rivers. |
A.Around 15th and 16th centuries. |
B.When people began to travel by train. |
C.When people began to travel by sea. |
D.When cities and towns appeared. |
A.A GPS helped people to travel long time ago. |
B.Ancient people could travel on a horse without maps. |
C.The sky was polluted by light before cities were built. |
D.Henry Beck's map wasn't popular with the passengers. |
A.Maps have a long history. |
B.We never get lost these days. |
C.We can't travel without maps. |
D.Henry Beck designed a new map. |
A.America | B.China | C.Ireland | D.Germany |
A.went from 6 to 4 | B.went from 4 to 6 | C.went from 5 to 4 | D.didn’t change |
A.Chinese fans fell in love with Westlife. |
B.Chinese fans were first introduced to Westlife. |
C.Chinese fans first heard Westlife’s songs. |
D.Chinese fans could see Westlife in Beijing. |
A.Swear It Again is one of the songs in the album. |
B.You Raise Me Up mixes traditional Irish music with pop music. |
C.The new album came out in 2006. |
D.Face to Face was popular in Britain. |
A.Hip-hop music | B.Pop music | C.Rock music | D.Classical music |
A.A latest album. | B.An EP. |
C.A girls’ rock band. | D.A popular boy band. |
A.They have just come back from China. |
B.They are Korean band. |
C.They tried to be China's No 1 Motivational boy band. |
D.They made a big success in 2008. |
A.Top Combine. | B.Grandness Equal to Heaven. |
C.Arrival. | D.Motivational Boy. |
A.付款 | B.回報 | C.成功 | D.離開 |
A.The five members of this team come from China. |
B.Some teenagers were moved by the band’s new album. |
C.This band has been to South Korean for training for about two years. |
D.People accepted this band in 2008 because TC was just like a South Korean boy band. |
A.America | B.China | C.Ireland | D.Germany |
A.went from 6 to 4 | B.went from 4 to 6 | C.went from 5 to 4 | D.didn’t change |
A.Chinese fans fell in love with Westlife. |
B.Chinese fans were first introduced to Westlife. |
C.Chinese fans first heard Westlife’s songs. |
D.Chinese fans could see Westlife in Beijing. |
A.Swear It Again is one of the songs in the album. |
B.You Raise Me Up mixes traditional Irish music with pop music. |
C.The new album came out in 2006. |
D.Face to Face was popular in Britain. |
A.Hip-hop music | B.Pop music | C.Rock music | D.Classical music |
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