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UNIT 28 TRANSPORTATION Lesson 55 Part Ⅰ

UNIT 28  TRANSPORTATION

 

Lesson 55

Part Ⅰ  Warming-up Exercises

Spot Dictation: A New Way to Fly----the Boeing 747

Have you travelled on any of ____new giant planes? If you haven't, ____to imagine a jet¹ which is ____than 70 metres long and more ____5 stories high at the tail.  ____a plane costs at least 25 ____dollars to build.

Inside, the jet ____like a great theatre. It has ____kitchens, which are all needed when ____plane is full of passengers. It ____hold more than 400 passengers. Imagine ____number in one jet plane.

The ____are quite safe. On each plane ____are twice as many engines as ____jet needs. If two engines fail ____the same side, the plane can ____use its other engines to land. ____are also two mechanical² pilots to  ____charge if the human pilots cannot ____the plane.

Score: ____

Lesson55 Part Ⅱ TravelIn London

Lesson 55

Part Ⅱ               Travel In London

 

Exercises:

Column³ A                      Column B

Means of Transport       Advantages and Disadvantages

______                         1.the best way to travel when one

                                    is in a hurry

______                         2.easily get held up in traffic jams

                                  3.rather slow in rush hours 

                                  4.quite expensive

______                         5.fast and comfortable

                                  6.good for short journeys

Lesson55 Part Ⅲ TravelIn Britain

Lesson 55

Part Ⅲ                  Travel In Britain

 

Exercises:

1.There are…miles of track in Britain.

a. over 1,000 

b. about 250,000

c. over 13,000

2.The internal⁴ air service is…the rail and road transport systems.

a. as important as

b. more important than

c. less important than

3.London Airport is one of the…airports in the world.

a. best

b. busiest

c. biggest

4.Britain…the biggest merchant navy⁵ in the world.

a. had

b. has

c. will have

5.Sea travel in Britain…

a. has become more important.

b. has become less important.

c. has become the most preferable⁶ form of transport.

 

 

 

 

 

1 jet   

n.喷气发动机，喷气式飞机；v.喷出，喷射

参考例句：

• Put a match to the jet to light the gas.将火柴放在煤气喷嘴上点燃煤气。
• I don't see the jet of your plan.我不明白你的计划的要点。

2 mechanical   

adj.机械(学)的；力学的；机械似的；手工操作的

参考例句：

• He borrowed a mechanical book from me.他从我这儿借了一本力学方面的书。
• He looks very mechanical.他看上去非常呆板。

3 column   

n.列，柱形图；专栏；圆柱；纵队

参考例句：

• I often read his column in the local paper.我经常在当地的报纸上看到他的专栏文章。
• A column of soldiers marched down the highway.一个士兵纵队沿着公路行进。

4 internal   

adj.内的，内部的；国内的，内政的

参考例句：

• He is talking to Tom on the internal telephone.他正在内线电话上与汤姆交谈。
• We do not intend to be drawn into the internal strife.我们不想卷入内乱之中。

5 navy   

n.海军，海军人员，海军军力，藏青色

参考例句：

• My brother is in the navy.我兄弟在海军服役。
• He has transferred from the army to the navy.他从陆军转到海军。

6 preferable   

adj.更可取的，更合意的，更好的

参考例句：

• Health without riches is preferable to riches without health.有健康而无财富比有财富而无健康更好。
• Which cities are preferable for tourists to visit on their first trip to China?第一次到中国旅游，应当先去哪些地方？