Unit 4　Public transport

Section Ⅲ　Task & Project

　　一、阅读Project A中的材料，回答下列问题

　　1．Who have responsibilities to prevent accidents?

　　A．Drivers.　　　　B．Pedestrians. C．Policemen. D．Everyone.

　　2．We should do the following things except ______.

　　A．speaking on the mobile phone while driving B．being patient in a traffic jam

　　C．walking across the road on a crossing D．obeying traffic lights

　　二、阅读Project A中的材料，完成下列表格(每空一词)

　　Title：Causes of road accidents

●Drivers not paying attention ▲When driver don't pay attention to surrounding traffic，they are not 　1　 when another driver does something wrong. ●Drivers getting annoyed in a traffic jam ▲Many drivers' pushing into other lanes of traffic or passing other cars can easily cause 　2　. ●Drivers speaking on mobile phones ▲Speaking on the mobile phone requires a person to 　3　 and takes a driver's attention from the road. ●Drinking and driving ▲Drivers who drive after consuming alcoholic drinks are 　4　 the law and risking their own lives as well as the lives of others. ●Drivers speeding ▲Driving too fast through city streets is very 　5　. ●Cyclists not paying attention ▲Many cyclists fail to pay attention to the cars that surround them，and often ride too close to cars to allow them space and time to 　6　. ●Riding bicycles on the pavement ▲Cycling on the pavement can be dangerous.Cyclists should 　7　 next to their bicycles to avoid causing any accidents. ●Cyclists carrying a passenger ▲Carrying more than a light load on your bicycle makes it difficult to control.This lack of control is an 　8　 to accidents. ●Bicycles without lights ▲Many accidents are caused at night because a 　9　 cannot be seen. ●Bicycles in need of repair ▲Often 　10　 don't work properly or tyres are so old that the bicycle cannot stop in time. ●Pedestrians crossing the road in the wrong way ▲Pedestrians should always cross the road on a crossing，and should never 　11　 across the road. ●Ignoring traffic lights ▲Traffic lights are there to 　12　 traffic in a reasonable way.We should all obey traffic lights. 　　

　　1．NewsFlash：A new service has just opened between Beijing and Dalian and this has speeded up travel between the two cities.(Page 59)

　　快讯：北京至大连刚刚开通了一条新的线路，从而加速了两市之间的旅行速度。

　　speed vt.& vi.加速；超速　n. 速度

　　The car sped along the road towards the village.

　　汽车沿公路朝那个村庄疾驰而去。

　　The drugs will speed her recovery.

　　这些药会加快她的康复(速度)。

　　The train began to pick up speed.

　　火车开始加速。

　　pick up speed＝speed up加速

　　at full speed全速(行驶)

at the speed of ...以......的速度