the most of private cars, we should take measures to strengthen traffic management.

　　Ⅰ.Fast­reading

　　True (T) or False (F)．

　　1．In Britain the number of cars in the last ten years has increased very quickly.(　　)

　　2．The average global temperature a hundred years ago was about 0.5 degree centigrade lower than it is today.(　　)

　　3．Many people refuse to use cars because they think cars are bad for us.(　　)

　　4．Regular exercise can help avoid heart attack.(　　)

　　5．Sharing journeys with someone else by car is more environmentally friendly and less expensive.(　　)

　　6．New car will make you more attractive.(　　)

　　7．You can always drive your new car on an empty country road.(　　)

　　8．Human can do nothing about the noise, pollution and danger of traffic.(　　)

　　答案：1～8　TTFTTFFF

　　Ⅱ.Careful­reading

　　Read the text carefully and then fill in the chart with the information in the text.

　　The Road to Destruction

Some figures about the motor car ·There are 25 million cars in Britain now and the number has 1.increased/risen by 30% in the last decade.

·Over 25% of car journeys are less than two miles.

·Nearly 25% of the TV 2.advertisements are about cars. Bad

3.effects Safety Over 3，000 people die every year in road 4.accidents in Britain. Health In London, 99% of carbon monoxide is 5.produced by car engines and 25，000 deaths per year are caused by air pollution and some types of cancer are related to traffic pollution. Climate Traffic 6.contributes a lot to global warming and climate change. 7.Solutions ·Walking or 8.cycling for short journeys to save money and keep fit as well.

·Using public transport in place of cars to save a lot of 9.space．

·10.Sharing car journeys with someone else to be environmentally friendly.

·Taking action instead of sitting around and complaining.