TransportationUNITFOURListeningPART1SpeakingPART2IntensiveReadingPART3ReadingTechniquesPART4TranslationTechniquesPART5GuidedWritingPART6ExtensiveReadingPART7ProjectWorkPART8TransportationUNITFOURListeni1ListeningPart1SectionADirections:Listentothenewsreportsonceandchoosethecorrectanswers.ScriptQuestions1—2arebasedonthefollowingNewsItem.12A.Floods. B.Tsunami.C.Landslides. D.Torrentialmonsoonrains.A.342. B.900.C.1,242. D.1million.ListeningPart1SectionADirect2ListeningPart1SectionABack

Thecurrenthorriblewaveoffloodsandlandslidestriggeredbytorrentialmonsoonrainshaskilledmorethan900peopleinParkinsonwhile1millionpeoplehavebecomehomelessasthefloodisnowhittingWesternandSouthernpartsofthecountry,localmediareportedonSaturday.Atleast342peoplehavebeeninjured,whilethousandsofothersarestillmissingasnon-stophorriblemonsoonrains,flashfloodsandlandslidingbroughtdisastertothenorthwesternprovinceKhyberPakhunkhwa(KP).Floodinghascutofftheprovincefromtheotherpartofthecountrydestroyingalllink-roads.ListeningPart1SectionABack3ListeningPart1SectionADirections:Listentothenewsreportsonceandchoosethecorrectanswers.ScriptQuestions3—5arebasedonthefollowingNewsItem.345A.Thecauseofthefire. B.Somestrategictargets.C.Firesituations. D.Thevictims.A.People B.Dogs.C.Vehicles. D.Airplanes.A.Humancarelessness. B.Heatwaves.C.Tornados. D.Wildfire.ListeningPart1SectionADirect4ListeningPart1SectionABack

RussianEmergencySituationMinisterSergeiShoiguonSaturdaywarnedthatcurrentlythefiresituationin17Russianregionsmayfurtheraggravate,andurgedcontinuoussupervisiononsomestrategictargets.Theministryearliersaidinawebsitestatementthatsome238,000people,25,000vehiclesand16aircraftareinvolvedintheefforttoextinguishthefiresthathavedestroyedsome1,200homes.Thewildfires,reportedly,werecausedbytheunprecedentedheatwaveandbyhumannegligence,andwerefannedbytornadosinthecentralandwesternpartsofRussia,whichissufferingitshottestsummersincerecord-keepingbegan130yearsago.ListeningPart1SectionABack5ListeningPart1SectionADirections:Listentothenewsreportsonceandchoosethecorrectanswers.ScriptQuestions6—7arebasedonthefollowingNewsItem.67A.Protectionoftheenvironment. B.PoliciesonEuropeancountries.C.Anagendaonhelpingpoorcountries. D.Reductionofgreenhousegasemission.A.1. B.2.C.3. D.4.ListeningPart1SectionADirect6ListeningPart1SectionABack

ThefailureofaclimatebillintheUSSenateislikelytoweighheavilyoninternationalnegotiationsinEuropethisweekonanewagreementtocontrolglobalwarming.ThedecisiontostrikethebillfromtheSenate’simmediateagendahasdeepenedthedistrustamongpoorcountriesabouttheintentionsofUnitedStatesandotherindustrialcountriestocutgreenhousegasemissionsthatpowertheirwealthyeconomiesbutriskcausingtheEarthtodangerouslyoverheat.Delegationsfrommostofthe194nationsinvolvedintheongoingtalksopenfivedaysofnegotiationsinBonn,Germany,onMonday,oneofthelastmeetingsbeforeanotherdecisiveconferenceconvenesattheendoftheyearinCancun,Mexico.OnemoresessionisscheduledforOctoberinChina.ListeningPart1SectionABack7ListeningPart1SectionBDirections:Listentotwolongconversationsonceandthenchoosethecorrectanswertoeachquestionyouhear.Script1. A.Herkidswillarrivehomeafterschool. B.Sheistooexhaustedtowork. C.Shehasfinishedwork. D.Themandoesnotaskhertogobacktotheoffice.2. A.Itisweird. B.Itisexhausting. C.Itisconvenient. D.Itiscomfortable.3. A.Itisproducedbyweirdpeople. B.Thewomandoesnotlikeit. C.Onecanseealotofstrangethingsinit. D.Themanisdeterminedtowatchittonight.4. A.Thewomanwillrecordtonight’sprogram. B.Hewillbehavingameetingwithhisbossatthattime. C.Hisbossmightaskhimtostayuplate. D.Hemayhavetopreparefortomorrow’sbusinesstrip.Conversation1ListeningPart1SectionBDirect8ListeningPart1SectionBBackW: Whataday!I’mexhausted.M: Wellit’snotoveryet.W: Yeah,butit’soverforme.Ihavetogobackhomeandbetherewhenthekidsgethome.M: Oh,that’sright.Ihavetogobacktotheoffice.Mylawyeriswaitingtheretotalkaboutacontractdisputewehavewithoneofourclients.Howlongdoesitusuallytakeyoutogethomefromhere?W: Itdependsontraffic.SometimesIcangethomewithinhalfanhour.Ishouldbehometodayaround5p.m..M: It’ssoconvenientthatyourofficeisclosetothefourthringroad.Isometimeshavetofighttrafficforanhourjusttogettothethirdring.W: Iknow.Hey,willyougethometonightintimetowatch“That’sIncredible!”?M: Ihopeso.That’smyfavoriteprogram.Iloveallthoseweirdthingspeopledo.W: I’llbewatchingittoo.Wellifyourmeetinggoestoolate,givemeacallandI’llrecordit.M: Thanks.Imaydothat.Imighthavetostaylatertogetready.W: OhIhategoingtoShanghai.M: It’snotthatbad.Iwouldliketoknowearlier,however.ListeningPart1SectionBBackW:9ListeningPart1SectionBDirections:Listentotwolongconversationsonceandthenchoosethecorrectanswertoeachquestionyouhear.Script5. A.Therewasatrafficaccident. B.Acarwassmashedbyafallingobject. C.Acarhitsomeonenearthehighbuilding. D.Adriverwaskilledinhisnewcar.6. A.Thewomanneverreadsthenewspaper. B.Themanisalwaysproudofhiscar. C.Thewomanhadhernewcardamaged. D.Themanhadhisoldcarinsured.A.Hehadhiscarhitbyafallingpieceofconcrete. B.HewasfinedforspeedinginSouthStreet. C.Hehadbeenunabletoparkhisspecially-madecar. D.Hecouldnotclaimanythingfromtheinsurancecompany.Conversation2ListeningPart1SectionBDirect10ListeningPart1SectionBBackM: IsupposeyoumusthaveheardaboutthatgreatpieceofconcretefallingontoacarinthatterribleaccidentonSouthStreetyesterday,didn’tyou,Jane?W: Yes,Isawitinthepaper.Froma200-foothighbuilding,wasn’tit?Iheardthedriverhadjustgotoutorhe’dhavebeenkilled,wouldn’the?M: Oh,yes.Isawthecar;itwastotallydamaged.W: Youusuallyparkyourcararoundthere,don’tyou,Bill?M: Yes,Ileftitinthatveryspotacoupleofdaysago,butyesterdayitwasparkeduptheroad.W: Youwereinluckthen,weren’tyou,Bill?M: I’dbeverypleasedifmyoldcarweresmashedtobits.Icouldclaimfromtheinsurancecompanythen,couldn’tI?W: Butyouusedtobesoproudofyourcar,didn’tyou?M: Iusedtobeyearsago,butnowthereareallsortsofrepairstobedone,andIjusthaven’tgotenoughsparecashtoputitright.W: Youcanalwayssellit,can’tyou?M: Fewpeoplearestupidenoughtobuyacarinthatstate,arethey?W:Themanwhosecarwascrushedyesterdaywasveryannoyedaboutit.He’llbegivenanewcarbythebuilders,though.M: Yes,buthiscarwasaspecially-builtmodelthatcan’tbereplaced,andtherewashardlyanythingwrongwithit,wasthere?W: Well,that’slife!Whenpeopleactuallywanttogetridoftheircars,thissortofthingseldomhappens,doesit?ListeningPart1SectionBBackM:11ListeningPart1SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwoshortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ScriptListeningPart1SectionCDirect12ListeningPart1SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwoshortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.1WhatdoAmericansthinkofowningacar?A. It’snotimportanttothem.B. Withoutit,onestillthinksoneisrich.C. Withit,someonepoorwillthinkhe’snotreallypoor.D. Onecanliveaconvenientlifewithoutit.ListeningPart1SectionCDirect13ListeningPart1SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwoshortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.2WhyarecarssopopularintheUnitedStates?A. Americanslikemoving.B. Americansarerich.C. Americansaregoodatenjoyingtheirlives.D. Americansarecarfans.ListeningPart1SectionCDirect14ListeningPart1SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwoshortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.3WhatistrueabouttheUnitedStatesaccordingtothepassage?A. Thereisanefficientandinexpensiveformofpublictransportation.B. Itisnotaverybigcountry.C. Thereisagoodsystemofairservice.D. Long-distancetrainsareverycommon.ListeningPart1SectionCDirect15ListeningPart1SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwoshortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.4WhatisthespiritofAmericansmentionedinthepassage?A. TheyhavebecomelazyB. Theyloveindependence.C. Theylovefastfood.D. Theyworkatafastpace.ListeningPart1SectionCDirect16ListeningPart1SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwoshortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.5Whichsentenceisnottrue?A. Americanslovefreedommost.B. CarsmakeAmericans’journeycheaper.C. Americansdon’tlikewaiting.D. TheplaneisnotexpensivetoAmericans.ListeningPart1SectionCDirect17ListeningPart1SectionBBack

CarsareanimportantpartoflifeintheUnitedStates.Withoutacarmostpeoplefeelthattheyarepoor.Andevenifapersonispoorhedoesn’tfeelreallypoorwhenhehasacar.

TherearethreemainreasonsforthecarbecomingsopopularintheUnitedStates.FirstofallthecountryishugeandAmericansliketomovearoundinit.Thecarprovidesthemostcomfortableandcheapestformoftransportation.Withacarpeoplecangoanyplacewithoutspendingalotofmoney.

ThesecondreasonwhycarsarepopularisthefactthattheUnitedStatesneverreallydevelopedanefficientandinexpensiveformofpublictransportation.Long-distancetrainshaveneverbeenascommonintheUnitedStatesastheyareinotherpartsoftheworld.Nowadaysthereisagoodsystemofairserviceprovidedbyplanes.Butitistooexpensivetobeusedfrequently.

Thethirdreasonisthemostimportantone,though.TheAmericanspiritofindependenceiswhatreallymadecarspopular.Americansdon’tliketowaitforabus,oratrainorevenaplane.

Theydon’tliketohavetofollowanexactschedule.Acargivesthemthefreedomtoscheduletheirowntime.AndthisisthefreedomthatAmericanswantmosttohave.ListeningPart1SectionBBack18ListeningPart1SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwoshortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ScriptListeningPart1SectionCDirect19ListeningPart1SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwoshortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.6Whatisthefocusofthepassage?A. Foodengineering.B. Theuseofwaterbyplants.C. Photosynthesisofplants.D. Carbondioxideandplants.ListeningPart1SectionCDirect20ListeningPart1SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwoshortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.7Whatismostnecessaryforplantstomakeuseofwater?A. Carbondioxide.B. Chemicalenergy.C. Molecules.D. Proteins.ListeningPart1SectionCDirect21ListeningPart1SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwoshortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.8Whatisthefindingofscientists?A. Plantscansavewater.B. Photosynthesisiscomplex.C. Highcarbondioxideisnotgoodforcrops.D. Anewwayoffoodengineeringraisesproduction.ListeningPart1SectionCDirect22ListeningPart1SectionCBack

Scientistshavediscoveredmoredetailsabouthowplantsusewater.Theirfindingscouldhelptoengineerplantsthatgrowbetterandmoreeffectivelyinconditionswithhigherlevelsofcarbondioxide.Plantsnaturallytakeinthecarbondioxidetheyneedforphotosynthesis,theprocessofchanginglightenergytochemicalenergy.Thecarbondioxideenterstheplantsthroughtinyholesorporesonthesurfaceofleaves.However,eachtimeaplanttakesinonemoleculeofcarbondioxidegas,itloseshundredsofwatermolecules.Scientistssayplantsloseninety-fivepercentofthewatertheytakeinthroughthesepores.Someplants’porescantightentosavewaterduringconditionsofhighcarbondioxide.Otherplantsarenotabletodothisaswell.Now,scientistsknowhowthesetinyporestighteninplants.Theyidentifiedproteinsthatcontrolthetighteningofaplant’spores.Theproteinsareenzymescalledcarbonicanhydrates.Theybelievetheenzymescouldbechangedinsomeplantstoincreasetheirabilitytostorewater.Changingplantstosavemorewaterwillnotaffectplantgrowth.Thismethodmightbeusedtohelpengineerfoodcropsthatareresistanttoextremelydryconditions.Itcouldhelpfarmersmeetagrowingdemandforfoodaswatersuppliesdecrease.ListeningPart1SectionCBack23SpeakingPart2GroupDiscussion:Talkonthetopicof“TheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofHavingaCar”foratleast5minutes.Besuretomakeyourpointclearandsupportingdetailsadequate.SpeakingPart2GroupDiscussion24IntensiveReadingPart3Warm-upQuestions：1WhatarethemajortrafficproblemsinChina?Whataboutinothercountries?Dotheyhavesimilarproblems?2Whatinfluencedidthe9.11terroristattackbringtotheworld?3Istheplanethefastestandmostconvenientmeansoftransportationtoday?IntensiveReadingPart3Warm-up25IntensiveReadingPart3RidingtheRails

Iceland’svolcanomayhavedisruptedglobalairtraffic,butEurope’supgradedhigh-speedrailroadskeepthecontinentmoving.

Despitetheworstglobalair-trafficdisruptionsincethe9.11terroristattack,Europeisrunningremarkablysmoothly.SinceIceland’sEyjafjallajokullvolcanostartedspewingashintotheskyonApril14,airportshavebeenshutdownin30Europeancountries.Atotalof95,000flightshavebeencanceledacrossthecontinent,affectingsome7millionpassengers.April20isthefirstdaythatsomesemblanceofnormalcyreturns.EuropeanAirControlinBrusselssaysabout50percentofflightsareoperatingagain,includingmosttransatlanticandintercontinentalflights.

Butinthesesituations,itisarguablyeasierforEuropetooperatebusinessasusual.Thereasonisthecontinent’sdensenetworkofhigh-speedtrains,expandedmassivelyoverthepasttwodecadesandincreasinglybecameaviablealternativetoairtravel.Between2000and2010alone,theEuropeansapproximatelyhavedoubledtheirhigh-speednetworktoalmost3,500milesoftracklaidoutfortrainsgoingasfastas250milesanhour.ThatinfrastructureisputtothetestrecentlyashundredsofextratrainsareaddedontothemajorEuropeancorridors.OntheLondon-Parisroute,Eurostardeploys10extratrainsaday,shuttlingsome80,000morepassengersthanusualunderneaththeChannel.ChineseIntensiveReadingPart3Riding26IntensiveReadingPart3搭乘火車English冰島的火山可能已經(jīng)擾亂了全球的空中交通，但是歐洲升級的高速鐵路卻使整個歐洲大陸保持了交通順暢。歐洲交通一直非常暢通，即使是在9.11恐怖襲擊后，全球空中交通受到最嚴(yán)重干擾的時期。4月14號，因為冰島艾雅法拉冰河火山開始向空中噴出火山灰，歐洲30個國家的機場被關(guān)閉。歐洲大陸總共9.5萬次航班被取消，影響到了700萬乘客。4月20日是表面上恢復(fù)常態(tài)的第一天，設(shè)在布魯塞爾的歐洲空中管制協(xié)會宣稱大約有50%的航班重新運作，包括跨大西洋的和跨洲際的大多數(shù)航班。但是在這種情況下，歐洲可以說是能更容易地像平時一樣運作商業(yè)活動。原因是在過去20年中，大規(guī)模擴展的歐洲大陸密集的高速鐵路網(wǎng)系統(tǒng)越來越多地為人們提供了可替代飛機的另外一種可行的出行方式。僅在2000年到2010年之間，歐洲人幾乎將他們的高速鐵路網(wǎng)擴充了一倍，速度為250英里/小時的鐵路線路總長度達3500英里。隨著數(shù)百趟增開的火車加入到歐洲主要交通通道上來，這一基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施面臨考驗。在倫敦至巴黎的線路上，歐洲之星列車每天增加了10趟，乘火車穿過英吉利海峽底部的乘客比往常多了8萬多人。IntensiveReadingPart3搭乘火車Eng27IntensiveReadingPart3RidingtheRails

TheGermanrailwayisalsorunningallavailabletrainsandoperatingat30percentaboveitsusualcapacityovertheweekend,whenallflightsoverGermanyareshutdown.Thecountry’sbiggestairline,Lufthansa,passesoutvouchersforthesuperfastICEtraintopassengersstrandedinBerlin,Munich,orFrankfurt,wheretheairporthasitsownhigh-speedtrainstation.ExtratrainsareinservicebetweenItalyandFrance,DenmarkandGermany,andRussiaandFinland.BritishvacationerstryingtogethomefromSouthAmericaflytoMadridandfromtherehopononeoftheextratrainsrunningbetweenMadridandParis.

Andthetrainsarefast.Evenbeforethevolcaniceruption,Europe’slistoftransportcorridorswheretrainshavereplacedaircraftasthemostconvenientwaytotravelhavebeengrowing.ThemostobviouscaseisParis-London,wherethe2-hour,185-mile-an-hourEurostarservicehastakensome70percentofthemarket.Airtravelonthesameroute,includingcheck-in,security,andairporttransfer,easilytakestwiceaslong.BetweenParisandBrussels,airtravelhasbeenallbutreplacedbythe82-minuteThalysline.InSpain,travelisnowanhourfasterbytrainthanplanebetweenBarcelonaandMadrid.ChineseIntensiveReadingPart3Riding28IntensiveReadingPart3搭乘火車English德國的鐵路系統(tǒng)也運行了所有可以運行的火車。在周末，當(dāng)所有航班都停飛的時候，火車運載乘客的數(shù)量比平時多了30%。德國最大的漢莎航空公司向滯留在柏林、慕尼黑、法蘭克福的旅客發(fā)放了超高速城際快車的代金券，這些地方的機場有其自己的高速火車站。增開的火車在意大利與法國，丹麥與德國，俄羅斯與芬蘭之間的鐵路網(wǎng)中提供服務(wù)。試圖從南非回家的英國度假者飛往馬德里，然后從那里搭乘從馬德里到巴黎的火車回家。而且，火車速度很快。即使在火山噴發(fā)之前，在歐洲交通線路名單中，火車也已經(jīng)代替飛機成為了最便捷的旅行方式，其比重已逐步增長。最顯著的例子是巴黎與倫敦之間，耗時2小時，185英里/小時的歐洲之星列車服務(wù)已經(jīng)占據(jù)70%的市場份額。同一線路的空中交通，包括登機，安檢，機場接機，很容易就花費兩倍的時間。在巴黎與布魯塞爾之間，航空出行已經(jīng)完全被耗時僅82分鐘的國際高速列車代替。在西班牙的巴塞羅那與馬德里之間，乘火車出行要比乘飛機快1個小時。IntensiveReadingPart3搭乘火車Eng29IntensiveReadingPart3RidingtheRails

LufthansahasshutdownseveraldomesticGermanflightcorridors,includingBerlin-HamburgandFrankfurt-Cologne,whicharenowmuchfasterandmoreconvenientbytrain.ThereisevenanagreementbetweenLufthansaandtheGermanrailroadontheseroutes,muchasbetweenairlinesintheU.S.Withnewextensionstothehigh-speednetworkplannedinBritain,Germany,andPoland,moremarketsharewillswitchtotrains.

Mostofthetrainsthisweekendarecrowdedandchaotic.Buttheygetpeoplewheretheyneedtogo,andfast.Andwhen,really,wasthelasttimeairtravelwassmoothandeasy?ChineseIntensiveReadingPart3Riding30IntensiveReadingPart3搭乘火車English漢莎航空公司已經(jīng)關(guān)閉了幾條國內(nèi)航線，包括柏林與漢堡，法蘭克福與科隆之間的航線，在這些線路上乘火車更方便快捷。漢莎航空公司與德國鐵路公司在這些線路之間甚至達成協(xié)議，就像美國航空公司之間一樣。隨著擴展新的高速鐵路網(wǎng)計劃在英國、德國、波蘭的開展，更多的市場份額將期待被轉(zhuǎn)移到火車運輸上。這周大部分的火車都擁擠混亂。但是，它們使人們到達了他們想去的地方，并且速度很快。上次真正便捷容易的航空出行是什么時候呢？IntensiveReadingPart3搭乘火車Eng31IntensiveReadingPart3Words(★表示四級詞匯，☆表示六級詞匯，△表示其他詞匯)★rail n. thesteelbarorcontinuouslineofsteelbarsfixedtothegroundasonesideof atrackfortrainsortrams鐵軌;軌道★volcano n. amountainorhillwithanopeningoropeningsthroughwhichlava,cinders, gases,etc.comeupfrombelowtheearth’ssurface火山★disrupt v. preventasituation,event,systemetc.fromcontinuinginitsusualwayby causingproblems擾亂；打亂；使中斷☆upgrade v. makeacomputerorothermachinesbetterandabletodomorethings使……

升級；提高；改進★continent n. eachofthemainlandmassesoftheEarth(Europe,Asia,Africa,etc.)洲,大陸★despite prep. withoutbeingaffectedby(thefactorsmentioned)盡管;不管;不顧★terrorism n. (usu.of)violenceandthreatsofviolence,esp.forpoliticalpurposes恐怖主義, 恐怖手段★remarkably adv. worthnoticingorunusual;exceptional值得注意地;不尋常地;獨特地★smooth adj. havinganevensurfacewithoutpoints,lumps,bumps,etc.;notrough光滑的;

平坦的;平靜的IntensiveReadingPart3Words(32IntensiveReadingPart3△spew v. flowoutofsomethinginlargequantities（使）噴出，涌出★ash n. powderthatremainsaftersth.hasbeendestroyedbyburning灰★cancel v. saythatsth.alreadyarrangedanddecideduponwillnotbedoneortake place;calloff取消;廢除△semblance n. ofaconditionorqualitythatissimilartoanotherone(情況或性質(zhì)的）相似，

類似△normalcy n. 常態(tài)★transatlantic adj. 橫渡大西洋★intercontinental adj. betweencontinents洲際的;洲與洲之間的★usual adj. customary通常的;平常的;慣常的★dense adj. crowdedtogetheringreatnumbers稠密的,密集的★network n. acomplexsystemofroads,etc.crossingeachother網(wǎng)狀系統(tǒng)★expand v. becomegreaterinsize,numberorimportance使變大,增加,增強,擴展

★massively adv. substantially;verylargely可觀地;巨大地;大量地★viable adj. 可實施的；切實可行的Words(★表示四級詞匯，☆表示六級詞匯，△表示其他詞匯)IntensiveReadingPart3△spew33IntensiveReadingPart3Words(★表示四級詞匯，☆表示六級詞匯，△表示其他詞匯)★alternative n. oneoftwoormorepossibilities可能性之一★approximately adv. almostcorrectlyorexactlybutnotcompletelyso近乎正確或精確;大約;大概★lay v. put(sth./sb.)inacertainpositionoronasurface將（某物/某人）置于某位置

或某物表面★infrastructure n. thebasicsystemsandstructuresthatacountryororganizationneedsinorder toworkproperly（國家或機構(gòu)的）基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施，基礎(chǔ)建設(shè)★extra adj. morethanorbeyondwhatisusual,expectedornecessary;additional額外的; 外加的;附加的★corridor n. alongnarrowpassage,fromwhichdoorsopenintoroomsorcompartments

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的）安全措施★domestic adj. oforinsideaparticularcountry,notforeignorinternational本國的;國內(nèi)的★extension n. anaddedpart;addition;enlargement增加的部分;擴大★switch v. (causesth.to)shiftorchange,esp.suddenly（使某事物）轉(zhuǎn)變或改變△chaotic adj. asituationinwhicheverythingishappeninginaconfusedway處于混亂狀態(tài)

的;完全無秩序的IntensiveReadingPart3Words(35IntensiveReadingPart3Phrases&Expressionsasusual 像往常一樣layout 展開allbut 幾乎，差不多IntensiveReadingPart3Phrases36IntensiveReadingPart3ProperNamestheChannel=theEnglishChannel 英吉利海峽ICE（internal-combustionengine）

內(nèi)燃機Eyjafjallajokull 艾雅法拉冰河火山Lufthansa （德國）漢莎航空公司Iceland 冰島Brussels 布魯塞爾（比利時城市）Munich 慕尼黑（德國城市）Frankfurt 法蘭克福（德國城市）IntensiveReadingPart3Proper37IntensiveReadingPart3ProperNamesDenmark 丹麥（歐洲國名）Finland 芬蘭（歐洲國名）Madrid 馬德里（西班牙首都）Barcelona 巴塞羅納（西班牙城市）Berlin 柏林（德國城市）Hamburg 漢堡（德國城市）Cologne 科?。ǖ聡鞘校㏄oland 波蘭（歐洲國名）IntensiveReadingPart3Proper38IntensiveReadingPart3Study&PracticeI.ComprehensionoftheTextDirections:Choosethebestanswerforeachofthefollowingstatementsorquestions.1Thetexttalksabouttherailwaysin______.A. theworldB. EuropeC. Iceland,ParisandBrusselsD. Britain,GermanyandSpainIntensiveReadingPart3Study&39IntensiveReadingPart3Study&PracticeI.ComprehensionoftheTextDirections:Choosethebestanswerforeachofthefollowingstatementsorquestions.2Theauthorwantstotellus____.A. thatneitherIceland’svolcanonorthe9.11terroristattackcandisruptthetrafficinEuropeB. thattheglobalairlines,evenLufthansa,thebiggestoneinGermany,arelosingtheirshareofthemarketC. thattheplanehasbecomethemostdangerousmeansoftransportationafterthe9.11terroristattacktookplaceD. whyEuropeisrunningremarkablysmoothlyIntensiveReadingPart3Study&40IntensiveReadingPart3Study&PracticeI.ComprehensionoftheTextDirections:Choosethebestanswerforeachofthefollowingstatementsorquestions.3SinceIceland’sEyjafjallajokullvolcanoerupted,________.A. mostflightshavebeencanceledacrossthecontinentB. 7millionpassengershavenochoicebuttowaitattheairportC. alargepercentageofflightsareoperatingagainD. transportationinEuropeisnotinfluencedIntensiveReadingPart3Study&