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1、课堂15分钟达标练 Module 2 Traffic Jam Period 1 Introduction & Reading and Vocabulary（1）Bicycling is mostly done for sport, pleasure and healthful exercise here in America. Some young people, however, ride bicycles as part of their job. They are city bicycle messengers. In todays world of faxes, telephones
2、and computers, you might think that hand delivery of messages or packages is strange. But in cities where downtown traffic is heavily congested, bicycle messengers are doing a thriving(兴隆的)business. Delivery by car or truck works well in the suburbs, but in the city, nothing beats a bicycle. Messeng
3、ers on a bicycle carry many different things. Some items or messages are private, and senders dont want them to be sent by fax. Others are very valuable and it is important that they be carried as quickly as possible from one place to another. Finally messengers carry important things that cant be t
4、ransmitted electronically, such as parts for computers or medical laboratory samples. Bicycles are fast and maneuverable in traffic. A car could be tied up in heavy city traffic for hours. A bicycle, because it is smaller, can move through traffic much faster and more easily than a larger vehicle. B
5、icycles can also go faster than a person walking on city streets. 【语篇概述】本文主要讲述了骑自行车邮递员的工作, 在交通阻塞的情况下, 自行车运送更有优势。. Skim the passage and match the main idea with each paragraph. Para. 1A. Bicycles are fast and easily steered in traffic. Para. 2B. Riding bicycles is part of city bicycle messengersjob.
6、Para. 3C. Bicycle messengers are doing a thriving business in the city. Para. 4D. Messengers on a bicycle carry many different things. 答案: Para. 1. B; Para. 2. C; Para. 3. D; Para. 4. A. Read the passage carefully and fill in the blanks. Something about city bicycle messengersThe 1. _ of bicyclingSp
7、ort, pleasure, 2. _ exercise and part of city bicycle messengers job.Delivery by 3. _ works well in the city.Delivery by car or truck works well in the 4. _ , but in the city, nothing beats a bicycle.The advantages in 5. _ different thingsSome items or messages are private; others are very 6. _ and
8、important.The 7. _ of riding bicyclesA bicycle can move through 8. _ much faster and more easily than a larger vehicle and a person walking on city streets.答案：1. use 2. healthful 3. bicycle 4. suburbs 5. carrying6. valuable 7. advantages 8. traffic. Read the passage and choose the best answers. 1. B
9、icycle messengers are most suitable to work in _ . A. large cities with heavy trafficB. cities with bicycle lanesC. suburbs where traffic is lightD. rural areas with wide roads【解析】选A。细节理解题。从文中第二段“But in cities where downtown traffic is heavily congested, bicycle messengers are doing a thriving busin
10、ess. ”可知, 骑自行车的邮递员的工作最适合在交通拥挤的大城市。2. Bicycle messengers must _ . A. know what is in every envelope they carryB. know their way around the city very wellC. open the packages they deliver and see insideD. drive through city parks so they can enjoy the scenery【解析】选B。推理判断题。从文中第三段中“Some items or messages
11、 are private. . . ”可排除A、C两项, 又因为文中第二段分析了这种职业产生的根源是大城市交通堵塞, 而根据常识可知, 骑自行车的邮递员必须熟知城市周围的路况, 故选B项。D项未提及。3. You can tell from this passage that the underlined word“maneuverable”means _ . A. heavyB. easily steeredC. very fastD. somewhat dangerous【解析】选B。词义猜测题。通过下文“A car could be tied up in heavy city traff
12、ic for hours. A bicycle, because it is smaller, can move through traffic much faster and more easily than a larger vehicle. ”可知自行车在交通堵塞的情况下, 更快、更易于操纵。4. A bicycle messengers job is to _ . A. deliver faxes and mails in large cities with heavy trafficB. be a daredevil and do dangerous tricks on a bicycleC. show skill and daring by passing cars and trucksD. carry messages or small packages through large cities【解析】选D。细节理解题。从文章第三段可知。
