牛津英语模块七第四单元所有知识点详解1概要1.docVIP

Unit 4 Public transport Welcome to the unit Language Points drop off phr v to begin to sleep 　She kept dropping off at her desk. 　I must have dropped off to sleep . drop sb/sth?off to take someone or something to a place by car and leave them there on your way to another place 　Ill drop you off on my way home. to fall to a lower level or amount 　The number of graduates going into teaching has dropped off sharply. Reading Part A 1.In 1863 2.Because it linked with other lines at almost every station, making the system more user-friendly. 3.He is the architect that designed many of the stations between 1918 and 1938. Many of the stations are still in use today. Part C1 Most railway tracks did not go into the London city centre, so buses were required. This increased traffic on the road. The underground system transported more people without increasing traffic on the road. The carriages did not have windows and were pulled by steam engines through narrow tunnels. He bought many of the different lines and set up the Underground Group. It has functioned as a bomb shelter, an aeroplane factory, anti-aircraft centre, meeting rooms for the government administration. More lines were added because more people traveled on the underground. It means that many of the lines are linked at many stations. Therefore, it is very convenient for riders to go to different places in the city from any station. Part C2 Date Event 1854 An underground railway was decided to be built 1863 The first tunnels were opened 1868 The next section of the underground system was opened 1884 The underground service was provided in the middle of the city 1933 A public organization was created 1918-1938 London transport was expanded After 1945 More people traveled on the underground and more lines were added 1977 The last line was added Language Points distant (Line5) adj. far away in the distant past/future: far away in the past or future:distance n. [C or U] the amount of space between