2017-2018学年高中英语 Unit 5 Travelling abroad检测 新人教版选修7.docVIP

Unit 5　Travelling abroad 【导语】　人们终于可以摆脱提着行李箱旅游的辛苦了。外出旅游时，你不仅不用提着重重的行李箱，它反而会载着你四处旅游！ Travelling by suitcase CHANGSHA，June 20 (Xinhua)—Tired of lugging your suitcase to airports and hotels？A Chinese inventor has come up with a solution. Drive it. After more than 10 years of experiments on hundreds of suitcases，61－year－old inventor He Liangcai finally created a suitcase that can be driven. The battery－powered multifunctional case can carry two adults and belongings and travel at a speed of 20 km (12.4 miles) per hour, faster than most cycles. The suitcase has been reinforced to carry extra weight, with three wheels attached and a handlebar (手把) connected. He has a range of drivable pieces of baggage weighing from 7 to 10 kg depending on size. A custom－made lithium battery (锂电池) can power a case for up to three hours. “The battery is light and small but of high capacity，” said He, a manager at a vehicle repair plant in the 1980s. He decided to turn his hand to inventions and ever since has been on a long journey. Frustrated by long trips with heavy luggage, He eventually had an epiphany (灵感). People shouldnt be carrying suitcases, he thought, it should be the other way around. He now owns the patent for the multifunctional suitcase. The inventor plans to make improvements at his workshop in Changsha, capital of central Chinas Hunan Province, firstly by making the cases lighter. He then plans to make a suitcase with an electronic motor, GPS and LED lights. Its unknown whether driving such a vehicle requires a license. 【词海拾贝】 1．solution n．解决办法；溶解；溶液；答案 2．belongings n．财物 3．reinforce vt.加固；强化 4．power vt.驱动，推动(机器或车辆) 5．capacity n．容量；性能 6．frustrated adj.沮丧的，懊恼的 7．patent n．专利证书；专利权 8．license n．许可证；执照 【问题思考】 1．How long did it take him to create the suitcase that can be driven？Why did he invent such a case? _______________________________________________________ 答案：After more than 10 years of experiments on hundreds of suitcases；Fru