外研版高中英语必修4 Module 2《Traffic Jam》.pptVIP

交通堵塞是普遍存在的问题。如何解决这一问题呢？了解一下短文中的解决方法吧！看看是否合理。 As Chinas economy grows at a fever pitch1, and more and more people are moving into the major cities and industrial centers, traffic congestion becomes the order of the day. Traffic congestion not only creates headaches for commuters, but also reduces productivity by taking away valuable time from work. This sickness that plagues2 our cities must be at least put under control, if not cured. Some people insist that more roads be built to accommodate the increase in traffic, while others think that enlarging the capacity of public transit systems (buses, subway, trains) is the answer. Building more roads would mean a lot of land will be taken—not a very good prospect for economic, agricuhural, and environmental reasons. On the other hand, forcing everyone to take public transit will bring inconvenience to those whose use of their cars is essential to their work. Putting more buses on the road may have the opposite effect as big buses tend to clog3 up narrow streets. Building an extensive subway system can be the ideal answer, but that is very expensive. Clearly, we cannot go for one single solution. A compromise4must be struck between the different solutions. My personal view is that for cities that have plenty of unused land, more roads should be built. Having special lanes reserved for bicycles and motorcycles should encourage more people to use bicycles and motorcycles instead of cars. As a long-term solution, extensive subway, or surface monorail5 systems should be built for all the maior cities. 知识点击 1．pitch n．程度　　　　　　　　 2.plague v．折磨；使苦恼 3．clog v．阻塞；堵塞 4.compromise n．妥协，和解；折中 5．monorail n．单轨铁路 自主探究 1．Whats the best title for this passage? (no more than 10 words) __________________________________________________ 2．Whats the meaning of the underlined word in the second paragraph? (no more than 1 word) __________________________________________________ 3．In the writer s opinion, what cities sh