高中英语(外研必修4)配套课件：Module2TrafficJamPeriod1Warmshy;upandReading.docx

本课栏目开关 本课栏目开关 Module 2 THE FOURTH BOOK Tragic Jam 本课栏目开关Some experts feel that cars are certain to fall into disuse.They see a day in the not-too-distant future when all cars will be deserted and made useless.Other experts, however, think the car is here to stay.They hold that the car will remain a leading means of city travel in the foreseeable future. 本课栏目开关 The car will undoubtedly change greatly over the next 30 years.lt should become smaller9 safer, and more practical, and should not be powered by the gas engine.The car of the future should be far more pollution-free than present types. 本课栏目开关Unless changes take place in the power system, the car in the future will still be the main problem in city traffic jams.One suggested solution to this essential problem is the automated system, which seems to hold water. 本课栏目开关 When the car enters the highway system, a small arm will drop from the car and connect with a raiL which is similar to those powering subway trains electrically.Once joined to the rail, the car will become electrically powered from the system, and control of the car will pass to a central computer.The computer will then monitor all of the car^ s movements. 本课栏目开关The driver will use the telephone to dial instructions about his position and the place he heads for into the system.The computer will find the best way and reserve space for the car all the way to the correct exit from the highway.The driver will be free to relax and wait for the call that will warn him of his coming exit.lt is believed that an automated highway will be able to deal with 10^000 cars per hour, compared with the 1,500 to 2,000 cars that can be carried by a present-day highway. 本课栏目开关 本课栏目开关 本课栏目开关 根据上文完成下列各题 1 ? What provides cars with electric power in an automated highway system? A ? An engine. B. A rail. C. A computer controller. D ? A small arm. 答案B Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? The driver puts his information in the system by e-