初中英语人教版九年级08

[00:06.79]Lesson 33  1 Read and act
[00:15.12]Do you think the air in Beijing is bad?
[00:19.77]Yes, it's often quite dirty.
[00:24.03]But don't you think it's better than it used¹ to be?
[00:28.79]Well,I can't say for sure.I've only lived here for a year.
[00:36.55]Me too. But my uncle knows.
[00:41.09]He's lived here all his life.
[00:45.06]Oh, really!What does he say?
[00:49.50]He says Beijing's sky is much clearer than a few years ago,
[00:55.67]although people still complain a lot.
[00:59.79]Hmm ... Did he tell you why it's better?
[01:05.85]Yes, he said that fewer homes are using coal for cooking and heating².
[01:12.83]Also,most of the factories that produced pollution
[01:18.29]have been closed or moved out of the city.
[01:23.15]That's true.And many more parks will appear before the 2008 Olympic Games.
[01:31.98]Yes, and the city is planting more trees near the roads.
[01:38.04]My uncle also told me that more public transportation⁴ is planned by the city.
[01:44.80]That's really good.I think Beijing has too many cars and trucks.I agree.
[01:53.95]If more people leave their cars at home when they go to work,that will help a lot.
[02:00.89]Lesson 34  2 Read  THE SKY OF LOS ANGELES
[02:20.25]When most Americans mention Los Angeles,they think of lots of sun and fun.
[02:27.62]They picture the place with palm⁵ trees,beaches,and Hollywood⁶,
[02:33.36]where so many famous movies have been made.
[02:37.49]Los Angeles, or LA, is in south California⁷.
[02:43.06]It is the largest city in the state
[02:46.90]and the second largest city in the United⁸ States.
[02:51.55]Its western part lies by the Pacific⁹ Ocean.
[02:56.27]To its east are the Santa Monica Mountains.
[03:01.03]Los Angeles,meaning"city of angels"in Spanish,is only 200 kilometres from Mexico¹⁰.
[03:11.29]It is a city of immigrants,many of whose grandparents came from Mexico,
[03:18.37]the Philippines,China,and Japan.
[03:23.52]Millions of Americans from other states have also moved to LA.
[03:29.76]You might imagine that LA must be a very beautiful city.
[03:34.91]Although it often is,it also has days when the sky is not so clear.
[03:41.28]On these days,you cannot see the mountains.
[03:46.04]Some people stay inside so that they don't have to breathe¹¹ the bad air.
[03:52.99]A lot of work has been done to improve the air in the past thirty years,
[03:58.65]though much still needs doing.
[04:03.20]As early as 1953,natural gas was used instead of coal.
[04:10.62]Later on,cars were made to drive with cleaner petrol¹².
[04:16.47]Factories were told to control their smoke,and thousands of buses were provided¹³.
[04:23.55]Most importantly,
[04:26.61]people realized that they must learn to care for their living environment.
[04:32.77]During the 1970s,many people moved to LA from other places.
[04:39.72]The city was growing very fast.
[04:43.66]At that time,air pollution was a very serious problem.
[04:48.71]Cars jammed the roads in the mornings and evenings.
[04:54.14]It was called rush hour
[04:57.67]because everyone was in a hurry to get to work or leave work.
[05:04.14]The air was filled with smog¹⁴ coming from hundreds of factories
[05:09.29]as well as the heavy traffic.
[05:13.13]City planners knew they had to do something.
[05:19.97]More public transportation was provided and cars were made to drive cleaner.
[05:27.24]Nowadays the air in LA is usually quite good.
[05:34.00]Lesson 35 2 Read and act
[05:45.36]Hey,Bill,I'm tired of driving in heavy traffic every morning.
[05:51.43]Me too.I'm also tired of looking for a place to park my car.
[05:58.58]Well,I don't have that problem.
[06:02.55]My company gives me a place,although I have to pay a lot of money for it.
[06:09.21]My wife has the same problem.
[06:13.16]Bill,what do you say if we try a car pool?
[06:18.62]Why,that's a good idea.And we can get Steve to join us!
[06:25.38]3.Read
[06:29.02]Read and pick out the sentences in passive¹⁵ voice.
[06:34.87]People had been talking about it for months,
[06:41.03]although few knew what it really was

[06:46.31]It was called "Ginger¹⁶".
[06:50.38]We were told it was invented by Dean¹⁷ Kamen,a 49 year-old American scientist.
[06:59.53]Some people said it would change the way we do things every day.
[07:06.08]Others said it would be the greatest invention since the personal computer.
[07:13.14]This invention had been kept secret until December 3,2001
[07:21.18]when Ginger was shown to the world.
[07:24.53]It is an "HT" Human Transport³.It looks a bit like a very short scooter.
[07:35.76]One can make it turn left,turn right or stop very easily.
[07:43.12]It is faster than a bike but not as fast as a motorbike.
[07:49.79]It gets its power from a big battery¹⁸.
[07:54.75]It is heavier than a bike but not as heavy as a motorbike.
[08:01.31]It is so small that only one person can ride on it.
[08:07.86]The company hopes to sell millions of these machines.
[08:13.51]Words And Expressions¹⁹ 9
[08:22.54]all one's life       coal                 heating              transportation
[08:27.96]终生;一辈子          n.煤                 n.加热;供暖;暖气装置 n.交通;交通工具
[08:33.38]underground          monorail             Los Angeles          Hollywood
[08:38.82]n.地铁               n.单轨铁路           n.洛杉矶             n.好莱坞
[08:44.25]movie                Santa Monica         Mexico               the Philippines
[08:49.78]n.(美)电影           n.圣莫尼卡(山名)     n.墨西哥             n.菲律宾
[08:55.30]gas                  realize              jam                  rush hour
[09:00.17]n.煤气;气体;瓦斯     v.认识到;领悟        v.挤塞;阻塞          高峰期
[09:05.04]nowadays             scooter              power                battery
[09:10.07]adv.如今;时下        n.小型摩托车         n.动力v.使…有力量   n.电瓶;电池
[09:15.10]highway              include              Bangkok
[09:19.23]n.公路               v.包括;包含          n.曼谷
[09:23.36]Manila               Jakarta              New Delhli
[09:27.22]n.马尼拉             n.雅加达             n.新德里

1 used   

adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常

参考例句：

• I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
• He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。

2 heating   

n.加热，供暖，暖气装置；adj.加热的，供暖的

参考例句：

• They will install a heating and lighting system in our house.他们将在我们家装上供热供电系统。
• If the pressure is too low,the heating system will act up.如果压力太低，供暖系统就会出毛病。

3 transport   

n.运输、运输工具；(常用复数）强烈的情绪、狂喜或狂怒； vt.运输；流放；为强烈的情绪所激动

参考例句：

• Transport has always been the key to developing trade.运输一直是发展贸易的关键。
• The books are packed up for transport.书已包扎好待运。

4 transportation   

n.运输，运输系统，运输工具

参考例句：

• The transportation of goods by air costs a lot.航空运输货物花费很高。
• He finally solved the difficulty of transportation.他终于解决了运输的困难。

5 palm   

n.手掌，棕榈，胜利；vt.与…握手，藏…于掌中

参考例句：

• That woman had her husband in the palm of her hand.那女人牢牢地控制住她丈夫。
• Palm trees grow all around the island.岛上到处长着棕榈树。

6 Hollywood   

n.好莱坞；美国电影业

参考例句：

• She dreamed of becoming a Hollywood screen goddess.她梦想成为好莱坞的银幕女神。
• The film has a Hollywood happy ending.那部电影有一个好莱坞式的美满结局。

7 California   

n.加利福尼亚(美国)

参考例句：

• He was elected governor of the state of California.他当选为加州州长。
• We were driving on a California freeway.我们正沿着加利福尼亚的一条快车道驾车行驶。

8 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。

9 pacific   

adj.和解的，平静的；[P-]太平洋的；n.[the P -]太平洋

参考例句：

• China lies on the east of the Pacific.中国位于太平洋东部。
• He is serving on a warship in the Pacific.他在太平洋海域的一艘军舰上服役。

10 Mexico   

n.墨西哥

参考例句：

• They took me to Mexico.他们把我带到墨西哥。
• Mexico is a beautiful country.墨西哥是个美丽的国家。

11 breathe   

vi.呼吸；vt.轻声说，流露感情，注入

参考例句：

• We have to breathe in and out so many times a minute.我们每分钟都得呼吸那么多次。
• How does a fish breathe under water?鱼在水里怎么呼吸？

12 petrol   

n.（英）汽油（[美]gasoline）

参考例句：

• After a long journey,we got to a petrol station at last.一场长途跋涉后，我们终于赶到了加油站。
• Nowadays petrol costs too much.如今的汽油太贵了。

13 provided   

conj.假如，若是；adj.预备好的，由...供给的

参考例句：

• Provided it's fine we will have a pleasant holiday.如果天气良好，我们的假日将过得非常愉快。
• I will come provided that it's not raining tomorrow.如果明天不下雨，我就来。

14 smog   

n.烟雾 (由smoke+fog合成的词)

参考例句：

• Smog blankets the city.烟雾笼罩着这个城市。
• The sky over the city was overspread with a heavy smog.城市上空罩上了一层烟雾。

15 passive   

adj.被动的；消极的

参考例句：

• He has a passive expression on his face.他脸上有一种漠然的表情。
• It lands the manager in a passive position.它使经理处于被动地位。

16 ginger   

n.姜，精力，淡赤黄色；adj.淡赤黄色的；vt.使活泼，使有生气

参考例句：

• There is no ginger in the young man.这个年轻人没有精神。
• Ginger shall be hot in the mouth.生姜吃到嘴里总是辣的。

17 Dean   

n.(大学)院长，系主任，教务长

参考例句：

• The students much like the new dean.学生们很喜欢这位新系主任。
• Who is the dean of the Foreign Languages Department?外语系主任是谁？

18 battery   

n.电池；一批；金属物件；群；【律】殴打

参考例句：

• He is charging a storage battery.他在为蓄电池充电。
• The battery has run down.电池用完了。

19 expressions   

n.表情( expression的名词复数 )；表示；（数学）表达式；词

参考例句：

• ritualized expressions of grief 以例行的方式表达悲伤
• The fashionable remarks of today often become the commonplace expressions of tomorrow. 今天的时髦话往往变成明天的陈词滥调。 来自《简明英汉词典》