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Section Ⅳ LESSON 3
Step One:Pre-reading
1.What is a shared bike? Are there any in your neighbourhood or around your school? What are the advantages and disadvantages of them?
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(The answer may vary.)
2.Look at the title and the pictures on P36-P37 and predict what the passage is talking about.
I guess this passage is talking about a city is trying to reduce pollution by using more bikes because I can see some people riding a bike and many bikes tied together and the title is “WHITE BIKES” ON THE ROAD.
Step Two:While-reading
Ⅰ.Read for the main idea.
What's the main idea of this passage?
This passage is mainly about the development process of “white bikes” in Amsterdam and its influence on the world,especially in China.
Ⅱ.Read for the structure.
Read the passage quickly and fill in the blanks.
Ⅲ.Read for details.
Read the passage carefully and choose the best answers.
1.Which of the following statements is not the factor that makes Amsterdam “the City of Bicycles”?
A.Its flat land.
B.Bicycle paths.
C.Easy bicycle parking.
D.Financial support.
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2.What was the original intention of “white bikes”?
A.To save money.
B.To protect the environment.
C.To help reduce crime.
D.To promote tourism.
3.What is needed if someone intends to take a bicycle in 1999?
A.A special card.
B.A computer tracking system.
C.Some change.
D.Colourful keys.
4.Which is not the reason why shared bikes are popular?
A.Being cheap.
B.Saving energy.
C.Being comfortable.
D.Reducing air and noise pollution.
答案:1-4:DBAC
Step Three:Post-reading
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1.Why did cycling fans put forward the idea of “white bikes” in the 1960s? (Critical Thinking 批判性思维)
Because they hoped that this would help to save energy,reduce pollution and provide free public transport.
2.Why has the idea spread to other parts of the world in recent years? (Creative Thinking 创造性思维)
In my opinion,the reasons are as follows: First,it can reduce po