1、destruction n.破坏 destruct v.破坏 destroy v.破坏 stuck adj.被困住的 v.stick的过去式&过去分词 stick v.粘贴；刺 n.条；枯枝 jam n.果酱；堵塞果酱；堵塞 traffic jam 交通堵塞交通堵塞 anxious 忧虑的annoyed 恼怒的 stressed 有压力的无助的 How many cars are there on the roads?32 million/50 million/64 million By how much has the number of cars gone up in the last 2
2、0 years?10%/25%/40%How many people die every year in vehicle accidents?1,000/2,500/3,000 How many deaths per year are caused by air pollution?10,000/20,000/30,000 stressed out tired Traffic accidents global warming and climate change,death and cancer by air pollution.Refer to Part 2Solutions/AdviceU
3、se public trafficThink before you goShare carsTake actionThe writer knows that cars have negative effects and she wants to help the environment(We know that cars are bad for us,All quite simple,isnt it?Five easy ways to improve our environment)but she thinks it will be difficult for her to give up h
4、er car(Ive got to pick up my daughter form school.The traffic is going to be horrible,but what can I do?)The road to destruction refers to the fact that the cars on the road will eventually lead to the destruction of our planet.Read Part 1 of the passage.Check your predictions in Activity 2.This mor
5、ning,it took me 40 minutes to go downtown.More roadworks on the A10!Oh really?It took me over an hour.There was an accident on the M11.How often have you heard these conversations?How often do we get stuck in traffic jams?How often do we arrive at work or school,stressed out,tired and angry?For many
6、 people,the answer is every day.But personal anger and stress are nothing compared to the real costs socially.Here are some figures about Britain:prediction n.预测,预言predict v.预测,预言n.市区 it takes sb.sth.to do sth.n.道路施工n.事故 n.谈话 stuck adj.被困住的 v.stick的过去式&过去分词 traffic jam n.堵车/交通阻塞adj.做状语（此处表结果）做状语（此处表
7、结果）n.愤怒 compare v.比较；对比cost n.成本；花费 v.需付费 过去分词做状语（表被动）过去分词做状语（表被动）social adj.社会的figure n.图形;人物;身材 v.认为；计算(figure out)In the last 20 years,the number of cars on the roads has gone up by 25%.There are now 32 million cars.Over the last decade,an average of 2,500 people have died every year in vehicle a
8、ccidents.Traffic is one of the major causes of global warming and climate change,as car engines produce various types of greenhouse gases.Almost 30,000 deaths per year are caused by air pollution.Some types of cancer are related to traffic pollution.go up 上涨；增长last adv.最后；最新 v.持续 n.十年average n.平均水平;
9、平均数 adj.平均的 vehicle n.车辆；交通工具 major adj.主要的 minor 较小的；次要的 as prep.作为；像；conj.随着；正如；因为 produce v.生产 produce v.生产 product n.产品 n.污染related adj.相关的；有联系的 be related to 与有关related adj.相关的；有联系的relate v.联系 relation n.关联；联系relative n.亲戚 adj.相对的；相关联的We know that cars are bad for us.But we all make excuses:The
10、 buses are terrible;The trains are always late;I havent got time to walk.Im talking about myself,too.To be frank,Im addicted to my car.When I asked Jenny Trowe of Greenpeace for advice about how to give up,she told me five things:excuse n.借口；理由 v.原谅；宽恕 be addicted to.沉迷于.Use your legs.In 2014,over 5
11、5%of car journeys were under eight kilometres.Instead of taking short car journeys,we could easily walk or cycle.Leg power can save your money,keep you fit and help you live longer.Regular exercise also cuts the risk of heart disease by 50%!journey n.旅行 trip n.旅游；绊倒 v.将绊倒 travel n./v.旅行 regular adj.
12、规则的；定期的 Use public transport.Up to 90 people can travel in one bus,while the same number will need at least 18 cars.Sometimes it can take a little bit longer,but so what?You can relax,read a book,talk to someone-who knows?Think before you go.Do you really have to go to that shopping centre on the ot
13、her side of town?What about the shops around the corner?Before you get into your car,think about whether you really need to make that journey.up to 多达 而；当.at least 至少so what 那又怎样side n.边around the corner 在拐角处；即将来临whether 是否whether 引导的宾语从句 Share cars.If you really have to use a car,share journeys wit
14、h someone else.It is much cheaper and kinder to the environment.Take action!We often think there is nothing we can do about the noise,pollution and danger of traffic.There is.If your street is full of heavy traffic,talk to your neighbours about it.Write to the papers.Go to the city government.Ask fo
15、r a speed limit.Do whichever of these things that suit you.Dont just sit around and complain!that噪音污染交通拥挤paper n.论文；报纸；纸ask for 请求；要求suit v.适合 n.诉讼;套装whichever 无论哪一个wherever 无论哪里whoever 无论谁whenever 无论何时v.抱怨All quite simple,isnt it?Five easy ways to improve our environment.Well,Im sorry I have to fin
16、ish this article,but lve got to pick up my daughter from school at 4 pm.Then lve got to drive to the supermarket to do the shopping.After that,I have to take my son to a party.The traffic is going to be horrible,but what can I do?quite adv.十分 quiet adj.安静的simple adj.简单的simply adv.简单地;仅仅 n.文章pick up
17、捡起;接have got to 不得不；必须horrible adj.极坏的；可怕的；恐怖的terrible adj.令人极不快的；可怕的 make excuses 找借口碰上交通堵塞be addicted to 沉迷于.保护环境pick up sb.接某人Many people often 1 when they go towork.How annoyed and stressful they often feel!But the problem is that the number of cars is still going up.Traffic pollution has been f
18、ound to 2 and climate change to a large degree.Too many cars 3 to the environment and our health.Some advice has been given for people to help 4 for example,using public transport or 5 ,doing your shopping in the shop just around the corner instead of driving to the other side of town.However,people 6 using cars.They 7 for using their cars,I need to 8 my daughter.What can I do?get stuck in a traffic jamcause global warmingdo a lot of harmprotect the environmentsharing carsare addicted tomake excusespick up
