文档介绍：Public transport
Reading 1
Unit
4
The first underground in the world
The first underground in the world.
What is used for?
a tourist brochure
When
Who
How
Why
(dates)
(famous people)
(events)
(reasons)
let's read and try your best to get enough information concerning the first underground in the world.
1. Why was the underground system developed in London?
Most railway tracks __________ into the London city centre, so buses, trams, cabs, and carriages were _________. The number of vehicles on the road caused _______________.
Read again and answer the following questions.
this traffic problem
did not go
used / required
unbelievable traffic jams
2. What was the London Underground like in 1863?
The tunnels were ____________ the surface of the ground. The carriages _______________ windows and were pulled by steam engines through the _______________ .
just beneath
did not have
narrow tunnels
3. What did Charles Yerkes do to improve the underground system?
He ____________ ownership of the many different lines and __________ the Underground Electric Railways Company of London.
obtained
set up
4. What unusual uses did the tube have during World War II ?
During World War II, the tube was used as ______________, an ________________, a centre for directing the defence against_____________and meeting rooms for the government administration.
a bomb shelter
airplane factory
air attacks
反空袭指挥中心
政府行政管理
5. What happened to the London Underground after World War II?
After World War II, the underground system was _________ and more lines were ________ because more people travelled _____ the underground.
enlarged
added
on
6. What does it mean when the brochure says that the underground system is user-friendly?
It means that it is very __________ for ____________ to go to different places in the city from any station.
convenient
passengers
easy to use