4. A truck accident

5. A car accident

6. Where are they going? Will they arrive safe?

7. What happened to them?

8. Traffic accidents cause many deaths and injuries every year, so we must learn how to protect ourselves from danger on the roads is very important.

9. What’s the meaning of these instructions? No overtakingSchool aheadNo turning around Around about ahead No turning right Weight limited

10. Read through the notice and answer the following questions. 1. Why was the notice release? Because the number of accidents and the deaths arising from traffic accidents has increased greatly over the past year.

11. 2.What information has the passage given to you? The causes of the traffic accidents and how to be safe on the road.

12. Detailed reading 1. What are some of the causes of traffic accidents involving vehicles? They are mainly caused by drivers who are not paying attention while driving, getting annoyed in a traffic jam, speaking on mobile phones while driving, drinking alcohol, speeding up and so on.

13. 2. What is the most common cause of accidents? Drivers not paying attention is the most common cause of accidents. Because the drivers who are speaking on the phones are often not concentrating. 3. Why must drivers be forbidden to use the mobile phones while driving?

14. 4. Should cyclists and pedestrians also need to be responsible for preventing accidents? Yes, they should. They should always cross roads on a crossing. While crossing, they should look both ways and listen for car. 5. What should all pedestrians do?

15. They are usually caused because cyclists fail to pay attention to the cars around them, or carrying a passenger. Sometimes accidents occur with bicycles when the brakes on their bicycles don’t work properly or their bicycles do not use lights at night. 6. How do accidents involving bicycles happen?

16. pay attention to the surrounding traffic be patient in a traffic jam not speak on a mobile phone not drink alcohol not drive too fast… Discussion 1. If you are a driver, what should you do to prevent accidents?

17. always obey traffic laws pay attention to the cars that surround them not carry a passenger have a light on the bicycle at night keep the bicycle in good condition 2. What cyclists should do in order to prevent accidents?

18. always cross roads on a crossing look both ways and listen for cars while crossing the street never ignore traffic lights … 3. What should pedestrians do so as to prevent accidents?

19. 1. Discuss in pairs or groups and discuss Question 5 to 8 in Part B. 2. Assign different jobs to each group member. 3. Present their action plans to the class. Other groups can give their comments Write an action plan about how people, especially young people, can protect themselves from traffic accidents.

20. 1. The number of road accidents and the deaths arising from those accidents has increased over the past year. arise from 由 …… 引起，由 …… 产生，起源于 e.g. Accidents often arise from carelessness. 事故往往起源于疏忽大意。

21. 事物的发展源于它的内部矛盾。 The development inside a thing __________ the contradiction. arises from 2. Check your light regularly to make sure it works, as many accidents are caused at night because a bicycle cannot be seen.

22. cause n. 原因；事业 v. 导致；使发生 e.g. Unemployment is a major cause of poverty. 失业是贫困的主要原因。 cause of… …… 的原因 cause sb. to do sth. 导致某人做某事 cause sth. 导致某事

23. cause, reason, excuse 辨析： cause 指事情的直接起因，即导致某一 必然结果的条件、力量、事物和人等， 常与 of 搭配。 reason 指对事物的起因给以通情达理、 合乎逻辑的解释，常与 for 搭配。 excuse 指为某一行为所作的解释，指 “ 辩解，借口，托词 ” 。

24. 3. Carrying more than a light load on your bicycle makes it more difficult to control. load n. 负荷，负载，装载 vt. 装载 例如： The truck was loaded with watermelons. 那辆卡车装满了西瓜。 Lifting a heavy load can be very dangerous. 举起一个重物是很危险的。

25. overload 超载 download 下载 unload 卸载 be loaded with 装满 load…with… 用 …… 装满 …… load…into/onto 将 …… 装入 / 上 reduce study load 减轻学习负担 take a load off one’s mind 减小某人的顾虑

26. It was he who was under the ____ of responsibility. A. burden B. load C. press D. control

27. 难句解析 1. Below are some of the major causes of road accidents in connection with vehicles such as cars, minibuses and lorries, and what drivers should do to prevent them.

28. 语言知识分析： 该句为倒装结构，当表语为时间、地点副 词或介词短语而主语相对较长时，往往将 句子倒装。句意：以下是一些引起车辆道 路事故的主要原因以及为防止事故司机们 应做的事。

29. 2. When drivers do not pay attention to surrounding traffic, they are not ready when another driver does something wrong, like turning without signaling or giving wrong signals. 句子结构分析：此句为含有条件状语从 句和时间状语从句的主从复合句。

30. When drivers do not pay attention to surrounding traffic 为条件状语从句； they are not ready 为主句； when another driver does something wrong 为时间状语 从句； like turning without signaling or giving wrong signals 为介词短语作状语。

31. 语言知识分析： When drivers do not pay attention to surrounding traffic 意为 “ 如果司机们 不注意周围的交通 ” ，句子中的 when 相 当于 if 。句意：如果司机们不注意周围 的交通状况，当另外一个司机出了差 错，如未打信号灯或给出了错误的信 号突然变道时，他们会毫无准备。

32. 根据句子及所给单词的首字母或汉语注 释，写出各单词的正确形式 ( 每空限填一 词 ) 。 1. He was r______ from prison after serving his sentence. 2. The population of the country has i________ from less than half a million in 1965 to over two millions. eleased ncreased

33. 3. They asked me so many questions that they c________ me. 4. The heavy storms almost w______ the village away, but fortunately no one was hurt. 5. The number of deaths a______ from those accidents has increased in the past ten years. onfused ashed rising

34. 6. The girl’s behavior is difficult to understand. What is she a______ at? 7. You are v_______ the traffic regulations and risking your own life as well as the lives of others. 8. The road is under r______, so we shall have to go round. 9. If you break the rules again, we will d______ you. iming iolating epair ismiss

35. 10. We cannot guarantee the _________ ( 准时的 ) arrival of the coach in foggy weather. 11. We have the possibility to __________ ( 承担 ) this work ourselves. 12. Fast as you are, you can’t finish the ___________ ( 分派的任务 ) in two hours. punctual undertake assignment(s)