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1、UNIT13TransportWarmup-ThinkingabouttheTopicLookatthesephotos.Talkaboutthemwithyourpartner.1Inyourcity,domorepeopleridebikesordrivecars?2Thinkabouttrafficcongestion.Arebicycles'partoftheproblem'or'partofthesolution'?BeginningtoReadSkimmingtoIdentifytheAuthor’sPurposeandPassageStructureComp
2、letetheactivitiesbelowtopractisehowtodothis.Keeptothetimelimit.TIPForIELTSreading,youneedtotheabletoreadQUICKLYtofindtheauthor’spurposeandthemainstructureofthereadingpassage.CyclingintheCityAHowmuchtimedoyouspendstuckintraffic,breathingindieselfumes,asyoucommutetoworkortocollegeeveryday?T
3、rafficcongestioninthebigcitiesisoneofthekeyissuesfacingcityplannersthesedays.Ithasonlycontinuedtogetworse,despitetheattemptstosolvetheseproblems.Expensivesolutionssuchasnewflyovers,bus-onlylanesandpark-and-rideoptionsareallunderconsiderationinmanybigcities.Buttheseareallcar-friendlysoluti
4、ons,Whataboutthehumblebicycle?9BCyclingisakeywayofreducingtrafficcongestion,andhasotherbenefitsaswell.Itsavesfuel,ishealthierforthecyclists(iftheysurvivethetripunharmed)andreducesairpollutionforallothercommuterswhowalkortravelonotherformsoftransport.Itprovidesamorecost-effectiveandefficie
5、ntuseofcityspacebyreducingtheneedforenormousparkingbuildingsandinnercitymotorways.Anotherpointisthatcyclingisacheaperalternativethancarownershipwithitsregistrationfees,fuelcosts,andregularmechanicalexpenses.Atpresent,manypeopledriveoverrelativelyshortdistancesthat;couldequallybetravelledb
6、ybike.However,oftenthefearofcyclinginheavycommutertraffickeepssuchpeopleofftheirbikes.CTakeamomenttothinkaboutthosewhoriskthedangersofbusycityroadsonabicycle.Cyclistsarethemostvulnerablepeopleinheavytraffic.Theymovefast,theyarebalancedontwowheels,andtheyhavenooutermetalshelltoprotectthem.
7、Iftheyareontheirwaytowork,theymaywellbecarryingwork-relateddocumentsinabackpackorpannier,whichincreasesthebalanceproblem.Ascyclistsaremuchsmallerthanvehicles,driversfrequentlydonotevennoticethemandaccidentsarecommon.Often,especiallyinhotweather,cyclistsonlywearlight
