Module 2 My New Teachers

高考詞匯

avoid vt. （故意）避開

hate vt. 討厭；不喜歡

appreciate vt. 感激

admit vt. 承認

wave vt. 揮（手）；招（手）

revise vt. 溫習（功課）

impression n. 印象

joke n. 玩笑；笑話

respect vt. n. 尊敬；尊重

literature n. 文學

summary n. 總結；摘要；提要

grade n. （美）成績；分數(shù)

headmaster n. 校長

headmistress n. 女校長

period n. 一段時間

revision n. 復習

translation n. 翻譯

timetable n. 時間表

topic n. 話題；題目

vacation n. 假期

relationship n. 關系

amusing adj. 有趣的；可笑的

energetic adj. 精力充沛的

intelligent adj. 聰明的

nervous adj. 緊張的；焦慮的

organised adj. 有組織的；有系統(tǒng)的

patient adj. 耐心的

serious adj. 嚴肅的

shy adj. 害羞的；羞怯的

strict adj. 嚴格的；嚴厲的

scientific adj. 科學的

relaxed adj. 輕松的；松懈的；寬松的

incorrectly adv. 不正確地

completely adv. 十分地；完全地

immediately adv. 立即，即刻

loudly adv. 大聲地

similarly adv. 同樣地，類似地

常用短語

make sure 確定；確信；查明；弄清楚

make progress 取得進步

as a result 結果

in fact 事實上

fall asleep 睡著

tell jokes 講笑話；開玩笑

be strict with 對……嚴格

prefer to do sth 喜歡（愛）做某事

表外詞匯

discipline n. 紀律

formal adj. 正式的

過渡詞匯

repeat vt. n. 重說；重復

badminton n. 羽毛球

stupid adj. 笨的；頭腦遲鈍的

private adj. 私人的；個體的

詞匯短語園地

1. hate vt. 討厭；不喜歡

（1） hate sth/sb 討厭、憎恨某物/人

I hate Friday mornings. 我討厭星期五早晨。

（2） hate doing sth 討厭做某事（習慣性動作）

Paul hates making mistakes. 保羅討厭出錯。

（3） hate to do sth 不想 / 不愿做某事（通常是一次性或特指動作）

He hates to think what would have happened if he hadn’t called the police.

他不愿想如果他沒有報警會發(fā)生什么事。

2. avoid vt. （故意）避開

avoid其后可接名詞或代詞作賓語，也可接動名詞作賓語，但是不能接不定式作賓語。

You should avoid such mistakes.

你應當避免這樣的錯誤。

I realized he was trying to avoid the topic.

我意識到他是在設法避開這個話題。

正：He avoided answering my questions.

誤：He avoided to answer my questions.

正：It was impossible to avoid being affected.

誤：It was impossible to avoid to be affected.

3. admit vt. 承認；招認；招供（常指不情愿地承認

某事屬實）

常用搭配：（1） admit to doing sth/admit to sth 承認（過錯；罪行）；招認；招供

Tom admitted to having stolen the car.

湯姆供認偷了那輛車。

He refused to admit to the other charges.

他拒不承認其他指控。

（2） admit that...從句

I admitted that I was late for work.

我承認我上班遲到了。

4. wave v. 揮（手）；招（手）

（1） wave at/to sb 向某人揮手

Tom waved to us as he came across the field.

湯姆穿過田地時朝我們揮手。

（2） wave sth （at sb） （向某人）搖晃某物

A boy waved some flowers at his mother.

一個男孩對她母親揮舞著一些花。

5. respect vt. n. 尊重；敬重

（1） respect sb/sth （for sth）

She had always been honest with me， and I respect her for that.

她一直對我很誠實。我非常敬重她這一點。

The president is expected to respect the constitution.

人們期望總統(tǒng)尊重憲法。

（2） have/show respect for sb/sth 對……尊敬 / 尊重

The students have great respect for their history teacher.

學生們非常尊敬他們的歷史老師。

He shows no respect for her feelings.

他不尊重她的感情。

respectful adj. 恭敬的；表示敬意的

respectable adj. 值得尊敬的；規(guī)矩的；體面的

The woman kept a respectful silence.

那位婦人恭敬地保持著沉默。

It’s not respectable to be drunk in the street.

在大街上醉倒是不體面的。

6. appreciate vt. 感激

（1） appreciate其后可接名（代）詞、動名詞、名詞性從句等作賓語，但不能接不定式。

We shall appreciate hearing from you again.

能再次收到你的來信，我們將十分感激。

I appreciate that you have come here so early.

感謝你來得這么早。

（2） appreciate習慣上不用“人”作賓語，其后只能接“事”作賓語。（注意：這與thank 的用法恰恰相反）

正：I appreciate your kindness.

誤：I appreciate you for your kindness.

正：He thanked her for her kindness.

誤：He thanked her kindness.

（3） appreciate后接if 或when從句時習慣上要先接it，而不直接跟if或when引導的從句。

I would appreciate it if you would help me with it.

如果你能幫助我做這事，我會十分感激。

We really appreciate it when she offered to help.

她來幫忙了，我們十分感激。

（4） 表示感激的程度，可用deeply， highly， （very） much等副詞修飾。

I deeply appreciate your kindness.

我深深感謝你的好意。

He highly appreciated their help.

他非常感謝他們的幫助。

注意：當much修飾appreciate時，只能置于其前，而不能置于其后，但very much卻可以。如：

正：We much appreciate your invitation.

正：We appreciate your invitation very much.

誤：We appreciate your invitation much.

7. amusing adj. 有趣的；可笑的

I didn’t find the joke amusing at all.

我認為這笑話一點也不可笑。

amuse v. 逗笑；逗樂

It amused him to think that they were probably talking about him at that very moment.

想到這會兒他們大概在談論他，他不禁笑 了起來。

amused adj. 逗樂的；覺得好笑的

常用搭配：amused at/by sth

We are all amused at his stories.

我們都被他的故事逗笑了。

8. impression n. 印象

I have the impression that I’ve seen that man before.

我覺得我以前見過那個人。

She made a good impression on the people.

她給人們留下了一個好印象。

常用搭配：

have a（n）...impression of sb/sth 對某人 / 某物有……的印象

make a（n）...impression on sb 給某人留下……的印象

impressive adj. 令人贊嘆的；令人敬佩的

9. immediately adv. 立即；即刻

conj. 一……就……

Cook the mixture for ten minutes and serve immediately.

將混合物烹調10分鐘后馬上上桌。

On hearing the news， John cried immediately.

一聽到這個消息，約翰馬上就哭了。

Immediately she’d gone， I remembered her name.

她剛走開我就想起了她的名字。

10. loudly adv. 大聲地

She didn’t speak loudly because she was so shy.

她說話聲不大，因為她很害羞。

He called out loudly for assistance without moving.

他不敢移動，大聲求援。

比較：loudly和loud的區(qū)別

loud表示“大聲；響亮”，可用作形容詞或副詞。

（1） 用作形容詞。He has a loud voice. 他嗓門大。

The music is too loud； please turn it down.

這音樂太吵人了，請把音量關小一點。

（2） 用作副詞（與loudly同義），一般只與動詞speak， talk， laugh， sing等連用，且必須放在這些動詞之后。

I can’t hear you. Please speak louder.

我聽不見，請說大聲些。

loudly只用作副詞（與用作副詞的loud同義）。

Don’t talk so loudly （loud）. 別這么大聲講話。

注意：loudly比用作副詞的loud使用范圍更廣，它除與 speak，talk，laugh等動詞連用外，還可與其他表示聲響的動詞連用，且可以放在這些動詞之前或之后。

The man snored loudly. 這個人鼾聲打得響。

He heard a cocklock loudly crow.

他聽見雄雞大聲啼叫。

（4） 另外，在用于比較級或最高級時，通常用loud，而不用loudly。

Who laughed loudest？ 誰笑的聲音最大？

11. fall asleep 睡著

Because I am tired， I fall asleep quickly.

因為我很疲勞，很快就睡著了。

The soft music caused us to fall asleep.

催眠音樂使我們睡著了。

比較：be asleep與fall asleep的區(qū)別

fall asleep表動作，意為“剛剛入睡”，指“剛睡著”這動作。be asleep表狀態(tài)，意為“睡著的”。

He fell asleep when there was a loud knock at the door.

他剛睡著，這時有人大聲敲門。

The baby has been asleep for an hour.

這孩子睡著一個小時了。

注意：go/get to sleep和fall asleep意思接近，都指“入睡，睡著”。 go/get to sleep強調進入睡眠狀態(tài)，常用于否定句、疑問句、條件句中。go to bed著重指上床睡覺的動作，無“睡著”之意。go to bed在前，然后才go/get to sleep或fall asleep。

12. as a result （of ） （由于……的）結果

As a result， he had to leave.

結果，他只得離開。

As a result of the car accident， he was late for school.

由于這起車禍，他上學遲到了。

13. so that 以便；因此

I will give you all the facts so that you can judge for yourself.

我會給你所有的事實以便你可以自己判斷。

Everyone lent a hand， so that the work was finished ahead of schedule.

每個人都幫了忙，因此工作提前完成了。

跟蹤導練（一）

閱讀理解

Western New Bridge Library Announcement

Shortened Library Hours for Spring Break

Library Hours have been shortened to 7 hours a day （9：00a.m.—4：00 p.m.） for Spring Break from March 24 to March 30.

Coming Events

◆On Monday， March 24， at 10：30 a.m.， Scott Sutton， a children’s writer， will tell stories to kids over seven. Sutton’s attractive style will surely interest everyone present！

◆At 2：00 p.m.， on March 25， a lecture will be given in Room 201， which focuses on the development of writing skill. Famous writers from the district won’t disappoint you.

◆At 1：00 p. m.， on March 26， the Georgetown Musicians will present an Irish Folk Concert， which will be entertaining for the entire family. Come for the music and stay to check out some books for the rest of the week！

◆On Thursday， March 27， at 2：00 p.m.， the annual Children’s Gathering will take place in Room 201， the second floor. Pick up an invitation in the Children’s Room and return your RSVP （回復）to make sure you get a seat at the table by 3：00 p.m. on Tuesday， March 25. Only children are allowed in the Gathering.

◆At 10：30 a.m. on Friday， March 28， Enzo Monfre of the hit kids’ science show， ENZOology， will bring Fossils Live！ Surely Enzo will take the audience back in time， deep beneath the surface of the earth， to uncover the mysteries of killer dinosaurs， and more.

Please note： In case of emergency， please call the Help Desk at 9263736 and follow the procedures outlined on the voice message. The call-down service is offered 24 hours a day， 7 days a week for emergencies. The Help Desk supplies service to you all the year round！ For questions about all these， please contact hld@wnbl.corg.

Come for the great Fun； Stay for the relevant Books！

1. On what day should Tim attend the activity to improve writing？

A. Monday.B. Tuesday.

C. Thursday.D. Friday.

2. What’s true about Children’s Gathering？

A. Tickets are a must to attend it.

B. Children should attend it with parents.

C. A reply to the invitation is needed to get a seat.

D. Only those with an invitation can attend it.

3. What will Enzo Monfre do on Friday？

A. Show the children around a zoo.

B. Hold an exhibition.

C. Be present at the science show in person.

D. Tell stories about dinosaurs.

4. The announcement is mainly written for ___ .

A. the school children

B. parents of the school children

C. staff members of the library

D. volunteers of the activities

選詞填空

從下列方框里10個單詞中選擇8個適當單詞的正確形式填入下列各句中，使其句意完整。每個單詞只使用一次。

1. She ____ that she hadn’t done her duty.

2. He was ____ injured in the accident and died several days later.

3. My black hair has turned ____ grey.

4. Our teacher is highly ____ by all her students.

5. Humans are the most ____ of all the animals.

6.When I dress up， I feel ____ and successful.

7. The doctor was operating on my wife. I had to wait ____ outside.

8. He walked so slowly that his brother lost ____ with him.

單句改錯（下列各句每句有1個錯誤。）

1.The doctor is very patient to his patients.___

2. How can we expect him to make progresses if he doesn’t work hard？___

3. You did well in English， but you did bad in maths.___

4. Our visits to the theatre made the holidy more amused.___

句子翻譯

1. 我們都知道她錯了，但我們沒有一個人敢對她說。

2. 他承認讀過這封信。

3. 實際上，你是我見過最害羞的女孩。

4. 我想這是真的，但你最好證實一下。

單項選擇

1. There are ___ many books to choose from ___ I do not know which to buy.

A. so； thatB. such； as

C. so； asD. too； to

2. The train won’t leave for another ten minutes， so I think we can ___ . Don’t worry.

A. make outB. make up

C. make itD. make sure

3. — Would you please help me with the box？

— ___

A. Yes， please.B. With pleasure.

C. No， please don’t.D. My pleasure.

4.He ___ falling behind the others.

A. is weak inB. is tired with

C. is interested inD. is afraid of

5. — Make sure that the lights are off before leaving.

— ___ . I’ll turn them off.

A. That’s settledB. Don’t mention it

C. Got itD. You can forget it

6. Will the train arrive ___ ？

A. on timeB. in time

C. by the timeD. out of time

7. The girl fell off the horse while riding. ___ ， her leg was broken.

A. In factB. In the way

C. In other wordsD. As a result

8. There was a large box behind the door and Peter couldn’t ___ falling over it in the darkness.

A. helpB. wait

C. preventD. avoid

跟蹤導練（二）

選詞填空

從下列方框里10個單詞中選擇8個適當單詞的正確形式填入下列各句中，使其句意完整。每個單詞只使用一次。

1. Science is a kind of ____ knowledge.

2. This is a problem that calls for ____ solution.

3. This was the most difficult ____ of his life.

4. By helpful kindness the teacher broke down the new boy’s ____ .

5. You needn’t speak so ____ . I can hear you.

6. I wish to express my ____ for your kindness.

7. What are your ____ after reading the book？

8. Swimming in the river is ____ forbidden.

單句改錯（下列各句每句有1個錯誤。）

1. I’m sorry to keeping you waiting so long.___

2. The thief missed being caught and breaking away.___

3. Lee is such a kind man who everyone respects him.___

4. I would appreciate if you could help me with my work.___

句子翻譯

1. 她攢了足夠的錢，因此今年她能到國外度假。

2. 那兩個女孩一見我就停止了講話。

3. 我討厭站在擁擠的公交車內。

4. 他整天都在不停工作，因為他想準時完成工作。

單項選擇

1. ___ we can do some shopping ___ we can do some washing.

A. Either； or B. So； that

C. Neither； norD. Not only； but

2. I would greatly ___ your calling back this morning.

A. likeB. appreciate

C. rememberD. avoid

3. I’m afraid I can’t help ___ the shoes， mum. I have a lot of homework to do.

A. cleanedB. clean

C. to cleaningD. cleaning

4. She remembered locking the door， but she came back to ___ .

A. watch outB. make clear

C. look outD. make sure

5. The old man luckily avoided ___ by the gas explosion.

A. to be hurtB. hurting

C. being hurtD. to hurt

6. — Bruce， I really appreciate your handwriting.

— ___ .

A. I practice every dayB. Thank you very much

C. No， I don’t think soD. Well， it’s not good enough

7. He began to take political science ___ only when he left school.

A. strictlyB. seriously

C. carefullyD. truly

8. The baby ___ for an hour.

A. went to sleepB. has fallen asleep

C. went to bedD. has been asleep

完形填空

When I got back to my hotel room at 7：30 last night， there was a 1 that a Mr Frank Smith had telephoned at 3 o’clock in the afternoon. The message said that Mr Smith would 2 my returning the call as soon as I came in. I had no idea who he was or what he wanted， but I thought I’d better telephone him.

I noticed that there was no telephone 3 ， and I wondered why the hotel operator would 4 an important message like this for me without writing down the caller’s number. So I 5 up the phone and told the operator that I had a message to telephone somebody， but that it was 6 to make the call because the operator forgot to write down the number . She told me that she was the one who took the message， but that Mr Smith had not 7 a number. She said it was an overseas call and that she had talked with the overseas operator， not with Mr Smith.

I thanked her for the 8 and decided to forget the whole thing. I knew there was no way I could 9 out who Mr Smith was or what he wanted 10 he decided to make the call again.

1. A. messageB. letterC. postcardD. notice

2. A. receiveB. answerC. turnD. appreciate

3. A. numberB. lineC. bookD. service

4. A. putB. forgetC. takeD. miss

5. A. heldB. pickedC. checkedD. looked

6. A. formalB. necessaryC. embarrassedD. impossible

7. A. gotB. changedC. writtenD. left

8. A. descriptionB. informationC. callD. expression

9. A. tryB. makeC. lookD. find

10. A. unlessB. asC. whileD. if

跟蹤導練（三）

選詞填空

從下列方框里10個單詞中選擇8個適當單詞的正確形式填入下列各句中，使其句意完整。每個單詞只使用一次。

1. The students are busy ____ for the examination.

2. I’m sorry. I spelled your name ____ .

3. Here is the ____ of the news.

4. Such adventures are often popular ____ of discussion.

5. This novel is ____ into three foreign languages.

6. She stood in the passage ____ her arms about.

7. They enjoy telling ____ and writing stories.

8. I feel like going to Europe for a visit next summer ____ .

單句改錯（下列各句每句有1個錯誤。）

1. For a result， I have to wash all the plates after meals.___

2. Please excuse my coming in without be asked.___

3. Many great people rose from poor family， Lincoln for

an example.___

4. Surprising， all the students got better marks than they expected.

___

句子翻譯

1. 我情愿睡覺也不看這部電影。

2. 我想要你在那個汽車站等我。

3. 我對這個城市的第一印象是它既干凈又漂亮。

4. 請打開窗戶以便我們能得到些新鮮空氣。

單項選擇

1. His parents are trying to stop me ___ him.

A. seeing B. to see

C. seeD. not to see

2. — Hello， may I speak to Mr John？

— Sorry， he is now ___ .

A. on a vacationB. for vacation

C. on vacationD. for a vacation

3. She preferred ___ with us ___ stay at home.

A. going； rather thanB. to go； rather than to

C. going； rather than toD. to go； rather than

4. Oh， my God！ It’s rainy again. I ___ stay at home ___ go out.

A. would rather； thanB. would like to； than

C. would； thanD. prefer to； to

5. — Shall we go shopping tomorrow？

— ___

A. I don’t know.B. No， thanks.

C. It’s up to you.D. I don’t think so.

6. Rather than ___ with us， he prefers ___ alone.

A. talk； playingB. talking； playing

C. talk； to playD. talking； to play

7. — He is always strict ___ his students.

— That is why he is popular ___ the students’ parents.

A. for； forB. with； for

C. for； withD. with； with

8. He got well-prepared for the exam， for he couldn’t risk ___ the good opportunity.

A. losingB. lose

C. to loseD. being lost

閱讀表達（閱讀下面短文，并按照題目要求用英語回答問題。）

English Is So Hard

Johnny asked Dotty how her first day in her Duarte ESL class was. She told him it was terrible. She understood little of what the Level 4 teacher said， because he spoke too fast for her. She had struggled through a Level 3 class at a Monrovia school.

When the teacher asked if there were any questions， she told him that she didn’t understand most of what he had said. He told her not to worry； she could take the class again if she failed it the first time. She didn’t want to fail it the first time， however， or any time.

The teacher gave them homework the first day， of course. They were supposed to write a 300-word essay supporting gun control. Of course， Dotty said， she could write that essay in her native language. But there was no way she could write it in English. She showed Johnny the textbook. The print was so tiny that trying to read just a few pages gave her a headache. On top of that was all the new vocabulary on each page.

“I’m going to drop the class，” she said. She wanted to cry. When was she ever going to learn this language？

1. How was Dotty’s first day in Duarte ESL？ （Within 3 words）

2. Why did Dotty understand little of what the teacher said？ （Within 6 words）

3. What’s the teacher’s advice if Dotty failed the class？ （Within 5 words）

4. What’s the homework on the first day？ （Within 7 words）

5. What was Dotty’s greatest problem when reading the textbook？ （Within 6 words）

跟蹤導練（四）

閱讀理解

Anyone who has ever lost keys or money will have wished for a simple but effective way to make sure it never happens again. A US company is trying to help.

Using a tiny microchip which is implanted （植入） into the arm， they have come up with a replacement for cash or credit cards that cannot be left at home or dropped on the bus.

The Verichip is about the size of a grain of rice and works using radio frequency identification technology. At a shop， a radio frequency “reader” would send a signal and the chip in your arm would respond with your own identity number. That would give the “reader” your financial information， and money could be taken directly from your accounts and you wouldn’t even have to reach for your wallet.

The company also hopes to include other information on the chip， such as medical records， building security codes （社保密碼） and passwords， making life even easier.

But not everyone is happy with the developments. Some say that a lot can go wrong with the chip. A clever thief could build a fake reader that would steal your information without you knowing. So your money could still be stolen. Privacy is a big problem， too. Stores， or even the government， only need to track the chip to find out what you buy， how much you spend and where you go.

And if you wanted to get rid of your chip，you would need an operation to remove it.

1. What’s Verichip？

A. An identity number.B. A security code.

C. A tiny microchip.D. A radio “reader”.

2. What does the Paragraph 3 mainly talk about？

A. How Verichip works.

B. The importance of Verichip.

C. The development of Verichip.

D. How Verichip helps take money from the accounts.

3. Which is true about Verichip？

A. Your information on it will be safe.

B. Medical records have already been included.

C. You can easily reach for your wallet when using it.

D. An operation has to be performed to remove it.

4. What can be inferred from the text about Verichip？

A. The idea of it is welcomed.

B. Its company has financial problems.

C. It needs improving to be widely accepted.

D. Its users have the experience of losing keys or money.

選詞填空

從下列方框里10個單詞中選擇8個適當單詞的正確形式填入下列各句中，使其句意完整。每個單詞只使用一次。

1. My mother wore a long dress because it was a（n） ____ party.

2. If a place or situation is ____ ， it is calm and peaceful.

3. ____ ， great changes also happened to the market here.

4. I have a very good ____ with my classmates.

5. She keeps good ____ in class.

6. He ____ his home， which is a prison for him.

7. I ____ meeting her by leaving by the back door.

8. He tried to be ____ ， but I didn’t laugh.

單句改錯（下列各句每句有1個錯誤。）

1. He asked if I would like to lay down and rest.___

2. I’m afraid you have to pay the lost books.___

3. He was lying in the sun looking relaxing and happy.___

4. Li Ming is an English beginner and has big problems

in grammar.___

句子翻譯

1. 她在語言上一定有很多困難。

2. 在西方，十三被看作是很不幸運的數(shù)字。

3. 我需要幾天時間把這部電影翻譯成英語。

4. 同樣地，我們對他講的故事感到厭倦。

單項選擇

1. Our room wants ___ . It’s too dirty.

A. cleanB. being cleaned

C. cleaningD. to clean

2. The winter of 2010 was extremely bad. ___ ， most people say it was the worst winter of their lives.

A. As a resultB. At last

C. In fact D. In other words

3. In order to look after his sick mother， he asked for a month’s ___ .

A. leaveB. off

C. holidayD. vacation

4. Have you had an answer ___ your letter？

A. toB. about

C. onD. for

5. Which do you enjoy ___ your weekends， fishing or watching TV？

A. spend B. being spent

C. to spendD. spending

6. He accidently ___ he had quarreled with his wife and that he hadn’t been home for a couple of weeks.

A. let outB. make sure

C. give overD. take off

7. There’s no light on. They ___ be at home.

A. mustn’tB. can’t

C. needn’tD. shouldn’t

8. Wear something simple， ___ ， a skirt and blouse.

A. for exampleB. such that

C. such asD. so that

Maglev： A New Generation in

Railroad Technology

磁懸浮列車：火車技術的一個新時代

Japan has one of the most advanced mass railroad systems in the world.The Shinkansen， referred to as the Bullet Train，covers thousands of kilometers of tracks at speeds in excess of 200 kilometers per hour. Each day more than 270 bullet-nosed trains convey 340，000 passengers throughout Japan.

日本是擁有世界上最先進的火車體系的國家之一。新干線，即子彈頭列車，以每小時200千米的速度跑完數(shù)千公里的距離。每天有270列子彈頭列車運送34萬乘客往來日本全境。

Since the Japanese railroad system went into service in 1964， the trains have carried more than 1.8 billion travelers without an injury or a fatality. The well-maintainer system is not only safe and fast， but it is not petroleum dependent.

自從1964年日本鐵路體系運行以來，火車已運送18億旅客，無一傷亡。這種性能良好的系統(tǒng)不但方便快捷，而且不用石油供給能量。

Technical specialists working at Japanese National Railways had experimented with a prototype magnetic levitation train. The maglev （an acronym for magnetic levitation） actually races along a guideway at almost 500 kilometers per hour， floating on a magnetic field. The maglev operates on the basic principles of electromagnetism.

致力于日本國家鐵路的技術專家已經對標準的磁懸浮列車進行試驗。這種列車實際上可以沿指定的軌道以每小時500千米的速度飄于磁面前行。這種磁力通過電磁鐵而產生。

The train depends on magnetism for propulsion， suspension， and braking. Specialized sets of magnetic coils are bulit into the body framework of the train. Other sets of magnetic coils are installed in the bottom and sides of a U-shaped guideway that cradles the train. When electric power is switched on， the coils on the train and in the guideway produce a magnetic field with north and south poles. The magnetic forces between the coils on the train and the coils in the guideway can be made to attract or repel each other by changing their polarity.

這種列車通過磁力進行推進、懸浮、制動。一些特制的磁線圈安裝于火車主體結構中，其他的磁線圈被安裝于支撐列車的U形鐵軌的底部和側面。通電后，列車及鐵軌的磁線圈將產生南北極磁場。列車及鐵軌的磁線圈生成的磁力會相互吸引或相互排斥。

Low maintenance is another advantage of the maglev train because of the fact that the maglev has no moving motor parts or steel wheels as conventional trains do. This factor virtually eliminates guideway wear and tear and prevents costly break-downs. In addition， much less time will be spent on equipment inspection， track repair and parts replacement.

低維修率也是磁懸浮列車的一個優(yōu)勢，因為它們不像傳統(tǒng)列車有活動的部分或鋼輪。事實上，這減少了鋼軌的摩擦與損耗，不會形成高昂的維修費用。此外，設備檢查、鐵軌維修、零件更換也無需太多時間。