Question

Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word can

only be used once（将下列单词或词组填入空格， 每空格限填一词，每次只能填一词.

A. theatres  B. hardly  C. collections  D. more  E. networks

Every year, more than nine million people all over the world come to visit London. They go to the museums and 1.     ; they look at interesting old buildings or have a drink in a park. Two million visitors go to the Tower of London. One million 2. go to see St Paul’s Cathedral or go to Oxford Street to look at shops.

A quick and easy way to get to different places in the city is to take an underground train. The London underground is one of the best and most widely used transport 3. in the world with around 24 million journeys made each day. The trains run all day and most of the night. Buy your ticket before you get on the train. It’s better not to make your journey between eight o’clock and ten o’clock in the morning, or four o’clock and six o’clock in the evening. The trains are so crowded that you can 4. move or find a place to sit.

A. cancel  B. simplest  C. predict  D. are called  E. special

London’s famous red buses form a big part of getting around in London. Although the London underground is the fastest and for newcomers the 5. way of getting around London, the buses play their part and are an experience you should try at least once your visit. Unlike the London underground, seated on the top deck of the bus, you get a great sightseeing experience of London as well.

Some6. visitors’ buses take you to many of the interesting places in the city on one journey. It takes about one and a half hours, but you can 7.your journey and get off (and on again. at the different places you want to visit.

London taxis8. “black cabs”. Most of them are black, but some are not. You can stop one if it has a “For Hire” sign on it. The drivers are friendly and helpful.

In a word, London is a big and beautiful city with lots to see and to do.

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.E

4.B

5.B

6.E

7.A

8.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章讲的是每年有很多人去伦敦参观，文中重点介绍了在伦敦参观的几种交通方式。

1.A They go to the museums and .and 两边单词的词性一般是一致的，由前面的museums 可判断此处要填名词，只有A、C、E 选项符合。又因为根据句意和生活常识，去伦敦游客一般会参观博物馆和剧院，故选A。

2.D One million go to see St Paul’s Cathedral or go to Oxford Street to look at shops.可判断此处需填一个副词，只有B 和D 选项符合。又根据句意可判断选D。

3.E The London underground is one of the best and most widely used transport in the world.可先判断此处需填一个名词，剩余选项中只有C、E 选项符合。又根据句意伦敦的地下铁是世界上最好的、使用最广泛的交通网络之一更为符合。

4. move or find a place to sit.

此处可判断为一个副词，剩余选项中只有B 选项吻合。

5.B Although the London underground is the fastest and for newcomers the way of getting around London. and 两边单词的词性一般是一致的，前面有一个形容词的最高级fastest，此空也需填一个形容词最高级，只有B 选项吻合。

6.E Some visitors’ buses take you to many of the interesting places in the city on one journey. 可判断此处需填一个形容词，只有E 选项吻合。

7.A It takes about one and a half hours, but you can your journey and get off (and on again. at the different places you want to visit. 此处可判断需填一个动词原型，只有A、C 选项吻合，又因为下文提到了下车结束旅行，所以A选项符合句意。

8. “black cabs”. 此处需填一个被动语态，只有D 吻合。

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