Question

用方框中所给的单词的适当形式填空，使短文正确、通顺。每词限用一次。

seat  hold  start  arrive  old  hurry  travel  crowd  provide  comfort

   Many large cities have a subway system. The subway is called tube in London. In San Francisco, it is called BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit). Some subway systems, like Chicago’s, are quite 1.____________. It opened in 1897. Others are more recent (近代的). For example, Mexico City’s subway 2.____________ in 1969.

Most subways are very modern and clean, but sometimes they get very3.____________. So people have to follow certain rules to make the trip more 4.____________. In London, when people use the tube, they must stand on the right so that people in a 5.____________ can walk on the left. They let passengers get off the train before others get on, and people are expected to give their 6.____________ to the old and disabled people.

 Some subways 7.____________ excellent services. In most subways, there is a station about every one kilometer. Trains 8.____________ at a station about every two minutes. Subways carry a lot of passengers. The number of people 9.____________ one way each hour in London can be about 30,000. However, in some other cities it is much higher. Hong Kong’s subway10.____________ the record of about 80,000 passengers an hour!

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.old

2.started

3.crowded

4.comfortable

5.hurry

6.seats

7.provide

8.arrive

9.traveling

10.holds

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲述了全球地铁的情况。

1.考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：一些地铁系统，像芝加哥的，是相当旧了。根据It opened in 1897可知，应填old。

2.考查动词及语境的理解。句意：例如墨西哥的地铁开始于1969年。根据Others are more recent可知，应填started。

3.考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：但是有时它们变得非常拥挤。根据Most subways are very modern and clean, but sometimes…可知，应填crowded。

4.考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：所以人们必须遵循一定的规则以便使旅途更舒适。根据people have to follow certain rules可知，应填comfortable。

5.考查名词及语境的理解。句意：他们必须站在右边以便匆忙的人们可以在左边行走。根据in a hurry“匆忙地”可知，应填hurry。

6.考查名词及语境的理解。句意：人们盼望着把他们的座位让给老人和残疾人。根据to the old and disabled people可知，应填seats。

7.考查动词及语境的理解。句意：一些地铁提供极好的服务。根据excellent services可知，应填provide。

8.考查动词及语境的理解。句意：火车大约每两分钟到达一个站点。根据arrive at“到达”可知，应填arrive。

9.考查动词及语境的理解。句意：人们每小时来伦敦旅游的数量大约是30,000。根据traveling“旅行”的意思可知，应填traveling。

10.考查动词及语境的理解。句意：香港的地铁保持的记录大约是一小时80,000旅客。根据hold the record“保持记录”可知，应填holds。

考点：短文填空。