10. On Earth, gravity keeps our feet on
the ground and makes anything we drop __________ (fall) towards the ground. 答案：fall
[2011•无锡](选择型)六、短文填空 先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。所填单词必须在答题卡标有题号的横线上完整写出。(本大题共6分，
每格0.5分)
In many countries, people
t__________ (1) by car or by bike. They also get from place to place using
p__________ (2) transport such as buses and trains. However, some people live
in parts of the world where it is i__________ (3) to build roads. In these
places, animals or other f__________ (4) of transport have to be used.
It is difficult to w__________ (5)
in snow but easy to ski over it. So in places like Alaska, people use skis. If they want to go
faster, they get dogs to p__________ (6) them on sleds(雪橇). Riding a snowmobile(雪地摩托) is a
more m__________ (7), but expensive way of getting around on snow.
In desert(沙漠) like the Sahara in North Africa, people s__________ (8) get around
on camels. Camels survive w__________ (9) in the desert, not because they can
s__________ (10) water in their bodies though! They can survive without water
for two weeks and without f__________ (11) for up to a month. H__________ (12)
can only go without water for about three to five days.
答案：1. travel 2.
popular 3. impossible 4. 5. walk 6.
pull 7. modern8. sometimes 9. well 10.save 11 food 12. He
