Question

Passage 16

阅读下面的短文，用方框中所给单词的适当形 式填空，使文意通顺、正确。(每个单词限用一次)

should  use  dangerous  habit  spend  much  safely  at  it  although 

Overhead bridges are found in many parts of Lanzhou,especially in places where traffic is heavy and crossing the road is very 1. .

The purpose of these overhead bridges is to enable passengers to cross road 2. . Over head bridges are used in very much the same way as zebra crossings. They are more efficient 3. less convenient because people have to climb up a long flight of steps. This is inconvenient especially to old people. When passengers are 4. a zebra crossing,trafficisheldup.This is why the government has built many overhead bridges to help passengers and to keep traffic moving 5. the same time.

The government of Lanzhou has 6. lots of money in building these bridges. For their own safety,passengers 7. be encouraged to use them instead of risking their lives by running across the road. Old people,however,may find 8. a little difficult climbing up and down the steps,but it is still 9. safer than walking across the road with all the dangerous of moving traffic.

Overhead bridges serve a very useful purpose.Passengers,both old and young,should make a 10. to use them. This will prevent unnecessary accidents and loss of life.

(2015兰州)

Answer 1

Passage 16

1. dangerous   2. safely   3. although   4. using

5. at   6. spent   7. should   8. it   9. much   10. habit