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【题目】 Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words. (在短文的内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每格限填一词，首字母已给)

There are many cities in most countries. But every country has one special city --- the capital. For example, China’s capital city is Beijing. The capital of UK is London.

The capital city is very important. It is home to a country’s central government (中央政府). Leaders of a country w【1】 and live there. It is often the centre of a country’s economy (经济) and culture too.

The capital city is very special, so countries do not often change it. But Indonesia (印度尼西亚) is going to b【2】 a new capital on the island of Borneo. Jakarta, the capital is sinking (下沉) into the sea now. The city has taken out too much groundwater.

People cannot change the capital city easily in a few months. It will take around 10 y【3】 and cost about $32 billion (十亿).

There are some interesting things to know about capital cities around the world.

◎ Capitals are u【4】 large cities, but not always the largest city in a country. For example, Canberra (堪培拉) is the capital of Australia, but the largest city in Australia is Sydney.

◎ Some countries have over o【5】 capital. For example, South Africa has three and Bolivia has two.

◎ Some s【6】 countries take the whole country itself as the capital, such as Singapore (新加坡) in Asia. It just has an area of 719 square kilometers, while Beijing is 16410 square kilometers.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】work

【2】build

【3】years

【4】usually

【5】one

【6】small

【解析】

文章大意：每个国家都有一个特别的城市——首都。首都非常重要。它是一个国家中央政府的所在地。一个国家的领导人在那里工作和生活。它通常也是一个国家经济和文化的中心。文章还介绍了一些关于世界各地首都城市的趣事。

【1】考查动词。根据上文It is home to a country’s central government (中央政府). 它是一个国家中央政府的所在地。结合Leaders of a country w_1_and live there.及首字母提示，可知句意是一个国家的领导人在那里工作和生活，work工作，主语是复数，句子时态是一般现在时，所以用动词原形，故答案填work。

【2】考查动词。根据下文Jakarta, the capital is sinking (下沉) into the sea now. 首都雅加达正在沉入大海。结合But Indonesia (印度尼西亚) is going to b_2__ a new capital on the island of Borneo. 及首字母提示，可知句意为“但是印度尼西亚将在婆罗洲岛建立一个新的首都。”build建立、建造，be going to do sth.将要做某事，故答案填build。

【3】考查名词。根据上文People cannot change the capital city easily in a few months. 人们不可能在几个月内轻易地改变首都。结合It will take around 10 y_3__ and cost about $32 billion (十亿). 及首字母提示，可知句意为“这将花费大约10年时间和320亿美元。”year年，可数名词，前面有10修饰，所以用其复数形式，故答案填years。

【4】考查副词。根据下文but not always the largest city in a country. 但并不总是一个国家最大的城市。结合Capitals are u__4__ large cities,及首字母提示，可知句意为“首都通常是大城市。” usually通常，频度副词，故答案填usually。

【5】考查数词。根据下文For example, South Africa has three and Bolivia has two. 例如，南非有三个，玻利维亚有两个。结合Some countries have over o_5__ capital.及首字母提示，可知句意为“有些国家有一个以上的首都。”one一个，over one一个以上，故答案填one。

【6】考查形容词。根据下文such as Singapore (新加坡) in Asia. It just has an area of 719 square kilometers, while Beijing is 16410 square kilometers. 如亚洲的新加坡。它的面积只有719平方公里，而北京是16410平方公里。结合Some s__6__ countries take the whole country itself as the capital, 及首字母提示，可知句意为“一些小国家以整个国家为首都。”small小的，形容词，在句中作定语修饰后面的名词复数countries，故答案填small。

本题为短文填空，首先要快速浏览全文，理解短文的大致意思，再精读短文注意所填的词在句中的词性、时态等等。然后根据句意、上下文联系、语境及所给出的首字母提示填写合适的词语。如，第2小题，根据下文Jakarta, the capital is sinking (下沉) into the sea now. 首都雅加达正在沉入大海。结合But Indonesia (印度尼西亚) is going to b_2__ a new capital on the island of Borneo.及首字母提示，可知句意为“但是印度尼西亚将在婆罗洲岛建立一个新的首都。”build建立、建造，be going to do sth.将要做某事，故答案填build。第4小题，根据下文but not always the largest city in a country. 但并不总是一个国家最大的城市。结合Capitals are u__4__ large cities,及首字母提示，可知句意为“首都通常是大城市。”usually通常，频度副词，故答案填usually。