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【题目】第一节：阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。

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Oxford is known worldwide as the home of the University of Oxford. Well, I would like to tell you 【1】newest information. The ancient city has become the first in the world to provide electric vehicle charging points on street as part of its efforts to fight 【2】emissions. These charging points will be kept underground when it is not used.

Tom Hayes, is a 【3】of the Safer and Greener Environment. He said that he expected this technology to【4】popular and help more people change their polluting vehicles into the electric ones. It can keep the beauty of the city 【5】with fewer polluted emissions.

“We’re going to see【6】this works, but we’re very confident that more people will pick up the technology. We’re also confident that people will find these charging points really 【7】.”

He 【8】that the technology will help Oxford become the world’s first zero emission place by 2020. “We’re in a small city 【9】what we do here can have a huge influence on the world,” he said.

Britain has 【10】that there will be no polluting vehicles in the country in 2040 since the rising levels of emission are becoming a major risk to public health. Moreover, people hope to bring forward the date to 2030.

Word Bank : electric vehicle电动车 charge充电 emission排放物

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】its

【2】against

【3】member

【4】grow

【5】streets

【6】how

【7】helpful

【8】believes

【9】but

【10】promised

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。牛津将成为全球首个在世界安装弹出式电动充电桩的城市，该电动充电桩能减少排放，所以牛津有望成为世界首个零排放的城市。

【1】句意：我想告诉你它的最新信息。

根据I would like to tell you __1__newest information.可知句意为：我想告诉你它的最新信息。结合备选词汇，应选择it，这里修饰后面的名词information，所以用其形容词性物主代词its，意为“它的”，故答案为its。

【2】句意：这座古老的城市成为世界上第一个在街道上提供电动汽车充电站的城市，这是其对抗排放努力的一部分。

根据The ancient city has become the first in the world to provide electric vehicle charging points on street as part of its efforts to fight __2__emissions.结合前面的关键词fight，可知此处表达的是“与…作斗争，反对、对抗”，结合备选词汇，应选择against，fight against，固定词组，故答案为against。

【3】句意：Tom Hayes，是“更安全、更环保的环境”组织的一员。

根据Tom Hayes, is a __3__of the Safer and Greener Environment. 可知句意为：Tom Hayes，是“更安全、更环保的环境”组织的一员。结合备选词汇，应选择member成员，a member of成员之一，故答案为member。

【4】句意：他说，他预计这项技术会越来越受欢迎。

根据下文and help more people change their polluting vehicles into the electric ones. 并帮助更多的人把污染严重的汽车换成电动汽车。结合He said that he expected this technology to__4__popular，可知句意为：他说，他预计这项技术会越来越受欢迎。结合备选词汇，应选择grow，在这里为系动词，意为“渐渐变得”，前面有动词不定式符号to，用动词原形，故答案为grow。

【5】句意：它可以保持城市街道的美丽，减少污染排放。

根据It can keep the beauty of the city __5__with fewer polluted emissions.结合备选词汇，可知句意为：它可以保持城市街道的美丽，减少污染排放。street街道，可数名词，城市街道不止一条，所以用其复数形式，故答案为streets。

【6】句意：我们将看看这个如何起作用。

根据下文but we’re very confident that more people will pick up the technology. 但是我们非常有信心，会有更多的人接受这项技术。结合We’re going to see__6__this works,及备选词汇，可知句意为：我们将看看这个如何起作用。how怎样、如何，故答案为how。

【7】句意：我们也相信，人们会发现这些充电点非常有用。

根据We’re also confident that people will find these charging points really__7__.联系上文语境，可知句意为：我们也相信，人们会发现这些充电点非常有用。helpful有用的，有帮助的，形容词，故答案为helpful。

【8】句意：他相信，到2020年，这项技术将帮助牛津成为世界上第一个零排放的地方。

根据He __8__that the technology will help Oxford become the world’s first zero emission place by 2020.结合备选词汇，可知句意为：他相信，到2020年，这项技术将帮助牛津成为世界上第一个零排放的地方。believe相信，句子时态为一般现在时，主语he是第三人称单数，所以谓语动词也要用第三人称单数形式，故答案为believes。

【9】句意： “我们在一个小城市，但我们在这里做的事情可以对世界产生巨大的影响。”他说。

根据We’re in a small city，以及we do here can have a huge influence on the world.可知前后句之间表示的是转折关系，所以用but连接，故答案为but。

【10】句意：英国已承诺在2040年不会出现污染车辆。

根据Britain has__10__that there will be no polluting vehicles in the country in 2040,结合备选词汇，可知句意为：英国已承诺在2040年不会出现污染车辆。promise承诺，由前面的has可知，这里时态为现在完成时，其结构为have/has+动词的过去分词，promise的过去分词是promised，故答案为promised。