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【题目】Directions : After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

Nothing would have made me happier than knowing the International Olympic Committee has awarded the 2022 Winter Olympic Games to Beijing at its 128th session in Kuala Lumpur on Friday.

Fourteen years ago, I was in Moscow covering the IOC's 112th session in Moscow, 【1】 I witnessed Beijing's successful bid for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. Seven years later, I covered the 2008 Olympic Games as an accredited journalist.

Indeed, Beijing got a facelift, in many aspects, as the 2008 Games' host. As it becomes the first city ever 【2】 (host) both the Summer and Winter Olympics, I couldn't help wondering 【3】 to expect from the Games this time? Here is my wish list:

Permanent blue skies

Efforts to curb pollutions ahead of the 2008 Games dramatically improved the air quality in Beijing, at least for a while. I still remember how clear the sky was during the 2008 Paralympic Games that opened two weeks after the Olympic Games 【4】 (end) . Sadly, pollution continued to haunt Beijing afterwards, 【5】 a large extent neutralizing the 2008 efforts.

Once again, expectations are high 【6】 staging the Winter Olympic Games will push Beijing to reduce pollution and improve the air quality more sincerely and effectively.

Such efforts will not only be made in Beijing but in neighboring Hebei province and Tianjin municipality as well, 【7】 suggested by a development action plan to integrate the three places. Hopefully, blue skies will become a regular feature even after the Games.

Better transportation

Although Beijing is the host city of the 2022 Winter Games, Chongli county of Zhangjiakou in Hebei will host some of the snow events. I was there once a couple of years ago for skiing, and I had to spend 10 long hours on a congested winding road in the mountains on my way back because the highway was closed after heavy snow.

The nightmarish experience stopped me from making 【8】 attempt to go skiing in Chongli, 【9】 I believe boasted the best facilities for winter sports in North China at that time. It is a pleasure to learn that a high-speed railway linking Beijing and Zhangjiakou is in the works, 【10】 (shorten) the travel time from an average 4 hours to 50 minutes.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】where

【2】to host

【3】what

【4】ended

【5】to

【6】that

【7】as

【8】another

【9】which

【10】shortening

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。上周五，国际奥委会在吉隆坡举行了第128届会议，宣布北京获得2022年冬季奥运会主办权。作者希望通过举办奥运会，让蓝天永驻，交通状况更加良好。

【1】考查定语从句。句意：14年前，我在莫斯科报道国际奥委会在莫斯科举行的第112届会议，在那里我目睹了北京成功申办2008年夏季奥运会。____1____ I witnessed Beijing's successful bid for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games是非限制性定语，修饰Moscow，引导词在从句中作地点状语，应用关系副词where引导该从句。故填where。

【2】考查非谓语动词。句意：作为第一个既举办夏奥会又举办冬奥运会的城市，我不禁想知道这次奥运会会带来什么。____2____ (host) both the Summer and Winter Olympics是定语，修饰the first city，名词有序数词修饰时，后面接动词不定式作定语，故填to host。

【3】考查what用法。句意：作为第一个既举办夏奥会又举办冬奥运会的城市，我不禁想知道这次奥运会会带来什么。____3____ to expect作wonder的宾语，该空作expect的宾语，故填what。

【4】考查时态。句意：我仍然记得，2008年奥运会结束两周后残奥会开幕时，天空是多么晴朗。after引导时间状语从句，该空作谓语，根据“2008”可知，该处应用一般过去时态。故填ended。

【5】考查介词。句意：遗憾的是，此后污染问题继续困扰着北京，在很大程度上抵消了2008年的努力。该空考查固定短语to a large extent，意为“在很大程度上”，故填介词to。

【6】考查同位语从句。句意：举办冬奥会将推动北京更真诚、更有效地减少污染和改善空气质量，人们再一次对此有很高的期望。____6____ staging the Winter Olympic Games will push Beijing to reduce pollution and improve the air quality more sincerely and effectively是expectations的同位语从句，该从句结构意思完整，应用that引导该从句。故填that。

【7】考查从属连词。句意：按照一项整合三地的发展行动计划所提出地那样，这类努力不仅将在北京进行，而且还将在邻近的河北省和天津市进行。表“按照”，应用as。故填as。

【8】考查语境理解。句意：这次噩梦般的经历阻止了我再次尝试去崇礼滑雪。根据句意，该空表示“，再一次”，故填another。

【9】考查定语从句。句意：这次噩梦般的经历阻止了我再次尝试去崇礼滑雪，那里自夸有当时中国北方最好的冬季运动设施。____9____ I believe boasted the best facilities for winter sports in North China at that time是非限制性定语从句，修饰Chong Li，引导词在从句中作主语，指物，应关系代词which引导该从句。故填which。

【10】考查非谓语动词。句意：令人高兴的是，连接北京和张家口的高速铁路正在建设中，将平均4小时的旅行时间缩短到50分钟。____10____ (shorten) the travel time from an average 4 hours to 50 minutes是建造京北高铁产生的自然结果，表自然结果，用现在分词。故填shortening。