阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
In 1863the first underground passenger railway in the world opened in London. It ran for just under seven kilometers and allowed people to avoid terrible __61__(crowd) on the roads above as they travelled to and ___62__ word. It took three years to complete and was built using an interesting method. This included digging up the road, ____63___(lay) the track and then building a strong roof over___64___ top. When all those had been done, the road surface was replaced.
Steam engines ___65__(use) to pull the carriages and it must have been___66__(fair)unpleasant for the passsengers, with all the smoke and noise. However, the railway quickly proved to be a great success and within six months, more than 25,000 people were using___67__ every day.
Later, engineers ____68___(manage) to construct railways in a system of deep tunnels (隧道), which became known to the tube. This development was only possible with the ___69___ (introduce) of electric-powered engines and lifts. The central London Railway was one of the most ___70___(success) of these new lines, and was opened in 1900. It had white-painted tunnels and bright red carriages, and proved extremely popular with the public.
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考查名词,top是名词,前要用冠词,故填the.
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考查被动语态,根据句意:蒸汽发动机“被用于”拉货物,故填were used.
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考查副词,这里fair是形容词,pleasant也是形容词,所以需要将fair变为副词来修饰形容词,故填fairly.
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考查代词,这里用it指代前句的railway,故填it.
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考查动词,本文全篇都是一般过去时,所以这里也应用一般过去时,故填managed.
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考查词性转换,空格前是the,后面应该是名词,故填名词introduction.
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考查形容词,空格前是most,其后要跟形容词构成最高级,故填successful.
第四部分 写作(共两节,满分35分)