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【題目】 Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words. (在短文的內(nèi)填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，使其內(nèi)容通順，每格限填一詞，首字母已給)

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 (經(jīng)濟) and culture too.

The capital city is very special, so countries do not often change it. But Indonesia (印度尼西亞) 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 (十億).

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：每個國家都有一個特別的城市——首都。首都非常重要。它是一個國家中央政府的所在地。一個國家的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人在那里工作和生活。它通常也是一個國家經(jīng)濟和文化的中心。文章還介紹了一些關(guān)于世界各地首都城市的趣事。

【1】考查動詞。根據(jù)上文It is home to a country’s central government (中央政府). 它是一個國家中央政府的所在地。結(jié)合Leaders of a country w_1_and live there.及首字母提示，可知句意是一個國家的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人在那里工作和生活，work工作，主語是復(fù)數(shù)，句子時態(tài)是一般現(xiàn)在時，所以用動詞原形，故答案填work。

【2】考查動詞。根據(jù)下文Jakarta, the capital is sinking (下沉) into the sea now. 首都雅加達(dá)正在沉入大海。結(jié)合But Indonesia (印度尼西亞) is going to b_2__ a new capital on the island of Borneo. 及首字母提示，可知句意為“但是印度尼西亞將在婆羅洲島建立一個新的首都�！�build建立、建造，be going to do sth.將要做某事，故答案填build。

【3】考查名詞。根據(jù)上文People cannot change the capital city easily in a few months. 人們不可能在幾個月內(nèi)輕易地改變首都。結(jié)合It will take around 10 y_3__ and cost about $32 billion (十億). 及首字母提示，可知句意為“這將花費大約10年時間和320億美元�！�year年，可數(shù)名詞，前面有10修飾，所以用其復(fù)數(shù)形式，故答案填years。

【4】考查副詞。根據(jù)下文but not always the largest city in a country. 但并不總是一個國家最大的城市。結(jié)合Capitals are u__4__ large cities,及首字母提示，可知句意為“首都通常是大城市�！� usually通常，頻度副詞，故答案填usually。

【5】考查數(shù)詞。根據(jù)下文For example, South Africa has three and Bolivia has two. 例如，南非有三個，玻利維亞有兩個。結(jié)合Some countries have over o_5__ capital.及首字母提示，可知句意為“有些國家有一個以上的首都�！�one一個，over one一個以上，故答案填one。

【6】考查形容詞。根據(jù)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. 如亞洲的新加坡。它的面積只有719平方公里，而北京是16410平方公里。結(jié)合Some s__6__ countries take the whole country itself as the capital, 及首字母提示，可知句意為“一些小國家以整個國家為首都。”small小的，形容詞，在句中作定語修飾后面的名詞復(fù)數(shù)countries，故答案填small。

本題為短文填空，首先要快速瀏覽全文，理解短文的大致意思，再精讀短文注意所填的詞在句中的詞性、時態(tài)等等。然后根據(jù)句意、上下文聯(lián)系、語境及所給出的首字母提示填寫合適的詞語。如，第2小題，根據(jù)下文Jakarta, the capital is sinking (下沉) into the sea now. 首都雅加達(dá)正在沉入大海。結(jié)合But Indonesia (印度尼西亞) is going to b_2__ a new capital on the island of Borneo.及首字母提示，可知句意為“但是印度尼西亞將在婆羅洲島建立一個新的首都。”build建立、建造，be going to do sth.將要做某事，故答案填build。第4小題，根據(jù)下文but not always the largest city in a country. 但并不總是一個國家最大的城市。結(jié)合Capitals are u__4__ large cities,及首字母提示，可知句意為“首都通常是大城市�！�usually通常，頻度副詞，故答案填usually。