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广东高考英语语法填空专题训练

语法填空（每篇共10小题；每小题1.5分，每篇满分15分）

阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空，

并将答案填写在答题卡上标号为1—10的相应位置。

Passage (1)

Cars are too expensive for many people around the world to own. Not only that, many cities are

already full of traffic, and many country areas have rough roads.

So 1 do people travel those distances that are too far to walk? They use public

transportation. If you ride the subway or bus 2 you live, you can appreciate some

of the benefits of public transportation. With many people 3 (share) one bus

or train, there is less traffic and, more 4 （importance）, less pollution.

Which of the types of mass transit 5 (describe) below are you familiar

with? If a regular bus can hold dozens of people, imagine what a bus 6 (two) the size can hold! In Great Britain, there are many buses that are known as double-deckers

(cars with two floors).

Buses in Haiti are often very crowded. It’s not 7 (common) for passengers to actually sit on the rooftops. Buses are sometimes called “tap-taps”, because the

8 (ride) on the roof tap（敲击）when they want to be dropped off.

Many large cities around the world take advantage of the space beneath the streets and run

underground trains. People in Paris, Mexico City and Tokyo may use the subway system to get to

school, to work, or to visit friends in other 9 (neighbor). Both the

Japanese and French have developed High-speed trains to link various cities. While

electric trains in North America average 130 kph, the French TGV (high-speed-train) is the

world’s fastest, 10 (average) over 270 kph!

1. how 2. where 3. sharing 4. importantly 5. described

6. twice 7. uncommon 8. riders 9. neighborhoods 10. averaging

Passage (2)

Australia, the last continent, was discovered by ships 1 (belong) to some European

nations in the seventeenth century. These nations were 2 (little) interested in

changing it into a colony than in 3 (explore) it. As in the

early history of the United States, it was the English 4 set up the settlements in

Australia. This history and the geography of these two British colonies have some other things in

common as well.

Australia and the United States are about the same in size, and their western lands are both

not rich 5 soil. It was on the eastern coast of Australia and America that the English

first settled, and both colonies soon began to develop towards the west. However, this westward

6 (move) took place 7 because the English were searching for

better land than the population was increasing. Settlements of the west part of both countries

developed quickly after gold 8 (discover) in America in 1849 and in Australia two

years later.

Although the development of these two countries has a lot in common, there are some 9 (strike) differences as well. The United States gained its independence from England by revolution

while Australia won its independence without having to go to war. Australia, 10 (like) the United States, was firstly turned into a colony by English prisoners and its economic