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【題目】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】

這是一篇記敘文。上周五，國際奧委會在吉隆坡舉行了第128屆會議，宣布北京獲得2022年冬季奧運(yùn)會主辦權(quán)。作者希望通過舉辦奧運(yùn)會，讓藍(lán)天永駐，交通狀況更加良好。

【1】考查定語從句。句意：14年前，我在莫斯科報道國際奧委會在莫斯科舉行的第112屆會議，在那里我目睹了北京成功申辦2008年夏季奧運(yùn)會。____1____ I witnessed Beijing's successful bid for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games是非限制性定語，修飾Moscow，引導(dǎo)詞在從句中作地點(diǎn)狀語，應(yīng)用關(guān)系副詞where引導(dǎo)該從句。故填where。

【2】考查非謂語動詞。句意：作為第一個既舉辦夏奧會又舉辦冬奧運(yùn)會的城市，我不禁想知道這次奧運(yùn)會會帶來什么。____2____ (host) both the Summer and Winter Olympics是定語，修飾the first city，名詞有序數(shù)詞修飾時，后面接動詞不定式作定語，故填to host。

【3】考查what用法。句意：作為第一個既舉辦夏奧會又舉辦冬奧運(yùn)會的城市，我不禁想知道這次奧運(yùn)會會帶來什么。____3____ to expect作wonder的賓語，該空作expect的賓語，故填what。

【4】考查時態(tài)。句意：我仍然記得，2008年奧運(yùn)會結(jié)束兩周后殘奧會開幕時，天空是多么晴朗。after引導(dǎo)時間狀語從句，該空作謂語，根據(jù)“2008”可知，該處應(yīng)用一般過去時態(tài)。故填ended。

【5】考查介詞。句意：遺憾的是，此后污染問題繼續(xù)困擾著北京，在很大程度上抵消了2008年的努力。該空考查固定短語to a large extent，意為“在很大程度上”，故填介詞to。

【6】考查同位語從句。句意：舉辦冬奧會將推動北京更真誠、更有效地減少污染和改善空氣質(zhì)量，人們再一次對此有很高的期望。____6____ staging the Winter Olympic Games will push Beijing to reduce pollution and improve the air quality more sincerely and effectively是expectations的同位語從句，該從句結(jié)構(gòu)意思完整，應(yīng)用that引導(dǎo)該從句。故填that。

【7】考查從屬連詞。句意：按照一項(xiàng)整合三地的發(fā)展行動計劃所提出地那樣，這類努力不僅將在北京進(jìn)行，而且還將在鄰近的河北省和天津市進(jìn)行。表“按照”，應(yīng)用as。故填as。

【8】考查語境理解。句意：這次噩夢般的經(jīng)歷阻止了我再次嘗試去崇禮滑雪。根據(jù)句意，該空表示“，再一次”，故填another。

【9】考查定語從句。句意：這次噩夢般的經(jīng)歷阻止了我再次嘗試去崇禮滑雪，那里自夸有當(dāng)時中國北方最好的冬季運(yùn)動設(shè)施。____9____ I believe boasted the best facilities for winter sports in North China at that time是非限制性定語從句，修飾Chong Li，引導(dǎo)詞在從句中作主語，指物，應(yīng)關(guān)系代詞which引導(dǎo)該從句。故填which。

【10】考查非謂語動詞。句意：令人高興的是，連接北京和張家口的高速鐵路正在建設(shè)中，將平均4小時的旅行時間縮短到50分鐘。____10____ (shorten) the travel time from an average 4 hours to 50 minutes是建造京北高鐵產(chǎn)生的自然結(jié)果，表自然結(jié)果，用現(xiàn)在分詞。故填shortening。