Question

The 30th Olympic host (主办) city, London, is opening its arms to the world. It's the capital city of the UK and one of the business centers in the world. It has a history of more than about 2000 years.

Many places of London were once villages. Today, London is a growing city with about 7 million people. They came from all parts of the world. Their ways of life are not the same but harmonious (和谐的). Their favorite food is pie and mashed potato. The symbol of London is a red double-deck (双层) bus. It came to London in 1956 and was in use there until 2005. Now it only runs on two main streets in the center of London. Let's look forward to London's wonderful show next year!

The 1._____ city of the UK	The 30th Olympic host city
The history of London	2._____ 2000 years
The3._____ of London	About 7 million
The ways of life	4.______ but harmonious
The 5._____ of London	A red double-deck bus

Answer

1.capital

2.Over

3.population

4.Different

5.symbol

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了第三十届奥运会的主办城市伦敦，它是英国的首都。伦敦有大约2000多年的历史，有大约七百万人口，人们的生活方式虽然不同，但是是和谐的。伦敦的标志是红色的双层巴士。

1. 30th Olympic host (主办) city, London, is opening its arms to the world. It's the capital

city of the UK可知第三十届奥运会的主办城市伦敦是英国的首都，故此处为 capital。

2. has a history of more than about 2000 years. 可知伦敦有大约2000多年的历史。more than=over故用Over。

3. is a growing city with about 7 million people. 可知伦敦有大约七百万人口，故此处为 population。

4.根据Their ways of life are not the same but harmonious (和谐的). 可知他们的生活方式虽然不同，但是是和谐的。not the same= different。故此处为：Different。

5.根据The symbol of London is a red double-deck (双层) bus. 可知伦敦的标志是红色的双层巴士。故此处为：symbol。

考点：短文填空。