Question

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People travel to other places in different ways. Some people like travelling by plane, but   I don’t like it because the airport (机场) is usually f1.from the city centre. You have to get there early and wait for hours. Also, travelling by plane costs too much money. It is too

e2.for me.

I think travelling by train is better. You can go to almost all the places by train. B3. important cities like Shanghai and Beijing, there are high-speed trains. Therefore, it is very  easy to travel by train. Also, if you are late f4.a train, you don’t have wait for very long and can get on a5.one. Trains are usually comfortable (舒适的) with soft seats. And  you can walk a6.in the train and open the windows. Last but not least, trains are safe (安 全的). They usually run at a speed (速度) of 85 kilometres per hour. They are slower than

p7., but I think safety is more important than speed.

I s8.travel by car, because there are always too many cars and buses on the road.

The trip may t9.too much time. I don’t like driving also because cars make the air

d10.. Everybody needs a good environment and we should do something to protect it.

Answer

1.far

2.expensive

3.Between

4.for

5.another

6.around

7.planes

8.seldom

9.take

10.dirty

【解析】人们以不同的方式与别的地方旅行。本文作者比较了不同的旅游方式的优缺点，并且谈论了自己的看法及爱好等等。

1.句意：但是我不喜欢因为机场通常离市中心远。飞机场通常距离市中心较远，离……远：be far from。故填：far。

2.句意：对我来讲，太贵了。由前句： Also, travelling by plane costs too much money.可知，坐飞机要花许多钱，因此很昂贵。贵的，昂贵的：expensive。故填：expensive。

3.句意：在像上海和北京等大城市之间，有高铁。在两城市之间，有不同的交通枢纽相连接。在两者之间：between。故填：Between。

4.句意：而且，如果你迟到了一班火车，你不必等很久就可以上另一班车。需要上另一班车，说明是迟到了上一班车。迟到：be late for。故填：for。

5.句意：而且，如果你迟到了一班火车，你不必等很久就可以上另一班车。火车站有若干趟车，一班迟到了，换乘另一班，指不确定数目中的再一个，另一个，用another。故填：another。

6.句意：而且你可以在火车上四处走动而且可以打开窗户。火车上可以走动，在周围，到处，around。故填：around。

7.句意：它们比飞机慢。第一段讲的坐飞机，本段讲的坐火车。两者相比，可以推测出本空填“飞机”，表示种类，用复数形式。故填：planes。

8.句意：我很少开车旅游。由后句：because there are always too many cars and buses on the road.因为路上总是有太多的小车或公交车。可以推测出，作者怕堵车，很少开车出行。故填：seldom。

9.句意：这个行程可能会花太多的时间。前句讲到路上总有太多的车辆，所以这样的行程会花很多时间。花时间：take。情态动词may后动词用原形。故填：take。

10.句意：我不喜欢驾车出行也是因为小车使得空气脏。开车污染环境，使空气变脏，脏的：dirty。故填：dirty。