Question

Walking down the city streets,you look up and see1.red telephone box.Behind it,on the road,a big red double-floor bus passes by,2.(carry) citizens and tourists.This is London.And the red is what the city is famous 3..

Modern transportation has changed the way we lead our lives.One important means of transport has been the bus.In London,buses take on a bigger role.They are used to visit the city.Red tourist buses have open4.(roof), which let people take photos,have an amazing view of the city and enjoy5.(them) as they drive past Big Ben,the Thames and so on.

But how did the bus become unique to London culture?Horse-drawn buses enjoy a history of more than 180 years.They6.(use) in London since 1829.By the early 20^th century,motor-buses were driving around London.Bus companies used different colors at the time.One of the7.(big) companies chose red because the bright colour made8.easy for the citizens to pick out the bus.In 1933,when London transport was grouped into a single company,they chose the most9.(wide)used color at the time-red.

And so the color red stayed in London.But it was in the mid-1950s10.the red double-floor was born.Its name is the Routemaster.Built between 1954 and 1968,they still look traditional.Like they have been frozen in time.

Answer

1.a

2.carrying

3.for

4.roofs

5.themselves

6.have been used

7.biggest

8.it

9.widely

10.that

【解析】本文主要讲述了英国伦敦的红色文化，红色的电话箱，红色双门巴士，主要讲了红巴士的历史由来。

1.you look up and see___1___red telephone box，句意：你抬起头，看到一个红色电话亭，不定冠词a用来修饰以辅音开头的字母前，故填a。

2.on the road,a big red double-floor bus passes by,___2___(carry) citizens and tourists.句意：在路上，一辆红色双层巴士经过，载着市民和游客，现在分词做伴随状语，故填carrying。

3.This is London.And the red is what the city is famous ___3___.根据句意：这是伦敦。红色是这个城市最出名的地方，be famous for 意为：以……著名，故填for。

4.Red tourist buses have open___4___(roof), which let people take photos,句意：红色的旅游巴士有开放的屋顶让人们拍照，roof为可数名词，故填roofs。

5.have an amazing view of the city and enjoy___5___(them)……，enjoy themselves意为：玩的开心，故填themselves。

6.They___6___(use) in London since 1829.现在完成时表示 过去发生的动作对 现在造成的 影响或 结果或表示过去的动作或状态 持续到现在。Since是现在完成时的标志，故填have been used 。

7.One of the___7___(big) companies chose red because……，句意：最大的公司之一选择……，the+形容词最高级，意为：最……的，故填biggest。

8.the bright colour made___8___easy for the citizens to pick out the bus.固定句式……make it easy for sth/sb to do sth意为……是容易对于某人/某物去做某事，故填it。

9.they chose the most___9___(wide)used color at the time-red.句意：他们选择了当时最广泛使用的颜色固定搭配the most+adj原形意为：最……的，故填widely。

10.it was in the mid-1950s___10___the red double-floor was born.句意：那是在20世纪50年代中期，红色的双层地板诞生了。陈述句的强调句型：It is/ was + 被强调部分（通常是主语、宾语或状语）+ that/ who（当强调主语且主语指人）+ 其他部分。故填that。