高考英语语法填空真题41（含答案解析）

2017年全国卷2

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

In 1863 the first underground passenger railway in the world opened in London. It ran for just under seven kilometers and allowed people to avoid terrible 61 (crowd) on the roads above as they travelled to and 62 work. It took three years to complete and was built using an interesting method. This included digging up the road, 63 (lay) the track and then building a strong roof over 64 top. When all those had been done, the road surface was replaced.

Steam engines 65 (use) to pull the carriages and it must have been 66 (fair) unpleasant for the passengers, with all the smoke and noise. However, the railway quickly proved to be a great success and within six months, more than 25,000 people were using 67 every day.

Later, engineers 68 (manage) to construct railways in a system of deep tunnels (隧道), which became known to the tube. This development was only possible with the 69 (introduce) of electric-powered engines and lifts. The central London Railway was one of the most 70 (success) of these new lines, and was opened in 1900. It had white-painted tunnels and bright red carriages, and proved extremely popular with the public.

答案解析：

61. crowds

解析：根据句意，地下铁路允许人们避免道路上可怕的拥挤，crowd的复数形式crowds表示拥挤的人群。

62. from

解析：根据句意，地下铁路让人们在上下班时避免道路上的拥挤，to and from work是一个固定搭配，表示往返于工作地点。

63. laying

解析：根据句意，建设方法包括挖掘道路，铺设轨道，然后在上面的顶部建造一个坚固的屋顶。这里需要用lay的动名词形式laying，作为包括的宾语。

64. the

解析：根据句意，在轨道上方建造一个坚固的屋顶，over the top是固定搭配，表示在顶部。

65. were used

解析：根据句意，蒸汽机被用来牵引车厢，这里需要用被动语态，因此是were used。

66. fairly