选自:安徽省2020年名校高考冲刺模拟卷英语试卷
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,在空白处填人1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
With a population of 602 ,000 , Luxembourg is one of the richest and smallest_ 61 ( country) in Europe ,yet it suffers from major traffic jams.
Taking up 2, 586 square kilometers, Luxembourg is roughly the size of Rhode Island. From the capital of Luxembourg City , Belgium, France and Germany can all_ 62 ( reach) by car in half an hour. High housing costs, especially in Luxembourg City , mean more than 180 ,000 of its workforce commute( 通勒) from those neighboring nations every day. Luxembourg is a very_63 ( attract) place for jobs,_ 64 its “booming economy" and high concentration of jobs have led to congestion(拥塞) issues. In 2016 , Luxembourg had 662 cars per 1 ,000 people,
and 65 ( drive) is a “primary means of transportation ”for commuters. That year , drivers in Luxembourg City _66 (spend) an average of 33 hours in traffic. It fared 67_ ( bad) than European cities Copenhagen and Helsinki , which have comparable population sizes to all of Luxembourg, yet it only took drivers in both an average of 24 hours in traffic.
But that could be about to change. 68 country at this very moment is in really good shape , thus the government wants the people to benefit 69 the good economy. As of March 1 ,2020 all public transport——trains, trams and buses- -in the country is now free,_ 70 ( make) it the first free public transport country in the world. The government hopes the move will alleviate heavy congestion and bring environmental benefits.
参考答案:
61. countries 62. be reached 63. attractive 64. but 65. driving
66. spent 67. worse 68. The 69. from 70. making