But how did the bus become unique to London culture?Horse-drawn buses enjoy a history of more than 180 years.They___46___(use) in London since 1829.By the early 20th century,motor-buses were driving around London.Bus companies used different colors at the time.One of the___47___(big) companies chose red because the bright colour made___48___easy for the citizens to pick out the bus.In 1933,when London transport was grouped into a single company,they chose the most___49___(wide)used color at the time-red.
And so the color red stayed in London.But it was in the mid-1950s___50___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.
【答案】41. a
42. carrying
43. for
44. roofs
45. themselves
46. have been used
47. biggest
48. it
49. widely
50. 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。
41. 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。
42. 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。
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