2021英语高考答案

[1 ]The Xi'an City Wall is the most complete city wall that has survived China's long history. It _41.was built___(41) (build) originally to protect the city ____42.in___(42) the Tang dynasty and has now been completely restored ( 修复).  It is possible __43.to walk____(43) (walk) or bike the entire 14 kilometers.

[2 ]We accessed the wall through the South Gate. The wall is 12 meters high and from here you can see streams of people moving inside and outside the City Wall.

[3 ]After __44.spending____(44) (spend) some time looking at all the defensive equipment at the wall, we decided it was time for some action and what ___45.better___(45) (good) than to ride on a piece of history!

[4 ]We __46.hired____(46) (hire) our bikes from the rental place at the South Gate. My bike was old and shaky  47.but__(47) did the job. It took us about 3 hours to go all ___48.the___(48) way around the Xi'an City Wall. Supposedly you can do it in two hours, but we stopped at the different gates and __49.watchtowers____(49) (watchtower) to fake pictures or just to watch the local people going about their ___50. daily___(50) (day) routines.

47.+but考查连词。根据句意，前半句“My+bike+was+old+and+shaky”表示“我的自行车又旧又摇摇晃晃”，是贬义；后半句“did+the+job”表示“自行车还行”，是褒义，前后相对，表达转折关系，用转折连词，故填but。