Ⅴ. 阅读短文,完成表格。
Transportation has always played a key role in shaping our lives. In the past, people travelled on foot, by horse or by boat. Journeys were long and difficult, limiting how far people could go and what they could experience.
The invention of the steam engine(蒸汽机) changed everything. Trains could carry people and goods across land quickly and in large numbers. This helped countries develop their economies and allowed people to move to cities more easily. Later, the car gave people personal freedom to travel whenever and wherever they wanted. It led to the growth of suburbs and shopping malls.
Today, airplanes have made the world "smaller". We can travel to faraway countries in just a few hours, which helps develop international business and tourism. High-speed trains have made commuting between cities faster and more comfortable.
Each advance(进步) in transportation has made travel faster and more efficient. It has changed where we live, how we work and how we connect with the world, making our lives more convenient and interconnected.
| Transportation in the past | Key inventions & their impacts | Modern Transportation |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Travelled on foot,
1. or
2. .
Journeys were
3. and
difficult. | Trains:
Helped countries develop their 4. .
Allowed people to move to cities ore easily.
Cars:
Gave people personal 5. .
Led to the growth of suburbs and shopping malls. | Airplanes:
Make the world "6. ".
Help develop international business and
7. .
High-speed trains:
Make commuting faster and 8. . |

1. by horse 2. by boat 3. long 4. economies
5. freedom 6. smaller 7. tourism
8. more comfortable

【分析】
本题为阅读信息匹配题，需从短文中定位对应内容，填写表格空缺。先明确每个空对应的原文信息，逐一匹配即可。
【解析】
1. 原文提到过去人们出行方式为“on foot, by horse or by boat”，故1填by horse；
2. 对应出行方式的第二个，填by boat；
3. 原文“Journeys were long and difficult”，故3填long；
4. 原文“Helped countries develop their economies”，故4填economies；
5. 原文“the car gave people personal freedom”，故5填freedom；
6. 原文“airplanes have made the world 'smaller'”，故6填smaller；
7. 原文“helps develop international business and tourism”，故7填tourism；
8. 原文“High-speed trains have made commuting... faster and more comfortable”，故8填more comfortable。
【答案】
1. by horse 2. by boat 3. long 4. economies 5. freedom 6. smaller 7. tourism 8. more comfortable
【知识点】
阅读理解、信息提取
【点评】
本题考查从短文中提取关键信息完成表格的能力，需仔细阅读原文定位对应内容，难度较低。
【难度系数】
0.8