Question

【题目】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

British families started going on holiday to the seaside around the middle of the 19th century. The __【1】 (invent) of the railways made this possible. The first holiday makers 【2】 (be) quite rich and went for their health and education. The seaside was a place to cure people of illness. And doctors recommended bathing in the sea and drinking sea water. At that time ordinary working people had very little time off work. 【3】 , in 1871 the government introduced four “Bank Holidays”, that is national holidays. This allowed people 【4】 (have) a day or two out now and then, 【5】 gave them a taste for leisure and seaside. At first, they went on a day trip, taking advantage 【6】 special trip tickets on the railways. By the 1880s, 【7】 (rise) incomes meant that many ordinary workers and their families could have holiday at the seaside. Welfare was reduced and cheap hotels 【8】 (build) for them. Holiday makers enjoy 【9】 (sit) on the beach, bathing in the sea and eating ice cream. Cheap entertainment was on offer and holiday makers went to have fun. Today 【10】 English seaside remains popular with more than 18 million holidays taken there each year.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】invention

【2】were

【3】However

【4】to have

【5】which

【6】of

【7】rising

【8】were built

【9】sitting

【10】the

【解析】

试题分析：本文是社会生活类文章阅读。作者叙述了英国人在海边度假的起源和流传至今的原因。

【1】invention 考查名词。根据下文谓语动词made，此处应用名词做主语，故填invention。

【2】were 考查时态和主谓一致。根据空前的名词holiday makers可知用be的复数形式，根据前文的the 19th century应用过去时，故填were。

【3】However 考查连词。根据上下文的关系判断填尽管如此，故填However。

【4】to have 考查非谓语动词。根据词组allow sb to do sth允许某人做某事，故填to have。

【5】which 考查定语从句引导词。空后是定语从句，从句中缺少主语，非限制性定语从句，应用which引导。故填which。

【6】of 考查介词词组。词组take advantage of占有……的优势。故填of。

【7】rising 考查非谓语动词。根据income是rise的执行者，应用现在分词形式作定语，故填rising。

【8】were built 考查语态。根据hotel是build的动作承受者，根据语境是发生在过去的事情，故填were built。

【9】sitting 考查非谓语动词。根据enjoy后跟动名词形式作宾语判断，故填sitting。

【10】the 考查冠词。是中心词，English修饰seaside，应特指，故填the。