Unit 5 Theme parks Learning about language课时作业

第一节 语法填空

　　阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16-10的相应位置上。

　　Last year, my brother and I went to Miami for a vacation. Some of my friends who had been there before said_1_____ was a wonderful holiday destination. Before we went, we had planned for months. When the day came, we were ready.

　　After our plane landed, we went to the hotel. We had made our reservation six months__2____ （early）, but the man at the front desk said there had been a mistake. We 3_____（tell）that our rooms hadn't been reserved for that week, 4_____ for the week after. I didn't understand 5____ this would happen. What's worse, the hotel had been fully booked. When we were wondering what to do, the manager came out. She was 7_____（surprise）helpful. She apologized for the mistake and gave us a spare VIP room on 8_____ top floor. We had never stayed in such an amazing room, and we weren't charged extra.

　　The next day, my brother and I went to the beach 9____ we watched some people play volleyball. We got a little__10___（sunburn），but the day had been so relaxing that we didn't mind.

1. 【答案】 it

【试题解析】考察代词。在英语中通常使用it指代上文说过的同一个事物，以避免重复。本句中的it就是指第一句里提及的Miami。句意：一些去过那里的朋友告诉我说那是一个很理想的度假的地方。

2. 【答案】 earlier

【试题解析】本句使用比较级，虽然没有直接出现than等表示比较级的词，根据上下文可知我们早在6个月前就预定好了宾馆。

3. 【答案】were told

【试题解析】本句是一个被动语态，主语we和动词tell之间构成被动关系，故使用被动语态，根据文章第一句可知本文叙述的是我们去年度假的事情，所以使