Family History
In an age when technology is developing faster than ever before, many people are being attracted to the __51__ of looking back into the past. One way they can do this is by __52__ their own family history. They can try to__53__out more about where their families came from and what they did. This is now a fast-growing hobby, especially in countries__54__a fairly short history, like Australia and the United States.
It is one thing to spend some time __55__ through a book on family history and to __56__ the decision to investigate your own family’s past. It is quite another to__57__out the research work successfully. It is easy to set about it in a disorganised __58__and cause yourself many problems which could have been__59__with a little forward planning.
If your own family stories tell you __60__you are missed with a famous character, whether hero or criminal, do not let this idea take__61__ your research. Just treat it as an interesting __62__. A simple system with collecting and storing your information will be adequate to__63__with; a more complex one may only get in your__64__. The most important thing, though, is to get started. Who __65__ what you might find?
51 A chain B attention C interest D idea
52 A investigating B recording C creating D rewriting
53 A put B set C find D get
54 A of B with C in D for
55 A seeing B following C coming D going
56 A make B accept C reach D leave
57 A work B carry C figure D turn
58 A body B system C way D event
59 A missed B lost C avoided D escaped
60 A when B why C what D that
61 A over B up C away D off
62 A reason B possibility C question D example
63 A play B live C break D start
64 A side B way C road D track
65 A knows B worries C believes D realizes
答案:
51 D 许多人被回顾往事这一想法吸引了。
52 A investigate“调查”。原文意思是查看自己的家族史。
53 C find out“找出”。
54 B with a ... history“有一个……样的历史”,为固定搭配。
55 D go through a book“浏览一本书”。
56 A make the decision“做决定”,为固定搭配。
57 B carry out a research“做调查”。
58 C in a…way“以某种方式”。
59 C 它可能给你带来很多问题,而如果事先有一点计划的话,这些问题本可以避免。
60 D that引导宾语从句。
61 A take over“接管,接替,取代”,句子意思是不要让这样的想法干扰了你的研究。
62 B possibility“可能性”,因为你有了一个亲戚是名人,也就意味着你也有可能成为一位名人,这是一种可能性。其他三个选项都不能搭配。
63 D to start with“开始某件事”,句子意思是:开始的时候,一个简单些的收集和储藏信息的模式更为合适。
64 B get in one's way“挡路”,为固定搭配。
65 A 句子意思是:谁能知道你会发现什么呢?
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