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Family History

In an age when technology is developing faster than ever before, many people are being __1__ to the idea of looking back into the past. One way they can do this is by investigating their own family history. They can try to __2__ out more about where their families came from and what they did. This is now a fast-growing hobby, especially in countries with a __3__ short history, like Australia and the United States.

It is __4__ thing to spend some time __5__ through a book on family history and to take the __6__ to investigate your own family's past. It is __7__ another to carry out the research work successfully. It is easy to set about it in a disorganized way and __8__ yourself many problems which could have been __9__ with a little forward planning.

If your own family stories tell you that you are __10__ with a famous character, whether hero or criminal, do not let this idea take over your research. Just __11__ it as an interesting possibility. A simple system __12__ collecting and storing your information will be adequate to start with; a more complex one may only get in your __13__. The most important thing, though, is to __14__ started. Who knows what you __15__ find?

1、

A、pushed

B、attracted

C、fetched

D、brought

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】 根据文章意思，“很多人都热衷于回忆过去”，选B，be attract to被吸引到，固定搭配。

2、

A、lay

B、make

C、put

D、find

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】 find out找出，弄清楚，搞明白，固定搭配。

3、

A、fairly

B、greatly

C、mostly

D、widely

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】 根据文章意思，“历史相当短的国家”，选fairly。

4、

A、a

B、one

C、no

D、some

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】 It is one thing to do 与后文的It is another (thing)to do 是固定用法。

5、

A、seeing

B、moving

C、going

D、even

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】 go through a book读书，go through在这里是read的意思。

6、

A、idea

B、plan

C、purpose

D、decision

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】 take the decision to do下决心做某事，固定搭配。

7、

A、with

B、by

C、for

D、through

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】 for表目的。

8、

A、track

B、path

C、road

D、way

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】 get in your way妨碍你，固定搭配。

9、

A、get

B、appear

C、be

D、feel

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】 get stared开始，行动起来，固定搭配。

10、

A、quite

B、just

C、more

D、living

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】 It is quite another to do 完全是另外一回事，quite相当，修饰another。

11、

A、produce

B、cause

C、build

D、create

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】 根据文章意思，“给你自己带来很多问题”，选 cause引起。

12、

A、missed

B、lost

C、avoided

D、escaped

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】 根据文章意思，选avoided避免。

13、

A、connected

B、joined

C、attached

D、related

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】 be connected with 与…有关，固定搭配。

14、

A、treat

B、control

C、contact

D、direct

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】 treat sth as 把…当做…来对待，固定搭配。

15、

A、should

B、might

C、ought

D、must

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】 根据文章意思，“谁知道你会发现什么”，选might，习惯用法。

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