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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。
