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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 ìinvestigating 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 ?
词汇:
attract v. 吸引，有吸引力
investigate v. 调查，研究
disorganize v. 扰乱，瓦解
criminal adj. 形式的，犯罪的
adequate adj. 充足的，适当的
complex adj. 错综复杂的
注释:
1. It is one thing ... , it is another thing ... : 一方面……，另一方面……
2. One way+从句 is by doing ... :做某事的方法之一是通过……
练习:
1. A) pushed B) attracted C) fetched D) ，brought
2. A) lay B) make C) put D) find
3. A) fairly B) greatly C) mostly D) widely
4. A) a B) one C) no D) some
5. A) seeing B) moving C) going D) even
6. A) idea B) plan C) purpose D) decision
7. A) quite B) just C) more D) living
8. A) produce B) cause C) build D) create
9. A) missed B) lost C) avoided D) escaped
10. A) connected B) joined C) attached D) related
11. A) treat B) control C) contact D) direct
12. A) with B) by C) for D) through
13. A) track B) path C) road D) way
14. A) get B) appear C) be D) feel
15. A) should B) might C) ought D) must
答案与题解:
1. B 根据上下文，句意为人们被追溯往事所吸引。A 选项 push 与介词 to 搭配意为"推向";C选项 fetch 做不及物动词为"取得，拿到";D 选项 brought 与介词 to 搭配意为"恢复知觉";而 选项 B attracted 与介词 to 搭配意为"被……吸引"，故选 B。
2. D 根据句意"人们试图查明更多的历史"，此处动词应有"查找，查明"之意。A 选项 lay out 意为"布置，设计" ，B 选项 make out 意为"理解，辨认出";C 选项 put out 意为"熄灭，出版"， 均与句意不符;D 选项 find oùt 有"找出，查明"之意。故选 D。
3. A 本题考查副词。其中 B 选项 greatly 意为"很，大大地";C 选项 mostly 意为"主要地，通常";D 选项 widely 意为"广泛地"。本句句意为"……特别是那些有相当短历史的国 家……"根据句意只有 A 选项 fairly 有"相当"的意思，符合句意，故选 A。
4. B 考查固定搭配。It is one thing ... ，it is quite another thing ... "一方面……，另一方面……"，故选 B
5. C 考查介词搭配。A 选项目e 与 through 搭配意为"看穿，识破";B 选项 move 与介词through 搭配意为"穿过";D 选项 live 与 through 搭配意为"度过，经受住"。根据句意"…… 花费时间去仔细查阅一本书……"只有 C 选项 go through" 经受，仔细检查"符合句意，故选C 。
6. D 句意为"并促使你决心去探究家族的过去" A 选项为"主意，概念";B 选项 plan 为"计划";只有选项 D 有"下决心"之意。take the decision to do 是短语，下定决心做某事。故选D。
7. A 本题考查固定搭配。It is one thing ... , it is quite another thing ... "一方面……，另一方面……"。故选 A。
8. B 句意为"但如果开始有一点点计划，就能避免引起那么多麻烦。"此处应选择与 problem相搭配有"引起"之意的动词。A 选项 produce 为"制造";C 选项 build 意为"建筑";D 选项create 意为"创造，创作";选项 B cause 意为"引起，使发生，导致，招致"，经常与 troubles，Problems, disasters 搭配使用。故选择 B。
9. C 句意为"但如果开始有一点点计划，就能避免引起那么多麻烦"，此处应填有避免之意的 动词。A 选项 miss 为"漏掉，错过";B 选项 lost 为"遗失，失败";D 选项 escape 意为"逃脱，避开";而 C 选项 avoid 意为"避免，避开，躲避"，与句意相符。故选 C。
10. A 句意为"如果你家族的故事写着你与某个名人有着一定的关系"而选项 B join with 意为"加人";选项 C attach (to) 为"依附，加入";选项 D be related to = be connected with, "与……有关系";只有选项 A connect 可与 with 搭配，意为"与……有关系"。故选 A。
11. A 此句意为"把它当成一个有趣的可能事件再好不过。"B 选项 control 为"控制，管理";C 选项 contact 为"使接触";D 选项 direct 为"管理，指挥，导演";而选项B 的 treat 可与介词 as 搭配，意为"把......当做......" ，与句意相符。
12. C 考查介词。此句句意为"用一个简单的系统来收集和存储信息"，A 选项 with"随着，支持，和…在一起";B 选项 by 意为"通过，依据，经由";ρD 选项 through 意为"通过，穿过，凭借
13. D 此句意为"……越复杂的方式可能只会扰乱你的方寸"，A 选项 track 意为"轨道，总计，小道";B 选项 pa曲意为"道路";C 选项 road 意为"公路，马路";而 D 选项 way 意为"方法，方向"，而 get in your way 是固定搭配，意思是"阻挡，羁绊你的道路"。故选 D。
14. A get started ，固定搭配，意为"开始，被启动"。故选 A。
15. B 考查情态动词的用法。此句句意为"但谁知道你会发现什么呢?"C 选项有应当之意，而 D 选在must 引导一般疑问句表示"必须做某事" ，与句意不符。因此句是对未来的可能性的一种反问，所以 B 选项 might 符合句意。故选 B。
