大学生英语竞赛A类完形填空专项强化真题试卷2
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Genealogy, the study of family history, is the second most popular hobby in America today. Millions of Americans 【C1】sp______their free time trying to trace their family lines, some reaching as far back as a thousand years. This interest in family history is not new. Many people remember their ancestors and honor them by passing on family names or keeping their stories alive. In fact, as a country, America showed its first real interest in genealogy in the 1890s. At that time, organizations such as the Daughters of the American Revolution were created to connect people【C2】______ ancestors who played a part in early American history. But America\’s interest in genealogy has grown over the past few decades, largely for two reasons.
One of the causes of genealogy\’s most recent growth in popularity might be Alex Haley\’s book Roots, which follows one man\’s family through【C3】______(slave)and all the way back to 18th century Africa. In one year, more than one million copies of the book were sold. In 1977, Roots was made into a television miniseries,【C4】______was watched by approximately 130 million people. At the time, that was the【C5】______(big)audience any television program had ever had. People not only enjoyed the story of Roots, but also were【C6】int______in the idea that one man could learn so much about his family\’s history. The idea that a man living in America in the twentieth century might have a direct link to important moments in history inspired many Americans to do their own genealogical studies and trace their own threads in the fabric of world history.
1.【C1】
spend
解析：(此处意为“花费空闲时间试图追溯家系”。根据文意与字母提示可推测该词为spend。因此该空填入spend。)
2.【C2】
with
解析：(此处意为“拥有参与过美国历史的祖先的人”，表示所属关系应使用介词with。因此该空填入with。)
3.【C3】
slavery
解析：(根据文意可推断该处意为“奴隶制度”，应使用slave的另一个名词形式slavery。因此该空填入slavery。)
4.【C4】
which
解析：(逗号后为修饰television miniseries的非限制性定语从句，只能用which引导。因此该空填入which。)
5.【C5】
biggest
解析：(根据后文“any television program had ever had”以及定冠词the可判断应使用最高级形式。因此该空填入biggest。)
6.【C6】
interested
解析：(根据文意与字母提示可推测此处表达的是“人们对某个观点有兴趣”，根据该空所处短语结构可判断该词应为interested。因此该空填入interested。)
7.【C7】
contributed
解析：(根据文意可知该句表现了互联网对系谱学流行起来的作用，即“有助于系谱学的流行”，可使用contribute一词。本句为现在完成时。因此该空填入contributed。)
8.【C8】
access
解析：(access a website意为“访问一个网站”，为固定搭配。因此该空填入access。)
9.【C9】
rewarding
解析：(此处句意为“系谱学必定有所收获”，修饰的是“genealogy”这一事物，故应使用reward的形容词形式rewarding。因此该空填入rewarding。)
10.【C10】
reviewing
解析：(此处after为介词，后面接动词时应使用动词的-ing形式。因此该空填入reviewing。)
Genealogy, the study of family history, is the second most popular hobby in America today. Millions of Americans 【C1】sp______their free time trying to trace their family lines, some reaching as far back as a thousand years. This interest in family history is not new. Many people remember their ancestors and honor them by passing on family names or kee
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