Question

You can buy chewing gum in nearly every country of the world. ① But it wasn’t always like that.[
The American Indians were the first people to chew gum. This gum came from a special tree that grew on their land. In 1848, a sailor called John Curtis began selling it. He was the first person to sell chewing gum. The gum he sold cost just a few cents for two pieces. It became popular very quickly even though it was very hard to chew. ② Nowadays, other things are added to the gum to make it soft and sweet.
By 1890, there were hundreds of different chewing gums. The most famous name in chewing gum, however, is probably William Wrigley. He spent a lot of money in advertising and even sent free pieces of gum to children on their birthdays. ③ He also said that chewing gum helped people work better and that it stopped people from feeling tired.
Although today many millions of people chew gum, not everyone thinks it is a good thing to do. Many people think it is dirty. The Singapore government does not allow people to buy chewing gum. One reason for this is that when some people have chewed all the taste out of their piece of gum, they take it out of their mouths and put it on to the backs of seats or other places. 
小题1:请将①处翻译成汉语。________________________
小题2:请根据②处内容完成下面句子。（每空一词）
People make chewing gum soft and sweet _________something to it.
小题3:把③处改为直接引语。（每空一词）
He also said“, Chewing gum______ people work better and it ______people from feeling tired.”

Answer 1

小题1:但是事情并不总是这样。
小题2:by, adding
小题3:helps; stops

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了口香糖的发展历史以及人们对于口香糖的一些看法。告诉我们口香糖是美国印第安人发明的，到现在已经发展成许多种类。虽然有人喜欢口香糖，但是也有一些人对此持反对意见。
小题1:本句中it指代的是前文提到的吃口香糖这件事情，like用作介词，表示像……一样，故本句意为：但是事情并不总是这样。
小题2:根据原句内容，可知现在人们通过在口香糖里面加入其它东西来让口香糖变得更加柔软，更加香甜可口。本句是被动语态，故填by， adding.
小题3:结合语境可知直接引语中叙述的是客观性事实，故用一般现在时态.主语chewing gums表示抽象含义，不可数，故谓语动词用单数，填 helps; stops.