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【题目】Historians have said that we have always had a sweet tooth. Our sweet tooth has grown over the years and people are now more attached【1】sweets than ever before.

Tim Richardson,【2】 famous historian, has created a timeline to show our love of sweets, starting as early as 8,000 years BC. He said, “A sweet thing【3】(enjoy) during the day can be a source of simple comfort and pleasure cheering us up. People have known this for 【4】 (century). Throughout history, many sweets have kept their charm and popularity because they have kept up with the 【5】 (late) taste trends.” Gave paintings have been found of our early ancestors attacking beehives(蜂窝) 【6】(find) honey

A fun fact about these sweets is that honeycomb(蜂巢)was the first ever sweet eaten. As the years【7】(go)on, lollypops(棒棒糖)were first eaten in 1550 AD and gums were enjoyed as early as the 1650’s. A main product of the sweet market toffee appeared in the 1890’s. Other popular sweets, such as boiled sweets, chewing gum and bubble gum, came later. Chewing gum has a history that【8】 (date) back to the ancient Greeks. 【9】 , it wasn’t until 1928 【10】Walter Diemer happened on just the right gum recipe to make the very first bubble gum.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】to

【2】a

【3】enjoyed

【4】centuries

【5】latest

【6】to find

【7】went

【8】dates

【9】However

【10】that

【解析】本篇文章主要说明口香糖的来历。

【1】to

考查固定搭配。人们现在对这些甜食比以前更喜欢。Attach…to…为固定搭配。“把……附在….上。”，故填to .

【2】a

考查不定冠词。一位（a ）著名的历史学家,表示数量“一”，而且是第一次提到，故用a.

【3】enjoyed

考查过去分词作定语，与被修饰的名词a sweet是被动关系。一天中所享受的(enjoyed)甜蜜的事物可以成为我们舒适和快乐的源泉。从句意可知要用过去分词作定语。故选enjoyed。

【4】centuries

考查名词。For是介词，后面名词，几个世纪以来人们已经知道了这件事。

【5】latest

考查形容词最高级。句意：许多糖果保持了它们的魅力和知名度，因为它们符合最新的（latest）流行趋势。故要用最高级。

【6】to find

考查不定式作目的状语。句意：留下的绘画中可以发现我们的祖先攻击蜂巢以此找到蜂蜜。从上下文内容可知攻击蜂巢的目的是找蜂蜜。故选to find。

【7】went

考查谓语动词。随着岁月的流逝。从句意可知要用一般过去时，因为是讲述过去的事。故用went.

【8】dates

考查谓语动词。Date back to追溯到…。Chewing gum has a history that___8___ (date) back to the ancient吃口香糖的历史可以追溯到古希腊时代，从现在追溯，要用一般现在时，因为主语是历史a history，即先行词，所以谓语动词要用一般现在时，即用单数。故用dates back to…。

【9】However

考查转折连词。从句意可知前后是转折关系。句意：然而，直到1928年。故用however.

【10】that

考查强调句型。It is/was +被强调的部分+that/who +剩余部分。it wasn’t until 1928 that Walter Diemer happened on just the right gum recipe to make the very first bubble gum.如果去掉本句中的It was…..that….句子完整，因此是强调not until 1928。句意：直到1928，Walter Diemer碰巧找到合适的口香糖配方才制造出第一个泡泡糖。故要填that