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8．origins        famous         system         approached     came across
disturbing     novels         puzzles        nearby         by chance
various        throughout     therefore      surrounded     before long
 
51．Festivals and celebrations of all kinds have been held everywhere since ancient times and they have manyorigins，some religious，some seasonal，and some for special people or events．
52．One evening when I sat down at the computer to do some research on great women of China，Icame acrossan article about a doctor called Lin Qiaozhi，a specialist in women's diseases．
53．At that time，hunger was adisturbingproblem in many parts of the countryside，and Dr Yuan Longping saw the great need for increasing the rice harvest．
54．Their balanced diets became such a success thatbefore longWang Peng became slimmer and Yong Hui put on more weight．
55．Mark Twain is best known for hisnovelsset in his boyhood world on the river，such as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn．
56．As time went by，Charlie Chaplin grew more and more popular as his charming character，the little tramp，became knownthroughoutthe world．
57．After I introduced them to each other，I was very surprised to see that TonyapproachedJulia，touched her shoulder and kissed her on the cheek．
58．How life began on earth is one of the biggestpuzzlesthat scientists found hard to solve．
59．People say that Vancouver is Canada's most beautiful city，surroundedby mountains and the Pacific Ocean．
60．Some theme parks arefamousfor having the biggest or longest roller coasters，others for showing the famous sights and sounds of a culture．

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分析 51．自古以来到处都有各种各样的节日和庆典，他们有许多起源，一些是宗教，一些是季节性的，一些则是特殊的人或事件．
52．一天晚上，当我坐在电脑前做一些关于中国伟大女性的研究，我读到一篇关于一个叫林巧稚的医生的文章，一个女性疾病方面的专家．
53．当时，饥饿是许多农村地区一个令人困扰的问题，博士袁隆平看到了增加水稻收获的巨大需求．
54．他们的平衡膳食非常成功不久后，王鹏变瘦了而永慧变丰满了．
55．Mark Twain最出名的是他的小说集以他的童年世界为背景，如Tom Sawyer历险记和Huckleberry Finn历险记
56．随着时间的推移，Charlie Chaplin变得越来越受欢迎，因为他迷人的个性，小流浪汉的形象世界闻名．
57．我把他们介绍给对方后，我很惊讶地看到托尼走近朱丽亚，碰了碰她的肩膀，吻了她的脸颊．
58．地球上的生命是如何开始的是科学家们难以解决的最大难题之一．
59．人们说温哥华是加拿大最美丽的城市，它四周被群山和太平洋环绕．
60．一些主题公园因为有最大或最长的过山车而闻名，其他的公园则展示了著名的景点和很棒的文化．

解答 51．origins  考查名词，根据句意 他们有许多起源，origin是名词"起源"，被形容词many修饰，所以用复数形式origins．      
52．came across   考查固定搭配，根据句意作者无意间读到了一篇文章，come across是英语的固定搭配"偶然遇到"．
53．disturbing 考查形容词，此处是用一个形容词修饰名词problem，disturbing是形容词"令人不安的，烦扰的"．    
54．before long  考查固定搭配，根据句意不久后平衡饮食见成效，before long是英语的固定搭配"不久后"．   
55．novels 考查名词，根据句中信息说的是马克吐温的小说集，所以novel"小说"要用复数形式．
56．throughout  考查介词，throughout是介词"遍及…地域； 遍及…场所"根据句意遍及全世界，所以用介词throughout．
57．approached  考查谓语动词，根据句意：我很惊讶地看到托尼走近朱丽亚，approach是动词"靠近"approached、touched与 kissed 三个动作连续发生，所以都用过去时．
58．puzzles 考查名词，根据句子信息，生命的开始是世界最大的谜之一，puzzle是名词"谜"，one of the+名词的复数形式，所以答案是puzzles．        
59．surrounded 考查非谓语，本题考查过去分词在句中做定语，被群山环保的城市，surround与温哥华这个城市之间是被动关系，所以用过去分词做定语，所以答案是surrounded．
60．famous考查形容词的固定搭配，be famous for是英语的固定搭配"因…而著名"，根据句意：因为有最大或最长的过山车而闻名，所以答案是famous．

点评 选词填空主要是完形填空题和所给词的形式填空，做这类题，有些是固定搭配，有的是固定句式，还有的是联系上下文猜测代词所指的内容和生 词的含义，你必须知道每个词的意思，从句意和语法两方面 思考界定．还有一些是易混淆的近义词组，务必弄清楚各个词组的含义．