Question

Passage 5 (2014 南示，五，A)

    阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，在文章后第1-10小题的空 格里填人一个最恰当的单词。

    注意:每个空格只填1个单词。

    Mayme Clayton collected books,magazines,and letters written by African Americans.Her son,Avery Clayton,thought her collection was important.Unlike most books,these were rare and hard to find.They were written by writers who helped shape African A-merican culture.

    One book in the collection was written by Phillis Wheatley.Wheatley was a slave who wrote poetry.She was the first African American to publish (出版) a book. Wheatley herself signed (签名) the book in the Claytons’ collection.No one else owns a copy signed by Phillis Wheatley.

    By the time she passed away at age 83 ,Mrs Clayton had more than 30 ,000 books by or about black people.Her collection also includes papers about slaves,photographs,movies,sheet music,and personal letters by black leaders and artists. It is one of the biggest personal collections of African American history and culture in the United States.

    Avery Clayton's dream was to create a museum for his mother's treasures.Scholars say that Mrs Clayton^ collection is very important. Without her work,part of African American heritage (遗产) would have been lost. “We didn't know these things existed,” says Sara Hodson of California^ Huntington Library.

    The collection’s new home is likely to be in Culver City,California. Part of Avery Clayton^ dream is to share the cultural riches his mother collected with others. He especially wants kids to have a chance to see the collection。 At present African American culture is being explained by pop culture,he says. “ It's important to offer a more complete picture。

    

Answer 1

Passage 5

[语篇解读]Mayme Clayton收集了很多非裔美国人写的书、杂志和 信件，这些东西都是稀有的。她的儿子Avery Clayton认为母亲的收藏 十分重要，他希望能建立一座博物馆，来分享这些珍宝。

1. collecting 根据文章第一句 Mayme Clayton collected books,magazines,and letters written by African Americans.可知，此处应用动 词collect,另外like后接动名词，故填collecting。

2. died 第三段第一句 By the time she passed away at age   83.…中的 passed away意为“去世”，为died的含蓄表达方式，故填died。

3. easily 根据第一.段第二句 Unlike most books,these were rare and hard to find.可知，这些书很难找到，也就是不容易被找到，故填副词easily 。

4. signed 根据第二段第四句 Wheatley herself signed (签名) the book in the Claytons’ collection.可知，Wheatley亲自在这本书上签名，也就 是被签名的那本书也在她收藏之列，应用过去分词作定语，故填 signed。

5. including 根据第二段第二句 Her collection also includes papers about slaves,photographs,movies,sheet music,and personal letters by black leaders and artists.可知，空格处应用include的某种形式，根据句子结 构，应用 including。

6. importance 根据第一'段第二句 Her son,Avery Clayton,thought her collection was important.可知，她的藏书对于美国黑人历史和文化很 重要。另外，be of后接名词相当于形容词，故填importance,构成of importance ,相当于 important0

7. son's 根据右栏内容可知，此部分是关于Avery Clayton's dream。Avery Clayton 就是 Mayme Clayton 的儿子，故填 son's。

8. museum 根据倒数第二段第一句 Avery Clayton's dream was to create a museum for his mother's treasures.可知，他想创建一个博物馆，故填 museum 。

9. share 根据最后一段第二句 Part of Avery Clayton's dream is to share the cultural riches his mother collected with others.可知，应填 share。

10. kids 根据最后一段第二句 He especially wants kids to have a chance to see the collection.可知，他特别想和孩子们分享，故填kids。