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. 
小題1:請將①處翻譯成漢語。________________________
小題2:請根據②處內容完成下面句子。（每空一詞）
People make chewing gum soft and sweet _________something to it.
小題3:把③處改為直接引語。（每空一詞）
He also said“, Chewing gum______ people work better and it ______people from feeling tired.”

Answer 1

小題1:但是事情并不總是這樣。
小題2:by, adding
小題3:helps; stops

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了口香糖的發展歷史以及人們對于口香糖的一些看法。告訴我們口香糖是美國印第安人發明的，到現在已經發展成許多種類。雖然有人喜歡口香糖，但是也有一些人對此持反對意見。
小題1:本句中it指代的是前文提到的吃口香糖這件事情，like用作介詞，表示像……一樣，故本句意為：但是事情并不總是這樣。
小題2:根據原句內容，可知現在人們通過在口香糖里面加入其它東西來讓口香糖變得更加柔軟，更加香甜可口。本句是被動語態，故填by， adding.
小題3:結合語境可知直接引語中敘述的是客觀性事實，故用一般現在時態.主語chewing gums表示抽象含義，不可數，故謂語動詞用單數，填 helps; stops.