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5．短文填空选择恰当的单词填空，每词限用一次．（有两个多余的选项）

by，nobody，popular，invented，can，quickly，and，beginnings，anyone，make

Pick up one of these cubes and you probably won't be able to put it down．How hard （58）can it be to rearrange（重新排列）the nine colored squares on each side of the cube？In fact，there are 43×10³⁰ possibilities！It has been 31 years since the cubes were sold in stores around the world．Its （59）beginningshowever，began years earlier as a simple classroom example．In 1974，Dr．Erno Rubik （60）inventedthe"Magic Cube"as he called it．
He did this to help his students understand 3-D concepts．This classroom model was quickly changed into a （61）popular toy．In 1979，Ideal Toys bought the rights（权利）（62）and sold it as"Rubiks Cube"．The invention （63）quickly became a 1980s cultural icon．
As time went （64）by，the cube's popularity became less，however，it made a comeback with the Internet．Now （65）anyone  can go online and find many videos that show ways to solve the cube．Erik Akkersdijk of the Netherlands holds the present world record．He finished it in just 7.08 seconds！

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分析 拿起这些魔方中的一个你很可能就不会把它放下了．重新排列立方体的每一面的九个彩色方块有多难？实际上，种43×10³⁰ 可能性．自从魔方在世界各地的商店销售已经有31年了．下文具体向我们介绍了魔方的发展历史．

解答 58 can．考查动词：根据In fact，there are 43×10³⁰ possibilities！实际上，种43×10³⁰ 可能性，结合选词，推测意思是重新排列立方体的每一面的九个彩色方块有多难？故这里缺少一个情态动词，故用can可能，即it can be hard
59 beginnings．考查名词：根据本句中its后应该加名词，与后面began呼应，结合选词，因此选择beginnings开始，开端，是一个名词
60 invented．考查动词：根据In 1974，Dr．Erno Rubik （60）the"Magic Cube，结合选词，推测意思是Dr．Erno Rubik 发明了魔方，故用过去式动词invented发明，充当句子的谓语
61 popular．考查形容词：根据This classroom model was quickly changed into a （61）toy这个教室模型很快变为一个…玩具，本空前有冠词，后有名词，结合选词，需要填入形容词popular流行的，意思是这个教室模型很快变为一个很流行的玩具
62 and．考查连词：根据，Ideal Toys bought the rights（权利）（62）理想的玩具带来了权利，sold it as"Rubiks Cube"．被卖作Rubiks Cube，这两者是并列关系，故用连词and和
63 quickly．考查副词：根据"．The invention （63）became a 1980s cultural icon这个发明成为20世纪80年代的文化偶像，分析得知，本题不缺少任何成分，可以用副词quickly迅速地，来修饰动词成为
64 by．考查固定短语：根据As time went，结合选词，推测意思是随着时间的流逝，联想到固定短语go by，故用by
65 anyone 考查代词：根据can go online and find many videos that show ways to solve the cube，能上网并且找到解决魔方的方法的录像，分析得知，本题缺少一个表示人的主语，结合选词，故用anyone任何人，意思是任何人都能上网并且找到解决魔方的方法的录像

点评 解答此类题型时，务必要充分联系上下文语境和句子的逻辑关系，找到解题的依据，准确作答．