I agree with the saying that some people “see old memories as a chance to deal with the past and unite past and present.” Many people are so 1 by things that happened in their past that they are not able to focus on the 2 . For example, in the book Ceremony, the main character, Tayo, cannot concentrate on the present because he can’t forget his troubled childhood and 3 continues to relive things that happened during that time.
However, past memories can help people to 4 in the present. A 5 example of people learning from the past would be the Marshall Plan. After the 6 of World War II there were many war-torn countries around the world in need of 7 assistance to help rebuild their countries, and the United States would have to be the one to 8 that assistance. Many American politicians thought it was 9 for the US government to spend money abroad on countries that would not be able to repay it for a long time. However, George Marshall, a former US general, remembered how the exact same 10 of why should we spend money on war-torn nations that really owe us reparations (赔款)? had been used after World War I towards Germany. The 11 of assistance towards Germany after World War I had caused a gigantic economic depression in Germany that had made the Mark (German money) virtually 12 . The German people became so desperate that they started 13 an extreme German nationalist named Adolf Hitler, who eventually started World War II. Marshall knew that if the US did not 14 war-torn Germany and, especially, Japan, we could 15 have a World War III on our hands.
【小题1】A．shocked B．troubled C．punished D．annoyed【小题2】A．memory B．situation C．present D．future【小题3】A．constantlyB．innocently C．ridiculously D．rarely【小题4】A．forget B．recover C．enjoy D．pare【小题5】A．personal B．scientific C．historical D．mercial【小题6】A．conclusionB．decision C．invasion D．extension【小题7】A．medical B．political C．economic D．lawful【小题8】A．need B．provide C．find D．prevent【小题9】A．reasonableB．necessary C．difficult D．foolish【小题10】A．statementB．argument C．suggestion D．introduction【小题11】A．intensionB．request C．influence D．lack【小题12】A．hopeless B．worthless C．worldwide D．valuable【小题13】A．refusing B．employing C．supporting D．charging【小题14】A．stop B．warn C．resist D．help【小题15】A．similarlyB．simplyC．regularly D．unlikelyB
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解析：
【小题1】动词辨析。A震惊；B困扰；C惩罚；D恼怒；根据上下文可知很对人都被过去的事情所困扰，我们聚焦现在。
【小题2】名词辨析。解析同上。
【小题3】副词辨析。A不停顿地；B无辜地，幼稚地；C荒谬地；D罕见地。根据下文的continue可知A正确。
【小题4】动词辨析。A忘记；B康复；C喜欢；D比较；根据句意可知过去的记忆可以帮助人们在现在进行比较。
【小题5】上下文串联。根据下文可知这是一个历史上发生的故事。
【小题6】名词辨析。A结束；B决定；C入侵；D伸展；根据下文的war-torn countries可知是战争结束以后。
【小题7】上下文串联。根据下文的rebuild their countries可知这里是需要经济援助。
【小题8】动词辨析。A需要；B提供；C发现；D阻止，预防。根据句意可知美国提供帮助，很多人都认为美国这样做很愚蠢。那么B正确。
【小题9】形容词辨析。解析同上。
【小题10】名词辨析。A陈述；B争论；C建议；D介绍。根据下一句句意是争论，那么B正确。
【小题11】名词辨析。A增强;加剧；B要求；C影响；D缺少；根据句意可知D正确。
【小题12】形容词辨析。A绝望；B贬值；C世界范围；D贵重；根据句意可知这里是指德国马克贬值的厉害。
【小题13】动词辨析。A拒绝；B雇佣；C支持；D要钱，充电，指控；根据句意可知德国人支持希特勒。
【小题14】上下文串联。根据上下文的意思：如果美国不帮助德国或者日本，同样地很快就会出现第三次世界大战。
【小题15】副词辨析。解析同上。