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【1】People study their family history for different reasons. For some, genealogy(家谱学) is important to their religion（宗教信仰）. Other people who get involved in genealogy may want to confirm （证实）stories they heard about a family member. Some people say their interest in genealogy came from an eight-part series on television called Roots. Roots was first broadcast in 1977 and was based on a book which describes how the author’s ancestor, long ago in Africa, as slave was brought to America. After watching Roots, many Americans wanted to study .
【2】Finding family roots is not always easy. So how exactly does someone start a genealogical research?
【3】Experts say you should start with yourself. Write down your own history. One idea is to ask your parents what they can remember about their parents or grandparents. You can often find a lot of information in family pictures, letters and other documents.
【4】Resources on local history may also provide useful information. Large libraries may have hundreds of helpful books. In the United States, several groups have large collections of genealogical materials. These collections are open to the public.
【5】Governments often have many helpful records of genealogies. Governments usually keep official copies of birth, marriage and death records. Local governments may have copies of wills. These statements of final wishes often contain details about a person’s life and wealth.
【6】Today, many people use the Internet. There are thousands of websites related to genealogy. They can guide people to historical records and provide information about how to write down their family’s history.
【小题1】What is the passage mainly about? ( no more than 10 words)
【小题2】How many ways are mentioned in how to start a genealogical research? ( no more than 2 words)[
【小题3】Fill in the blank in Paragraph 1 with proper words. ( no more than 6 words)
【小题4】Why should people ask governments for help in the study of genealogy? ( no more than 8 words)
【小题5】What does the underlined word “They” (Paragraph 6 ) probably refer to ? (no more than 5 words)
Why and how to start a genealogical research.(写到why…或how…给一半分)
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(答案→)Why and how to start a genealogical research.(写到why…或how…给一半分)
解析：本文主要讲述的人家谱学的重要性和研究家谱学的具体方法。
【小题1】主旨大意题。文章第一段中提及了家谱学的重要性，在3,4,5，6段每一段中都提到了开始家谱学研究的不同方法。可知本文讲述的就是家谱学的重要性以及如何暂开家谱学的研究。
【小题2】在文章3，4,5,6段中每一段都提出了一个研究的方法，所以一共有4个方法。
【小题3】根据本句After watching Roots, many Americans wanted to study . 可知在看了这部电影以后，很多人都开始研究自己的根，或者自己家族的根了。
【小题4】根据文章第5段Governments usually keep official copies of birth, marriage and death records. Local governments may have copies of wills. These statements of final wishes often contain details about a person’s life and wealth.可知政府里有很多与家族历史有关的材料。所以我们可以从政府那里得到很多的帮助。
【小题5】推理题。根据本句Today, many people use the Internet. There are thousands of websites related to genealogy. They can guide people可知有很多和家谱学有关的网站，这些网站给我们提供很多的信息。故这里的they就是指thousands of websites。