Question

At only 12, Milton Hershey stopped 1. (attend) school and began to work for a candy maker in Lancaster. There, he learned to mix sugar and water to make candy products, 2. he moved to Philadelphia to set up a candy store. However, his store was a complete 3.  (fail). So he 4. to Lancaster and began making caramels (焦糖) in his own way — with fresh milk and he made it.

Then in 1893 he bought the chocolate-making machines made by Germany. He was developing a(an) 5.  (usual) plan — to build a large chocolate factory and a town to support it. So soon he bought a town 6. he set up his chocolate factory in the following year. The factory provided free accommodation and all his workers lived in it. He found a way to make large amounts of milk chocolate. The Hershey Candy Company was on its way to success.

Today, in the town of Hersey, the streetlights  7.  (shape) like the candy. The air often smells  8. chocolate. At Hershey’s Chocolate World, visitors can learn 9. chocolate is made. This special town callus 10.  “The Sweetest Place on Earth.”

Answer

1.attending

2.before

3.failure

4.returned

5.unusual

6.where

7.are shaped

8.of \ like

9.how

10.itself

【解析】本文讲述了Milton Hershey的经历和他的米尔顿好时糖果公司的由来和发展。

1.attending 考查动名词作宾语。stop doing sth. 停止正在或者经常做的事情。年仅12岁的Milton Hershey退学了为一个糖果制造商工作。

2.before 考查时间状语从句。在搬到费城开糖果店之前，他学会了如何用糖制作甜品。

3.failure 考查名词形式。a complete failure 彻底失败。

4.returned 考查动词词义。return 返回。他又回到兰卡斯特，开始用自己的办法制作焦糖，结果成功了。

5.unusual 考查形容词。unusual 不同寻常的，非同一般的。他打算开一家大型的巧克力工厂。

6.where 考查关系副词引导定语从句。本句中，先行词为a town，关系副词where代替先行词的含义在定语从句中作地点状语。他买下了一个镇子，第二年他在这个镇上建了一家巧克力工厂。

7.are shaped 考查一般现在时被动语态。在Hersey镇，路灯都被做成了糖果的形状。

8.of \ like 介词短语作表语。空气都弥漫着巧克力香。

9.how 考查how引导的宾语从句。在这里，游客可以学习到巧克力是如何（how）制造的。

10.itself 考查反身代词作宾语。这个特别的小镇自称为“地球上最甜的地方”。