Question

Read the passage carefully and complete the table with only one word for each blank.

Mayme Clayton collected books, magazines and letters written by African Americans. Her son, Avery Clayton, thought her collection was important. Unlike most books, these were rare and hard to find. They were written by writers who helped shape African American culture.

One book in the collection was written by Phillis Wheatley. Wheatley was a slave who wrote poetry.  She was the first African American to publish a book. Wheatley herself signed (签名) the book in the Claytons’ collection. No one else owns a copy signed by Phillis Wheatley.

By the time she passed away at age 83, Mrs. Clayton had more than 30,000 books by or about black people. Her collection also includes papers about slaves, photographs, movies, sheet music, and personal letters by black leaders and artists. It is one of the biggest personal collections of African American history and culture in the United States.

    Avery Clayton’s dream was to create a museum for his mother’s treasures. Scholars say that Mrs. Clayton’s collection is very important. Without her work, part of African American heritage (遗产) would have been lost. “We didn’t know these things existed,” says Sara Hadron of California’s Huntington Library.

The collections new home is likely to be in Culver City, California. Part of Avery Clayton’s dream is to share the cultural riches his mother collected with others. He especially wants kids to have a chance to see the collection. “At present African American culture is being explained by pop culture,” he says, “It’s important to offer a more complete picture.”

Mayme Clayton and Her Collection
Personal information	● She liked 1.books, magazines and letters written by African Americans. ●She died when she was 83years old.
Her collection	● Compared with other books, the books she collected couldn’t be found 2. ● The only copy written and 3.by Phillis Wheatley was in her collection. ● She had a large collection, 4.books, paper, photographs and other things by black leaders and artists. ● Her collections are of great5.to African American history and culture.

Answer

1. collecting

2. easily

3. signed

4. including

5. importance

【解析】

本文介绍了Mayme Clayton收集了很多非裔美国人的书籍，杂志和信件，这些都是稀有的，很难找到的，有利于帮助保存非裔美国人的文化。

1.collecting

根据Mayme Clayton collected books, magazines and letters written by African Americans.可知Mayme Clayton喜欢收集由非裔美国人写的书，杂志和信件，like doing sth喜欢做某事，故用collecting。

2.easily

根据Unlike most books, these were rare and hard to find.可知这些书是稀有的，不容易找到，故为easily。

3.signed

根据One book in the collection was written by Phillis Wheatley.和Wheatley herself signed (签名) the book in the Claytons’ collection. No one else owns a copy signed by Phillis Wheatley. 可知在她的收集里有唯一一本Phillis Wheatley书写并签名的书，故为signed。

4.including

根据Her collection also includes papers about slaves, photographs, movies, sheet music, and personal letters by black leaders and artists.可知她有很多收集，包括黑人领导和艺术家的书，论文，照片和其他东西。故此处为including。

5.importance

根据It is one of the biggest personal collections of African American history and culture in the United States. 和Scholars say that Mrs. Clayton’s collection is very important.可知她的收集对非裔美国人的历史和文化具有重要性。the importance of……的重要性，故为importance。