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高考英语百日训练之语法填空（ 16）含答案解析 【题文】 The biggest house of cards, the longest tongue, and of course, the tallest man: these are among the thousands of records logged in the famous Guinness Book of Records. Created in 1955 after a debate ___1___ (concern) Europes fastest game bird, ___2___ began as a marketing tool sold to pub landlords ___3___ (promote) Guinness, an Irish drink, became the bestselling copyright title of all time (a category that excludes books such as the Bible and the Koran). In time, the book would sell 120 million copies in over 100 countries— quite a leap from its humble beginnings. In its early years, the book set its sights on ___4___ (satisfy) mans inborn curiosity about the natural world around him. Its two principal fact finders, twins Norris and Ross McWhirter, moved wildly around the globe to collect facts. It was their task to find and document aspects of life that can be sensed or observed, things that can be quantified or measured. But not just any things. They were only interested in superlatives: the biggest and the best. It was during this period ___5___ some of the remarkable Guinness Records were documented, answering such questions as What is the brightest star? and What is the biggest spider? Once aware of the publics thirst for such knowledge, the books authors began to branch out to cover increasingly doubtful, little-known facts. They started documenting human achievements as well. A forerunner for reality television, the Guinness Book gave people ___6___ chance to become famous for accomplishing odd, often pointless tasks. Records were set in 1955 for consuming 24 raw eggs in 14 minutes and in 1981 for the fastest solving of a Rubiks Cube (which took a mere 38 seconds). In 1979 a man yodeled(用真假嗓音交替唱 ) non-stop for ten and a quarter hours. In