Historians tend to tell the same joke when they are describing history education in America. It’s the one __1__ the teacher standing in the schoolroom door __2__ goodbye to students for the summer and calling __3__ them, “By the way, we won World War II.”
The problem with the joke, of course, is that it’s __4__ funny. The recent surveys on __5__ illiteracy (无知) are beginning to numb (令人震惊): nearly one third of American 17-year-olds cannot even __6__ which countries the United States __7__ against in that war. One third have no __8__ when the Declaration of Independence was __9__. One third thought Columbus reached the New World after 1750. Two thirds cannot correctly __10__ the Civil War between 1850 and 1900. __11__ when they get the answers right, some are __12__ guessing.
Unlike math or science, ignorance of history cannot be __13__ connected to loss of international __14__. But it does affect our future __15__ a democratic nation and as individuals.
The __16__ news is that there is growing agreement __17__ what is wrong with the __18__ of history and what needs to be __19__ to fix it. The steps are tentative (尝试性) __20__ yet to be felt in most classrooms.
1.A) about B) in C) for D) by
2.A) shaking B) waving C) nodding D) speaking
3.A) in B) after C) for D) up
4.A) rarely B) so C) too D) not
5.A) historical B) educational C) cultural D) political
6.A) distinguish B) acknowledge C) identify D) convey
7.A) defeated B) attacked C) fought D) struck
8.A) sense B) doubt C) reason D) idea
9.A) printed B) signed C) marked D) edited
10.A) place B) judge C) get D) lock
11.A) Even B) Though C) Thus D) So
12.A) hardly B) just C) still D) ever
13.A) exclusively B) practically C) shortly D) directly
14.A) competitiveness B) comprehension C) community D) commitment
15.A) of B) for C) with D) as
16.A) fine B) nice C) surprising D) good
17.A) to B) with C) on D) of
18.A) consulting B) coaching C) teaching D) instructing
19.A) done B) dealt C) met D) reached
20.A) therefore B) or C) and D) as
1. A 2. B 3. B 4. D 5. A
6. C 7. C 8. D 9. B 10. B
11. A 12. B 13. D 14. C 15. D
16. D 17. C 18. C 19. A 20. B
1.语境题.本题解题的关键是搞清楚句中的one所指代的内容.分析前一句话可知,本句中的one所指代的是前一句中的the same joke.而空格后面的内容是讲这个笑话的内容,考察四个选项,可知应该选择about,意思为关于.
2.词汇搭配题.分析本句话可知,填入的词语需要满足结构*(动词)...to...,并且还要意思通顺.考察四个选项可以知道正确答案为wave,wave goodbye to的意思为向...挥手说再见.本题很容易选择speak,speak的搭配为speak to sb,是中间不能加任何成分的.
3.词汇搭配题.本题考查动词call与介词搭配构成的词组的意思的辨析.call in的意思为召集,召来,来访,call after的意思为追喊,以...命名,call for的意思为喊着要某人过来,呼唤,去请,去接,去取;要求,需要,号召, call up的意思为召唤,使想起,提出,打电话给.由此可知选择after.
4.语境题.本题乍一看并不知道应该选择什么,需要对下文进行分析.本句话为本段的总结句.下面主要是讲年轻人对历史的无知,由此说明此问题的严重.因此本题应该选择not,即笑话中所反映出的问题并不好笑.
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