Question

Why should I teach my children history? That sounds like a stupid question to even ask. But, as I hear different home schooling teachers discuss history, I get the idea that there may be different reasons for teaching history. Let me briefly explain the three good reasons for studying history and two bad reasons for studying history.
The major reason I see for studying history is that we can learn from the past. I am convinced that the world would be a much better place if more people understood the successes and failures of the past and the things that made these successes and failures. However, as the unfortunately true statement goes "the one thing we seem to learn from history is that we don't seem to learn from history." Perhaps at least in teaching history, to my children I can do a small part in changing this.
A second major reason for studying history is that it is hard to understand the current political climate in the absence of an understanding of its historical context. We can not even understand why we are and where we are without history, much less (更不必說) try to figure out where we are going or how we should get where we want to be.
I teach my children history, for one more reason. I purchased a set of historical audio (錄音機(jī)) tapes for our children. My seven-year-old son listened to them over and over. It was my hope that he would become inspired by the accomplishments of people like the Wright brothers to accomplish things by himself. I think that it is good that we celebrate the accomplishments of people like Martin Luther King Jr. if, in doing so, young people are called on to stand for the principles that he stood for and accomplish what he accomplished. I also think that by studying people like Adolph Hitler, people can learn to stand against the things that he stood for.
【小題1】The main purpose of this passage is to __________.

A．instruct the parents how to teach their children history

B．show the importance of history in politics

C．explain the reasons why children study history

D．introduce the writer’s own way of teaching history

【小題2】Which of the following is not the reason for studying history according to the author?

A．One can learn from history in order not to make the same mistakes.

B．It can help us to understand the current political climate.

C．Without history, one can be nothing but a fool in every aspect.

D．One can know the principle of doing something and not doing something.

【小題3】 Some positive historical figures are mentioned in the last paragraph to show __________.

A．people can be inspired to do good, while also learning to fight against evil

B．people may also learn from bad historical figures

C．more celebrations should be held to honor their achievements

D．today’s people can also achieve what they achieved

【小題4】 What would be talked about in the following paragraph?

A．How to teach history effectively.

B．Some negative reasons for studying history.

C．How to get more people to study history.

D．Some bad historical figures.

Answer 1

【小題1】C
【小題2】C
【小題3】A
【小題4】B

解析試題分析：本文講述的是講述歷史的三個(gè)主要原因。
【小題1】C 主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章第一段I get the idea that there may be different reasons for teaching history. Let me briefly explain the three good reasons for studying history and two bad reasons for studying history.可知本文講述的是作者認(rèn)為的學(xué)習(xí)歷史的原因。故C正確。
【小題2】.C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)The major reason I see for studying history is that we can learn from the past.和A second major reason for studying history is that it is hard to understand the current political climate in the absence of an understanding of its historical context.和My seven-year-old son listened to them over and over. It was my hope that he would become inspired by the accomplishments of people like the Wright brothers to accomplish things by himself. I think that it is good that we celebrate the accomplishments of people like Martin Luther King Jr可知ABD三項(xiàng)都是文章中給出的原因。C項(xiàng)沒有提及。
【小題3】A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后一句d. I also think that by studying people like Adolph Hitler, people can learn to stand against the things that he stood for.可知通過學(xué)習(xí)歷史，人們能夠?qū)W會(huì)做一些該做的事情，同時(shí)不要做一些不應(yīng)該做的事情。故A正確。
【小題4】B 推理題。本文主要講述了作者認(rèn)為的學(xué)習(xí)歷史的三個(gè)主要原因，接下來要解釋的是文章第一中提及的兩個(gè)不好的原因。故B正確。
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點(diǎn)評：本文講述的是講述歷史的三個(gè)主要原因。本文主旨鮮明,很容易在文中找到答案。做題時(shí)要注意文章的首段和每一段的首句或尾句，因?yàn)樗鼈兺�往就是文章的主題句。閱讀中要注意要點(diǎn)之間的關(guān)系。然后帶著問題，再讀全文，找出答題所需要的依據(jù)，完成閱讀任務(wù)。