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 (無(wú)知) are beginning to numb (令人震驚): 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 nationand 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 (嘗試性) __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.語(yǔ)境題.本題解題的關(guān)鍵是搞清楚句中的one所指代的內(nèi)容.分析前一句話可知,本句中的one所指代的是前一句中的the same joke.而空格后面的內(nèi)容是講這個(gè)笑話的內(nèi)容,考察四個(gè)選項(xiàng),可知應(yīng)該選擇about,意思為關(guān)于.
2.詞匯搭配題.分析本句話可知,填入的詞語(yǔ)需要滿足結(jié)構(gòu)*(動(dòng)詞)...to...,并且還要意思通順.考察四個(gè)選項(xiàng)可以知道正確答案為wave,wave goodbye to的意思為向...揮手說(shuō)再見(jiàn).本題很容易選擇speak,speak的搭配為speak to sb,是中間不能加任何成分的.
3.詞匯搭配題.本題考查動(dòng)詞call與介詞搭配構(gòu)成的詞組的意思的辨析.call in的意思為召集,召來(lái),來(lái)訪,call after的意思為追喊,以...命名,call for的意思為喊著要某人過(guò)來(lái),呼喚,去請(qǐng),去接,去取;要求,需要,號(hào)召, call up的意思為召喚,使想起,提出,打電話給.由此可知選擇after.
4.語(yǔ)境題.本題乍一看并不知道應(yīng)該選擇什么,需要對(duì)下文進(jìn)行分析.本句話為本段的總結(jié)句.下面主要是講年輕人對(duì)歷史的無(wú)知,由此說(shuō)明此問(wèn)題的嚴(yán)重.因此本題應(yīng)該選擇not,即笑話中所反映出的問(wèn)題并不好笑.
5.語(yǔ)境題.本文的大意主要是講歷史教育的問(wèn)題,由此可知本題所講的調(diào)查所顯示的問(wèn)題也必然是關(guān)于歷史方面的,所以選擇historical.
6.詞匯搭配題.分析本句話可知,本題考查的是賓語(yǔ)從句的先行詞.根據(jù)賓語(yǔ)從句的內(nèi)容which countries the United States __7__ against in that war,并且考察四個(gè)選項(xiàng),acknowledge的意思是承認(rèn),感謝.convey的意思是運(yùn)輸,傳送.由此可以首先排除這兩項(xiàng).本題主要是考察 distinguish和identify的區(qū)別.distinguish的意思時(shí)區(qū)別,多表示區(qū)別事物之間的差別.identify的意思是確認(rèn),多表示確認(rèn)某個(gè)人的身份或確認(rèn)某物.而本題并沒(méi)有給出幾個(gè)國(guó)家,所以也就不存卻分差別的問(wèn)題了.所以正確答案為identify.
7.詞匯搭配題.本題主要考察四個(gè)選項(xiàng)動(dòng)詞與介詞against組成的詞組的意思的辨析.defeat,attack以及stick均無(wú)法和against搭配,所以正確答案為fight,fight against的意思為與…作斗爭(zhēng).
8.詞匯搭配題.本題主要考查固定搭配have no idea,意思為不知道;不了解.其他三個(gè)選項(xiàng)均無(wú)此搭配.
9.詞匯搭配題.本題實(shí)際上考查的是根據(jù)賓語(yǔ)Declaration of Independence,選擇可以和他搭配的謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞.Declaration of Independence的意思為獨(dú)立宣言.四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中,print的意思為打印,sign的意思為簽署,mark的意思為做標(biāo)記,edit的意思為編寫(xiě).由此可以確定正確答案為sign.
10.詞匯搭配題.本題是根據(jù)給出的賓語(yǔ),選擇合適的謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞.Two thirds cannot correctly __10__ the Civil War between 1850 and 1900.句中的賓語(yǔ)為the Civil War,并且注意到句中的修飾動(dòng)詞的副詞correctly.考察四個(gè)選項(xiàng),place的意思為放置,judge的意思為判斷,斷定.get的意思為得到,lock的意思是鎖住.由此可以判斷正確答案為judge.
11.語(yǔ)境題.本題主要是考察兩個(gè)句子之間的邏輯關(guān)系.前一句話講三分之二的人都無(wú)法正確地說(shuō)出南北戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)是發(fā)生在1850年到1900年之間.下一句講說(shuō)對(duì)答案的人中有一些是猜的.由此可以確定兩句話之間是遞進(jìn)的關(guān)系,由此選擇even.
12.語(yǔ)境題.本題考查根據(jù)上下文的意思,選擇出合適的副詞.四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中,hardly的意思為剛剛,幾乎不,勉強(qiáng)是,just的意思是正好,恰好;僅僅,只是.still是仍然的意思.ever的意思是在任何時(shí)候,曾經(jīng);永遠(yuǎn),老是;比以往任何時(shí)候;究竟,到底.由此可知正確答案為just.
13.語(yǔ)境題.本題是根據(jù)上下文及句中的動(dòng)詞,選擇合適的副詞.分析句子Unlike math or science, ignorance of history cannot be __13__ connected to loss of international __14__. 前半部分主語(yǔ)為ignorance of history,謂語(yǔ)為connected,所要填入的副詞是修飾connected的.考察四個(gè)選項(xiàng), exclusively的意思為排他地,獨(dú)占地,practically意思為實(shí)際上,事實(shí)上;幾乎,簡(jiǎn)直,shortly的意思為立即,不久;簡(jiǎn)略地, 簡(jiǎn)言之,directly的意思為徑直地,直接地;馬上,立即;直截了當(dāng)?shù)?直率地.由此可以判斷正確答案為directly.
14.詞匯搭配題.本題考查固定搭配international community,其意思為國(guó)際社會(huì).
15.語(yǔ)境題.本題使用我說(shuō)過(guò)的標(biāo)志詞法解題.分析句子But it does affect our future __15__ a democratic nation and as individuals.可以發(fā)現(xiàn)本句的主句部分為But it does affect our future,后面的部分為狀語(yǔ).注意到標(biāo)志詞and,即__15__ a democratic nation和as individuals是相互并列的兩個(gè)狀語(yǔ),由as individuals可知15題選擇as.
16.語(yǔ)境題.本題的解答需要綜合考察上下文.上文提到對(duì)歷史知識(shí)匱乏的危害,下面又講到一個(gè)好的現(xiàn)象.此處需要填入一個(gè)修飾news的形容詞,考察四個(gè)選項(xiàng)可知,應(yīng)該選擇good.
17.詞匯搭配題.分析本句話可知,后面講到的是共識(shí)的內(nèi)容,所以應(yīng)該選擇on.
18.語(yǔ)境題.本題的解答需要對(duì)文章大意有一個(gè)理解.本文開(kāi)頭就講到當(dāng)前美國(guó)在歷史教育方面存在的一些弊端(history education in America).而本句what is wrong with the __18__ of history.也是講歷史教育中存在的問(wèn)題.由此可知應(yīng)該選擇teaching.
19.語(yǔ)境題.分析本句話what needs to be __19__ to fix it.以及下文中提到的這些措施是嘗試性的但在大多數(shù)課堂還沒(méi)有感受到.考察四個(gè)選項(xiàng),可知應(yīng)該選擇done,意思為需要做什么來(lái)適應(yīng)它.
20.語(yǔ)境題.本題主要考查兩個(gè)分句之間的邏輯關(guān)系.分析句子 The steps are tentative (嘗試性) __20__ yet to be felt in most classrooms.前半句講這些措施是嘗試性的,后半句中yet是否定詞,翻譯為在大部分課堂還沒(méi)感受到.由此可知兩個(gè)分句之間是轉(zhuǎn)折的關(guān)系,由此可以確定選擇or.
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