14.Understanding one's own history is important for young people's learning and development.Students are often asked to write a story about their own family's history or about a special person in their family.But too rarely do students focus on the history of their own community or their own people,in a way that helps them to understand why they find themselves in a particular situation.
When people understand their own history,they are able to grapple with the influence of the social structures that sometimes limit the possibilities in their lives.Taking this approach opens the door for young people to be managers of their own learning and development as they understand why they find themselves where they are.
Many people I have been talking to about this issue agree that not only schools but also public bodies and families have failed to educate young people about their own history.And I know from my own experience how difficult it was for my father to talk about his family's experience in 1944.This may be a reflection of the sadness that people feel about that history and not wanting to make it a burden on their young people.But in today's situation,those I spoke with now clearly see that as a mistake.
If our society is ever to find a way to properly deal with the influence of our own history,including what has happened to our Native American,African-American and Latino friends,our schools must step up to help young people understand their own stories.Families and related social bodies must do the same.
28.According to Paragraph 1,a good knowledge of our own history can help usA.
A.gain a good understanding of our present situation
B.make our influence on the society stronger
C.become good at writing stories
D.understand the importance of learning and development
29.What does the underlined phrase"grapple with"in Paragraph 2mean?C
A.exercise.B.recover.C.manage.D.determine.
30.It can be inferred from Paragraph 3that the author's family's experience in 1944wasB.
A.fearful B.painful C.harmful D.meaningful
31.The passage mainly encourages us toD.
A.write our own stories B.have a proper attitude towards history
C.understand the importance of historyD.learn our own history.
分析 本文是一篇社會文化類閱讀,屬于議論文,了解自己的歷史是重要的年輕人的學習和發(fā)展,學生經(jīng)常被要求寫一篇關于自己家庭的歷史故事或家中一個特別的人,但太少學生關注自己的社區(qū)或自己的歷史,在某種程度上,這能幫助他們理解自己的現(xiàn)狀.
解答 28.答案:A.根據(jù)"in a way that helps them to understand why they find themselves in a particular situation."及第一段內容可知,對自己的歷史掌握有助于我們明白自己的現(xiàn)狀.故選A.
29.答案:C.根據(jù)"When people understand their own history,they are able to grapple with the influence of the social structures that sometimes limit the possibilities in their lives"可知,當人們理解自己的歷史時,他們能夠應對有時會限制他們的生活的社會結構的影響.故可推測出"grapple with"意為應對.故選manage.故選C.
30.答案:B.根據(jù)"And I know from my own experience how difficult it was for my father to talk about his family's experience in 1944"可知,作者家庭的經(jīng)歷是痛苦的,故選B.
31.答案:D.根據(jù)全文內容,尤其是"If our society is ever to find a way to properly deal with the influence of our own history"可知,我們應該對自己的歷史懷有正確的態(tài)度.故選D.
點評 本文是一篇社會文化類閱讀,主要考查學生對文章內容的理解能力及信息提取能力,做題時應仔細閱讀原文,并聯(lián)系上下文內容找出相關內容,從而得出正確答案,切忌胡亂猜測,一定要做到有理有據(jù).