【英语】安徽省安庆市慧德中学2015-2016学年高二上学期期中考试

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1、安徽省安庆市慧德中学2015-2016学年高二上学期期中考试英语试卷第Ⅰ卷第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答題卡上将该选项涂黑。AWhyshouldIteachmychildrenhistory?Thatsoundslikeastupidquestiontoevenask.But,asIheardifferenthomeschoolingteachersdiscusshistory,Igettheideathatther

2、emaybedifferentreasonsforteachinghistory.Letmebrieflyexplainthethreegoodreasonsforstudyinghistoryandtwobadreasonsforstudyinghistory.ThemajorreasonIseeforstudyinghistoryisthatwecanlearnfromthepast.Iamconvincedthattheworldwouldbeamuchbetterplaceifmorepeople

3、understoodthesuccessesandfailuresofthepastandthethingsthatmadethesesuccessesandfailures.However,astheunfortunatelytruestatementgoes"theonethingweseemtolearnfromhistoryisthatwedon'tseemtolearnfromhistory."Perhapsatleastinteachinghistory,tomychildrenIcandoa

4、smallpartinchangingthis.Thesecondmajorreasonforstudyinghistoryisthatitishardtounderstandthecurrentpoliticalclimateintheabsenceofanunderstandingofitshistoricalcontext.Wecannotevenunderstandwhyweareandwherewearewithouthistory,muchless(更不必说)trytofigureoutwhe

5、rewearegoingorhowweshouldgetwherewewanttobe.Iteachmychildrenhistory,foronemorereason.Ipurchasedasetofhistoricalaudio(录音机)tapesforourchildren.Myseven-year-oldsonlistenedtothemoverandover.Itwasmyhopethathewouldbecomeinspiredbytheaccomplishmentsofpeopleliket

6、heWrightbrotherstoaccomplishthingsbyhimself.IthinkthatitisgoodthatwecelebratetheaccomplishmentsofpeoplelikeMartinLutherKingJr.if,indoingso,youngpeoplearecalledontostandfortheprinciplesthathestoodforandaccomplishwhatheaccomplished.Ialsothinkthatbystudyingp

7、eoplelikeAdolphHitler,peoplecanlearntostandagainstthethingsthathestoodfor.1.InParagraph3,theauthorshowsthathistoryisusefulbecause_______________.14A.itmakesthecurrentpoliticalsituationgosmoothlyB.ithelpsusrealizetheimportanceofhistoricaleventsC.ithelpsusu

8、nderstandwhythingsarethewaytheyareD.ithelpspeopleacceptthepresentsituationwheretheylive2.Somehistoricalfigures(人物)arementionedinthelastparagraphtoshow______________.A.peoplecanbeinspiredtodogood,whilealsolearningtof