Question

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.How long has the speaker been a history teacher?

A.Nearly 3 years. B.Almost 13 years. C.About 30 years.

2.What is the main point of the lecture?

A.The importance of history education.

B.A new method of history education.

C.The purpose of learning history.

3.What do teachers usually begin with in terms of the history of business?

A.The problem of present economy.

B.The history of the Industrial Revolution.

C.The government action in the past.

4.What does the speaker say about the traditional approach?

A.It makes students memorize facts mechanically.

B.It is the most effective way of learning history.

C.It helps students understand the importance of history.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.A

【解析】

【原文】

M: Good afternoon, everyone! Today I will give you a lecture about history education. I have been teaching history for about 30 years. Once, I asked myself, “What’s the best way to teach it?” Recently educators are rethinking their approach to history education. One new view is that it should be taught from the present backwards, keeping in mind the question, “Why is it like this today?” Let me give you an example.The traditional approach to teaching the history of business always begins with the history of the Industrial Revolution, and proceeds slowly through all the government action over three hundred years to the present. Critics say that method, making students only memorize names, places, and dates about the Industrial Revolution, is a waste. Instead, it’s more effective for learners to begin with a present-day question, like, “Why is the economy so bad these days?” and then go back to examine the history of business to find the answer. In other words, beginning with the question about the present is more effective than the former method because it demonstrates (演示) a cause-and-effect approach to the study of history. And when students begin to see history as a cause-and-effect relationship, they can understand why the study of history is important.