高 2018 级第四学期第一次月考（线上）
英 语 试 卷
本试卷分为第 I 卷（选择题）和第 II 卷（非选择题）两部分。满分 150 分。考试时间 120 分
钟。
第一部分 听力理解（共两节，满分 30 分）
第一节 （共 5 小题；每小题 1. 5 分，共 7. 5 分）
听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳
选项。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅
读一遍。
1. When should the speakers be at the airport?
A. At 2:00 a.m. B. Around 11:00 p.m. C. No later than 10:00
p.m.
2. What is the conversation mainly about?
A. A trip to Paris. B. The woman’s dress. C. A competition.
3. What does the man think of the cereal?
A. It is too sweet. B. It tastes delicious. C. It needs more sugar.
4. What will the man do next?
A. Pay Laura for her ticket. B. Buy an extra ticket for Laura. C. Ask Laura for some
suggestions.
5. Where is the history section?
A. In the front of the store. B. Up the stairs. C. Down the hallway.
第二节 （共 15 小题；每小题 1. 5 分，共 22. 5 分）
听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选
项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完
后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第 6 和第 7 两个小题。
6. Who are the speakers?
A. Teachers. B. Students. C. Workers.
7. What will the woman probably do in the end?
A. Rent an apartment. B. Buy an air-conditioner. C. Move into another
dormitory.
听下面一段对话，回答第 8 和第 9 两个小题。
8. What does the girl want to do?
A. Borrow a car. B. Get a concert ticket. C. Pick up her mother.
9. Who wants to go to a concert with the girl?
A. Eric. B. Smelly Toes. C. Her mother.
听下面一段对话，回答第 10 至第 12 三个小题。
10. What are the speakers mainly discussing?
A. The food. B. Different customs. C. The health.
11. How does the host know the guest is full according to the man?
A. The guest refuses the offered food.
B. The guest eats out all the food.
C. The guest leaves some food on the plate.
12. Where does the woman come from probably?
A. China. B. The USA. C. The UK.听下面一段对话，回答第 13 至第 16 四个小题。
13. Why does the woman need some special things?
A. To celebrate her wedding anniversary.
B. To make her pretty at the wedding.
C. To have a happy marriage.
14. What has the woman got from her grandmother?
A. A diamond ring. B. A wedding dress. C. Blue flowers.
15. What is the woman looking for?
A. Something borrowed. B. Something new. C. Something old.
16. Where does the man usually put the coin?
A. In his purse. B. In his shoe. C. In his pocket.
听下面一段独白，回答第 17 至第 20 四个小题。
17. How long has the speaker been a history teacher?
A. Nearly 3 years. B. Almost 13 years. C. About 30 years.
18. 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.
19. 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.
20. 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.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节， 满分 40 分）
第一节 （ 共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）
阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的四个选项（A, B,C 和 D）中, 选出最佳选项。
A
Are you thinking about what to do in your free time? Come and join us —Youth Club! Join in
lessons and activities. It’s fun! For more information, call 34789256!
Lessons Activities
Monday ~ Friday
6:00 p.m. ~ 7:30 p.m.
Computer lessons for beginners
Saturday and Sunday
8: 00 a.m. ~ 9:00 p.m.
Basketball and volleyball playgrounds open
Monday and Wednesday
7:30 p.m. ~ 9:30 p.m.
Dance lessons for dancer-lovers
You can learn and enjoy wonderful dances
Monday ~ Sunday
Swimming pool openTuesday, Thursday and Friday
6:30 p.m. ~ 7:30 p.m.
Cooking lessons
Learn to cook delicious dishes from all over China
The second and last Saturdays of every month
7:00 p.m. ~ 9:30 p.m.
Concert time
Enjoy Swedish rock, American jazz and beautiful
songs from different parts of the world!
21. Rose is free after 7:20 p.m. Which lessons can she take?
A. Computer lessons. B. Dance lessons.
C. Cooking lessons. D. Both computer and cooking lessons.
22. If Dick wants to swim after playing basketball, when can he go to the club?
A. Monday and Wednesday. B. Monday and Sunday.
C. Saturday and Sunday. D. Monday and Sunday.
23. How often can you enjoy music in the club?
A. Twice a month. B. Twice a week. C. Four times a month. D. Five days a
week.
B
Mary Wilkins Ellis was a volunteer pilot for Britain's Air Transport Auxiliary( ATA) during
World War II.
Mary Wilkins was born on Feb.2, 1917. When she was 8, her father bought her a ride in a
plane. From there, she was hooked. As a teenager, she persuaded her father to pay for flying lessons,
and she earned her pilot's license at 22 in 1939.
In 1940，she heard an ad for volunteer pilots to help the war effort. She signed up and joined the
ATA, whose task was to deliver planes from factory to base or from base to factory for repairs.
At the height of World War II, 26-year-old Mary Wilkins climbed down a ladder from the
cockpit (驾驶舱) of a bomber(轰炸机) at a Royal Air Force base in England.
“Where's the pilot?" someone on the ground asked.
“I am the pilot!" she responded. She had delivered the bomber alone—although built for a
five-man crew—from its factory. People on the ground looked at her in surprise. One of them even
decided to climb up the ladder to check the plane for the “missing” pilot.
She was one of the “Atagirls", as they were nicknamed, who almost always flew without other
crew members, compass or radio assistance. They guided themselves by using maps and following
rives or railway lines. While they did not fly in combat(战斗), they faced the daily danger of attack
by enemy planes. Mrs. Ellis was once shot at over Bournemouth, in southern England, by “friendly
fire” from the ground. Another time, she had a near-miss when landing in thick fog at the same time
a combat Spitfire landed on the same runway from the opposite direction. That experience won her
the nickname “the fog flyer" .In all, Mrs. Ellis flew more than 1,000 warplanes of 76 types—including 400 Spitfires—among
more than 200 British airfields from 1942 to the end of the war in 1945.
24. What does the underlined word “hooked” mean in the second paragraph?
A. Touched. B. Addicted. C. Annoyed. D. Confused.
25. Where did Mary Wilkins probably learn the ad for volunteer pilots?
A. In a newspaper. B. In a magazine. C. On a poster. D. On the radio.
26. Why did one person on the ground climb up the ladder?
A. He didn't believe women could fly these planes.
B. He was interested in what a bomber looked like.
C. He couldn't wait to experience a ride in a bomber.
D. He wanted to check if the plane was in good condition.
27. What do we learn about “Atagirls”?
A. They often flew in combat. B. They were often shot at by enemy.
C. They often flew on their own. D. They guided themselves by radio when
flying.
C
Skeptics are a strange lot. Some of them refuse to admit the serious threat of human activities to
the environment, and they are tired of people who disagree with them. Those people, say skeptics,
spread nothing but bad news about the environment. The “eco-guilt” brought on by the discouraging
news about our planet gives rise to the popularity of skeptics as people search for more comforting
worldviews.
Perhaps that explains why a new book by Bjorn Lomborg received so much popularity. That
book, The Skeptic Environmentalist, declares that it measures the “real state of the world” as fine. Of
course, another explanation is the deep pockets of some big businesses with special interests. Indeed,
Mr. Lomborg’s views are similar to those of some industry-funded organizations, which start huge
activities through the media to confuse the public about issues like global warming.
So it was strange to see Mr. Lomborg’s book go largely unchallenged in the media though his
beliefs were contrary to most scientific opinions. One national newspaper in Canada ran a number of
articles and reviews full of words of praise, even with the conclusion that “After Lomborg, the
environmental movement will begin to die down.”
Such one-sided views should have immediately been challenged. But only a different review
appeared in Nature, a respected science magazine with specific readership. The review remarked
that Mr. Lomborg’s “preference for unexamined materials is incredible(不可信的)”.
A critical (批判的)eye is valuable, and the media should present information in such a way that
could allow people to make informed decisions. Unfortunately, that is often inaccessible as blocked by the desire to be shocking or to defend some special interests. People might become half-blinded
before a world partially exhibited by the media. That’s a shame, because matters concerning the
health of the planet are far too important to be treated lightly.
28. According to the passage, which of the following may be regarded as “skeptics”?
A. People who agree on the popularity of “eco-guilt”.
B. People who disbelieve the serious situation of our planet.
C. People who dislike the harmful effect of human activities.
D. People who spread comforting news to protect our environment.
29. Which of the following can be a reason for the popularity of Lomborg’s book?
A. Some big businesses intend to protect their own interests.
B. The book challenges views about the fine state of the world.
C. The author convinces people to speak comforting worldviews.
D. Industry–funded media present confusing information.
30. The author mentioned the review in Nature in order to____.
A. voice a different opinion B. find fault with Lomborg’s book
C. challenge the authority of the media D. point out the value of scientific views
31. What is the author’s main purpose in writing the passage?
A. To encourage the skeptics to have a critical eye.
B. To warn the public of the danger of half–blindness with reviews.
C. To blame the media’s lack of responsibility in presenting information.
D. To show the importance of presenting overall information by the media.
D
From talking robots to driverless vehicles, technology has become so advanced that the
previously impossible seems to occur on a daily basis. And yet—we still have no cure for the
common cold.
Why can't we stop the common cold? According to Peter Barlow, a scientist at Edinburgh
Napier University, the main challenge lies in the many different types of cold viruses that belong to
the rhinoviruses(鼻病毒). There are at least 160 types.They mutate(突变) so easily that they quickly
become resistant to drugs, or learn to hide from our immune systems. In other words, a single cure
isn't likely to work on every type of cold.
However, researchers from Stanford University and the University of California, San Francisco,
have found a possible answer. They discovered a protein( 蛋 白 质 ) that the viruses need. All the
viruses were unable to replicate(复制) inside cells without a gene that produces a specific protein
called SETD3.
To identify the gene which produces the specific protein, researchers used a gene-editing technique to test all genes in the human genome (基因组). Namely, they randomly disabled a single
gene in each of the cells, so that the cells lacked one or another of every gene in our genome. These
genetically modified cells were then exposed to the rhinoviruses, which cause the common cold. The
team then looked at which gene was missing in cells that continued to grow. As it turned out. the one
that stood out was SETD3, which makes a protein of the same name.
Carette said the plan is to find a drug which can temporarily disable the protein, instead of
producing genetically modified humans. “We have identified a fantastic target that all rhinoviruses
require and depend on. Take that away and the virus really has no chance," said Carette.
32. Which does Peter Barlow think is a problem for fighting the common cold?
A. The poor immunity of patients. B. The large variety of viruses.
C. The lack of enough cures. D. The side effects of drugs.
33. What do we know about the gene-editing study in Paragraph 4?
A. All genetically modified cells survived B. Some genes in our genome were ignored
C. It located the gene responsible for SETD3 D. It exposed the harm of the rhinoviruses.
34. How should we stay away from the common cold according to Carette?
A. Apply gene-editing to human genes B. Avoid contacts with colds patients
C. Prevent cold viruses from mutating D. Develop a drug to switch off SETD3
35. Which of the following is the best title for the text?
A. Potential defense found for cold viruses B. Secrets behind the human genes
C. Real causes of the common cold D. Puzzles over rhinoviruses solved
第二节 （共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。 选项中有两项为多余
选项。
Travelling with friends can be an absolutely amazing experience where you could make
lifelong memories or it could end up ruining your friendship. 36 Here are some rules you
should follow to make sure your next trip with friends goes as smoothly as possible.
37 Sure, you and your friends probably have some similar interests, but that's not always
the case. In an effort to keep everyone happy, go over travel plans and expectations ahead of time.
Have each person categorize activities or sights into“must-see” “want to see" and "would go if we
have time”. Plan accordingly and make sure everyone can see some of their top attractions.
Communicate and respect each other. Everyone has personal preferences when
travelling—from getting the bed closest to the bathroom or sitting in the airplane's window seat. But
sometimes things don't go as you like. In this case, share your requirements directly with your travel
companions. 38 Have a conversation when problems arise, for communication is the key.
Don't disappear. When travelling with a group—or even just one other person—you may want
some alone time. That's completely fine，but make sure your friends know where you are and have a
w a y o f c o n t a c t i n g y o u . 39
Get off your phone. Of course, your friends will understand if you need to take a call from a
family member, or in the event of a work emergency, but other than that, try to stay off your phone.
40 After all, the appeal of this type of trip is to spend time with friends. Just enjoy it!
A. Give each other some space.
B. Include at least one activity for everyone.
C. And remember that consideration and respect go a long way.
D. At the same time, listen to their concerns and be respectful of them.
E. Don't respond to non-urgent work contact or send messages frequently.
F. It's especially true of travelling in foreign countries or unfamiliar places.
G. So it's important to make sure you and your friend(s) are on the same page.
第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节， 满分 45 分)
第一节(共 20 小题； 每小题 1.5 分， 满分 30 分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的
最佳选项。
Each year the headmaster of the school where I work asks us to read a book chosen by him. The
book provides a framework for work we will do throughout the school year, which can 41 better
service to our students.
This year's book is The Element : How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything by Ken
Robinson. Robinson uses the term “the Element” to 42 the place where the things we love to do and
the things we are 43 at come together. He goes on to say that he feels it is 44 for each of us to find
our Element, not just for our own 45 , but for the improvement of our communities.
How easy is it to look at those who seem to have found their Element. They are great at what
they do, and we 46 they love to do it because they do what they do so well. But what is important to
note, Robinson says, is that each of us has the ability to find the Element.
In 47 settings, there is an effort to help students uncover what 48 they have been given. The
goal then is to help them discover these talents through experience and education. 49 , this is only
one piece of the puzzle. Another piece is finding where a person's talent and the love of 50 that talent
intersect(相交).
I like this book very much since it 51 my own life; how I parent my kid, how I teach, and
how I 52 support to the students I work with, 53 or in groups. I appreciate the 54 of this book as it
helps to 55 growth potential within communities and individuals.
Realizing our God-given talent and properly practicing that talent are 56 and depend on each
other for existence. The perfect 57 of them can benefit not just ourselves, but our 58 ， communities
and the whole world we humans live in. As a 59 ，I am really looking forward to 60
my part.
41. A. bring up B. set aside C. make for D. take down
42. A. simplify B. describe C. beautify D. explore
43. A. angry B. slow C. quick D. good
44. A. essential B. convenient C. reasonable D. natural45. A. application B. environment C. contribution D. development
46. A. deny B. assume C. doubt D. explore
47. A. political B. academic C. commercial D. geographical
48. A. experiences B. privileges C. gifts D. options
49. A. Therefore B. Eventually C. Instead D. Anyway
50. A. exercising B. accepting C. diversifying D. preparing
51. A. sticks to B. points to C. holds on to D. relates to
52. A. offer B. draw C. submit D. exploit
53. A. secretly B. individually C. purposely D. collectively
54. A. structure B. feature C. reputation D. guidance
55. A. instruct B. distribute C. frame D. conclude
56. A. inseparable B. permanent C. distinct D. unavoidable
57. A. appearance B. participation C. combination D. dependence
58. A. friends B. families C. countries D. union
59. A. parent B. student C. teacher D. headmaster
60. A. playing B. forming C. taking D. knowing
第二节(共 10 小题； 每小题 1.5 分， 满分 15 分)
阅读下面材料， 在空白处填入适当的内容(1 个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
When in 1984 I. M. Pei, then the most sought-after architect in America, 61 ( present) his plans
for a 70-foot glass pyramid in the l8th-century courtyard of the Louvre, the general 62 (react)
was anger. Because Mr. Pei was Chinese-American, he 63 ( apparent) had no understanding of the
Louvre, or Paris, or France.
However, these remarks did not annoy him. With quick enthusiasm and wide smiles, he took
them. He had been asked to design 64 new entrance for the museum and, 65 everyone's surprise,
instead of adding on some concrete block, he had created a great welcoming space: put a winding
staircase underground and capped it with a ray of light, 66 did not hurt the old facades (外墙).
When he was a child, his imagination 67 ( shape) by his family’s ancient gardens at Suzhou in
Jiangsu. There, he would wander winding 68 ( path ) through fantastic rocks towards pavilions (亭
子)，unconsciously 69 ( absorb) the beauty of the surroundings.
Mr. Pei built a hotel complex at Fragrant Hill outside Beijing, after returning to China in 1974.
He regarded this as a chance 70 ( bring) the Chinese away from their dull eastern European blocks
and back to the domestic traditions they had lost.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 35 分）
第一节 短文改错（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共
有 10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改 10 处，多者（从第 11 处起）不计分。My childhood friends just called me after 20 years' absence. He had moved away in his 11th
grade. I didn't have his number, address, and any other information. He was simple gone. Finally just
at chance my brother came across him while do his job. Perhaps this is that is called a
one-in-a-million chance. I started crying when I heard their voice. I never knew how important it is
to have friend that loves and supports you in life. So I want to express my gratitude deeply root in
my heart to all my best friends in the world. It is you that have helped me make a difference in life.
第二节 书面表达 (满分 25 分)
红旗社区针对本社区居民垃圾分类情况, 计划于下周举行一次关于垃圾分类的讲座,请你代表
社区写一封公开信，内容包括:
1. 垃圾分类的好处;
2. 讲座具体时间和地点;
3. 邀请居民参加。
注意:
1.词数 100 左右，开头和结尾已经给出,不计入总词数;
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇:垃圾分类 garbage classification
Dear sir or madam ,
I’m writing this letter to call on attention to the community lecture concerning garbage
classification.
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Yours,
Hongqi Community高 2018 级第四学期第一次月考（线上）
英 语 答 案
听力：
1—5 CCACB 6—10 BCAAB 11—15 CBCAA 16—20 BCBBA
阅读理解
21-23 BCA 24-27 BDAC 28-31 BAAD 32-35 BCDA
七选五
36-40 GBDFE
完型填空
41-45 CBDAD 46-50 BBCDA 51-55 DABDC 56-60 ACBCA
语法填空
61. presented 62.reaction 63.apparently 64.a
65. to
66. which 67.was shaped 68.paths 69.absorbing
70. to bring
改错：
My childhood friends just called me after 20 years' absence. He had moved away in his 11th
grade. I didn't have his number, address, and any other information. He was simple gone. Finally
just at chance my brother came across him while do his job. Perhaps this is that is called a
one-in - a- million chance. I started crying when I heard their voice. I never knew how important
it is to have ∧friend that loves and supports you in life. So I want to express my gratitude deeply
root in my heart to all my best friends in the world. It is you that have helped me make a difference
in life.
范文：
Dear sir or madam:
I’m writing this letter to call on attention to the community lecture concerning garbage
classification. Given that most neighbors fail to classify garbage properly though they really try to,
our community will organize this lecture in an attempt to guide this deed.
Garbage classification is of great significance. Firstly, not only can it cope with pollution issue
effectively but more space originally occupied by wasteland will be spared. Secondly, we can
friend
or simply
by doing what
his
a
rootedundeniably make a difference by taking advantage of recyclable garbage.
To fulfill your obligation to live an eco-life, come and join in the lecture to be given at 3 p.m.
next Sunday on the playground of Hongqi Primary School. Only with combined efforts can we make
our neighborhood better.
Yours,
Hongqi Community
听力原文：
Text 1
M: Our flight takes off at midnight. When do you think we should be at the airport?
W: For international travel, you’re supposed to be at the airport two hours early in order to give
yourself enough time to check your bags and get through security check.
Text 2
W: What are you doing?
M: I’m designing a dress. I entered a contest and the winning designer gets a trip to Paris.
W: Wow! This looks amazing. I love the length of the dress, and the color. I think you’re going to
do well in the contest!
Text 3
M: This cereal(谷物) has way too much sugar! What did you put on it?
W: It has nuts and dried fruit already, but I added a bit of honey. You always say the cereal I buy
isn’t sweet enough.
Text 4
M: I’d love to go to the Super Bowl(美国橄榄球超级杯大赛) next week, but I don’t think there are
any more tickets.
W: Why don’t you talk to Laura? She might be able to give you some advice. And I know she is
planning to go herself, so maybe you could go with her.
Text 5
W: I’m looking for a book in the history section. Can you tell me where that is?
M: It’s right in between cooking and personal health on the second floor. Just follow that
hallway and you’ll see a set of stairs in the back.
Text 6
M: I can’t stand this heat. ⑥I can’t give my attention to studying for the mid-term exam. I guess
I’ll have to go to the library this afternoon.
W: I don’t blame you. This dormitory doesn’t have an air-conditioner. ⑥I can’t study either. My
roommate and I are thinking about moving out to the other dorm or an apartment that has an
air-conditioner.
M: Oh, I’ve thought about moving, too. But if I want to live in an apartment, I’ll have to pay a lot of
money for electricity.
W: Oh, no. That’s really expensive. Well, ⑦I guess I’ll tell my roommate we will see about the
other dorm. If it doesn’t work out, we will sweat all summer.
Text 7
W: Hey daddy! You look great today. I like your tie! By the way, I was wondering if I can…
M: No!W: I haven’t even told you what it is yet!
M: OK, OK, what do you want?
W: ⑧Do you think I could borrow the car? ⑨I’m going to a concert tonight.
M: Um… I don’t think so. I need the car tonight to pick up your mother.
W: Uh! I told you about it last week! Smelly Toes is playing, ⑨and Eric asked if I would go with
him!
M: Who’s this Eric guy?
W: Duh! He’s the hottest and most popular guy at school! Come on, dad! Please!
M: No, you can’t do… Sorry.
W: Fine then, would you mind giving me 100 bucks?
M: No way!
W: That’s so unfair!
Text 8 (第 10 题为总结题)
M: What do you think of the food there?
W: Well, it is really fabulous(极好的). But there is something that I’m not accustomed to(习惯).
People there are always expecting me to eat and I am much fatter now compared to before.
M: They are being polite.
W: I see. I also learned that it’s not polite for the guest to accept the offer of food at first.
M: Yeah, that’s right. If you are the guest, you have to refuse the food offered at the first or second
time. If you don’t turn it down and just eat all the food, ⑪the host will keep on offering a lot of
food until you leave some on your plate. You know, the host knows you are full in that way.
W: ⑫Well, in America, we usually eat all the food on the plate because we don’t want the host to
think that we don’t like the food.
M: That’s difference.
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M: Well, ⑬your wedding day is this weekend. Are you ready?
W: Yeah, I think so, except for one thing.
M: What’s that?
W: Well, ⑬I’m supposed to wear some special things to the wedding for good luck.
M: I thought you were planning to wear a wedding dress.
W: I am, of course! But it says that to have a happy marriage, I have to wear something old,
something new, something borrowed—something that I borrow from another person—and
something blue.
M: Old, new, borrowed, and blue, huh? I’ve never heard that one. So what are you going to wear?
W: Well, for something old, ⑭I’m wearing my grandmother’s diamond ring. And my wedding
dress is something new, and I’m wearing blue flowers in my hair.
M: OK, that’s something old, new, and blue. ⑮You still need something borrowed.
W: ⑮Yeah, I just don’t know what, though.
M: Hey! How about this? ⑯It’s my lucky coin. I always wear it inside my shoe when I need
good luck. You can borrow it and put it in your shoe during the wedding.
W: Oh, thanks! Now I’m ready for my wedding day.
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M: Good afternoon, everyone! Today I will give you a lecture about history education. ⑰I have
been teaching history for about 30 years. Once, I asked myself, “What’s the best way to teach
it?” ⑱ 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. ⑲ 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.
⑳Critics 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.
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