Question

10．Understanding one's own history is important for young people's learning and development．Students are often asked to write a story about crown 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 place．
　　When people understand their own history，they are able to grapple withthe 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 exp erience 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 going 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 neighbors'schools must step up to help young people understand their own stories．Families and related social bodies must do the same．
8．According to Paragraph 1，a good knowledge of our own history can help usC
A．become good at writing stories
B．make our influence on the society stronger
C．gain a good understanding of our present situation
D．understand the importance of learning and development
9．What does the underlined phrase"grapple with"in Paragraph 2 mean？D
A．determine        B．recover      C．exercise     D．manage
10．It can be inferred from Paragraph 3 that the author's family's experience in 1944 wasB
A．harmful      B．painful      C．interesting      D．surprising
11．The passage mainly encourages us toB．
A．write our own stories       
B．understand the importance of history
C．learn our own history       
D．have a proper attitude towards history．

Answer 1

分析 作者通过自己的例子说明了年轻人了解自己历史的重要性，并呼吁学校、家庭和社会多让孩子们了解自己的历史．

解答 8．C．细节理解题．根据第一段第一句"Understanding one's own history is important for young people's learning and development．"和最后一句"…in a way that helps them to understand why they find themselves in a particular situation．"可知对我们的历史有一个好的了解能帮助年轻人学习和发展，能更好地理解自己的现状，故选C．
9．D．词义猜测题．manage设法得以做某事；recover恢复；exercise运动，练习；determine决定．当人们了解了自己的历史，他们就能努力克服社会结构的影响．此处grapple with意为"努力克服"，故选D．
10．B．推理判断题．根据第三段倒数第二句"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．"可知作者家1944年的经历是痛苦的，不想使它成为后辈的负担，故选B．
11．B．推理判断题．根据第一段第一句"Understanding one's own history is important for young people's learning and development．"和最后一句"…in a way that helps them to understand why they find themselves in a particular situation．"可知这篇文章主要鼓励我们理解历史的重要性；故选B．

点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．