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,Igettheideathattheremaybedifferentreasonsforteachinghistory.Letmebrieflyexplainthethreegoodreasonsforstudyinghistoryandtwobadreasonsforstudyinghistory.ThemajorreasonIseeforstudyinghistoryisthatwecanlearnfromthepast.Iamconvincedthattheworldwouldbeamuchbetterplaceifmorepeopleunderstoodthesuccessesandfailuresofthepastandthethingsthatmadethesesuccessesandfailures.However,astheunfortunatelytruestatementgoes"theonethingweseemtolearnfromhistoryisthatwedon'tseemtolearnfromhistory."Perhapsatleastinteachinghistory,tomychildrenIcandoasmallpartinchangingthis.Thesecondmajorreasonforstudyinghistoryisthatitishardtounderstandthecurrentpoliticalclimateintheabsenceofanunderstandingofitshistoricalcontext.Wecannotevenunderstandwhyweareandwherewearewithouthistory,muchless(更不必说)trytofigureoutwherewearegoingorhowweshouldgetwherewewanttobe.Iteachmychildrenhistory,foronemorereason.Ipurchasedasetofhistoricalaudio(录音机)tapesforourchildren.Myseven-year-oldsonlistenedtothemoverandover.ItwasmyhopethathewouldbecomeinspiredbytheaccomplishmentsofpeopleliketheWrightbrotherstoaccomplishthingsbyhimself.IthinkthatitisgoodthatwecelebratetheaccomplishmentsofpeoplelikeMartinLutherKingJr.if,indoingso,youngpeoplearecalledontostandfortheprinciplesthathestoodforandaccomplishwhatheaccomplished.IalsothinkthatbystudyingpeoplelikeAdolphHitler,peoplecanlearntostandagainstthethingsthathestoodfor.1.InParagraph3,theauthorshowsthathistoryisusefulbecause_______________.A.itmakesthecurrentpoliticalsituationgosmoothlyB.ithelpsusrealizetheimportanceofhistoricaleventsC.ithelpsusunderstandwhythingsarethewaytheyareD.ithelpspeopleacceptthepresentsituationwheretheylive2.Somehistoricalfigures(人物)arementionedinthelastparagraphtoshow______________.A.peoplecanbeinspiredtodogood,while